Newbie Conundrum

Just been out to check my 3. My 2019 SZ5 doesn't have any and hasn't had any since it was new from looking through my pictures from when I picked it up. My 2021 LCV has them on the rear but is missing the front on. My 2023 lcv has them all around. So possibly an LCV thing? No idea what their purpose is apart from protecting the metal possibly during shipping. Certainly doesn't look important to me.

 

I didn't realise you wanted see it "in situ" and no, it's not an LCV thing, this is a JC74 GLX or in your parlance an SZ5

None on mine, but then it was 3 years old when I took ownership.

Welcome to the forum, I am sure you will continue to love your Jimny, they are definitely keepers.

Robin

Brian J wrote:

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I was using a low-pressure washer under the car to prepare it for some Lanoguard, as quick and easy way to give some rust protection - I hope to keep the Jimny for a long time. I’ll see how it goes and whether I need to look at something ‘more sophisticated.

Happy Jimnying, Brian
 

I was thinking of getting a gallon of lanolin, warming it up and spraying the axles & running gear using the waxoyl gun during the hot weather, but we don't seem to have had any!

If we could have a couple of weeks of warm dry weather I'd top up the Dinitrol at least - it has been 5 years since I did it, how time flies!

By all accounts though, lanolin only lasts a couple of years, so hardly worth putting the waxoyl gun away if I do it......

 

Lanoguard is advertised as lasting a year. But it is very easy to apply. I did mine without lifting the Jimny and crawling around underneath. The car needs to be left a day or two afterwards for the wax to cure.

Lanoguard is quite a runny liquid and easy to apply with a hand sprayer that you can get as part of a kit. It is worth protecting your driveway possible staining from run-off with plastic sheets. This said, it is a great deal less messy than alternatives and doesn’t need any sophisticated equipment.

The real test, though, is how the underneath of the car looks next year. I live in a rural area where animal and other muck abounds, and our main road, as a schools bus route, is routinely salted.