Finally it's not standard

Aha, so I assume the bonnet front is quite flimsy anyway ... did you took out the black plastic grill which covers the ventilation holes ?

Maybe a wide strip of sheet metal in the back would help to reinforce the bonnet so it doesn't bend under the lights' weight. I'll have a look in the weekend and maybe come up with an idea or two; even two lights would make me quite happy.

The roof-mounted option looks cool, but they're much more prone to being stolen that way plus you have to route the cabling through the antenna socket and side pillar, translating into lots of work. Your way takes care of that, maybe except the cabling part which will need a flexible part from bonnet to battery :huh:

you could use the same route as the screen washers

The grilles are still in VAXXi, the lights are mounted onto them. The bonnet itself is strong enough, just the inserts ( mine at least ) seem to be a couple of mm too narrow. The clips half way down each edge ( where the red arrow is pointed ) dont, well, clip :S one side goes in the other pops out and vice versa, all that seems to hold them in is the white clips above and below



The shiny stuff round the edges of the inserts is where I bonded them in, the big washers are catching the edges of the grille inserts where they are wider and stronger. I bonded the edge of the washer to the insert as well, possibly a bit too much :blush: as it run a bit, still needs tidying up. Quality Suzuki paint job also plain to see... if you can't see it grey primer will do :ohmy: Underside is the same, why it needs undersealed.


With hindsight I would have used a T shape bracket with the bottom of the T out through the grille section and the top bent at a 90 odd degree angle and rivetted to the inside of the bonnet where it's double skinned. There's no movement on them like this, but if they do move or the grilles show signs of cracking I'll use the bracket idea. Should be OK though, the plastic the grilles are made of isn't brittle as the slats flexed when I tried mounted the lights in the middle of them and didn't crack.

Ended up working this w.end so wiring and other jobs still to be done. Job for day off on Thursday since I'm now off :laugh: The wiring for the original front fogs is still there so going to use it, then up to the clip holding the washer jets as Darth said and up through the inside of the bonnet bracing and there's a round hole just in the right place that will be in front of the slam panel rubber with the bonnet closed. Just the bit right behind the grille to figure out then :huh: Hooking them up in pairs parallel should keep the amount of wiring down at least.

Number plate moved up and bash plate done. Well, on at least Still to get painted black, way too shiny :whistle: Needed to do something to protect the new crankshaft pulley :S Fun filled day spent crawling under the Jimny, between changing the pulley in a car park with nothing more than a few spanners and a 17mm socket on a breaker bar and getting this on :lol:

I'm thinking that if the plastics in the hood break, they can be removed entirely. Then, build a strong bracket and fill back the vents with some kind of metallic net. Anyway, excellent idea

Yeah, your right.... more I look at it the less I like it, decent knock or push through any undergrowth the grille will probably break :huh: .... Plan B and either cut the slats out of the inserts and mesh them over as you suggest and / or put a bracket out through them. Trial and error, got to love it !