Justinw6210

Hello everyone! I recently purchased a 2021 Defender Max HD10. I am wanting to put a light bar on the front bumper. I’ve been looking through several and found a few that I like. But, my question is, can I safely put a light bar on that is drawing 250 watts (approximately 20 amps) and not have problems with the battery draining? I am also installing a JBL head unit and 2 6.5 inch speakers. I just don’t want to overload the system. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated! Justin

Are you happy with your HD8?

Haha yeah, you may be right! I love the power we have now, but to be fair, I don’t ever use it to its full capability. Have never pulled anything in it, maybe have had a couple hundred pounds of bricks in it once in three years. Have had it some in some mud before and it was great. But, my dad has an HD8 three seater and he went the same places I did with no issue. My OCD I think is what I’m stuck on now. It drives me crazy to not have the biggest engine haha. As far as mods, I will leave it stock with the exception of some accessories.

I am in the market for a new machine. I currently have a 2018 Defender HD10 XT. I love the machine and it has been great, but I want a 6-seater. I have been tossing around the idea of a DPS HD8 Max. I mainly ride on county roads and use it for pokers runs, etc the most. From time to time, I will go off road and do some trail riding. I would love to hear some feedback form anyone who has a HD8 Max, or has an opinion going from a HD10 to HD8. I just want to have plenty of power when I have four adults in it. Also, I am nervous I will miss the extra power. But, for a $3k price difference, I don’t think I would miss it that much. Any feedback would be great! I would like to hear from anyone who has an opinion! Thanks as always!

Thanks for the input. I ended up moving it to the bumper. It is much better now.

Alright, so I noticed the other night after a 20 minute ride that something around the muffler seemed to be glowing. I lifted the bed and noticed that around the o2 sensor it was cherry red. Upon further inspection, it seemed like the pipe underneath the heatshield was all cherry red. It wasn't real bright, but a dull cherry glow to it. I'm not much of a mechanic, so was hoping someone could tell me if this is normal? Or do I have a problem? I have attached a picture of where it was hot. Like i said, it was red around that sensor, and underneath the heatshield.

I recently bought a 21.5 inch Open Trail dual row light bar for my 2018 Defender HD10 XT. I initially installed it on the roof, but noticed as I was driving the light was vibrating and moving around like crazy and is driving me nuts! It dang near will give you motion sickness seeing the light bouncing around everywhere, it is especially bad on gravel roads. So, now my thought is move it to the front of the machine and put it on the bumper. But, with the slight curvature of the bumper, (it is original OEM) I am not sure how to make it work? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I hate to spend the money on the light bar and not be able to use it. Thanks! JW