No way! That's fantastic. I just bought a very similar setup this week. It should arrive soon so I'm stoked to see your install video to help me get mine in place. Thanks again!
Hey Randy, great! I find these solar roof panels really useful, especially if you can use them to charge another battery! Good luck with the installation & all the best, Peter
Peter. I did this to mine before the commercial solar panels were available. Yours looks much better. I added a second battery 60 amp in the box where the brake fluid is.regards peter
Hi Peter, thank you! I would also like to install a second battery behind the second row of seats. That way, including the power station + the additional solar panel, there would be enough power on board. Have a good Sunday!
Interesting you mentioned Raptor paint. My Discovery 3, like all model 3, did not have colour coded wheel arches or bumpers...so I Raptor coated them! It looks great I think. The Bumpers and wheel arches were very faded and stood out light grey against the black paint of the car. With black Raptor it all matches in colour and I also have an extra protection on the outside plastics. Four bottles and a lot of time masking, but well worth it!
Hey! Sounds good and looks better than the plastic wheel arches! 👍 I covered my rock sliders last spring with a raptor paint too and it really turned out nice! Best, Peter
Simpel, weil ich bei vorherigen Fahrzeugen (Def110 & Def130) schon solche verbaut hatte, ich ein Victron Ladegerät habe und evtl noch eien DC-DC Gerät von denen verbaue. Dann hab auch nur eine App um alles zu überwachen. Hab nix gegen den mitgelieferten, bin mir halt die blauen Geräte gewohnt.
Unrelated, but i need to ask, since the wheel/tire size looks perfect. What size tires and wheels are you running? I'm especially interested in ET, due to EU regulations about fenders and tires sticking out.
Hey, at the moment there are BF Goddrich K02 with 265/65/18 on Delta WP rims with spacer. But I think I will get 265/60/18 or change back to the 19" rims with some AT's on. Best, Peter
Actually, only because of the fuel consumption and the price of the tyres 😄 Otherwise, I can really recommend the tyres because of the properties such as height, reinforcement of the sidewalls etc.! You don't have to worry so much about a flat tyre with these.
Hey! It is similar to charging with a charger when the battery is installed: When the charger is switched on, in our case charging via the solar system, a small pulse could be triggered that could damage the vehicle's electronics. This procedure would cause the bodywork to dampen this impulse. Greetings, Peter
Hallo Walter, ja die Kabel sind gut verstaut und es funktioniert soweit alles wunderbar! Bin bis dato wirklich zufrieden damit, also was die Leistung bei bewölktem Himmel angeht. Viele Grüße!
@Walter Gabauer einfach eine orange Folie darunter statt der schwarzen. Würde - denke ich - recht gut aussehen, vor allem da das Panel auch wieder dunkel ist 😊
Hey, if you want to know how the solar hood panel performs checkout my other video
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No way! That's fantastic. I just bought a very similar setup this week. It should arrive soon so I'm stoked to see your install video to help me get mine in place. Thanks again!
Hey Randy, great! I find these solar roof panels really useful, especially if you can use them to charge another battery! Good luck with the installation & all the best, Peter
Peter. I did this to mine before the commercial solar panels were available. Yours looks much better. I added a second battery 60 amp in the box where the brake fluid is.regards peter
Hi Peter, thank you! I would also like to install a second battery behind the second row of seats. That way, including the power station + the additional solar panel, there would be enough power on board. Have a good Sunday!
Interesting you mentioned Raptor paint. My Discovery 3, like all model 3, did not have colour coded wheel arches or bumpers...so I Raptor coated them! It looks great I think. The Bumpers and wheel arches were very faded and stood out light grey against the black paint of the car. With black Raptor it all matches in colour and I also have an extra protection on the outside plastics. Four bottles and a lot of time masking, but well worth it!
Hey! Sounds good and looks better than the plastic wheel arches! 👍 I covered my rock sliders last spring with a raptor paint too and it really turned out nice! Best, Peter
Ordered one for our L322 thnx mate!
Hey, great choice 👍🏻
Hi Peter, I have a question as the panel comes from the states did you pay additional custom duty for it?
Hey, no they have a warehouse here in Europe so there were no extra fees to pay! Greetings, Peter
Cooles Teil, aber ich denke ich würde einen Victron MPPT Solarregler installieren, anstelle des mitgeliferten Teils.
Hey, warum? Ich war mit der Leistung des Teils wirklich zufrieden und konnte auch an heißen Tagen keine Probleme feststellen.
Simpel, weil ich bei vorherigen Fahrzeugen (Def110 & Def130) schon solche verbaut hatte, ich ein Victron Ladegerät habe und evtl noch eien DC-DC Gerät von denen verbaue. Dann hab auch nur eine App um alles zu überwachen. Hab nix gegen den mitgelieferten, bin mir halt die blauen Geräte gewohnt.
Unrelated, but i need to ask, since the wheel/tire size looks perfect. What size tires and wheels are you running? I'm especially interested in ET, due to EU regulations about fenders and tires sticking out.
Hey, at the moment there are BF Goddrich K02 with 265/65/18 on Delta WP rims with spacer. But I think I will get 265/60/18 or change back to the 19" rims with some AT's on. Best, Peter
@@notthatkindofachannel Thanks! What is making you want to go smaller?
Actually, only because of the fuel consumption and the price of the tyres 😄 Otherwise, I can really recommend the tyres because of the properties such as height, reinforcement of the sidewalls etc.! You don't have to worry so much about a flat tyre with these.
Why didn't you connect the ground wire directly to the battery negative?
Hey! It is similar to charging with a charger when the battery is installed:
When the charger is switched on, in our case charging via the solar system, a small pulse could be triggered that could damage the vehicle's electronics. This procedure would cause the bodywork to dampen this impulse. Greetings, Peter
Hallo Peter. Es gibt in der nähe der Standheizung Masse-Punkte und ich hoffe du hast das Kabel noch ordentlich verlegt, von der Motorhaube.
Hallo Walter, ja die Kabel sind gut verstaut und es funktioniert soweit alles wunderbar! Bin bis dato wirklich zufrieden damit, also was die Leistung bei bewölktem Himmel angeht. Viele Grüße!
@@notthatkindofachannel gibt’s das Panel auch in orange 😂
@Walter Gabauer einfach eine orange Folie darunter statt der schwarzen. Würde - denke ich - recht gut aussehen, vor allem da das Panel auch wieder dunkel ist 😊
Coucou péter j ai vu que toi aussi ta protection capot tombe j'ai trouvé une solution des pince a papier de bureau
Hello, yes unfortunately this is already a bit worn. Thanks for the tip and best regards, Peter
Dose she make the tea as well.
For sure 👌