2011 Nissan Navara D40 Wellbody to Aluminium Tray and Canopy Conversion 

Hi Harry, the lights are those supplied by MRT, along with the mounting plate. I used the existing wiring to the original lights to work out which wire goes where, then matched them to the new lights....a pretty simple process, really.

That's a very good question! I just went ahead and did the conversion.....but I do know that Navaras did come out with with a tray on the back, instead of a wellbody. I never had it over the pits, either.

Hi Steve. It took me a couple of goes to get the fuel filler set up so that I could fill the tank without getting air locks in it. I went to a wrecking yard and bought a fuel filler pipe and locking cap from a Mitsubishi Triton, and adapted that to fit, and secured the filler to the front edge of the mudguard on the passenger's side. One thing I have to do, to fill the tank, is turn the filler nozzle upside down (instead of holding it in the filler in the conventional way) and this allows me to fill the tank normally. I'm considering installing a second, smaller tank, so that will probably need a bit of planning to get the filling and dispensing into the LR fuel tank, sorted.

@@RustysOutbackAdventures hey Rusty thanks so much for your prompt reply given we are all busy..will give that a try.

Since that video was made, I've fabricated a new aluminium roof rack....here's a link to that video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oZPmANEMqs0.html

Hi and glad you like the video and channel. I started with a fibreglass canopy on the wellbody but got sick of always having to climb inside to get what I wanted/needed. The tray and aluminium 3 door canopy was an obvious choice for me. I went with the 1000mm high option, rather than the standard 860mm high canopy (even though it sticks up above the roofline of the cab) as it affords me more room including more headroom when the doors are open. If you go the MRT route, I'd suggest adding the roof supports for more strength. Be mindful that the MRT design doesn't allow you to hang anything off the rear of the canopy if you go without the back door....ie. no spare wheel or jerry cans. I wasn't going for the 3 door but the guy at MRT talked me into it, and I'm grateful that he did, as it adds another level of options to accessing stuff in the canopy. Good luck with your conversion.

Hi Darcy, the weight saving was probably around 100 - 125kg. Before doing the conversion, I weighed the vehicle without the bullbar and long range tank, but had 50L in the original tank and my toolbox in the back. After the conversion to the tray and canopy, and with the bullbar and long range tank fitted, again with 50L of fuel and my toolbox, it came in around 2400kg. If you check out my video about the GVM upgrade, you'll see the Navara's original GVM is pretty low, compared to your Ranger and others. Good luck with your conversion...it's not hard to do.

Hi Kevin, and thanks for your comments. The temperature inside the canopy doesn't get too hot, but I am planning on insulating teh ceiling and doors...watch out for that video in the near future. Regarding the weight, it came in at 2400kg with the tray, canopy, bullbar, long range fuel tank with 50L in it, and my medium sized tool box. Check out my 'Why I did a GVM upgrade to my Navara' video, for a detailed explanation of weights, etc.

Thanks Michelle. You'll love the caravanning life and getting out in the bush....there's so much to see and do out there!

Hi Daniel, it's good to have you along and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. I have quite a few in the pipeline so I hope you'll subscribe and hit the bell icon to be notified of new videos.

I've just released a new video about why I did the GVM upgrade...check it out here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XzhPihmqrzI.html

Cheers mate appreciate that 👌🏽

Thanks for the tip, @Outdoors. Unfortunately, I have limited headroom in the carport so I'll wipe out the antenna if it's on the roof or canopy.

@@RustysOutbackAdventures Haha no worries, if you wanted you could always put it on a quick release folding bracket.

I'll look into some sort of swivel bracket!

@@RustysOutbackAdventures GME do one