100K CAR / PRICE LIST / WEIGHTS / FINAL MODS / FUEL ECONOMY / ARE WE LEGAL?? - BIG OZ BUILD - PART 8
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Join us for the final build episode. This one is JAM PACKED with voluble information. We don’t hold back on this one! Giving you all the juicy info you want around weights, prices and fuel economy. You’ll finally see our last mods too, including the front bar. Exciting!!!
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The weights you have don’t take into the GVM downscale table on you driver door as your tow all download increases you need to reduce your GVM
With Nissan up to 250kg towball weight GVM not affected, 300kg tawball reduce GVM by 70kg, 325kg tawball, -100kg of GVM and 350kg tawball , -130kg of GVM. This is from Nissan specs.
In series 4 and earlier yes, in the series 5 this all changed 😁👍🏻
Supercharged it
I wish!!
thanks guys for another awesome informative, open and transparent insight into owning a Y62.... totally agree that the woodgrain is the single biggest downfall of the rig! with that being said... keep up the great vids.
Thanks Mate. That’s the idea! No secrets here, it is what it is and people can make what they want from that ☺️🤙🏻 there aren’t enough videos online just showing the true figures and true work involved with the build of a new car!
Thanks for the great info , fuel info very interesting as we have a 200 series Petrol landcruiser and love it .
Love the car mods and thank you so much for the detailed costs and weights, very good quality information for y62 lovers like me and my hubby 😊
Finally someone tells the truth about fuel consumption!!!
Thanks guys
Love the video
There’s nothing to hide here, that was the whole point of this build series, to share everything. Some people doubted us but I’m glad we could have it all out there in the open like we promised... up the Y62! 🥳👏🏻👏🏻
@@BigOzExplorers love your work
How does the payload not make your cons list ?
Because this is a BIG improvement on the Ranger that we came from! 🙌🏻
Awesome info, thanks!!! Safe travels!
Hey guys, thanks so much for such an informative video, we are currently planning our trip and Debbie from East Coast Caravans recommended you guys! Our Van and Y62 are going to be very similar so I cant express how grateful I am for all the honest info. I feel like you have saved me so much homework. Thank you so very much, keep up the great work!
Hey Adam, that's great! Debbie is lovely and I'm glad she's been able to help you by putting you onto our channel! Our goal was to help likeminded travellers get on the road by answering lots of questions, especially the ones that some people don't like to answer 😜 Beats me why everyone keeps everything on the downlow... Cheers and hopefully catch you on the road somewhere 😊
@@BigOzExplorers I really wasn't expecting a personal response! What a pleasant surprise. Once we hit the road we will def be keeping an eye out for you guys. Can't wait for the next upload. Thanks again.
Thanks for such an informative video! It will help us with choosing our next tow vehicle, especially the weights.
Glad it was helpful! That was the goal, to be as real as possible and full of real information. :)
Night shift got rained out in Brisbane these numbers will help me sleep lol. What a weapon the front bar is the slickest bar I've seen yet 😍
I hope so haha, I did warn it may be boring if your not too interested in them, better than counting sheep though lol 😂
Thanks Chris and Sian. Have followed your build closely as we were almost sure we were going to upgrade to a Y62. Your videos have been really informative with honest reviews. Your rig looks the mutts nutts. Ours is now ordered and looking forward to our own build.
Keep them coming. Enjoying your adventures.
That’s the idea, we don’t want to scare people off the Y62 but we want to give you a very honest review of what’s really involved with the car. It seems they have so many mixed reviews and I’m not actually sure why? Maybe it’s the petrol lol... If people looked into them properly they’d find they’re actually a great car… I’m so glad you’re joining the Y62 team and I hope you love your car and build as much as we do, hopefully catch you on the road somewhere 🤙🏻
Looks bloody awesome guys here’s hoping we can catch up while your over here!
Thanks guys, let us know if we’re close... real time updates on social media for location :)
Add a weight distribution hitch to transfer more weight from rear to front when towing.
Possibly! Thanks for the tip. We will wait for our accurate weigh in and reassess at the time 😊
Thank you for the info. It really helpful and you guys didn't get the bull bar instead. The new look is a killer.
Thanks guys, we are so happy with the setup! It looks wicked 😍
@@BigOzExplorers it sure is 😀
Finally, all my questions have been answered. Thanks so much Sian excellent presentation on the numbers, prices were higher than I was hoping for but I guess that is the way things go, main one is on the pricing of the Y62, I think you'd be lucky to get it for less than $82,500 today, decision time for us. Chris excellent Q&A session, we all know so much more now. One piece of advice for you Chris, put a ring on that lady's finger before someone steals her!!
