Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

[Philp]

I've been carrying out some more little bits and pieces to make the Trooper a more practical daily driver and long distance hauler. The one thing it's lacking in is storage space for all those little bits and bobs you have to carry around on a long trip so some cargo nets from Just Kampers have been screwed to the rear side panels.





The other big thing missing is any cupholders being an early to mid 80's design they thought ashtrays were more important and although it was well blessed with small fag end holders neither the wife or I smoke so the ones on the front doors have been replaced with a pair of fold away cupholders big enough to take a McD's large bucket of fizzy slop. (again from Just Kampers!)





And finally just finished fitting the CB I won off eebuygum, it's a european compatible 400 channel multi country job. Just got to get the brother-in-law to help me set up the SWR on the aerial as he knows what he's doing.



Antenna mounted on home made bracket off spare wheel



Wheee looks like a R/C car now!



Just some front fogs left to fit and then I need to work out some kind of mounting bar to fit some roof lights that will be low wneough to still let me carry a load/ladders on the roof.
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Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

[Google]

[steveforster9]

Philip

I like those cargo nets! Might seriously look at something like that to tidy up the rear of my truck.
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Steve F

1999 3.0DT LWB

[Philp]

heres a link to them http://217.29.195.146/FMPro?-db=wproducts.fp5&-format=detail.htm&-lay=cgi&-sortfield=name&-sortorder=descend&Category=interior&Find%5fWeb=C&-max=10&-recid=34444&-token.0=13311963&-find=
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Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

[ian]

aye its a good idea ..........i like it

[mbw13]

Nice work

Are the seatbelts in the rear standard? First time I've seen a Trooper with the retractable recoil belt desing, I've just got the old fashioned unhook from the side, click in then tighten
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1996 Mazda B2500

[Philp]

Rear seat belts are standard, maybe British spec demanded them by 1991 as this is a very late MK1 Citation (top spec). It also has the standard middle seat non retractable lap belt. Not that they get any use as the back seat lives in my garage and the back tends to be filled with building materirals or rubbish!
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Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

[siweb]

Where did u get the cup holders from matey?

[dani4JB1T]

good, very good !!! ...Those cupholders are exactly the ones I need for my door frames...I don`t like the ones I`ve found over here. They are like a plastic rim with a bag downside, and they are too stretch for cans and 1/2 liters water bottles.

Also the nets are superb and very useful for maps, gloves, etc...I don`t have any pockets near to my hands in my driver position.

I will go to search something similar.

Thanks for the ideas.
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[mbw13]

Oh yup, that makes sense. I think the Kiwi ones didn't have those belts until maybe 1990. Not too sure. My beast has things laid out (switches, gear shift patterns) quite differently.

Looking really good mate
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1996 Mazda B2500

[The PIG]

Phil you have the same cd player as me, and i got cup holders in mine but i took them off my mates transco transit, alot cheaper

[Philp]

Sadly I didn't have access to any Transco tranny vans! Still can't sniff at £4.95 each, I've put up with the type that clip over the top of the door until now and invariably end up falling in your lap when you put the window up, not much fun at the toll booth grand prix on the autoroute!

CD player was put in by me as it had nothing there when I bought it, I have also upgraded the front speakers with a second hand decent set of coaxials that came from a member on a car audio forum and the rears with an old set of Goodmans I had kicking around in my odds and sods box, they both sound better than the old original dried out cheapo ones fitted by Isuzu when new.
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Phil

96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

[Tomcat]

Hmm, I am very impressed with the ones in my Irmscher. They sound really nice and there is no distortion at all. Could that be another thing that Irmscher changed ?
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Gary

1989 Irmscher Bighorn 2.8 Intercooled Turbo Diesel