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Carl E. Cedeholm (Cederholm)
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 04:08 pm: | 
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What are the alternatives to the Land Rover towing converter. I have Greg Davis' wiring diagram, but I hate to spice into the wires.
Carl |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 05:05 pm: |
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None that I have ever seen. Don't be affraid to splice into the wires, it's not like they are powering anything else. |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 08:36 pm: |
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Only thing to be worried about is that the wires run into the BCU (body control unit). Have seen RR 38a models with aftermarket trailer wiring smoke the BECM ( body electronics control module) and 1 diso II that smoked the BCU. The LR kit is pretty much a set of diodes in a black box. I would recommend wiring up diodes in your harness and unplugging it before the trailer hits any water. The LR kit is rumored to be out in Jan |
OLIVER CLOTHSOFF (Everythingleaks)
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 08:37 pm: |
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P.S. - BCU is a disco II - not in disco I |
Tom V (Cozmo)
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 08:45 pm: |
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I heard the same thing from the local dealership. Harnesses due jan/feb. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 10:27 pm: |
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Tom, I actually have the genuine harness because at the time I was looking for one I didn't know about the method in the tech section. They were back-ordered all over the place when I was looking for one (for a D1), I just called around at to all the dealerships listed in the back of the owner's manual untill I found one that had one in stock and got them to ship it to me. This might be more of a problem now though because I believe they have been backordered for some time now, when I got mine it was during the first month or so of the shortage. |
Ron
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 12:29 am: |
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If you get the one with the relay pack you are buying the same thing as the LR kit just without the plug.
Ron |
Carl E. Cedeholm (Cederholm)
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 10:21 am: |
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Ron,
relay pack? ...where can I find one?
I was sure that someone had I write-up with part numbers for a very clean install, but I could have dreamed it.
Carl |
Ron
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 05:37 pm: |
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Rather than just splicing they have them with a converter (relay pack). This is what I did on the DI with the U-haul kit in the tech section. |
John Friederich
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 06:33 pm: |
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I did the cheapie thing with the WalMart kit on my D2 (2001) many camper trips ago. $25, 0 problems installing and 0 problems with vehicle or camper functions.
John F |
John Friederich
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 06:35 pm: |
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Forgot to add to the above post - the kit required from WalMart and installation steps are archived here, or I can email them.
John F |
Tom V (Cozmo)
| | Posted on Saturday, December 14, 2002 - 08:17 pm: |
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Carter
Just installed my hitch rec. about a month ago. I've found harnesses online at salvage yards but haven't bothered getting one. My wife was at the dealership recently and asked about used harnesses you know from a trade in or lease return and they told her they should be in in jan or feb. I'm not in any rush at the moment. |
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