{"id":410,"date":"2010-11-27T15:30:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T04:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/?page_id=410"},"modified":"2010-11-27T15:30:35","modified_gmt":"2010-11-27T04:30:35","slug":"update-8-oct-2010","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/?page_id=410","title":{"rendered":"Update 8 &#8211; Oct 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blue SCA driving lights &#8211; gone  \ud83d\ude08 <\/p>\n<p>In their place is a set of Narva 225&#8217;s.  I initially brought them to put onto the Defender, but looking at them I was concerned about affecting air flow too much into it&#8217;s radiator.  <\/p>\n<p>Plus with the Prado being the &#8216;family&#8217; vehicle as such, I decided to fit them on and I&#8217;ll put a set of 175&#8217;s onto the Defender instead.  \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 001\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0011.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0011-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]Lights off &#8211; bullbar back to being bare[\/i]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0021.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 002\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0021.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0021-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]I might use them on the roofrack of the Landy[\/i]  \ud83d\ude15   [i]They&#8217;re a good light, but a crap mounting system really lets them down[\/i]  \ud83d\ude44 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0051.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 005\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0051.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0051-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]Bolted on.  I&#8217;m a little worried about how much they stick out the front of the top bar.  There doesn&#8217;t seem to be any protection for them as such if I hit a roo or similar head on[\/i] \ud83d\ude15 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 009\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-009.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-009-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]Harness that comes with the lights[\/i] <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 011\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-011.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-011-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]Relay and fuse mounted[\/i]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 012\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-012.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-012-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]Battery back in &#8211; the engine bay in this is very cramped compared to the Defender[\/i]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 015\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-015.jpg 800w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-015-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[i]Done[\/i] <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0171.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0171.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Prado 017\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-411\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0171.jpg 533w, http:\/\/cewilson.offroader.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Prado-0171-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSeems to light up alright &#8211; certainly provides plenty of feedback from roadsigns  \ud83d\ude06 <\/p>\n<p>Just a quick note on the wiring loom.  Whilst it is certainly plug and play, it has it&#8217;s downfalls.  <\/p>\n<p>1. Trying to fit the whole plug through the firewall is harder than a couple of wires.<br \/>\n2. There was too much length in the wire &#8211; I had to tuck a fair bit away in a couple of places and there isn&#8217;t the provision to shorten it due to the plugs.<br \/>\n3. The sticky backing on the switch lasted 5 minutes  \ud83d\ude06 <\/p>\n<p>So I think I&#8217;ll stick to making my own from now on.  I have the pre-fab one a go but it doesn&#8217;t work for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue SCA driving lights &#8211; gone \ud83d\ude08 In their place is a set of Narva 225&#8217;s. 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