Cargo space expansion and management - Revision history

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2019-12-10T11:53:16Z

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Bosanek: Added pictures of a Jimny 3 with a huge roof box

2019-07-29T11:54:24Z

Added pictures of a Jimny 3 with a huge roof box

Bosanek: Added picture of a trunk space cover

2019-07-29T09:53:42Z

Added picture of a trunk space cover

Bosanek: Added pictures of DIY transverse roof rails on a cabrio Jimny 3

2019-07-29T09:43:23Z

Added pictures of DIY transverse roof rails on a cabrio Jimny 3

Bosanek: Minor phrase correction

2019-02-25T09:22:23Z

Minor phrase correction

Bosanek: Reprocessed the article to clearly indicate which content refers to Jimnys gen3 and which refers to Jimnys gen4

2019-02-24T21:01:54Z

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2019-02-21T13:33:44Z

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Bosanek: Added one more solution for managing the cargo

2019-02-09T04:37:53Z

Added one more solution for managing the cargo

Bosanek: Added several more solutions for managing the cargo

2019-02-09T04:28:06Z

Added several more solutions for managing the cargo

Bosanek: Expanded the chapter on solutions for expanding and managing the cargo space

2019-02-06T18:56:50Z

Expanded the chapter on solutions for expanding and managing the cargo space

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:53, 10 December 2019
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	* Solution #6 requires some ingenuity to modify an OEM trunk cover from some other vehicle, or to custom-make it from scratch.		* Solution #6 requires some ingenuity to modify an OEM trunk cover from some other vehicle, or to custom-make it from scratch.
	** One person allegedly had good success modifying Ford Ka's OEM trunk cover to suit a Jimny 3.		** One person allegedly had good success modifying Ford Ka's OEM trunk cover to suit a Jimny 3.
		+	** Another DIY solution from scratch is vividly described in [http://www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/6-jimny-chat/65701-parcel-shelf-diy#215831 this forum topic].

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:54, 29 July 2019
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	* Size 780 / L also fits, but looks just a bit bulky (''pictures needed!'').		* Size 780 / L also fits, but looks just a bit bulky (''pictures needed!'').
	* Anything larger than that looks like a boat on the roof.		* Anything larger than that looks like a boat on the roof.
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		+	<gallery widths=360 heights=272 class=center caption="Suzuki Jimny 3 with a huge roof box made by Mont Blanc, unknown model">
		+	Suzuki Jimny 3 - with Mont Blanc (unknown model) roof box - A01.jpg
		+	Suzuki Jimny 3 - with Mont Blanc (unknown model) roof box - A02.jpg
		+	Suzuki Jimny 3 - with Mont Blanc (unknown model) roof box - A03.jpg
		+	</gallery>

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 * Solution #5 might even entice additional curiosity from the viewer.
 * Solution #6 requires some ingenuity to modify an OEM trunk cover from some other vehicle, or to custom-make it from scratch.
-** One person had good success modifying Ford Ka's OEM trunk cover to suit a Jimny 3.
+** One person allegedly had good success modifying Ford Ka's OEM trunk cover to suit a Jimny 3.
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-<gallery widths="400px" heights="225px" class=center caption="Cabrio Jimny with 3 DIY (improvised) transverse mounted steel roof rails - spotted in a countryside">
+<gallery widths="400px" heights="225px" class=center caption="Cabrio Jimny 3 with DIY (improvised) transverse mounted steel roof rails - spotted in a countryside">
 File:Suzuki Jimny 3 - DIY cabrio transverse roof rails - A01.jpg
 File:Suzuki Jimny 3 - DIY cabrio transverse roof rails - A02.jpg

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 * However, all "cabrio" Jimnys 3, as well as some (mostly low-end) "closed cabin" Jimnys 3, don't have those longitudinal rails.
 ** There are no known aftermarket-made transverse roof rails for such Jimnys.
-* Therefore, if you have a "cabrio" Jimny 3, or a closed-cabin Jimny 3 without factory longitudinal roof rails, you most probably can not mount roof rails nor a roof box.
+** Therefore, if you have a "cabrio" Jimny 3, or a closed-cabin Jimny 3 without factory longitudinal roof rails, you most probably can not mount roof rails nor a roof box (unless you install some DIY rails).
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-{{note|To all the cabrio owners: Things can't be sexy and useful at the same time!}}
+<gallery widths="400px" heights="225px" class=center caption="Cabrio Jimny with 3 DIY (improvised) transverse mounted steel roof rails - spotted in a countryside">
 {{note|If you have a closed cabin ("tin-top") Jimny 3 without longitudinal rails, you might be able to transplant the rails from another dead Jimny from a vehicle junkyard (this has not been tried yet). This is certainly not possible on cabrio Jimnys 3, even with the hard top.}}

