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Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 21:07
by Tinus lotz
Where are you going I will be at paindaine injambane area from 26 till the 10th of jan

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 20:25
by CarloG
Tinus lotz wrote:Where are you going I will be at paindaine injambane area from 26 till the 10th of jan
i'll be at Sunset Beach a little after Xai Xai - i'm testing out my Conqueror Companion for the first time - from 27 Dec to 8 Jan. Which lodge are you staying at?

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 22 Dec 2013 23:15
by Tinus lotz
CarloG wrote:
Tinus lotz wrote:Where are you going I will be at paindaine injambane area from 26 till the 10th of jan
i'll be at Sunset Beach a little after Xai Xai - i'm testing out my Conqueror Companion for the first time - from 27 Dec to 8 Jan. Which lodge are you staying at?
At paindane about 220km after xia xia very nice part of moz
Give me a call mabe we can meet up some where there pm me your no

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 23 May 2022 12:09
by OEBIE
Hi! In 2013 there was mention of "Peter's recovery points." What is the best way to fit 2 recovery points up front? I thought I might just buy another hook and fit it to the left front. May be that hook is just a towing hook and not a recovery point - not strong enough to yank a Patrol out of a hole. :helpsign:

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 23 May 2022 13:06
by iandvl
I think the issue with a second recovery hook up front on the other side is that, whilst the holes are there in the chassis, they're not threaded. Meaning one cannot just bolt in the new hook. Peter's recovery points replace the recovery hook using the standard threaded bolt holes. And he does provide rivnuts to insert into the blank holes on the chassis for the other side.

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 23 May 2022 18:15
by ricster
Yip, I have 2 of Peters recovery hooks on my Patrol. I like them loads !!!

The drivers side if I recall correctly simply bolts on using the existing 3 bolts ( or was it 2... can't remember), the other side has the holes but no thread. Rivnuts work great here, BUT I wouldn't use the rivnut recovery point on any angled recovery. The proper bolted one I think will be fine as the bolts go through the full thickness of the chassis rail. The rivnut recovery point is perfect for the safety lanyard or a straight recovery with no jerking.... just my opinion. Chat with Peter Connan about them too.

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 23 May 2022 20:39
by Peter Connan
Soulby, the recovery points on the 4.8 are different from those of the earlier cars. Oh, and they are recovery points. Plenty strong. I have seen a bent one, but it took some seriojs abuse and the bend was in an area that doesn't in my opinion cause a risk.

I do not offer recovery points for tbe 4.8 because I can't do a stronger point than the factory one at the price you can buy it from Nissan (and I am sure you could get them cheaper from Partsouq or similar).

The good news is that on the 4.8, the attachment points already have captive nuts installed too. So all you need to get are an extra recovery point and a pair of longer bolts. M14 x 1.5 thread, but I can't remember how long. Pretty sure 50mm will be a bit longer than necessary without being too long to fit.

I also think the Njssan part number for the recovery point is mentioned on this forum somewhere...

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 23 May 2022 20:54
by iandvl
Peter Connan wrote: 23 May 2022 20:39 ...
I also think the Njssan part number for the recovery point is mentioned on this forum somewhere...
From PartSouq on a 2003 4.8, the part number is : 51110VC205 (HOOK ASSY-FRONT).

Edit: The thread you are referring to is : https://patrol4x4.co.za/viewtopic.php?p=61432#p61432 Seems as if they quoted Fanus R610 for one in 2015. That is not a bad price. I am sure David will also have...

Re: Patrol Recovery !!

Posted: 24 May 2022 10:21
by bruce_k
OEBIE wrote: 23 May 2022 12:09 Hi! In 2013 there was mention of "Peter's recovery points." What is the best way to fit 2 recovery points up front? I thought I might just buy another hook and fit it to the left front. May be that hook is just a towing hook and not a recovery point - not strong enough to yank a Patrol out of a hole. :helpsign:
Hi Oebie. I have an original tow hook for you for R300 + postage. Same as the one in the attached pic...

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