What did you do to your jimny today?

'Looks like we need bigger ramps'

Well after getting the Jimny replacement 'up together' I thought I would 'top up' the under-seal on the Vitara'.

The problem being the ramps I have used in the past were just not worth taking a chance on, so borrowed a set to get underneath today.
I gave the underside a good jet-wash yesterday morning followed with a short run to blow away any excess & left it out in warm air.

The Vitara has much more in the way of standard under-seal I've just given it an added coating.

Lovely

you've got the best colour

the wife's is light silver which maybe better for hidding dirt :whistle: but doesn't look right, and makes it look a much bigger car :blink:

I don't like the way the big back box is on display though, I scowl at it every time I walk past it on the drive, how sad :dry:

so how are you enjoying rattle free comfort again :lol:

Halford you should paint/spray it black

Tadpole wrote: The problem being the ramps I have used in the past were just not worth taking a chance on,

Not sure what you mean by that but I had the fright of my life t'other day. :ohmy: :woohoo: I went up one of my sets of ramps in my Junior and straight off the end. Thank the Lord the car is taller than the the ramps or they'd have been jammed under. But even luckier, I just missed the garage door wall; I had visions of a bent wing and smashed headlamps. Now I tend to jack the motor first and slip the ramps under or go up in four wheel drive.

Daniel30 wrote: Halford you should paint/spray it black

I have or had a rattle can of 'high temp' black paint & was going to do just that, problem is it seems to have moved to another shelf in the garage ...... :whistle:

A tow-bar would cover it, I'll think on it ....

helijohn wrote:

Tadpole wrote: The problem being the ramps I have used in the past were just not worth taking a chance on,

Not sure what you mean by that but I had the fright of my life t'other day. :ohmy: :woohoo: I went up one of my sets of ramps in my Junior and straight off the end. Thank the Lord the car is taller than the the ramps or they'd have been jammed under. But even luckier, I just missed the garage door wall; I had visions of a bent wing and smashed headlamps. Now I tend to jack the motor first and slip the ramps under or go up in four wheel drive.

The yellow set I have used in the past are just not wide enough for these 'massive' 17" tyres .... :woohoo:

Tadpole wrote:

Daniel30 wrote: Halford you should paint/spray it black

I have or had a rattle can of 'high temp' black paint & was going to do just that, problem is it seems to have moved to another shelf in the garage ...... :whistle:

A tow-bar would cover it, I'll think on it ....

Always the way been there all that time need to use it and hey presto it's gone from that safe place :woohoo:

Halford wrote: Lovely

you've got the best colour

I don't like the way the big back box is on display though, I scowl at it every time I walk past it on the drive, how sad :dry:

so how are you enjoying rattle free comfort again :lol:

I have to say I am enjoying the 'extra space' particularly the room next to my right leg, never did get used to the door card restriction.

I moved the 2" lift from the Jimny as although the Vitara has adjustable drivers seat the little extra has made so much difference & total comfort.

MPG it's performing very well to-date 32.5 I'm well happy ........

Tadpole wrote:

helijohn wrote:

Tadpole wrote: The problem being the ramps I have used in the past were just not worth taking a chance on,

Not sure what you mean by that but I had the fright of my life t'other day. :ohmy: :woohoo: I went up one of my sets of ramps in my Junior and straight off the end. Thank the Lord the car is taller than the the ramps or they'd have been jammed under. But even luckier, I just missed the garage door wall; I had visions of a bent wing and smashed headlamps. Now I tend to jack the motor first and slip the ramps under or go up in four wheel drive.

The yellow set I have used in the past are just not wide enough for these 'massive' 17" tyres .... :woohoo:

They look sturdy enough. I wouldn't worry too much about the width of the ramps. I use the same skinny pair under the Range Rover, Discovery and Defender as I do for the Jimny! Wider tyres don't make it any more likely to fall off.

Got the exhaust fitted at long last now it doesn't sound like a tractor :woohoo:

:woohoo:

so Dave managed to sort your nuts out :laugh:

No - Mark the mechanic got the old broken studs out and just used the new studs in the old nuts Daves ones didn't turn up but no doubt they will be useful at some point