I’ve created a new section on my blog called Projects. This is where I’ll document all future projects into a series of blogs. I thought about making videos but it would slow down my progress, adding additional work to what I know is going to be a big challenge to see through. I will make…
Custom White Tyre Lettering
I wasn’t planning on adding white lettering to the tyres. However, since changing to the Dean Cross Country wheels in black and having such a stealthy look to style of the Jimny I felt it needed some contrast. This is purely a looks thing. I’ll not bother going into why I continue to use Toyo…
Front Runner Rack / Load Bar Rain Gutter Paint Protection
UPDATE Since posting this blog and chatting on Instagram Front Runner SA commented why I’m making a mistake adding the rubber trim. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Geordie Jimny (@geordiejimny) Here’s what they said: Using any type of rubber on the legs will not allow a firm and solid clamping force…
Rotopax Water Tap (Easy Mod)
Here’s a five minute mod for anyone wanting to add a tap to a Rotopax Water Carrier. I searched high and low for a good quality water tap but there’s no options that ship to the UK. The USA (as always) has products to solve this problem easily but it seems the universe stops at…
DARCHE 180º Rear Awning
I hummed and hawed over whether to buy a 2m side awning or the 180º rear awning. Here’s my reasoning if it’s of interest, if not skip to my initial impressions. Decision making Firstly, why change from the 1.4m awning? There’s a lot to like about fitting a 1.4m awning to the side of a…
90º tailgate door opening
There are a few situations where replacing the stock tailgate gas strut with a longer one will be of benefit to you. The main reason is accessibility and the perhaps less important one is function. With significant plans for the rear of the camper this year I set about testing the different sizes of gas…