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Over-amped: You’re killing your batteries
Sometimes the biggest, baddest and angriest charger you can get your hands on isn’t always the best, and this simple mistake is killing your batteries by punching too many amps into them… without you even realising! Charging your auxiliary batteries…
A guide to wheel bearings… and how to check, repack and replace them
Here’s an Unsealed 4X4 driveway DIY you can knock over before you head off on holidays: how to check and tighten wheel bearings! Wheel bearings are something you don’t think about until they’re whining their head off like a millennial…
Your 4X4 is NOT insured for what it’s worth
The other week I was minding my own business, working from home, when I got absolutely blindsided by a question from a mate of mine, Aiden. The question that proper buggered me was, “Do you reckon your 4X4 is insured…
Driving lights? You get what you pay for
Why a set of cheap driving lights will let you down… time after time. I’m sometimes as guilty as the next bloke when it comes to trying to nab a bargain, and I’m not afraid to admit I’ve bought some…
DIY Driveway: ARB Cable Guide
For our next instalment in the Unsealed 4X4 DIY Driveway series, we’ve got a $25 bit of kit that can save you $30… again and again! If you’re anything like me, and have this innate problem with munching fridge cables…
How to extend the life of electric motors in winches and air compressors
A little understanding will help you to extend the life of electric motors in equipment such as winches and air compressors. Here’s how… Warning! The following Unsealed 4X4 story contains mathematical equations… but it’s not too hard to understand, and…
Cape York begins to reopen… sort of
Chances are you’ve heard about the ‘biosecurity measures’ being lifted by the Federal Government, specifically relating to Cape York and the removal of the main point of restriction on travel to and from The Cape. If you were anything like…
How To Water Crossings Part 4
How To Water Crossings, Part 4 – Time To Get Out In Unsealed 4X4’s Part 1 How To: Water Crossings we looked at how to make sure if your vehicle is properly prepared to tackle deep water, while in Part 2…
News Wrap: All the latest from May 2020
News Wrap May 2020. Here’s Unsealed 4X4’s News Wrap May 2020, with all the latest news from the world of four-wheel driving. Images purporting to show the new face of the 2021 Toyota HiLux have been leaked online. The images…
DPF Cleaning is a thing… but first you’ve got to cut it open
Despite DPFs supposedly being no-maintenance, life-of-the-vehicle items, DPF cleaning is a real thing… and it can save you thousands. Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) are the bane of many modern diesel-engine 4x4s. While they’re designed to keep harmful particulate emissions out…
Are body lifts still a thing?
Body lifts used to be extremely popular and then they fell out of favour for a while but they are now coming back into fashion. This is in part thanks to changes to the VSB14 (Vehicle Standards Bulletin 14) a…
Get a quote and win with Club 4X4
Get a quote and win! Yes, that’s right… our mates at Club 4X4 are giving you the chance to win 1 of 6 awesome Winter Escape Packs and to enter all you need to do is get an insurance quote…
How To Water Crossings Part 3
How To: Water Crossings, Part 3: Driving Across In Unsealed 4X4’s Part 1 How To: Water Crossings we looked at how to make sure if your vehicle is properly prepared to tackle deep water, while in Part 2 we examined how…
Unsealed 4X4 Pop-Up Store
Score an awesome deal at our temporary pop-up store, designed to support the 4X4 industry through COVID-19. Yep, you read it right! We’ve just opened the new Unsealed 4X4 Pop-Up Store! Unsealed 4X4 has teamed up with a bunch of…
Australia’s Animal Collision Hotspots
Insurance company AAMI has released its latest data highlighting the location of Australia’s animal collision hotspots, and it shows that those living in the nation’s capital should take extra care when driving. The information on Australia’s Animal Collision Hotspots is…