Hey John, I said it was coming and I promised you it would be this week! I’m glad this has been able to help you out. I think you could definitely get it lower than $82,500, it would take a little bit of a push from you as the buyer, don’t let them walk on you, salesmen are called salesmen for a reason. Remember it’s business, not friendship to get the right car price 💪🏻
As for the 💍 talk... it will happen I’m sure, we ended up talking about this because of your comment... I think it’ll be in WA (but who knows really haha)
@Tony F Thanks Tony, sorry who was the dealer? I'll be in Brisbane next week, there are no LC200s left in Australia but if buying new it will be Y62 or Prado 150, the dealer you mention would be worth a visit. Thanks
@@johnmarais7772 I just ordered a Y62 and I suggest for the best price , well below 80K , join the FB owners page and research . The answers are all there . Order quick though , it’s a longer than 6 month wait now . Thanks again Big Oz .
Agree. Those Nissan dealers are clamping down on Patrol discounts. No matter where I go at the moment I can’t get one under retail.
Thanks gents. We looked for and LC200 and the dealers told us we would not find any LC200s in Australia, all incoming stock was committed and our only chance was to wait for the LC300. We therefore went for test drives in a Y62 ($79,900 was as low as they would go) in Cairns and a Prado ($67,900 was as low as they would go) in Brisbane, we loved both vehicles and finally settled on the Prado. The main reason for settling on the Prado came down to the size. We intend using the car about 25% touring/offroad and 75% city driving, I never realised just how wide the Y62 was and that swung us to the Prado. Our offroad van has an ATM of only 1.8tonne and a towball weight of only 100kgs so the Prado will easily handle the load.
Thanks. Don’t think this was boring. Most of us I think are after this type of HONEST information. As a traveler about to head off on the lap this video was gold. Thanks again and hope to see you on the road somewhere!!
Thanks Richard! That’s great to hear and that’s what we try to do in all our info and reviews, say it as it is... sometimes it’s actually not great, but it’s true 🤙🏻 good luck planning your lap, hope to catch you out there! 🇦🇺
I LOVE IT 😍😍
Thanks Greg 🥰
Just purchased a series 5 Ti-L.
Was there any reason why you installed a cat back system and not the complete system.
Regards
Ron
Hey Ron, when we initially bought the patrol it was still so very new there was hardly any options available and this was one of the best on the market at the time 🥰
@Big Oz Explorers so do you have any intention to remove the existing cats and replace with torqit cats and extractors and include a dyno tune to get better performance, or is the cat back system enough
Ron
@@ronvanderweegen9288 No we don’t feel the need to do the added install, the performance of the car as it is is just fantastic! It drives like a dream and is giving us great fuel economy considering it’s a V8, can’t ask for much more :) we spend enough money on these cars as it is it’s nice that the manufacturers settings are already suited 👏🏻
Thanks Chris. Think l will stay with the cat back as well. A lot of extra money saved. Spend on other things. Your set up has enspired me to set up as your car. Will start our caravanning next year.
Appreciate your quick responses
Regards
Ron
Love the Methods and tyres, change from 295 back to 275 ‘s and get back 50 of the 70kgs over!
Yes Paul that's a very good point, another easy fix. Thats why we didn't mind sharing the overweight figure. It wasn't done accurately by a proper set of scales plus its so small, I know it can be fixed with a few smart changes like the tyres. I'm pretty sure it can be done with smart packing in the van to reduce the ball weight and a few moves in the car but that is definitely another great option too, cheers mate! We were SO full that day with everything and anything so I'd love to do it again with a more 'normal' pack up lol 🤙🏼
Really interested to se what the accurate weights come in at in a future episode... good work 👍🍻
Yes so are we! I’m 100% sure we’re going to be okay. I did a lot of maths to figure out where we were at so the fact that we’ve gone over a weigh bridge and came out as good as we did, I’m very confident 🤙🏻😁 I look forward to sharing with you when we get there!
Thanks for the honest numbers👍🍻 love your Y62. An awesome beast. Good luck with your future travels
No problem mate, we are all the same at the end of the day, travellers just trying to figure it all out... We’d tell a friend so why not all of RUclips too. It’s literally public prices that can be searched, we just made it easy for everyone and put it in one place☺️🤙🏻
Good luck finding a y62 for $72,500 these days.. we just bought a 2022 and paid $98k driveway in WA best deal I found was $95k but had a 6month wait
A lot can change in 1.5 years! We got ours before they were they only V8 in the Aussie market, that changed the price a lot once the LC300 came out 😣
Regardless of price though, still great value for money, you’ll bloody love it 😍
100% mate a lot has definitely changed in the 1.5yrs .. absolutely loving it and so is the wife. Not looking back at the 200 series we sold either. Mods have begun already haha.
22:32 hair magic
Haha, I’m pretty skilled hey 💁🏼♀️ ✨🪄 lol
Well spotted !
