Have you ever heard the saying “Buy once, cry once”? I try and follow that line of thinking but didn’t when it came to replacing the damaged front grille. Initially the mod to the classic grille looked great but it wasn’t long before it started to look shabby. The final nail in the coffin for…
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LED light for automatic gearbox Jimny JB74
A weird design choice with the new Jimny is the lack of a backlight on the automatic gearbox. When we first bought the car it was the first thing my wife mentioned as an annoying omission. I saw an Instagram story for the inspiration to do this mod (thanks Flying Fyllis) and immediately hunted down…
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LED Light Bar Install
You can spend some serious dosh on LED light bars and spot lights. I’m sure they’re excellent quality and deliver the experience that people want… but I’m not going too. In this blog I’ll outline how I fitted the OSRAM LEDRIVING LIGHTBAR SX500-SP – SLIMLINE. Not only is it one hell of a mouthful but…
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Simple Spare Tyre Backpack Mod
A spare tyre bag is essential when camping. During transit you can store some lightweight bulky items in it and once at camp you have an easy access rubbish bin. This can mean the difference between leaving no trace behind or being an absolute knob head and leaving a mess! The aim of the game…
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Jimny Window Molle Storage
UPDATE: I am taking pre-orders for countries that DO NOT have rear airbags installed on their Jimny. Please do not install a window molle panel if your Jinmy has rear airbags. The rear tailgate molle system worked out an absolute treat. We use it a lot and have all kinds of stuff stored in it,…
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New Jimny Owner’s 15 Month Review
Why wait 15 months for a review? Frankly, I forgot to write a 12 month review! Let’s jump back to the 24th of April 2019 and my goofy face on collection day. Looking at this picture makes me realise how quickly the plastic bumpers and trim have lost their deep black colour and how big…
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Protection – Part 1
I took the advice from bigjimny.com based on the fact I’m not a major off road enthusiast and want to protect the essentials. So there’s only a few bits of underbody protection to add. First phase is Radius Arm Guards. I’ve hit these a few times so far, more so than anywhere else so it…
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DIY Roof Cargo Net Storage
This storage idea has been done before. Instagram and YouTube have many examples to get inspiration from. It’s an easy mod and I’ll share how I did it. Shopping list Shop around, you can get everything cheaper, I just stuck with Amazon mostly for convenience and speed. Choosing the right parts takes time and lots…
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Custom Rainfly on Front Runner Roof Tent
The awning extension project was fun to do and I’ve been wanting to attempt something more challenging. The rainfly on the Front Runner roof tent seemed like a good contender for a new DIY challenge. The crash course last year on how to use a sewing machine from my mother and sewing a triangle awning…
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