Daza's 2019 150 GX

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Been a bit slack on posting updates, so going to add some info on what been added to the car in the last year or so.

Starting with an update on the suspension height. 22 months ago after having the lift fitted the heights were:

• Front: 810 (+45mm over standard)
• Rear: 850 (+70mm over standard)

Now, after adding a winch and front recovery points (~35kg) and some time passing, the heights are:

• Front: 799 (+34mm over standard)
• Rear: 842 (+62mm over standard)

Seems like the extra weight at the front has dropped it an extra 3mm.
The rear is likely much higher as they are the 300kg springs.

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Pre-filter fitted: Direction Plus Preline
I chose this one as it has a control unit in the cabin, which will illuminate the "Check Water" light and make a sound if water is detected in the filter.
It comes with a quality mounting bracket and fits nicely behind the factory filter.

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Stedi switch for the spotties also fitted, top-right in the last picture above.

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UHF, it's a Uniden unit, can't remember the model, but it's tucked under the centre console, behind the panel by the drivers left foot.
Remote mic mounted with strong double sided tape.
RJ45 passthrough, so I can put the mic away in the glovebox when not in use.
Oricom ANU930 3dBi antenna.

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TPMS system:
https://www.digoptions.com.au/tpms-t...-external-sens
Very accurate and reliable and has already saved me a couple of times, warning me of a lower pressure before the tyre became irreversibly damaged.
Powered from the fusebox via piggyback connector.
If I bought again I would get the internal sensors, as having to remove the cap to inflate or deflate can be a bit tedious.

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Winch is a Carbon 12k
This is my first winch and it seemed like good value with good owner reviews.
Fitted it myself over the course of about 1.5 days back in October 2020. The bullbar had to come off which added a fair bit of time, especially getting it back on straight. The Ironman bullbar comes with a ready made winch cradle, however I found that as I had opted for the 12k rather than the 9.5K, the winch body did foul against some of the behind-grille support brackets, which was easily fixed with an angle grinder.
The winch comes with a few mounting point options for the control box. I managed to mount it on the front of the winch body so it's hidden behind the bumper. You can still access the control box plug and the freespool knob through access holes in the bullbar.
I've used it a couple of time so far in anger. Once to pull some trees from a creek, and once at Wilbinga when I beached myself on a small mound.
I have also been freespooling about 20m out and winching back in under load every 6 weeks or so, to warm up the gears which will dispel any moisture, and hopefully ensure a long life for the winch.
It's connected to the cranking battery, and I have watched the battery voltage closely while winching. With a 30 second burst it will drop to about 11.9V, but bounce straight back to 13+ once stopped. So I tend to limit the use to around 20 second bursts, with a 30 second rest in between.

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OBD2 module

Bought off ebay for $16 (https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/353359091757)

Using with the Torque Pro app on Android, which I think cost $5

Main reason for using this is to measure the transmission temp while towing. As a bonus I also see the DPF %.

Screenshot below shows the customer pids I added to the app to see all these, plus the app screen showing the values.

• DPF% ranges 0-200, and when it hits 100 is when a burn is triggered, and the % drops to around 5. The burn seems to take 10-15 mins.
• A/T Temp Pan shows the transmission temperature measured in the sump.
• A/T Temp TC shows the torque converter temperature.

The pan temp is normally 82 around the city, and around mid 90's while towing a 1.5T boat.

The TC temp will increase rapidly under acceleration, but will drop back quickly to the pan temp once cruising speed is reached.

It was interesting to see the effect of towing in 4th vs Drive recently while towing a 1.5T boat. In 4th at 100km/h both the Pan and TC temps were around 95 degrees. After clicking into Drive, the transmission dropped into 5th, and the TC temp rapidly climbed to 120 degrees. It was still climbing when I switched back to 4th. I believe the maximum recommended temperature for transmission fluid is around 110 degrees, so this showed that towing in Drive for extended periods would exceed that, and cause transmission damage.