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…
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…
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…
Jimny Window Molle Storage
UPDATE: available to buy at JimnyStyle! The rear tailgate molle system worked out an absolute treat. We use it a lot and have all kinds of stuff stored in it, all neat and tidy. I decided to look at expanding this clever use of vertical space to the window too. The Jimny has 5 M6…
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…
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…