X Trail to Cape York

Steve,

So far a good out come, don't forget to let us know how the suspension up grade goes.

Wayne

Are you camping? Towing a camper trailer? You could put a battery into the dog box of your vehicle and this can be set up to charge when driving.

Learn to drink warm beer?

You could take one of those thumper type battery packs or even better make one yourself using a good deep cycle and some anderson plugs in a box with some outlets on it and even strap an inverter on it.

Hi Stephen,

I had the same problem, no room to put battery.

I bought a 'flyer' battery pack from ABR Sidewinder, they advertise on this site. You can google them also. This is a removable battery unit connected to your battery via supplied cables. It charges while you drive. Simple to install - it took me an hour to install properly and tie off.

I put a 105 A/H AGM battery in the flyer kit and it is a dream. I remove it when not out camping, saving weight. You just have to decide where you want to install it.

Good luck

Marco

The standard Xtrail battery is pretty big, and will run an engel or Waeco fridge overnight and still easily start in the morning.
Problem comes if you want to stay put for a day or two, in which case I'd put an AGM battery behind the drivers seat - secure it to the floor, fold the 1/3rd seat down and secure the fridge on top.

You can fit the isolator under the bonnet and run a protected cable thru the firewall to the battery. I'd run the earth back to the cranking battery as well. For short circuit protection I have fusible links at both the AGM and starting battery pos terminals - Rotronics provide these with their kits. With an anderson plug at the AGM end, you can unplug and remove the battery easily when not using it.

Hey Steve,

Great to see other exy owners using their vehicles for the rough stuff. I have modified my wife's xtrail almost to its limits, but have since purchased a 2003 Patrol to fill the gap.
But the xtrail is a great vehicle and I still use it off-road.

Not sure if you are aware, but have you checked out the Australian xtrail forum here:
http://www.runboard.com/baustralianxtrail
where you will find ALL your answers.

You can also check out my vehicle if you need some ideas, but it is contagious:
http://www.runboard.com/baustralianxtrail.f9.t124902

Regarding taking the xtrail to the Tip, what advise have you received. I have gone as far as Leura a few times, via the Bloomfield Track and it never missed a beat. Not sure about the Telegraph track though.

Good luck with it and let me know if you need any advise or tips.