9 Parts list
I found sourcing the right bits for the Unimog was a major issue, and I was surprised how often someone would jump onto facebook and say something that was 'gold' in terms of what I was looking for. I present this (unmaintained) list of products, prices and sources for others. Hopefully you can use this to either find or initiate your search.
| Product | Photo | Price | Source | Comments |
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| Ignition, Key |  |
$102.01 | MogCentral Ignition Barrel with Keys. | I believed that this is required for roadworthy, however some Facebook users say that it is not required. I cannot imagine owning a vehicle that cannot be locked shut and that has the key permanently stuck in the ignition though. See video to install. |
| Speedo | $294.25 | Speedo Kit with Hall Effect Sensor & Cable. | The standard Mog speedo appears to be very unreliable. (mine broke fairly quickly after buying the Mog, and many others have similar stories) This is a hall effect device (i.e. electronic) that should be very reliable. You program the speedo to suit your wheels by saying (for example) '8150 pulses = 1km'. Once you get the right number, then the speedo will be VERY accurate. You can put in different numbers to suit different tyre inflation pressures, but I very much doubt that this would be worth the effort. | |
| White, Yellow, Red reflectors |  |
$5.91 | Bunnings Trailer Reflectors. | One of the few issues I had on my heavy vehicle roadworthy was that they wanted reflectors on the tray. Red on the back (which it had), white on the front of the tray, and yellow on the sides. Bunnings sells these, and I am sure truck stops, Supercheap, Repco, etc. do too. |
| Runva 25000 winch with Synthetic rope |  |
$2695 | NEW Winch – RUNVA EWB25000 Premium 24V with SYNTHETIC Rope | Runva, Sherpa and Warn are two well known winch brands. I have a WARN 15000 on my 4x4. Runva and Sherpa both sell big winches suitable for the Mog. I preferred the Runva. I could get this in 20,000lb or 25,000lb. I didn't know what I needed, so I just went bigger just in case. Both 20K & 25K models have either steel or synthetic rope. I served on a ship where a steel cable snapped. For safety reasons I went with synthetic. Mog Central have all four options. Unidan appeared to have only the 20K. I beleive that both of these (20K/25K) winches have 25 metres of rope: the 25K 14mm and the 20K 12mm. |
| Front Winch Plate | |
$1,595 | Front winch plate to suit Runva EWB25000 | I have a video on the installation of this. I love this with the elephant ears still installed. Lots of options. The kit is not hard to install, but it does weigh an awful lot. I used an engine crane to lift it. Others have used forklifts. Certainly not a single handed install. |
| Rear Winch Plate |  |
$1,595 | Rear winch plate to suit Runva EWB25000 | The bag I have on top is mostly obscuring the winch. (It protects the synthetic cable from dust and sunlight) Again, I have a video on the installation of this. One tough puppy. The kit is not hard to install, but it does weigh an awful lot. I used an engine crane to lift it (having slings through the sling holes in the rear of the Mogs tray floor. Others have used forklifts. Certainly not a single handed install. |
| Stairs | Johan Bester on Facebook | Contact Johan Bester for details. Great bloke. Great set of stairs. Stairs Installation Video |
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| Twin Oil Filter kit |  |
$34.96 | Mog Central Twin oil-filters | See pictures for where the oil filters are found, and check whether you have one or two filters fitted. From what I can see, the bulk of the Unimogs / early ones are fitted with dual oil filters, and the latter ones / U1750 are fitted with a single filter. |
| Overdrive |  |
