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JimnyBits HD Rear Recovery Points Review & fitting
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22 Feb 2015 17:44 - 22 Feb 2015 18:02 #138817
by mc_nebula
JimnyBits HD Rear Recovery Points Review & fitting was created by mc_nebula
Purchased these a week or two ago, when they were on sale.
www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/jimny/accessori...oints/prod_1395.html
About the points:
I unboxed them and found them to be sturdy. They are made from two pieces of laser cut, bent 8mm steel plate. This gives a total of 16mm of steel at the business end. I bought a pair of shackles at the same time. The recovery points are supposed to come with instructions, however mine were missing. I didn't have any issues installing them though.
The points are designed to fit onto the holes already drilled in the chassis (with minor drilling) for a towbar. More on this later!
The points split in two and one slides into the chassis rail, one sits underneath. The bolts that join the halves pass through both halves and the chassis rail with a spacer. Then pair deep into the rail have a convenient handle welded onto the nut to enable you to get them on and do them up! All the other nuts are Nylock type.
Fitting the HD Recovery Points
First, I removed my rear bumper.
Looking down the chassis tube, I got a brush and cleaned the mud out. Looking at the bit of the chassis with the factory point on it, I could see several lumpy welds. The recovery points have cut outs on the sides for 4 of the welds, but I had a lump of weld in the middle which I simply filed flat. I placed the points into the chassis tubes and then looked at drilling new holes. The right side needs one hole drilling, the left side two. I drilled the holes and hammerited them. This was easy enough for anyone to do with a power drill.
I then tried to fit the reovery points, spacers, bolts and nuts. I found the spacers did not quite fit. I filed these down slightly and they fitted just fine. I did the bolts up, ensuring the two plates sat right with the end hole lining up perfectly. Once they are all tight, you can start re-building the bumper....
You will need to cut into your bumper to get the points to poke through. I'm sure you could just trim a neat hole in the right place, however I opted to go for the full trim to match my front bumper. I simply cut a piece of paper as a template, transferred the marking to both sides so they were the same and used a disc cutter to cut the plastic away. Now, reassemble the loom, bumper and lights and you are done!
Finally:
I'm thrilled with my recovery points and although I've not yet used them in anger, they look really smart on the car and seem plenty strong enough to tug the jimny out of plenty of muddy holes! I think, for the price these are brilliant value. They give you a strong, sturdy rear recovery option, without the departure issue "hang-ups" you get with a tow bar. I would reccomend these to anyone with a Jimny who doesn't have a tow bar (I swapped my tow bar for these as I only use it for recovery). Happy Modding!
About the points:
I unboxed them and found them to be sturdy. They are made from two pieces of laser cut, bent 8mm steel plate. This gives a total of 16mm of steel at the business end. I bought a pair of shackles at the same time. The recovery points are supposed to come with instructions, however mine were missing. I didn't have any issues installing them though.
The points are designed to fit onto the holes already drilled in the chassis (with minor drilling) for a towbar. More on this later!
The points split in two and one slides into the chassis rail, one sits underneath. The bolts that join the halves pass through both halves and the chassis rail with a spacer. Then pair deep into the rail have a convenient handle welded onto the nut to enable you to get them on and do them up! All the other nuts are Nylock type.
Fitting the HD Recovery Points
First, I removed my rear bumper.
Looking down the chassis tube, I got a brush and cleaned the mud out. Looking at the bit of the chassis with the factory point on it, I could see several lumpy welds. The recovery points have cut outs on the sides for 4 of the welds, but I had a lump of weld in the middle which I simply filed flat. I placed the points into the chassis tubes and then looked at drilling new holes. The right side needs one hole drilling, the left side two. I drilled the holes and hammerited them. This was easy enough for anyone to do with a power drill.
I then tried to fit the reovery points, spacers, bolts and nuts. I found the spacers did not quite fit. I filed these down slightly and they fitted just fine. I did the bolts up, ensuring the two plates sat right with the end hole lining up perfectly. Once they are all tight, you can start re-building the bumper....
You will need to cut into your bumper to get the points to poke through. I'm sure you could just trim a neat hole in the right place, however I opted to go for the full trim to match my front bumper. I simply cut a piece of paper as a template, transferred the marking to both sides so they were the same and used a disc cutter to cut the plastic away. Now, reassemble the loom, bumper and lights and you are done!
Finally:
I'm thrilled with my recovery points and although I've not yet used them in anger, they look really smart on the car and seem plenty strong enough to tug the jimny out of plenty of muddy holes! I think, for the price these are brilliant value. They give you a strong, sturdy rear recovery option, without the departure issue "hang-ups" you get with a tow bar. I would reccomend these to anyone with a Jimny who doesn't have a tow bar (I swapped my tow bar for these as I only use it for recovery). Happy Modding!
Last edit: 22 Feb 2015 18:02 by mc_nebula.
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