New lights for Grumble

Jul 24, 2003 31 Replies

Sort of, but not quite. An ARB loocker is an air locker - which does totally 'lock' upon turning on the air to it. Therefore an air locker needs an additional source - like a compressor, which is turned on when you need it. A Detroit Locker it always there and works automagically when it detects spin (Oh how Tony Blair could have done with a Detroit Locker). You do not need to turn it 'on' or 'off'.

The downside is that on any slippery ground you can feel an over-steer as the locker is acting the same as if you had an ARB and had it engaged (not a fault, as it's doing what it should). I looked into this a lot recently before getting the Detroit. I would ideally have liked an ARB with autosensing - but this is too away from the 'get in and play' feel that doesn't involve fecking computer chips which I like about my Landies :-)

On or around Fri, 25 Jul 2003 19:48:08 +0100, Mother < "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

yeah, I found that. not much point.

cor. bright. seems to have a commendable number of leds in it too.

so where did you get 'em? (apart from "at the show" :-))

On or around Fri, 25 Jul 2003 23:43:52 +0100, Mother < "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

tend to like the viscous sort meself. doesn't the detroit drive the slowest wheel, and thereby result in the outside wheel free-wheeling on corners?

32 LEDs - painful counting them whilst illuminated!

From Durite. They always tend to share a stall with Brownchurch at Billing. I guess you could order them directly via Brownchurch.

On or around Sat, 26 Jul 2003 12:18:47 +0100, Mother < "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

worth a try. I've not seen 'em for sale elsewhere, and Durite's website might as well not be... dunno if it actually had contact details, mind, praps I'd better look again :-)

what sort of money are we talking here, and do they do white ones?

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230 quid for the two stop-n-tails, two indicators, mounting houses and two load resistors.

Yes, but they're more expensive!

On or around Sat, 26 Jul 2003 20:08:13 +0100, Mother < "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

flay me neck. p'raps I'll go back to the idea of making me own.

Pure white, yes, as this is a very hard target - however, you can get slightly 'off white' which have a neon blue haze (very trendy, apparently) for a whole lot cheaper.

On or around Sun, 27 Jul 2003 00:09:27 +0100, Mother < "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> enlightened us thusly:

yeah, well, I've other things I could better spend that much on at the moment.

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:45:18 +0100, Mother < "@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>

made me spill my meths by writing:

Ah, I didn't see the tailgate, was I sitting on it?

It only arrived the other day and I was only allowed to bring the tailgate in overnight to fix the numberplate hinge - then I was told it had to go back on the GS :-(

Yes, took me a while - but I got one of those 'circular tuits' this weekend, and eventually put them on. Well, did some bodywork, spraying and a lot of rewiring too - but the LEDs are now on and working!

I can only say - they are the dogs b*ll*cks!

I've been nipping outside to just turn them on - sad and a tad pathetic I know, but it's a harmless activity and gives the neighbours a lot to giggle at :-)

Apart from being brighter, they have a far superior 'quality' of light, if that makes sense?

I'll try to take a couple of pics tomorrow at dusk. The ones I took a few moments ago weren't very good - as you could only see the lights - without any other bearing to put them into perspective.

I am now happy - and have one less box cluttering my office :-)

Next project - disc brakes I reckon - see next posting...

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