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03 Nov 2019 13:14 #215322 by CJ Davies
Got my 2007 JLX two weeks ago (my first car!) & swapped out the radio in a Halfords parking lot on day one, but the bolts from the side of the stock Clarion unit were the wrong size for the new Sony unit so I just had it held in place by friction & hope until this weekend when I mounted it properly. Drilled some holes into the DIN pocket in the top bay to mount it far enough forward to meet the fascia. The gap around the units actually isn't as bad as I thought it'd be.







Also swapped out the speakers, evidently some moisture had wicked its way down the wires on the driver's side at some point as the basket was all rusted & the cone itself was warped from the moisture. But there's no sign of any moisture/damage inside the compartment, so I'm not too worried. I ended up removing the plastic of the proprietary connectors to leave the regular female spade connectors bare, so I could just crimp/solder some male ones then heatshrink over them.





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10 Nov 2019 22:53 #215552 by Reason2doubt
Tackled behind both headlights and front body mounts today. Left was non existent and my right was just as bad. I was so busy I forgot to take coordinated before and after pictures so here is the left headlight crater (before) and the right headlight (all welded, filled and painted).

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Fair to say I scraped a good amount of southern soil out in the process (Thanks to the BigJimny Meet 2019 for that!).

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11 Nov 2019 12:19 #215562 by Keithy
Fitted my poppy.

Also fitted an led light bar earlier.

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12 Nov 2019 06:46 #215568 by DorukC
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Finally, winch is mounted :evil:









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12 Nov 2019 16:43 #215576 by Lambert
Nothing too special today except Dreadnaught had a big birthday. 100000 miles recorded!

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

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12 Nov 2019 17:15 #215577 by gv42
did your dreadnaught get a card from the QUEEN,,,,,,,

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12 Nov 2019 21:05 #215581 by Soeley
Happy Birthday Dreadnaught!

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14 Nov 2019 14:07 #215624 by Beaverhausen
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Had cruise control fitted today to my 56-plate tank today.

Motormods near Tewkesbury, £450+vat for an AP500 and CM35.
3 hours roughly.
The drive home down the M5 in this shi&&y weather was a dream.

And they replaced my speakers as one of the original stopped working a while back.

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20 Nov 2019 13:30 #215797 by kirkynut
Changed my coolant.

Well I'm still doing it as I'm sitting in it with heater on full to stop air locks with a cuppa waiting for the thermostat to open. Then I'll know there's no air locks.

It takes a while as I've already done it today flushing the old coolant out!

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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.

My Jimny Thread Here: www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/8-my-ji...on-continues?start=0

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20 Nov 2019 23:13 #215813 by LM42
Fitted a new clutch ( kit) to my 2003 red, at my brothers (GV42) garage, took 8 days! Broken fork release bearing clip, Spigot bearing was goosed, had to make a tool to remove that, and some really tough bolts to undo!

i work full time so had to fit in what i could, getting the box back on was a major effort!

the tool for the Spigot bearing was a expanding bolt and some bits and bobs, everything else failed!




next is change the transfer box seals!

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27 Nov 2019 07:11 #216009 by mlines
That expectant father wait in the MOT waiting area.

Early morning test for BigJimny

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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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27 Nov 2019 08:20 #216010 by mlines
And passed, no advisories!

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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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