$22,000 plus the cost to shorten the driveshaft (if needed) | Mog Central Claas Overdrive | This should add about 22% to the final drive, turning ~80kph into ~96kph - perfect for the highway. Of course, that also means a 20% effective reduction in torque when engaged, so you need to drop out of overdrive for hills. Several people have reported an improvement in fuel consumption too. I do not have a workshop that could fit this (overhead gantry or crane), so I got MogCentral to fit for me. (Sept 24). Bottom line - would now not have a Mog without it. It is safer driving at ~100kph with no one doing anything silly to pass you. It doesn't do anything bad in terms or reducing the off road ability etc. It works flawlessly on the open road - and for us, we need to be able to put in a few hundred or a few thousand Kilometers to get where we are going. I cannot talk too highly of this product. |
| Heater tap valve |  |
$45 | Mog Central Heater Tap | Ok, this may seem a very minor issue, but the Unimog constantly has the heater partly on. Of a winter day, this is no big deal - but of a hot summer day, this is ridiculous. $50 allows it to be turned off. Note, when fitting the air-conditioner, I found that the plastic heater cover had a small broken tab that meant when I moved the controls - they did nothing. No wonder my Mog was hot no matter what I did. I don't know what you call those little steel push-pull cables - but I suggest you check your Mog to see that they have not broken at the working end. |
| Grease Gun |  |
$329 | Ryobi Grease Gun | While it is possible to use a manual 'squeegee' type gun, it seems that most users go for a battery operated gun due to the volume needed. In my case, I have Ryobi tools, but whatever battery scheme you have seems to be the answer. This one comes with no battery (I have plenty) and a flexible hose already. |
| Quick Release Grease Gun Coupler |  |
$59.50 | Total Tools Coupler | Highly recommended by Facebook users for use on the Mog. |
| MaxTrax Extreme |  |
$519 | MaxTrax Australia | These are very similar to the other MaxTrax, except the teeth are "replaceable hard-anodised alloy". Note that I have 4 sets of 'tracks' - one set of MaxTrax extreme, one of standard MaxTrax and two 'Bunnings Specials' Tred sets. I have not yet used them on the Mog, but I have used them on my Silverado - they work well. |
| Unimog Battery |  |
$440 | Delkor Heavy Duty Battery | These are the military batteries. 730Amp cold cranking and 100 amp/hour capacity. As the batteries are 12v each, you need two for 24v, and if you have a 'dual battery' set up (starter + leisure battery) - you need four. I got four as part of my twin battery boxes / steps. |
| Battery Terminal Protector |  |
$18.68 | CRC Battery Terminal Protector 300g | This is the equivalent of the military product used on battery terminals. It limits corrosion of the terminals and moisture ingression. |
| Service Kit | $70.80 | Mog Central Filter Service Kit + Oil | This is not really a product, so much as a pick list. Mog Central recommend some spares, but you can delete some of their items and add some of your own. I try to carry key spares and oils with us when we go remote. Regardless of spares, if you are going to service your own Mog, then this is a one stop shop for your service needs. | |
| Repair Kit | This is not really a product either, but a list of items that I try and carry when traveling remotely to fix as many as practical of the Mog's likely failures. | |||
| Diesel Fuel filter | Dirty fuel, or fuel with water in it, is a major cause of breakdowns in the outback. This is not so much from little fuel stations, but from a fuel truck dumping a lot of fuel into their underground tanks quickly and stirring up the bottom. Finding water in your fuel early (and then draining it off) is cheap insurance. | |||
| Saber 22,000kg Ultimate Heavy Duty Recovery Kit | $1,039.50 | Saber 22,000kg Ultimate Heavy Duty Recovery Kit | This is the Mog Central recovery kit. It includes: 22,000KG ULTIMATE Heavy Duty Recovery KIT INCLUDES: 1 x Winch Damper 1 x Saber Recovery Gloves- L/XL 1 x Ezy-Glide Recovery Ring 1 x 15,000kg SaberPro Utility Rope 1 x 18k Soft Shackle with Protective Sheath 1 x 22k Kinetic Recovery Rope 1 x 16K & 22K Ultimate Recovery Gear Bag 2 x 24K New HDX Technora Bound Soft Shackle 1 x Belt Straps(Short) |
