"Mild" off-road plans for Jimny commuting and playing - Opinions welcome :)

Even though the Pound has taken a dive, the SA Rand has been hammered lately too, major turmoil over there at the minute. I doubt the prices would have gone up at all.

NickR, if you're up for it, I'd be keen on sharing freight costs and getting a set myself. Had my eye on Wizerds goods for a while now, good reviews all round ( www.4x4community.co.za ).

As far as sea freight goes, they charge by volume of the package, not weight. So if you're willing to wait a few weeks it'll be significantly cheaper.

Thanks for the picture, 1066Boy. Is that bolted to the existing tow point? Would that resist if it had to be pulled sideways? Unfortunately, I can't find any pictures of where they were originally intended to come out, so hard to tell what it means to the bumper. Your pic also looks like they would clash with that chassis bracket if you want the tow point itself to be horizontal. Have you used it much in anger?

I like the Wizerd rear recovery points (simple to fit, red, and look like departure angle is unaffected), but am leaning towards the JimnyBits front recovery points, as they are less likely to foul on approach (My lower bumper already takes it's fair share of nudges!).

@Venter - I have asked Wizerd for a sea/land freight cost instead. I am more than happy to look at sharing freight costs. I assume the import duty will be the 20% VAT. I am in Warwickshire, so not sure how that works for getting the parts to you once they arrive?

New tyres yesterday, and some camera wiring tidying. Hoping to fit the lights today, but the rain may prevent that
Jimny is getting addictive

Nick

Hi Nick. yes I clamped it to the original tow point as I did not want to chop the bumper. The large round lug that
goes into the chassis stops any sideways movement. I have used them a couple of times for recovery and they
have not moved. Yes they are a little lower than I would like but it has not caused a problem so far even when I have
smashed them into the ground when crossing a ditch.

Thanks 1066Boy,

I'll see what price Wizerd give me/us for a few bits shipped over.

Your Jimny looks good in those photos - just the level of mods we are aiming for on ours!

Nick

Hi Daniel,

We got some time to fit the lights today. They look quite subtle in the central vent.



I connected them up via fuse and relay etc, and looked for a handy feed for the relay (just something quick and easy on main beam while I find a nice switch to put inside as an over-ride). Oddly, all three wires to the driver's side headlight tripped the relay with the key out which surprised me. I need to check the circuits to see how they are wired, but at least one of them should be a ground, so I may have miswired something else!! I will get back to it soon - then I will see how they help in the lighting stakes, and try and take some pictures. Looking at their size compared to some of the 2-row light bars, I am not expecting huge things, but maybe I can double them up and have them in all 4 side vents!

With the air-con radiator and the electric fan as well as the viscous fan, I assume obstructing the centre vent completely is not ideal.

Nick

I think you could cover it completely and it'll still be fine....Suzuki were clever with the standard grille.....look under the bumper....they put holes in case you obstruct the grille with leaves etc.