Diff lockers

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationWavetrac are a completely different company to Quaife. Impressions from people that have used both seem to be that the effect of the extra torque transfer in low grip situations is minimal, even when both wheels are on the ground. I think the electric locking torsen is definitely the way to go.

I took one for an M3 out of it's packaging the other week and it was in a Quaife box with the Wavetrac name also printed..... Must be doing a collaboration or something ?

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Has anyone installed/heard about/used a "ET208 Rear E Locker"? I'm looking to put an E-locker on the rear of my Gen3 because I don't fancy doing a whole air system. Seems cheap at ~$350USD.

durfsurn: You can go to this link to follow my install and read all of the comments.

Chinese E-Locker

I think the ebay link that Busta provided is the same locker I bought from China, now being sold by Xshock Dakar. That may be incorrect but the picture they show is identical to the picture that the Chinese locker use to have on their website.

Unfortunately I can't give much feedback on the performance/durability of the locker itself. Just after the install, the Philippines went into a strict lockdown. Even now I am not allowed to cross regions to get to the province where I go off-road - and Metro Manila has probably the same amount of off-road areas as downtown London.

I'm only guessing that the ET208 that you reference is one that is shown on Alibaba (or maybe Aliexpress). The one I looked at appeared to be a copy of the TRE E-locker (which I have for my front). In the case of TRE, they are a straight locker without a Torsen style LSD. TRE is also Chinese but it is a joint venture of Citroen and Peugeot for production of OEM parts. Even prior to using I will admit a lot more faith in it than my rear locker.

Thanks zukebob, I've read through your thread before, its what got me interested in doing an E-locker rather than waiting and doing an Air system - the ET208 is indeed an Alibaba special which I found trying to source a purchasing place for a TRE E-Locker. Does anyone have a link to one?

And if I do want to go for the Alibaba special what do I need to look out for? Is it likely to be completely unrealiable? I don't plan on pushing it super duper hard and will keep it off when on-road unless its really raining badly. Is it a direct swap or do I need to get other parts? I've done mechanical and car electrics work on other cars before but never a diff swap. Also how do I ensure compatibility with my Gen3 (2010) Jimny?

Really appreciate anyone's input, thanks guys .

That ebay link up there shows a seller with one of the worst ratings I have ever seen on ebay. product can still be ok of course.

Durfsurn you will not need a locker on-road for bad rain. I do not even engage 4x4 on rain, only very bad snow or offroad. My ARB is never used on-road. actually if it is very slippery, it could make your car go straight when you would like to follow the curve.

otherwise: remember that an ARB RD88 from an old Samurai will also fit the jimny rear diff for a lower cost option. My ARB was originally bought to put in a Samurai / SJ but when i had my Jimny diff out I couldn't resist putting it in the Jimny.

for me with little time to spend on the car I have difficulty to spend so much money on chinese items of questionable quality that is alot of work to replace.
I have no reason to doubt the quality except for the ebay rating and not a well known brand and troublesome warranty if any.
With my ARB I feel alot safer that my investment is not a waste of my too little time and saved up money.