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| George4x4 Heavy Duty Recovery Kit (13pcs) Deluxe Version | $1099 | George4x4 Heavy Duty Recovery Kit (13pcs) Deluxe Version | George4x4 Heavy Duty Kit. Suits for Vehicle with GVM of 5.5ton to 8ton including but not limited to: ISUZU NPS300 / UNIMOG / FUSO Canter / HINO 300 / IVECO daily, etc This Kit includes: 1pc*Kinetic Rope, 23900kg*9m 3pcs*Soft Shackles (Button Knot), Australian made 22000kg*60cm 1pc*Bridle Rope (Pink), Australian made 14000kg*4m 1pc*Tow Rope, Australian made 13200kg*20m 1pc*Tree Equaliser 24000kg*3m 2pcs*Aluminum Pulley Snatch Rings, Australian designed and NATA accredited lab tested (The silver rings are currently out of stock. We do have it available in red) 15000kg 2pcs*4.7ton Rated Shackles 1pc*Camouflage Recovery Bag 1pc*Dampener |
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| 20T soft shackle and winch ring |  |
$233.98 | 6" winch ring with 20T soft shackle | The winch ring is rated for 14T (WLL), but it was as big as I could find. It handles rope of 10-19mm diameter. The 20T soft shackle is more than sufficient for the ring. (Note, the ring is $41.89 by itself). |
| 160 Piece heavy duty nutsert |  |
$69.99 | 160PCS Heavy Duty Nut Rivet Riveter Rivnut Nutsert Gun Riveting Kit Thread M3-12 | Ebay kit with M3 - M12 tools and some nuts. This certainly works, and appears as good as any other tool I have seen. I am not saying that these sort of tools are 'professional grade', but provided it does all the work I need, then I don't need it to be better. (A variation of Colin Chapman's Lotus Car mantra). I augmented this kit with more M6 rivnuts. Bunnings have packs of 20 for $11.50. Bunnings also have twin handle Riveters available, but at $189 for something that does not appear as good as I brought from Ebay. |
| MaxTrax replacement teeth | $68 | Outback Equipment MaxTrax Replacement Teeth Repair Kit [Qty: 12pk] | A cheap way to repair damaged MaxTrax, or to upgrade standard MaxTrax to be similar in function to MaxTrax Xtreme. | |
| MaxTrax Xtreme | MaxTrax Extreme Drab | These are available from other firms at a discount. | ||
| Generator / Alternator | $1072.50 | MogCentral Alternator Kit | The Army put generators on the Unimog (even though alternators were standard at the time) for a number of reasons. (Gennies produce MUCH less electrical noise transmission, and they do not require dc power to produce dc power.) However, they appear to be fairly unreliable, and you are not going far without electrical power. Mine was fitted by the MogCentral team while the Mog was having the Overdrive installed. | |
| Starter Motor | $616 | Starter Motor | Not really an upgrade or a repair, I installed a new one as preemptive repair. MogCentral installed it for me while it was in for Overdrive fitment. I *THINK* both Unidan and Brown Bear supply these also - but I could not find them on their websites. |
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| ADF Seat covers | $450 | Black Duck seat covers through PPD | Not sure why you find Black Duck seat covers on this website and not on Black Duck's. A range of colours. These cover the drivers side seat and the bench seat. | |
| 24v inverter (& battery charger) | $1,467.73 | Victron Multibus 24/3000/70 | Google shows many inverter options. Unfortunately, most are 12v supply only. This one is 24v, but also provides shore power pass through, shore power supplement, battery charging (@70amp). | |
| 4 stroke Petrol Generator |  |
Generally available for less than $2000 | Honda EU22 | We inherited ours, so it was not our decision. That said, I am more than happy with this product. Low noise, low fuel consumption, easy start. No matter how much solar you have, you cant avoid rainy days or shade overhead. (Just ask the South Australian Government :-) ) I have only used it a few times when we have had to park in the shade for a few days. One hour sees 60 amp hours go back into the battery system. |
| Infra-red Thermometer |  |
$89 | BTMeter Instrument non-contact thermometer | This one seems to do everything that is needed. It is easy to go around and check tyre / rim / portal / engine temperatures. |
| Manual Car Oil transfer syringe pump |  |
$22.97 | Ebay hand pump. | A 500ml hand pump / syringe for filling portal axles and the differentials. |