Hi Sian and Chris love the videos. I have been following you since day 1 when you packed up the house and started your adventure. You are all so awesome and such a lovely family. Thank you for all your content. We have a 2014 Ford Ranger and tow a 2020 New Age 18ft rear entry Manta Ray. Love to meet you all one day. Safe travels x
Hey Fran, thanks for following us all the way through, that’s special! 🥰🥰 We’re always keen to catch up on the road so make sure you let us know if we’re getting close. Thanks for supporting our journey 🤙🏻🇦🇺😁
Thank you, another great and open and honest video which is so very rare these days and why we all follow you. I am hoping to get a Y62 later this year and this build series along with my own research has really helped me determine what I would add to build it up to be a towing tourer
Looking forward to your WA videos. Travel safe 👍😃
Really appreciate the feedback mate, that's what it was all about for us, being bloody honest and real! When we were researching before having the car its obvious no-one is willing to do it with the Y62, I just don't understand why... Anyone can figure it all out if they really wanted to.
This video is amazing! You have done such a great job explaining weights.
Thank you
Thanks so much Tania, glad we have helped you out 😊😊
Outstanding episode
Thanks Charlotte! 🎉🎉
Hi guys another great vid I have no doubt with your fuel consumption figures ..there are so many variations the change these figures, hilly country head wind etc and the Patrol & van like LC 200 are as aerodynamic as a house brick. A lot of people fudge the truth on fuel consumption. That front bar certainly looks smick looks like it was factory. Like you I have been really cautious with my weights done twice my van 2,500 kg & the LC& van gcm 6,000 kg is well under. It is rear axle load I need to check. Safe travels p.s. they really had to cut that guard away for the snorkel hopefully it does weaken the guard too much. Cheers Ian.
Your right they are as aerodynamic as a brick 😂😂 We had a laugh about what people may say about the figures but it is what it is, no point lying as someone out there would figure it out and it just makes us look silly. We're all about keeping it real here at Big Oz 😊🙌🏻 We were quite surprised how much had to come out too, crazy hey! At least we can go in river crossings etc without stressing now 😁 Definitely check that rear axle, it catches a lot of people out. Cheers mate 🤙🏼
Hi Big OZ, a big thank you for sharing your build info. You put professional motoring journalists to shame.
I loved the look on Sian's face when Chris reached in for a brew. Most blokes will risk life or limb for a beer.
Big Oz is by far the best touring channel on RUclips :)
Y62's are rare at the moment, mine wont be delivered till April 2021.
Thanks so much Brett, that's awesome to hear and I'm so glad your loving our content! Thanks for following. Look forward to catching your S5 on the road later this year. :) Cheers mate! 🍻 🤙🏼
🥴 missed these some where 🧐 , knew I had , but intend to go way back and catch up , ( 😐 ) some when but , good info , thanks 😎👍
Definitely missed this one for sometime Tim 😂😂
Just ordered 1 . JULY delivery . Thanks for all the info
Eeeeeeppp! Exciting! Congratulations mate! 👏🏻👏🏻
@@BigOzExplorers Update, of course I ordered during a period of mass supply and demand issues. Now onto my 3rd dealer and order and will take delivery from far North QLD late September....Quite the nightmare its been. The garage if full of parts though, includind Painted front bar.
the rhino bar looks mint, need some slim line flairs, a rear bar and some nice sliders and she'll look even sweeter, nice work :)
Thanks mate! But now we really need to watch our weights as they were out of the scope of our build 😂
@@BigOzExplorers true that, need more stuff made from light weight alloy
Ayyy you've got a snorkel! What a great excuse to head back up to Cape York again 😆
I know rightttt!! We will be back up there don't you worry... Chris still has gunshot to do!
@@BigOzExplorers bet he's so keen now!
Love the walk through. Awesome looking bull bar. Couldn’t see a rated recovery point underneath?
There are two of them one on each side, might be difficult to see as the lighting wasn't my friend that day 📸
Awesome build guys! I’m sure you’re all over it, but if you swapped out your starting battery for a lithium you could drop about 10kg off your front axle weight as well. (dcs extreme vs stock battery).
That's not a bad idea. Haven't really considered if cars can have lithium battery though..? I guess its no different to the van. Would need to research. Thanks for the tip!
@@BigOzExplorers Dash off-road is running a dcs in his new car, he winched the entire spool without the engine running and it barely noticed! They can run lithium no worries but you’ve got to be aware of the cca and temperature limitations. The dcs battery appears to be a good option but I’m sure there’s others out there too. Hope the storm isn’t too rough on you guys, I’m about 500k in land at Telfer at the moment and we’re just getting non stop rain haha
@@liamkendle480 true, haven’t seen that yet but sounds interesting!! ☺️ basically like our van setup but in the car for the car then lol
We haven’t had any rain here this evening, a few lighting bolts in the distance and a drip or two here and there but that’s it!
@@BigOzExplorers yeah definitely worth a look. Pretty much the same yes but the batteries have enough cranking amps to start the car.
Good to hear! If you’re lucky Mother Nature might turn on an electric storm for you, amazing to see up this way.
