Wow - so I haven't updated this in a very long time!

Not a huge amount of work has been done though - which explains it. However, to make up for the lack of attention, there has been a few goodies more recently.

At the start of this year I fitted a Wright Offroad Soundproofing kit. Absolutely brilliant, and something I wish I had fitted sooner! The matting at the back was trapping a lot of moisture against the rear tub - leading to some rustalicious ruin - so I binned that and bought some playground mats - like this

This has drastically reduced drumming in the rear, but the handy knobbly design allows the back to be hosed out and doesn't trap water, no more rustico and improved sound deadening!
I'll take a photo of the back next time it is all empty!

EDIT: Finally had a nearly empty truck - so photo!


Biggest change was completed this weekend though as I finally fitted LED headlights (something I have wanted to do for ages):

My headlights had been an MOT advisory for a while - the adjusters were corroded, and as the chap had had to ram cardboard in there to get the height right at the last time, I thought I would replace the whole headlight assemblies as well as switch to LEDs.

So - these arrived:

Upon opening,



Bin the instructions which tell you how to fit them to a jeep, and you bin the leads provided which allow you to fit them to a boingy...


Start taking apart the seized and knackered old jobbies:




All the wires are black and theres a funky spring-style socket...


Bin all of that, fit new genuine Lucas housings, metal work (to get the decent adjusters) and shiny chromed retaining ring:


Then fire up the first to compare:




Decide its getting too dark and cold - come back the next day and fit the other - take it out for a test drive and get your passenger to take a photo of the dipped beam:



Difference is unbelievable. The sharp cut off from the LED units mean that despite there being a lot more light output, there is much less glare to dazzle other drivers, as the beam pattern is much more tightly controlled. As a result the vision is so much better - driving at night is actually enjoyable again, as I'm not peering through the darkness, trying to guess the upcoming road direction and conditions.

Before the naysayers say "Ah yes, thats unfair as they're tired old sealed beams, new sealed beams would have been fine," Bollocks The ones I took out were fairly modern Wipac jobbies (>6 years old), so there

Another bonus - the current draw of these LED lights is a darn sight lower as well (only 3A!!!), so no more need to worry about relays and wiring. Less current going through the stalk which is always good as well.

I bought mine from SP Global via their ebay shop (spglobalparts) - other providers are available, however these were the cheapest decent ones that I found - £145 for the pair.