Rear Spotlight Mount Idea

terranosaurusdoug said:

Nice one, I'm trying to think where to mount mine :thumb2

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Thomas61 said:

I am guessing that as the Terrano does not have a recessed spare tyre area in the door you could easily pick anywhere around the tyre to fit the brackets even a light to the side for a door mounted number plate?

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terranosaurusdoug said:

It should be very easy to undo the wheel carrier, use the bolts to fix something to and put wheel carrier back on, if you get me :lol

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jims-terrano said:

Drill the roof:naughty

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terranosaurusdoug said:

No chance, it leaks enough as it is :lol

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Thomas61 said:

I get you ��.

Would it be worth trying to pick up two of the wheel carrier bolts for stability of the light bracket, say top and bottom on the left for one side and same on the right for the other.

Is there I grommet running through the door for a temperature readout on the dash or something like that? That wiring could be run through without drilling holes.

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Lazy-Ferret said:

I made a mount out of 1" square thick wall tube for the pmr aerial. Mine is like an "H" on its side, so all 4 bolts pass through it, with the aerial bar coming up from one end so it is central on the door.

This makes it very rigid.

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jims-terrano said:

Tiger seal and lots of it:thumbs

Mine has a tailgate leak too, needs something threading inside the seal on the tailgate.

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Monaro Pete said:

Jim.
I removed the seal & re-seated it 180 degrees so the top became the bottom.
You have to re-position some of the little plastic clips that look like a man on a surf board.
I also re-stuck the top rubber seal above the door, I used some clear glue that sets like rubber. As I found silicone was just pants & didn't stop the water well enough.
We've had some heavy rain on a few occasions since & my boot area is 100% dry :thumb2

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terranosaurusdoug said:

Yeh I bet it is!! No hassle with the wheel being further out?

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Lazy-Ferret said:

No, I had to move mine further out to fit the hard spare wheel cover, as the wiper hit it, and that was what gave me the idea for Suz's one.

I have made Suz's so that in the future I can raise the spare wheel a bit too, as it makes it a lot easier to hitch the caravan. It stops the stabiliser handle hitting the spare, only thing is I need to fit her reversing camera first.

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terranosaurusdoug said:

Yeh that bugs me too when hitching the van :hmh

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zippy656 said:

Turn the spare wheel bracket over, will lift the lot up more,

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