@@liamkendle480 oops spoke too soon, here comes the rain!! 🌧
Great info folks watched all the build parts. We have gone back and started watching your series from the beginning. I think we are up to Paluma. Just wondering if you could mention the cost of the caravan parks you stay in each time. Apologies if we have missed it and you mentioned it. Loving the adventures. We hope to hit the road next year some time. Keep up the great info.
Hey mate, that’s so cool that you’ve now started the series, I hope you love it! We mention prices sometimes (usually if really cheap or really expensive) but not every park, we should but prices change and then the parks cop the flack because we’ve started old prices lol. Maybe we’ll see you out there somewhere 🤙🏻😁
@@BigOzExplorers awesome, thanks for reply, totally understand about prices, all the best😀👍
looking mint, sounds amazing this is just awesome..
Now supercharge it
We need a fuel sponsor or Harrop as a sponsor now 😉
Best looking and performing series 5 I've seen among the different you tubers. Great job. Quick question, did you notice some rear sag when towing when the Patrol was stock standard?
We never had the opportunity to tow as standard, we parked up in Cairns and stayed parked up until the patrol had a few upgrades as we were advised by quite a few people the standard springs just didn't cut it. Sorry I can't help with personal experience there! Thanks for the compliment too, we agree (but maybe we are biased 😜🙌🏻)
Fuel is good considering weight and oversized tires. If you have money to burn one day, would love to see it regeared back to normal specifications. Our jeep went from 31's to 34's and up a few liters per 100 k's.
Don’t think it’ll ever go back to totally standard but maybe a different tire or size at some stage. You know us though, we’ll tell you all about it ☺️
Hi guys . Love your show
Thank you 🥰
Absolute legends!! Car is looking mint. i need to get my arse into gear and get working on our series 5,
Hopefully we've helped you with your build and minimised your job list for research :)
Another great video looking forward to your next upload, the weight and build series has been awesome, plain simple English for dummies like me
Thanks Peter! That was the plan, we had so much difficulty finding helpful information when we first started looking into the patrol. We wanted to put information out there in a simple easy way to understand for everyone and anyone who is considering one 😁😁
Hey guys I like what you've done with the patrol. I have done comparison testing with about 10 truck and trailer combinations with three different scales one after the other. We utilised some portable weigh scales and two different weigh bridges. Even with the portable weigh scales in calibration they were pretty inaccurate and all three scales showing variations and more often than not they did not read the same. I think you will find they will have a tolerance of about 10 percent. You are right in saying that there will be different weights every time you way the vehicle. I am guessing you are using a weight distribution hitch, if not this would fix your issue.
My understanding is that you cannot use a WDH on the Patrol because our van has a DO35 hitch which needs to oscillate left to right. I think you can get an adapter part for the Hayman Reece setup but with the weight we need to move from the rear axle, I'm not too worried as it can be done with smart packing in the van to reduce the ball weight and a few moves in the car. :) We were also SO so full that day on purpose too lol. Will be interesting to do it properly with callibrated 'car' scales instead of the truck stops! 😁🙌🏻
@@BigOzExplorers Maybe a Fastway E2 works with DO35
Hi just like to add my 5 cents.........love the car and great video........glad you all good with the GVM/ATM. But I’d like to think that there needs to be a good safe weight difference between the car and the van. If all faults the car needs to pull up the van without the van breaks. Safe travels
Totally agree, you know what's crazy? We didn't have trailer brakes connected when we were in our Ranger and somehow coped (We didn't know any better at the time, hopeless...) ... We have also driven our current setup at one point without trailer brakes because the initial wiring install was a bloody disaster. It does actually pull up quite well surprisingly! We talked more about this in a previous build episode. :)
Practice pulling up without van brakes at various speeds is beneficial to an emergency, if the van brakes for some out of the blue reason fail. Those long straight roads in W.A. is perfect opportunity to gain the knowledge.
Looking forward to travelling through the west with you.
Injoy your adventure. 🥂🍺🍺
The truck looks awesome guys 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
We agree, thank you! 😊
Hey guys, has any of the modifications impacted the factory warranty? Also did you guys look at GVM/GCM upgrades for the Ranger? We went the 2L BiTurbo Ranger with a Lovells pre-rego upgrade giving us 3.5T GVM and 7.1T GCM. Also a WDH should help shift weight from the rear axle to the front.
