Jimny 2019 videos off road in South Africa

MrPaynterZA wrote: I think the confusion is everyone is mistaking you for the first channel mentioned @saxj!

I see you definitely put your Jimny through it's paces! I am keen on the mudflaps, how much did the Dealers charge for them if I may ask?

I paid ZAR 4000 for them fitted. Expect to pay more though, after fitting mine they realised that the 1 hour Labour charge was unrealistic. They now charge 3 hours labour to fit them. I was livid because I ended up having to take a half day leave.

MrPaynterZA wrote: I think the confusion is everyone is mistaking you for the first channel mentioned @saxj!

Ah yes, I thought @saxj was from the Roam Overland channel, hence the age confusion!

Gadget wrote:

MrPaynterZA wrote: I think the confusion is everyone is mistaking you for the first channel mentioned @saxj!

Ah yes, I thought @saxj was from the Roam Overland channel, hence the age confusion!

Ha ha, I have a little more experience than that young lad. I also like to play hard. Although I really enjoy the overland stuff too. (My previous Jimny)

Wow, looks well kitted out, very nice.

Those Jerrycans, are they "road legal" installed like that?

TaterTot wrote: Those Jerrycans, are they "road legal" installed like that?

No idea. Here it is quite common to see on defenders. We got stopped a number of times on our trip through Botswana and Zimbabwe, and three only thing they found wrong was a number plate light that didn't work.
A friend with a similar setup did a 6 month trip through Africa without having any issues.

Saxj, you’ve probably already driven yours off road more and harder than most of us will ever drive ours here in the UK.

So, now that the honeymoon period has passed, any niggles appearing, any bits falling off, rubbing, going up in smoke, spewing fluids, etc etc...?

Dorsetdumpling wrote: Saxj, you’ve probably already driven yours off road more and harder than most of us will ever drive ours here in the UK.

So, now that the honeymoon period has passed, any niggles appearing, any bits falling off, rubbing, going up in smoke, spewing fluids, etc etc...?

I've done over 6000km so far, it's pretty well put together. No rattles, my old one's back door, passenger door and passenger seat used to rattle. Not a murmur from this one. The radial arm mounts are just as vulnerable on this one as the old.
The 215/80R15 tyres just rub on the inner arches at full articulation.

Android Auto can be painful at times. E.g. If the person I want to call doesn't have a nice English sounding name, then it can be impossible to phone them. And irritatingly it stops you scrolling through lists if the car is moving.

saxj wrote:

Gadget wrote:

MrPaynterZA wrote: I think the confusion is everyone is mistaking you for the first channel mentioned @saxj!

Ah yes, I thought @saxj was from the Roam Overland channel, hence the age confusion!

Ha ha, I have a little more experience than that young lad. I also like to play hard. Although I really enjoy the overland stuff too. (My previous Jimny)

There's a bit more than 30 kilos on the top there eh?

Bill Portland wrote:

There's a bit more than 30 kilos on the top there eh? [/quote]

Doesn't matter, as long as the original roof-rails have been removed and the aftermarket roofrack is mounted into the threaded fixing points, which appears to have been done.

It also had heavy duty coils in it. With all that load, the car just started to level out. So plenty of travel left in the coils.