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My 2020 Jimny overlander build

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19 Oct 2020 09:17 #229268 by Chalky the Jimny
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Agreed Dagzook,

For me it's the peace of mind when far from civilization that they are dependable, especially with only 1 spare (in Africa we carry 2 on a lot of trips).

I'll get them, just not yet. Need to get some use out of these ones first - I have nowhere to store them so would be wasted.

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19 Oct 2020 09:19 #229269 by Chalky the Jimny
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Lambert and Soeley, 100% - all good points raised.

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19 Oct 2020 11:40 #229277 by Lambert
Don't misunderstand I have bfg tyres on Dreadnaught. Just the urban terrain ones, they last seemingly infinitely long never really struggle to find some grip on anything like a made road, even in fields on wet grass they just work. They even handled the BigJimny forum meet last year at the pay and play though I wasn't diving into every mud hole I could find but still.

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

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24 Oct 2020 09:57 #229445 by Chalky the Jimny
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Yesterday I wired in a live 12V socket and V measurement item in the push to start holder - seen on this forum too.

Not too complicated to do.

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24 Oct 2020 10:06 #229446 by DAGZOOK
Chalky which fuse did you piggy pack off? Was it an ignition 12V feed or constant? I'm pretty sure Gadget took his feed direct from the battery so that he could charge things whilst the engine was off. I've been meaning to do this for a while!

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24 Oct 2020 13:17 #229454 by Soeley
The Start Button blank is perfect for these.

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24 Oct 2020 16:20 #229461 by Chalky the Jimny
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Dagzook,

I used the spare live on (20amp). I copied someone on this forum in this regard - I also wanted to have one while the key is out. .

I found this page that has a wiring diagram for the Jimny, I used #5 :

https://fuse--box-info.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fuse-box.info/suzuki/suzuki-jimny-2018-2020-fuses?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=16035563062465&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Ffuse-box.info%2Fsuzuki%2Fsuzuki-jimny-2018-2020-fuses



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24 Oct 2020 18:54 #229470 by Chalky the Jimny
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I finally got my Escape Gear seat covers from South Africa - pretty chuffed

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05 Nov 2020 10:51 #229701 by Chalky the Jimny
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I installed the Jimny style radius arm protectors, they are the most exposed points and would rather have them protected.

Not 100% happy with the quality of the covers if I'm honest - for their price. But it will do the job.

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05 Nov 2020 10:55 #229702 by Chalky the Jimny
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I installed the Big Jimny rear recovery point. I didn't think the Jimny style ones are designed well enough and I wouldn't have full faith in them. These ones are ridiculously heavy and well designed and attached, super heavy and probably over kill, but rather safe than sorry. It comes with two but due to the weight I decided just to fit one.
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05 Nov 2020 10:56 #229703 by Chalky the Jimny
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While I had the read bumper off, it was the best time to fit my Suzuki reverse camera.

So I did all that, and installed a rear camera for my dashcam, easy enough with everything open.

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05 Nov 2020 11:09 #229704 by Andy2640
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Chalky the Jimny wrote: I finally got my Escape Gear seat covers from South Africa - pretty chuffed


Lovin the seat covers. I'm undecided between the escape gear and the takla. Yours look super nice, and i love the deep camo colour.

These will last a lifetime thats for sure.

Looking forward to your build project buddy.

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