Warranty is affected where it directly links to a part. ie. our rear springs aren't covered because they aren't standard from the manufacturer however our brakes, independent suspension etc are still covered as they have not been modified. We owned our Ranger before touring became a plan in our life so we never researched pre rego GCM upgrade and as you know, you cannot upgrade the GCM after it is registered. My understanding is that you cannot use a WDH on the Patrol because our van has a DO35 hitch which needs to oscillate left to right. I think you can get an adapter part but with the weight we need to move from the rear axle I'm not too worried as it can be done with smart packing in the van to reduce the ball weight and a few moves in the car. :)
Great rig, really like it 👍
Thanks Deirdre ☺️
Second time look at this episode, but just forgot to say , 👍 like your rims/tyres 😎👍
Thanks Tim 👍
Will that bar prevent a kangaroo from putting fan blade thru rafaiotor at 100kmh Impact i doubt it! Looks fantastic tho but still id have bars protecting front grille
There is no hooped bars available for the y62 at the time when we purchased and we were lucky to get what we got with the limited availability of bars on the market with Covid and how new the design is. This bar does gives us good clearance for off road though and if we ever hit a roo in that situation, we’ve got bloody good insurance. ☺️🤙🏻
Yes it does it totals the bar but it will stop a roo from busting the radiator source is zacy_62envy on instagram has he has hit a roo with this exact bar.
@@4x4CampingandAdventures at what speed?
Thanks guys for the honest fuel economy. I thought ours was high at around 16l/klm towing our van but then we aren’t planning the hard core off-road you are doing.
Can I ask where you filmed this as it’s a lovely area.
Hopefully we made you feel better about your figures 😊😜 it is a V8 as we keep telling people, it isn't built to be fuel economic, its built to tow a lot of weight with ease and for that extra power under the foot..
This was filmed at the Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park in Kununurra, WA... Its a beautiful spot and well kept park.
Well done on the Y62 build guys, you've done a great job with it. It's a beast 👍 Question - regarding the 3300kg ATM on your weights spreadsheet, is that really ATM, or is it just the weight over your caravan axles (GTM)? If 3.3T actually is your loaded van's ATM (ie. TOTAL WEIGHT, including ball weight), then you appear to be double-counting ball weight in your GCM calculation (which would mean you are not as close to the Patrol's max GCM rating as you think you are). However, if 3.3T is in fact "GTM" only, then when you add ball weight this (ATM = GTM + ball weight), you may be exceeding the max ATM rating of your caravan (which I assume is 3.5T), and also exceeding the 3.5T towing capacity of your vehicle (note that vehicle towing capacity relates to ATM, not GTM). Assuming your "without van" and "with van" GVM weights were measured on the same scales/weighbridge, I reckon it's safe to assume your ball weight is 300kg, not 240kg as per the ball weight scales.
Yes your right it was GTM over the axles and ball weight is applied to the car at this stage. We are able to upgrade our caravan to 4.5t but haven't done it yet so I'm not too stressed that the gear can't handle the weight. Yes, legally speaking when the van is static and unhooked it may be slightly over but that's not what you get booked for on the road 😉 Thanks for the maths and deep thought you applied! 🤙🏼😊
Looks nutz great rundown love the honesty cheers from bamaga cape York.
Bamaga that’s awesome, we can’t wait to get back to the Cape. But seriously, you need to talk to your food store about the prices 😂 might catch you on our next Cape trip, thanks for the feedback mate! 🤙🏻
@@BigOzExplorers tru it's very expensive hear most things are doable today 6ribs at seisia was $70 omfg 6 lamb chops is $48 like wtf you don't want to know the steak prices you will go into cardiac arrest yep an that was there bulk price lol .yer would be good to see you all up hear again catch up for a coldy
looks awesome. congrats and enjoy!
Thanks Emma!
Very interesting guys🍻👌safe travels in the west
Thanks guys 👍
The BIG 13K 👍👍👍
ARB - is that the sponsorship money ($13k) your giving to BigOz 🤔
slowly building the numbers, very cool for us to see 🥰🤙🏼
Awesome 👍
Thanks 🤗
Hey guys, thanks for the vid! Very informative. I was wondering if your roof rack whistles at all? Cheers
When it was first installed we did notice a small amount of noise. It’s not bad enough that we couldn’t get used to it, trust me if it was a big enough noise Chris would have to do something to fix that! He hates finding noises in the car… yes, you know that it’s there but no, it’s not enough of a noise that it should matter 🤙🏻
Great job looks sick 👍👍👍
Thanks Darrell!! 🤙🏻🎉🇦🇺
I forgot cons, The foot park brake i still don't like it, just had it adjusted under warranty as it couldn't hold me on the driveway
When we went to Brisbane for a short trip to see family over Christmas, we were so used to the footbrake that we kept trying to apply it in our small Hyundai hire car which had a normal handbrake!! 😂😂 I guess it’s just what you get used to hey.
Guys I hope you are aware that when your ball weight exceeds 250kg, Nissan reduce the GVM. From memory when you go to 300kg ball weight you must reduce GVM by 70kg. 325kg ball weight = 100kg GVM reduction, and 350kg ball weight = 130kg reduction. Keep that ball weight at or below 250kg
That is not the case for the Series 5 Patrol. Series 1-4 yes and Navara, but not the latest Patrol.
What Mark said ☝🏻, the penalties have been removed from the series 5 as they were causing more trouble for Nissan that it was worth. I contacted Nissan Australia about it and all to confirm! We may not have gone the Nissan if the penalties were still there as we have a heavy set up 🤙🏻
@@BigOzExplorers Thanks for the information! That is awesome news
Grt detailed video what is the orange thing in the back bumper?
