What did you do to your jimny today?

gusthegorilla wrote:

McVicar wrote: Fitted remote central locking. Now works with a blip and the hazards flash. 21st century stuff

This has caught my eye

Is there a kit available to do the job or did you just wing it in some way?

I just buy the cheap CL or CLA kits off eBay and in a nutshell connect them to the existing CL relay or fit my own add-on solenoid.

Unlike HERE CLICK ME on my Rav and Junior I linked the unit to the CL relay in the car.

Thanks a lot, John....that's left me with some serious bedtime reading....and you know how I just LOVE electrics :woohoo:

I WILL make something of it though, mate...fed up with trying to find the keyhole in the dark at 2.00 in the morning

gusthegorilla wrote: Thanks a lot, John....that's left me with some serious bedtime reading....and you know how I just LOVE electrics :woohoo:

I WILL make something of it though, mate...fed up with trying to find the keyhole in the dark at 2.00 in the morning

You are welcome Gus.

It is surprising how many cars come without RCL. It makes checking the motor is locked a right PITA for lots of reasons from late at night or in the car parks to opening it for a passenger.

The doors don't always have room for my own solenoid (they are dirt cheap on ebay) so I am then forced to find the OE relay and the manufacturers bury them all over the place. If you can find the Jimny one (listen for the click) then you can usually run two short wires from the install to the OE relay in no time. Find the open/close leads/connections at the OE relay using a 12v tester bulb probe.

With regard to the alarm ones I keep the alarm side very simple these days as I mainly want the flashing LED to tell me it is actually locked (activated). However the shock sensor side is good and so is the voltage detection (like the courtesy light coming on if the door is opened). I don't always link the courtesy light circuit directly to the alarm unit.

If you put the shock sensor in a carefully chosen place it can be very effective.

The CLA units are hardly more than the CL units so it is worth paying a few quid more.

If it is 2am you can set the alarm tweet tweet to silent. The alarm horns are small enough to fit easily, I had one inside the rear of the car once - frighten the life out of peeps inside. :laugh:

BTW, I love electrics. except some of these latest cars are almost beyond me. Thank goodness for older motors. :laugh: It is an all day job even so.

Key
RCL remote central locking
CL central locking
CLA central locking alarm
OE original equipment

Did a diy front axle breather today out of parts I had lying around. Actually some old parts from a Watercooled computer project





Also almost done with the airlocker. Just need to cut the copper tube in correct length and install again





next thing is to reinforce the steering rod with some angled steel profile, now that the front axle is taken apart

Daniel30 wrote: Snorkel fitted, HD transfer box brackets,HD transfer box mounts, engine oil,differential oil,transfer box oil all changed, spark plugs, air filter and oil filter changed
(gearbox to-do) fitted homemade diff breathers
Thanks to my mechanic Mark again for all his work (I did help a bit)

what did you use for the diff breathers?

Hi jewi
I used some black rubber fuel pipe it fitted a treat if I can find the left over bit tomorrow I'll measure the diameter

Daniel30 wrote: Hi jewi
I used some black rubber fuel pipe it fitted a treat if I can find the left over bit tomorrow I'll measure the diameter

cheers mate

I replaced the gates power steering belt for a dayco one. It's as if gates made their's from plastic not rubber it is so hard a compound, I'm sure it would have lasted the full service interval as the boy in the shop said it would but the random squealing even at the correct tension was really gripping my nerves. The dayco may not last quite as good but it is made of actual rubber and so far it is nice and quiet.

I fitted some solaplexus window tints to the rear, they weren't too hard to slide into place. I didn't need to use the sticky panel stickers as the fit was tight enough. I went for a drive and they don't move or make a noise. Just need to wait for a sunny day to see if they make a difference, could be waiting for a while.

EDIT: You can't really see it in the windows, but they look pretty good. Also, I've only done half of my 2" suspension lift, postponed the front of the jimny until the icy weather is past. That's why it looks a bit like a wacky racer.

Fitted dog guard

Put on the winter wheels and tyres

Looking good