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Hella Rallye 4000 LED released
Hella has just released the Rallye 4000 LED range. If you’ve been around more than a few years, you’ll have heard of the Hella range of lighting products. Back in the strictly halogen days, they were up there with IPF…
How to: Off-road tyre pressures and improving traction
Getting off-road tyre pressures right to suit the terrain you’re driving on can dramatically improve your vehicle’s traction. Here’s everything you need to know. Put your thinking caps on as Unsealed 4X4 tackles off-road tyre pressures, ink prints and tractive…
New GVM upgrade kits from Terrain Tamer
Terrain Tamer and Multidrive Technology have developed a new range of vehicle-specific GVM upgrade kits. The new Terrain Tamer GVM (Gross Vehicle Mass) upgrade kits have been developed to cater to popular 4×4 vehicles that are often pushed to their…
Tested: Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697
The Bridgestone Dueler A/T D697 is no new contender on the market; the design has been around for a little over three years now. We fitted a set with instructions from Bridgestone to put them through their paces and, essentially,…
Gear News: Projecta COMPAC Fast Chargers
The new range of Projecta COMPAC Fast Chargers add battery life to phones, laptops and GoPros. The new COMPAC Series 18W power banks are available in PB5 (5000mAh) and PB10 (10,000mAh) models, and they are claimed to feature the same…
Ultimate Nexus 360 Camper-Trailer Review
We test the top-of-the-range Ultimate Nexus 360 camper-trailer. Even though Ultimate Off-Road Campers are a familiar sight on the road these days, it’s hard to believe the initial concept stretches back to the mid 1990s. This light, aerodynamic, fibreglass-bodied, side-fold…
TLR launches new multiplug bracket for 200 Series
With more and more connections needed between what you’re towing and your tow-rig, finding a neat way to mount all those connections has been a problem for some time. We’ve just gotten off the phone with the folks over at…
DIY Driveway: Installing Tred side-mount and flat-mount recovery board kits
A set of TRED Mounting Brackets and Adapter Kits allows for easy and secure fitment of recovery boards to roof racks. TRED has developed two new mounting options for TRED Pro and other recovery boards for secure fitment to roof…
Warn and Factor 55 join forces
Warn acquires innovative recovery equipment manufacturer Factor 55. Warn Industries, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of vehicle winches and other recovery equipment, recently acquired Factor 55, a manufacturer of hardware for Closed System Winching which is a winching technique using…
Superior Engineering Ranger and BT-50 Coil Spring Conversion Kit
Want to transform your Ranger or BT-50 from a leaf-spring cart into a Raptor-like coil-spring beast? Superior Engineering has developed a Ranger and BT-50 Coil Spring Conversion Kit. The Superior Engineering weld-in kit has been developed to convert the Ford…
9 4X4 tools to carry with you, always
The first of the tools to have in the back of you’re 4X4 is the multi-tool. There is no shortage of these things on the market, but for my money stumping up for a good quality unit is worth it.…
Last-resort, life-saving Flip-Flop Winch
Meet the absolute last-resort, life-saving Flip-Flop Winch Sometimes you’ve really got to rely on your noggin to get yourself out of strife, especially if you get stuck in the scrub somewhere without the right gear to get you out, or…
How to: Regular winch maintenance
Now is a great time to perform some regular winch maintenance to save it from a premature end. With a fair bit of rain about lately it’s a good time to sit down and talk about winch maintenance. We’re not…
Desperate for dirt? Get your 4WD fix at home with these RC rock crawlers
Stuck at home but desperate for dirt? Hit the backyard tracks with these awesome RC rock crawlers. There are plenty of remote control 4WDs on the market and two of the best come from RC4WD and Traxxas. The two Defenders…
DIY Driveway: ScanGauge II Review/Install
Since the introduction of the On-Board Diagnostics V2 port (OBD2) in the late-1990s, and nearly all diesel engines going to computer control by the early 2000s, OBD2 scanners and readers have really taken off. The ScanGauge II is the latest…
