Thanks for the tip! I will send a PM today.
I will renew all the bags and compressor before starting the roadtrip indeed since I have no idea how long mine are under it. + tires and battery + build in a secondary battery anyway.
L322 Building a L322 for long road trips, yes or no?
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Thanks for the tip! I will send a PM today.
I will renew all the bags and compressor before starting the roadtrip indeed since I have no idea how long mine are under it. + tires and battery + build in a secondary battery anyway.
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I think @backinblack fitted a second battery in his, may be worth a search (top right)
Thank you for your explanation in the previous post. I do agree wether or not you can fully properly use a fault reader it seems. to be a good idea to take one on the road mostly to fix possible suspension hiccups. I read that the IID has a simple function for it that only takes 5 mins.
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Indeed I did. The battery I got from Halfrauds was a little small and as it was only 18 months old I swapped it for a bigger one and put the smaller one in the boot. It only takes a charge from the car and has an aux socket and USB in the boot to feed accessories. I also carry a long pair of jump leads so I can jump start from it if needed.
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We have this battery fitted to our 38's and a clients l322 supercharger. Mega battery. Gives the electrics a new lease of life.
My 50p worth.......
Get a 38'
We drag ours all over, offroading, towing vehicles, England, Italy, Paris.. London, no not London.. Wasn't that a song
..It's well maintained and inspected regularly and repaired. It'll take us anywhere. Even across wooden bloody bridges
Thanks for the link, I see you made your own setup. Would you say its better this way or would it be a good idea to take the "plug and play" system from... https://www.luxurylandroverupgrades.com/product-page/range-rover-l322-secondary-battery-kit
I don't know if it's possible to add a solar panel and controller to this? (not enough knowledge about such electronics)
Or maybe just go the way that you went, one of the many things I'll have to figure out.
Instead of taking jump leads with me like you I might opt for a Noco Genius 150. I know have the 70 model and its just awesome, being able to startup a few cars from a fully drained battery, decent flashlight and usb charging ports. Also intelligent start "voodoo" to protect the electronics in the car.
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My setup has the battery hidden under the floor where as the luxury landrover option is somewhat dubious without a massive subwoofer next to it
I don't have a solar panel I just use a 20amp solar panel charge controller (battery feed connection to solar panel connections via a relay) which limits the amount of current the second battery can draw. The cable to the rear fuse panel is only 40amp so a relay could possibly allow a bigger current draw, especially if other things are taking power at the same time. Using the luxury landrover setup It seems to me that with the ignition on the second battery voltage is fed back to the front battery over the existing 40amp feed which if the main battery was flat would then become your starter battery taking far more than 40amps.
I also carry a jump start pack but my setup has accessory sockets in the boot that I can use for my very large cool box.
I don't have a solar panel I just use a 20amp solar panel charge controller (battery feed connection to solar panel connections via a relay) which limits the amount of current the second battery can draw. The cable to the rear fuse panel is only 40amp so a relay could possibly allow a bigger current draw, especially if other things are taking power at the same time. Using the luxury landrover setup It seems to me that with the ignition on the second battery voltage is fed back to the front battery over the existing 40amp feed which if the main battery was flat would then become your starter battery taking far more than 40amps.
I also carry a jump start pack but my setup has accessory sockets in the boot that I can use for my very large cool box.