I wondered if anyone would notice that haha, its a two-way radio sitting on the DO35 hitch. Jayda was at the caravan babysitting while Jack was having a sleep a few sites away from where we filmed it.
Once you hit WA, be prepared to pay at least 50% more. I found that out getting a new clutch kit. if you can wait a week, order online from the east.
You can’t control the price of a part, if it’s remote location, of course they’re going to charge more. Online shopping is good for saving dollars for sure💰 🤙🏻
@@BigOzExplorers and in some of the remote parts of the West, you can't get the parts you need. How does a 200km round trip to buy a fuse grab ya haha it happened to me.
@@Mrbullet1952 that’s really unfortunate and we’ll tell you ours once we do the west coast 😂 on a side note, we shouldn’t need a clutch as we’re auto... just an after thought 🤣🤣
@@BigOzExplorers just trying to warn you, get prepared for the wild west hahaha
@@Mrbullet1952 love a bit of the Wild West 😂🤪
Hey guys, I am putting the rhino bar on my new S5 just wondering what stedi light bar you when with and did they have to modify anything for it to fit?
Awesome job, great info and great quality content 😁😁😁
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊😊
@@BigOzExplorers it was my pleasure
Hi Guys Good info
Can you tell what the caravan park you did the video in was it AAOK Lakes Resort and Caravan Park
This was filmed at the Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park in Kununurra, WA... Its a beautiful spot and well kept park.
Looks great. 70Kg is nothing just move the load around in the van to decrease the ball weight, or join the 95% (maybe 99%) of travellers in OZ who just travel. I don't know how many times I see a family in a ute towing a massive van. No way they are legal. Enjoy WA!! Looking forward to the videos!!!
What size petrol tank have you got ? I wish my older 4.8 patrol got the same economy you get and your economy numbers seem comparable with everyone i have spoken to that owns a Y62, wish i could afford one, Cheers.
Our tank is 140L, however it starts to read as 'empty' when there is still 20L in the tank! Its not bad to be honest for a V8 petrol car!
You need to clean out you radiator and condenser
Thats what Chris said when he saw that footage too lol... This was a snippet that the fitters took when they had the car in pieces. Chris said he wants to pull it all apart now to get to it 😂
Thanks for the honesty, curious on why Rhino and not Dash bullbar. Secondly what's your measured ground clearance as is.
When we were shopping for a front bar, Dash was still making his and I think even waiting on the prototype at the time. We saw some pics of what it would look like but preferred Rhino, just personal preference... There were only a few options for this car at the time and Rhino was one we could get sooner than others as well (and even that took time)... It would have been fitted already only that we did the unscheduled Cape trip which put us back on our plans by about 8 weeks to get to the NT fitter. Unsure on measured ground clearance but I have it on the list to get Chris to have a look for you. :)
@@BigOzExplorers many thanks looks like you are at 300mm+ with tires and lift
The very lowest point in 360mm which is directly under the engine bay but everywhere else its approximately 410mm clearance. Sorry for the delay getting back to you!
@@BigOzExplorers wow that’s massive, don’t think there is any other 4wd with a simple lift and tyres you can get there that easily.
Hi Chris. Was wondering if you upgraded the transmission cooler to tow your van. If not do you notice any temp issues. Thanks.
Hi Robert, no we didn’t upgrade that and we haven’t had any temp issues whatsoever! We’ve driven through the centre of Queensland and up Northern Territory and W.A. in dry and wet seasons where the temps are very high and still no issues 👌🏻👌🏻
@@BigOzExplorers thanks for the reply. I have a new patrol on order and wasn’t sure if it would be required as our van is 3.5t. Just trying to get mods done before new van arrives in October. Looking forward to watching your new episode once my wife comes home it’s our Thursday night viewing with a glass of wine. Take care.
I noticed you had Pedders Coil and also Patrolapart Lift in your list. Can you explain please.
Yes, good spot! We initially put the Pedders coils in because we had been told we would need these in order to tow our caravan. When we put the 2” lift in, we had new coils put in along with the patrol apart lift. Basically, we spent an extra $420 that we didn’t need to spend on the Pedders coils had we just of done the lift in the first place. That’s all there is to it really!
What rate springs did you install on the 2 inch lift in the rear
They are the 400 kg springs from patrol apart :)
Enjoy your Vids.
Could you please confirm your tire size - is it 295/70/18 and what offset are your wheels?
Thanks
Hey mate, your right they are 295/70/18 and the offset is +18
Well done guys, thank you for being honest. It’s very helpful.
Don’t worry you will always get keyboard warriors that say your informations incorrect. You can’t stop the stupidly and negative people
Even if your not honest there are keyboard warriors... we put our armour on this afternoon and we’re waiting for the worst of it 😂 yet to share this video to the patrol FB pages, that will prove interesting 😉
I'm pinching a comment from below but it is perfect, "Excellent presentation on the numbers". I'm still getting my head around all these abbreviations and digesting them. PS. Did you guys win the lotto because you don't seem to have any issues with spending?
