White Wildtrak 2014 & Ute Tub Trailer Build

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:26 am

Well, 10 months after ordering, it arrived.

It is going straight in for some minor surgery, should have it back next Wednesday.

Here are some before photos :

gooldin · Post by **gooldin** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:58 am

Take some before/after measurements from centre of wheel to top of arch before it goes in!

Looks aweet mate!

rod576 · Post by **rod576** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:27 pm

Congratulations, looks awesome

Are you still going to powder coat the original rims?

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 1:12 pm

rod576 wrote:Congratulations, looks awesome

Are you still going to powder coat the original rims?

Thanks, no, decided against it. Wanted to see how it looked with the White and I like the stock look.

gooldin · Post by **gooldin** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 3:01 pm

I've learned recently of a fun way to experiment with colours of rims, mirrors, grills...even whole panels (bonnet)....

My mate recently sprayed the mirrors red on his white Lotus...

I bring you Plasti Dip! Have fun

Here's where you buy it...(no, i dont work there)
http://www.autobarn.com.au/plasti-dip-d ... er-coating

Here's some examples of it. When you get bored of it, you just peel it off and start again! It can work as a protectant to your panels if youre going offroad for a weekend!
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=plas ... 67&bih=954

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:19 am

Already lots of info and a thread on plasti-dip on this forum! Thanks for hijacking my Show n Shine with a horrid picture of Shorty Zebra. Appreciate it if you can delete that post and put it somewhere else!

ROCKET0407 · Post by **ROCKET0407** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:11 am

aja88 wrote:Well, 10 months after ordering, it arrived.

It is going straight in for some minor surgery, should have it back next Wednesday.

Here are some before photos :

Aja' I'd need a Wildtrack just to get across your verge and road mate, how big is that

Looking forward to seeing the mods!
Cheers

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:43 pm

Good one Rocket, yeah went overboard on the concrete , but for a reason. I live on acreage and a few snakes around, see them easier on concrete. 3 eastern browns last week, had to get one out of garage myself!

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ROCKET0407 · Post by **ROCKET0407** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:19 pm

aja88 wrote:Good one Rocket, yeah went overboard on the concrete , but for a reason. I live on acreage and a few snakes around, see them easier on concrete. 3 eastern browns last week, had to get one out of garage myself!

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Oh bugger that, side by side or over and under fix the problem mate

Cheers

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:25 pm

Mr Berreta u/o loaded with Toad Load repels all unwanted intruders at my place.....

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ROCKET0407 · Post by **ROCKET0407** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:16 pm

aja88 wrote:Mr Berreta u/o loaded with Toad Load repels all unwanted intruders at my place.....

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Choice behavior!
Cheers

gooldin · Post by **gooldin** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:44 am

aja88 wrote:a horrid picture of Shorty Zebra

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:11 am

gooldin wrote:
aja88 wrote:a horrid picture of Shorty Zebra

Thanks! You are the man!

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:44 am

Got it back. Lots of Mods.

The Suspension Lift achieved 50-55 mm (before it sags a little with the new gear on).

Overall Very Happy, although I have had it back less than 24 hours, so still really need to break her in.

Here are the photos :

wdw · Post by **wdw** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:36 am

Nice Aj, is it really yours...................? .your lift looks good. I will do mine after our Cape trip. See you on the beach .

gooldin · Post by **gooldin** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:14 am

Aww mate looks bloody awesome!

Figured out where youre gonna put the aux battery?

gooldin · Post by **gooldin** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:16 am

Oh...and a pic of your DRL's turned on would be sweet!

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:20 am

gooldin wrote:Aww mate looks bloody awesome!

Figured out where youre gonna put the aux battery?

Its already fitted, behind the fridge with the Redarc, works great. Will take some pics later today...

Littswood · Post by **Littswood** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:13 am

Aja88,

Could you post up some close-up/higher resolution photos of the tyre and wheel combination?

You fitted Cooper Zeon LTZ? right?

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:34 am

Littswood wrote:Aja88,

Could you post up some close-up/higher resolution photos of the tyre and wheel combination? You fitted Cooper Zeon LTZ? right?

Yes, and like the way they feel on the Highway, will take them Off Road soon. Will Post some photos a little later today.

ROCKET0407 · Post by **ROCKET0407** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:39 am

Nice one mate

Cheers

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:40 am

I mounted my UHF Radio this morning. Very Happy with the location. I went with the Oricom 180 because I have used this model before and also because it has a speaker built into the hand piece.

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:51 am

Littswood wrote:Aja88,

Could you post up some close-up/higher resolution photos of the tyre and wheel combination? You fitted Cooper Zeon LTZ? right?

Here you go....

weng · Post by **weng** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:56 pm

very nice upgrades.

are those tires flushed to the fender arches? i'm planning to put on a cooper st 275/65/18 on a stock WT rims. i wonder maybe the 275 tire width are way inside the fender.

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:02 pm

weng wrote:very nice upgrades.

are those tires flushed to the fender arches? i'm planning to put on a cooper st 275/65/18 on a stock WT rims. i wonder maybe the 275 tire width are way inside the fender.