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 # Roof mounted plastic box;
 #* OEM and the aftermarket offer several suitable accessory products;
-# Roof mounted steel basket;
+# Roof mounted metal basket;
 #* OEM and the aftermarket offer several suitable accessory products;
 # Tow bar mounted box;
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-* Roof box provides a '''significant''' expansion of the cargo space in (on) a Jimny. For example, Jimny 3's boot volume is around 110 litres, while the volume of Thule's "200 / M" size-class roof boxes is around 400 liters.
+* Roof box provides a '''significant''' expansion of the cargo space in (on) a Jimny.
 * The content of a roof box is invisible when the roof box is closed, providing much needed privacy for the cargo, which the trunk of any Jimny generation does not provide.
 * Larger roof boxes can contain relatively large or long items, which are difficult to fit in Jimny's rear. Examples: skis, planks, bars, shovels, baby carriages, chainsaws, oversized dildos, machine guns ...

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 {{Edited}}
 [[Category:Body]]
-[[Category:Accessories]]
+[[Category:Body - gen3]]

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-# Use transversely mounted roof rails;
+# Transversely mounted roof rails;
 #* OEM and the aftermarket offer several suitable accessory products;
-# Use a roof mounted plastic box;
+# Roof mounted plastic box;
 #* OEM and the aftermarket offer several suitable accessory products;
-# Use a roof mounted steel basket;
+# Roof mounted steel basket;
 #* OEM and the aftermarket offer several suitable accessory products;
-# Use a tow bar mounted box;
+# Tow bar mounted box;
 #* The aftermarket offers several suitable accessory products;
 #* A DIY solution is also easily achievable;
-# Use a suitably sized hard-case box in the trunk, with sectioned chambers in the box (similarly like a toolbox);
+# Suitably sized hard-case box in the trunk, with sectioned chambers in the box (similarly like a toolbox);
 #* The aftermarket offers several suitable accessory products;
 #* A DIY solution is also easily achievable;
-# Use a flexible (nylon) rear cargo tray over the folded rear seats;
+# Flexible (nylon) rear cargo tray over the folded rear seats;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-84A14-000</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a hard plastic rear cargo stepped tray over the folded rear seats;
+# Hard plastic rear cargo stepped tray over the folded rear seats;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N. for Jimnys type 1-4 (approx up to 2005): <font face="Courier">00800-107817</font>;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N. for Jimnys type 5-12 (approx 2005 and newer): <font face="Courier">990E0-81A01-000</font>;
-# Use a hard plastic rear cargo flat tray set over the folded rear seats;
+# Hard plastic rear cargo flat tray set over the folded rear seats;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-84A30-SET</font>;
-# Use a "cargo area divider" steel grid, which installs vertically behind the rear seats and prevents rear cargo from interfering with the front cabin area;
+# "Cargo area divider" steel grid, which installs vertically behind the rear seats and prevents rear cargo from interfering with the front cabin area;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">00800-41268-GIT</font>;
-# Use a trunk cargo restraining net (to prevent the cargo from falling out of the trunk when the rear door is opened)
+# Trunk cargo restraining net (to prevent the cargo from falling out of the trunk when the rear door is opened)
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">99000-99025-63W</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a center arm rest (between the front seats) with integrated storage compartment;
+# Center arm rest (between the front seats) with integrated storage compartment;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">99000-990YC-583</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a waterproof seat cover for the front passenger seat;
+# Waterproof seat cover for the front passenger seat;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">99000-99034-E69</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a waterproof blanket for the rear seats;
+# Waterproof blanket for the rear seats;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-79J44-000</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a waterproof bag for storing wet umbrellas and other wet objects in the vehicle;
+# Waterproof bag for storing wet umbrellas and other wet objects in the vehicle;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990F0-MLUB2-000</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a front seat hanger for clothes (hangs on the rear side of a front seat);
+# Front seat hanger for clothes (hangs on the rear side of a front seat);
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-79J89-000</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Use a portable 12 V DC powered in-car refridgerator for the placement on the rear seats;
+# Portable 12 V DC powered in-car refridgerator for the placement on the rear seats;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-64J30-000</font> (15 liters);
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-64J23-000</font> (21 liters, with ISOFIX attachment);
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
 #* Beware that a refridgerator on a rear seat is easily visible form the outside and that it can therefore be a tempting object of theft;
-# Use various child seats for the placement on the rear seats;
+# Child seat for the placement on the rear seats;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-59J37-000</font> (for children up to 13 kg or up to age of 18 months, ECE R 44/04);
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-59J25-000</font> (for children between 15 kg and 36 kg, ECE R 44/04);
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 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">99000-990YA-020</font> (for children from 9kg  to 18 kg and from 8 months to 4 years of age, ECR 44/04);
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
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-# Use sun shade plates for the rear window and side rear windows;
+# Sun shade plates for the rear window and side rear windows;
 #* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-81A00-000</font>;
 #* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
-# Apply aftermarked-made tint foils to your rear windows and side rear windows;
+# Aftermarked-made tint foils on rear windows and on side rear windows;
 #* ''Caution: might not be legal, depending on local legislation;''
 # Put the cargo in a roof box;