Thanks John! It will come once you start looking at the figures more often, we we’re the same when we started. And no, no lotto here, we’re just good with money!! ☺️
Become a grey nomad... Then don't get fat on your travels to keep within the GCM.
Pretty much! Its a balancing act between over eating and staying fed somedays 😂😂
Fuel consumption is better than I thought. I use around 20l/100kms just driving around and car weighs around 2100kgs😁
Oh really! What car are you driving out of curiosity? But seriously... if you love you car, does it even matter ☺️🤙🏻
@@BigOzExplorers 1983 V8 Land Rover with 4lt carby V8 and 4sp.
@@fishingwiththomas wow that’s really good for the car in comparison I think?! Technology may have come a long way but that’s bloody good for a car made in 1983! What a weapon 🤙🏻
You spent $7122 on suspension plus the $500 for the GVM upgrade certification. Is that correct? is the bulk of that labour costs for the suspension installation? How much of the total cost is labour rework due to changing gear?
Correct. The trakryder coils were an easy change (20 mins labour?) while installing the airbag man gear (3K price includes labour). We didn't initially intend on lifting the car at all. The 2" lift/install was more expensive than we expected as it took quite a few more hours than the company expected in labour (keep in mind the S5 patrols were still SO new and different underneath compared to the S4). There wasn't any labour rework as the only change that needed to happen were bigger springs to accomodate the 2 inches, they would have been removing the stock ones anyway. We could have saved approx. $420-480 if we had of just done the lift in the first place. Hope that helps?
Correct. The trakryder coils were an easy change (20 mins labour?) while installing the airbag man gear (3K price includes labour). We didn't initially intend on lifting the car at all. The 2" lift/install was more expensive than we expected as it took quite a few more hours than the company expected in labour (keep in mind the S5 patrols were still SO new and different underneath compared to the S4). There wasn't any labour rework as the only change that needed to happen were bigger springs to accomodate the 2 inches, they would have been removing the stock ones anyway. We could have saved approx. $420-480 if we had of just done the lift in the first place. Hope that helps?
UCK yeah! Love the new mods!!
🎉🎉🎉 thanks mate, so do we 😍
awesome video guys where did U put ur antenna for ur uhf
Oh, that’s a really good point! We should’ve included that in the build! We got a 4.5db antenna which actually attaches to your window. We put it in the rear of the car near the fridge in the side window so it’s out of the way. It works really well so far, we love it! Slight drop from the 6.6dB we had before but we haven’t noticed a difference if I’m honest. www.repco.com.au/en/in-car-technology/uhf-cb-radio/antennas/gme-antenna-on-glass-transparent-uhf-4-5dbi-gain-ae5004/p/A5497007
@@BigOzExplorers U could mount it on ur roof rack watch the video from Ronny Dahl about uhf areal placement
@@stephenjohns288 we did discuss that at the time but weren’t keen on the giant antenna hanging off the roof. Chris and I are quite picky with how the car looks lol... we had the option to get a loop piece which sits above the number plate and it could’ve attached to that on the front bar but we opted this instead. It’s nice to have a clean finish. Really, the only time we use the UHF is for roadworks which are within range or when you’re with another crew of cars 4x4’ing who are all in range as well so the extra couple of decibels didn’t make much difference for us really ☺️
Hey love the car. Just wondering is the exhaust 3" or 3.5".
Would you have a link to exact one you installed.
Thanks
It’s a 3”, here is the link :) www.torqit.com.au/product/twin-3-into-single-3-header-back-hs8179ss/
@@BigOzExplorers Thanks heaps, love the videos btw
Hey guys if you need anything for your y62, look up Dash Offroad. He is based in South Australia,he helps design gear just for the y62.
We’ve spoken with him a few times and what he had wasn’t exactly what we needed. The series 5 is a little different to the series 4 and behind, he is now learning all of the same stuff we learnt with his new car! Cheers for the help though regardless 😁🤙🏻
Are you guys running a second battery in the engine bay?
No just one in the engine bay. Our dual battery is under the rear seats and false floor.
@@BigOzExplorers cheers, surprising that the rhino bar and winch puts so much weight over the front end. I thought it would be well under the front axle limit. Regardless, it’s an awesome rig mate, looking forward to future videos.
Many thanks for being so generous in answering all the questions. I am surprised to see the Cost of TI as nearly 72 73K you mentioned in excel sheet. Does dealer fetch you that kind of a discount? From 86K down till 72 73 mark?? Wow! I am looking to purchase mostly the TI-L and started shopping around dealers and lowest I could see is 100K :( for 103K driveaway price!