They are perfectly flush, maybe a fraction inside the fenders...

Littswood · Post by **Littswood** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:24 pm

aja88 wrote:
Littswood wrote:Aja88,

Could you post up some close-up/higher resolution photos of the tyre and wheel combination? You fitted Cooper Zeon LTZ? right?
Here you go....

Thanks!

What's the tyre noise like compared to stock????

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:36 pm

Littswood wrote:
aja88 wrote:
Littswood wrote:Aja88,

Could you post up some close-up/higher resolution photos of the tyre and wheel combination? You fitted Cooper Zeon LTZ? right?
Here you go....

Thanks!

What's the tyre noise like compared to stock????

Unnoticeable. I drove 400 km yesterday on the Highway and was surprised at how quiet these tyres are. I turned radio off to see if I could hear anything but all I could hear was the normal noise you would hear from any tyre on a highway doing 110 kmh (i.e. could not really hear them over the air rushing past the vehicle at that speed). Low speeds around town, no different either. This is one of the reasons I chose this Tyre. My Scangauge also showed Fuel consumption at 9.4 lphk, so, if accurate, no impact fuel economy either. Time will tell, but I like this tyre.

ASH225 · Post by **ASH225** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:30 am

Hey mate.

Very neat installs!!

Sometimes wish I got a white one......

Cheers,

Ash

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:42 am

Thanks Ash, I originally ordered a Metro Grey, but changed it to White 3 months into the 10 month wait. Glad I did..

weng · Post by **weng** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 2:50 pm

aja88 wrote:
weng wrote:very nice upgrades.

are those tires flushed to the fender arches? i'm planning to put on a cooper st 275/65/18 on a stock WT rims. i wonder maybe the 275 tire width are way inside the fender.
They are perfectly flush, maybe a fraction inside the fenders...

thanks

dunks9 · Post by **dunks9** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:36 pm

Looks awesome mate i cant wait to get my white wildtrak, the wait is killing me.
Enjoy

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 4:24 pm

Installed the TyreDog TPMS today.

I made a clip that screws onto the back of the TPMS so it will clip into the 'card holder' on the dash. It clips in and out easily to can be kept out of sight when not in use.

whiplash · Post by **whiplash** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:51 pm

what no sahara? welcome to the white wildtrack club eh!

texaslawdog · Post by **texaslawdog** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:32 am

Looks the treat Andrew. It was worth the wait eh?? Did you decide not to go withthe Drifta drawers?? I see you have installed the flase floor and fridge slide instead. You have been busy with it as it already looks different then it did in the first pics. Has it been dirty yet???

And you are right the white wildtraks look great. But us with our metro gunmetal grey blue are still the best

TEX

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:22 pm

Hi Tex!

I am Very Happy with it, well worth the wait! Decided to keep the Roller Shutter and therefore the Drifta Drawers would have been overkill, and also take up too much room. The set up I have installed is simple, and works very well for me. Yes, I got straight into the mods, I am not one to do things by halves! It will get dirty last week of March, taking her on a Road Trip to Tamworth & Bathurst for a look see. Once the weather cools down (still in the 30's here in SEQ), I will plan a longer trip. Wife says I retired way too young and sick of me being home all the time, so I have the green light to disappear as often as I want now the Ranger has arrived....

I have gone for a very simple camping set up, I wanted a Roof Top Tent, but decided against it, and will post some pics when I am on the trip...

I have a Texan staying with me this coming weekend, a school friend I haven't seen in 25 years, on their way back to Texas via Brisbane!

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:43 pm

Waterproof LED Light Strip with remote switch and dimmer installed under the Roller Shutter.

What a simple and cheap Mod ($25).

LeeroyW · Post by **LeeroyW** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 8:15 pm

That light is sweet! Great idea!

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Shepo23 · Post by **Shepo23** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:27 pm

Welcome to the white wildtrak club, the Ute looks great. Well done with the mods you have had some time to think about them. Also great to hear about the tyres as the were a hot topic a while back.

Shep

texaslawdog · Post by **texaslawdog** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:15 am

aja88 wrote:Waterproof LED Light Strip with remote switch and dimmer installed under the Roller Shutter.

What a simple and cheap Mod ($25).

Aint they great. I got a 5 metre roll off ebay for $13 and this weekend I am putting a strip under the foxwing, strips down both sides of the canopy and a strip along the inside of the back canopy window, all wired to a small fuse box attached to the drawers and wired into the dual battery with rocker switches on the end of the drawer side piece. All up aboout $50, a couple of beers and a pleasant Saturday afternoon.

Oh and enjoy your retirement and free reign to do what you want, lucky bas- - -

TEX

aja88 · Post by **aja88** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:43 am

I think I ordered the same LED Strip lights. The double sided tape that comes with them is absolute crap, my tip is get some genuine 3m auto adhesive double sided tape off eBay and use that instead. I bought the 10mm by 5m roll for under $5....although the LED strip light is waterproof the tape they put on them isn't!

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