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Hello from South Tyneside .... that place where the Great North Run ends and that "nice boy" Joe Mcelderry (X-Factor) resides.
Girl No.2 - The Gris
Girl No.3 - The Gris Wagon
and not forgetting Girl No.1's wheels .... The Rav4 Reebok
As many know already, I'm not an off-roader .... currently a Dog Taxi, have taken out the back seats and laid some marine ply.
The first thing I did was to change the front speakers - has made the sound good enough for me.
Have also fitted an alarm with ultrasonics and linked the alarm remote to work the central locking.
Replaced the standard toot-toot horn with 2 horns - one high, one low, a bit more scary now
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The studs that held the rear seat backs are quite handy
when I'm passing an electrical trade supplier, I'll pick up a couple of elec cable steel conduit fittings like this, as they look ideal for sliding over those bolts. In case you're wondering, it's so I can bungee strap the weekly shop down.
I've stuck on rear bumper protectors and a hairdresser's bar .... I'm sure I'll get some stick for this, but at the time I was concerned that some of the "pond life" that live in my cul-de-sac would scuff the back end (like they did on my last ride)
so I did the front as well
and the sides
and yes .. I did get carried away and added some bling ... I'm so sorry, I really don't know what I was thinking, but I'm OK now.
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I stuck on some Wispa Bars
then some wind deflectors ... but I got the girlie ones by mistake, wanted the big ones.
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and I put some bolt-on pedal plates ... anyone with long legs will be aware of the problem of driving with your legs wide-open and after doggy walking, my wet boots kept slipping of the little pedal rubbers. Note, I had to put the clutch pedal on upside down as the surface is a bit too grippy.
and finally, here's the spare
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Have placed a forward order for the new General Grabber AT 205/75R15's - coming at the end of July.
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Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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That spare looks familiar... is the wear on the outside edge ? My left hand front wore in exactly the same way, killed the outer edge and the rest were OK. Tracking was fine, I think it had spent all it's life in town going round roundabouts before I had it ! Might be worth getting the little rubber inserts for your pedals that push into the holes for MOT time; some testers seem to think it's a fail if there's no rubber on the pedals
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Our Ridgeback would be jealous of that, he makes do with (all) of the backseat
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We'll need to know how you get on with the new AT's when you get them.
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Yes the wear is on the outside edge - after reading somewhere .........
. I'm a little concerned as I'd guess they would have kept the "best" old front tyre as the spare !you can't adjust the alignment of wheels on a rigid axis. From the factory, they're perfectly set, but if the beam gets even slightly distorted, you can't adjust the wheels to compensate
Didn't know that about the pedals needing rubber
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Male Rigdeback, nice .... so I guess you don't need an alarm
Only one domestic a week ...... what's your secret
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Def no need for an alarm, anyone about outside the house where it sits gets shouted at from the living room window
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Anymore plans for your Gris Wagon ?
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imminent (on order) - new General Grabber ATs 205/75/15
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near future - Waxoyl treatment - what does anyone think of these ?
near future - rear window tints
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1 years time - S/S exhaust
5 years time - ORA front and rear bumpers
6 years time - new boot layout
- slightly raised false internal floor with pull-out extending ramp, for the Gris to walk up when she's unable to jump in anymore ............ Ahhhh
8 years time - suspension lift, arches, big wheels, rock sliders, roll cage, winch, spots and a couple of Dobermans in the back ........... grown men will scream in terror as I park next to them, women will cover their childrens eyes
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..... yeh maybe I'm getting carried away now
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From the front, well fit!
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cheers Donald, just checked out www.motester.co.uk and it appears the MOT only considers the brake pedal (as it's part of the braking system) - "Footbrake - pedal rubber not worn to excess" - that was stroke of luck thenMight be worth getting the little rubber inserts for your pedals that push into the holes for MOT time; some testers seem to think it's a fail if there's no rubber on the pedals Found that one out the hard way when I had them in my Subaru a few years back...
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other bits that may be of interest -
- the spare wheel and tyre are not examined in the MOT
- removing an anti-roll bar which was originally fitted to the vehicle is now a reason for MOT failure
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You wouldn't have to worry about the locals bumping it with ORA bumpers anyway
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Clarion SRQ-1330R 3-way 130mm
they needed some new holes drilled
and as they're 3 way, they protrude slighly and "just" fit behind the grilles with the rear panels put back on.
however, the right hand side was trickier to fit as the seat belt mechanism (one bolt and one screw - simple) had to be removed to get my hand down the back to hold the clips
the sound is excellent (well as good as possible using the standard Jimny clarion unit).
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if anyone's considering upgrading speakers - fit rear speakers first, they're actually located closer to your lugs than the fronts and have "space" to push their sound into the cabin (unlike the footwells).
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i always wondered that when i had my first jimny
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will def be fitting them to the next one if its an easy diy
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