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 There are several solutions to add more cargo space, "extract" more usable space from the existing one, and to hide cargo from public eyes.
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 # Use transversely mounted roof rails;
 # Use a roof mounted plastic box;
 # Use a roof mounted steel basket;
 # Use a tow bar mounted box;
 # Use a suitably sized hard-case box in the trunk, with sectioned chambers in the box (similarly like a toolbox);
-# Use genuine OEM flexible (nylon) rear cargo tray over the folded rear seats <font face="Courier">[P.N. 990E0-84A14-000]</font>;
+#* The aftermarket offers several suitable accessory products;
-# Use genuine OEM hard plastic rear cargo tray over the folded rear seats <font face="Courier">[P.N. 990E0-81A01-000]</font>;
+#* A DIY solution is also easily achievable;
-# Use genuine OEM hard plastic rear cargo flat tray set over the folded rear seats <font face="Courier">[P.N. 990E0-84A30-SET]</font>;
+# Use a flexible (nylon) rear cargo tray over the folded rear seats;
-# Use genuine OEM "cargo area divider" steel grid, which installs vertically behind the rear seats and prevents rear cargo from interfering with the front cabin area <font face="Courier">[P.N. 00800-41268-GIT]</font>;
+#* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-84A14-000</font>;
-# Use genuine trunk cargo restraining net <font face="Courier">[P.N. 99000-99025-63W]</font>;
+#* The aftermarket also offers several more or less suitable accessory products;
+# Use a hard plastic rear cargo stepped tray over the folded rear seats;
+#* Suitable OEM accessory P.N. for Jimnys type 1-4 (approx up to 2005): <font face="Courier">00800-107817</font>;
-{{note|Read the wiki article [[Accessories for Jimny (genuine Suzuki)|"'''Accessories for Jimny (genuine Suzuki)'''"]] for details on these OEM accessories.}}
+#* Suitable OEM accessory P.N. for Jimnys type 5-12 (approx 2005 and newer): <font face="Courier">990E0-81A01-000</font>;
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-# Use genuine OEM sun shade plates for the rear window and side rear windows <font face="Courier">[P.N. 990E0-81A00-000]</font>;
+# Use sun shade plates for the rear window and side rear windows;
-# Apply aftermarked-made tint foils to your rear windows and side rear windows <font face="Courier">(caution: might not be legal)</font>;
+#* Suitable OEM accessory P.N.: <font face="Courier">990E0-81A00-000</font>;
 # Put the cargo in a roof box;
 # Put the cargo in a tow bar mounted box;
 # Put a blanket over the cargo in the trunk (could be counter-intuitive!);
-# Make a DIY trunk cover;
+# Make a DIY trunk cover behind the top of the rear seats;
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 * Solution #3 provides the best concealment, but can be quite awkward (roof box is very high up, also the need to operate it separately from the car's locks, etc.).
 * Solution #5 might even entice additional curiosity from the viewer.
-* Solution #6 requires some ingenuity to modify an OEM trunk cover from some other vehicle. One person had good success modifying Ford Ka's OEM trunk cover to suit Jimny.
+* Solution #6 requires some ingenuity to modify an OEM trunk cover from some other vehicle, or to custom-make it from scratch.
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 * A pair of transversely mounted roof racks (rails) provides a very practical platform for carrying bulky cargo (furniture, planks, bars, pipes, funeral caskets, big guns, etc.).
 * Such roof rails are also a prerequisite for mounting roof boxes, some roof baskets, ski carriers, bicycle carriers, etc.
-* Most aftermarket-made, Jimny-compatible transverse roof rail models mount on Jimny's longitudinal factory roof rails.
+* Most OEM and aftermarket-made, Jimny-compatible transverse roof rail models mount on Jimny's longitudinal factory roof rails.
-* However, all "cabrio" Jimnys, as well as some (mostly low-end) "closed cabin" Jimnys don't have those longitudinal rails. There are no known aftermarket-made transverse roof rails for such Jimnys.
+* However, all "cabrio" Jimnys, as well as some (mostly low-end) "closed cabin" Jimnys, don't have those longitudinal rails. There are no known aftermarket-made transverse roof rails for such Jimnys.
 * Therefore, if you have a "cabrio" Jimny, or a closed-cabin Jimny without factory longitudinal roof rails, you most probably can not mount roof rails nor a roof box.