Hey again Desi, when we purchased our Nissan, Toyota hadn’t released news of the new 300 and the Series 5 Patrol was SO new and unknown at the time still, we bargained our way up the QLD coastline at the time (as we were travelling that way) and we also purchased under an ABN which helps a lot! I don’t think you’d be able to fetch that price any more, times have definitely changed!
@@BigOzExplorers thanks for replying guys! I mean when channel grows not many reply and you are the best few! Thanks again! I am buying under ABN too! But times have definitely changed!
I think people’s fascination with diesel (including myself) is back in the day diesels were extremely reliable but unfortunately these days they are not
It’s amazing how technology has changed and cars have as well! The times are very different now hey
Is the diff lock good on the y62
The couple of times we’ve needed it it’s been excellent, we can’t fault it so far 🤙🏻
@@BigOzExplorers thanks that is good
Just wondering if you guys looked into whether you could do a GCM upgrade on the patrol, not just the GVM.
I don't believe there are GCM upgrade options available at this stage :(
I’m not sure for other states but in QLD you cannot upgrade your GCM legally... ☹️
Pretty sure that GCM upgrades aren’t legal any more (federally), unless they’re done pre-registration on a brand new vehicle.
@@anthonydoherty1599 Yeah I was asking about pre registration because they bought a new Patrol. I know they do them on Landcruisers just not sure on other vehicles.
@@BigOzExplorers People are getting them done on Landcruisers pre rego in Qld just wasn’t sure if you could on the Patrol. Bummer
Hey guys, im regards to the fuel consumption for the Y62 are you usinga calculator to figure that out? Or are you using the info the Dash gives you?
Cheers
We reset the dash counter each trip and work out averages based on that 😊 An accumulative total over multiple trips is way off otherwise, we tried being lazy about it too lol 😂
Hey mate, nice beast! What is the height dimension from the ground to the top of the platform rack?
Thanks mate! It's 2090m to the top of the pioneer platform rack (not including the maxtraxs)
@@BigOzExplorers amazing! And is that also with the 2 inch lift?
@@vanle-jo7vt yes that’s as of today ☺️
@@BigOzExplorers bloody legend mate!
Are you guys running any extra underbody protection other than the bash plate from the rhino bar? Any vulnerability there?
No we just have the bash plate, its better than what we had (nothing) lol... We did the cape before this and the 2" lift was installed and tacked the OTT and Frenchman's with no issues or vulnerabilities that we're aware of. 😊
@@BigOzExplorers that’s awesome, the bottom part of the sump does seem a little vulnerable when looking below on the y62c of course it depends how hard you’re planning to throw the big bus around too haha
@@liamkendle480 hopefully not hard enough to knock that out 😂😂🙏🏻
@@BigOzExplorers yeah I hope to never see that in one of your videos! 😂
Which dealer did you buy the car from ?
I believe it was Westco Nissan in Cairns.
The above comment is correct! ☝🏻 at the time they had an overflow of Y62 Patrols so we may have got lucky. 🙈 We had spoken to multiple dealerships before we made this sale so we were maybe a bit cocky when we went in with our offer 😂🙈
can anyone recommend someone in Sydney that can do all theses mods ?
I hope someone comes back to you! 😊😊
What camera did you use to record this?
This was the Sony a 6100, it kept coming out of focus and I literally have no idea why! It drove me insane but I wasn’t going to record it all again LOL
@@BigOzExplorers Have you tried manual focus. This will help make your subject stay in focus and clearer. Thanks for sharing your journey.
@@gracecinematic65 I think it was on auto focus and that may have been the problem but still learning with the ‘big camera’ lol... I should try that, I just worry if I move too much then the whole shot is out of focus 🙈 youtuber first world problems lol
Schmick Truck guys. Well done.
Thanks mate, we love it 🥰🤙🏻
Car.....
@@kjoy064 in Australia it’s called a car but it’s basically a truck 😂 we love it regardless 👏🏻☺️
Jeez Sian, I thought this was a family channel... all those hand gestures explaining ball weight... I'm gonna need a cold shower.
😂😂😂 Its a family channel, I swear! lol 🙈
People get so hung up a fuel consumption but will spend $30k more to buy a 200 series that uses 2l/ph less...makes no sense to me.
I know right?!? At the end of the day it’s a V8 and if you buy a V8 you need to expect V8 fuel consumption. Considering what type of engine it is I don’t think it’s too bad. We bought knowing full well it would be more than the ranger but it also tows so much better than the ranger, worth every penny/100 in our opinion 😁🤙🏻
Shit that looks good, i wont steal it now, id cry haha 😍🥰😘
Why would you cry, hope it would be a happy cry at least 😂
Good episode guys will be interesting in the accurate weigh in. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, sorry don't like the front any more but all that matters is Chris does 🤟
Yes it’ll be interesting for sure. I’m just glad we can get some real facts out there 🙌🏻
You guys and no moss are my fckn favs!
Hearing you there, they are awesome hey 👏🏻👏🏻 we love their series too 🙌🏻