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Originally Posted by tacho9000 And YES!!! they transformed the look of GG entirely. |
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Blow Horn Ok Got to see GG yesterday once again and I am pretty sure this is the best 800 in India. |
Thanks. To be honest, the pleasure was entirely mine and I always look forward to meet you whenever I am in Bokaro. Your Aspire is immaculately maintained with very strict maintenance regime.
A pic with your immaculately maintained Aspire:
Also thanks a lot for a much needed wash:
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The car couldn't be perfect than this. I forgot to ask Shashi to hang a nibu mirchi to protect it from evil eyes.
The fresh paint on the bonnet has been done very well Shashi. The gloss and the shade is just perfect.
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Infact I felt the need of those Nimbu Mirchi barely few days after the alloys installation. There was a dent on the hood which looked like a fist mark or some object. I was not much disturbed since the hood is the only re-painted panel on my car, hence I don't care much about it.
Getting this shade(Metallic California Gold) perfect is an art in its own. I was shocked to see some 20 different shades and tints which were being added to make the final shade. From what I could recall, it uses different shades of yellow, red, black, silver etc to form the final shade.
A pic of the different tints which were mixed to get the final shade:
Thankfully, the end result was perfect.
Some more R&D is undergoing to better the current level with 3M's Noise sealing rubber tapes.
This was infact a child's love, I fell in love with the awesome 3 Spoke steering wheel which came with some iterations of the Zen. I first experienced it on a 2003 Zen VXi. The lust was so strong that I knew I wanted that steering wheel,
even if I don't use it on GG. I was ready to keep it as a decorative item in my room,
but I had to own it. The steering wheel is now out of production, but thankfully I managed to reserve a piece from a MASS which had it in stock.
As of now, I have installed it on GG and am loving every single moment with it. It's like finally fulfilling your 16 year old desire. I am not sure about it's future with GG, but it will be with me even if I remove it.
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and switches for the rear wash and wipe
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Thanks to DBHPian Blackperl, that switch is about to get even better. He got me the switch of a 1996 Suzuki Vitara from UK. The same was shared with SB308 Export models, hence it will appear more in tune with the dashboard compared to the Zen's wash/wipe switch I have currently.
The new Switch from 1996 Vitara:
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rubber between the windshield
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This was one of the sore points in M800, Omni and Gypsy. There used to be an ungainly and uneven gap between the windshield rubber and dashboard. Thanks to Aliexpress, the gap is now cleanly filled:
How the gap is like in other 800s:
Neatly covered in mine:
This is a practicality upgrade. The 800 lacks any proper place around the gear console area. Even charging your phone is a huge task. Taking inspiration from MSIL's part sharing, I got the console with matching brackets from Old Alto. It was a 10 minute swap with highly rewarding outcome.
Old vs New Bracket:
I have also installed gear-knob which spells
FUN!
A pic showing the 3 Spoke steering wheel and the newly installed centre console
The latest upgrade, this thing works as any other modern Maruti. A video of the same:
And the best part? It came as MGA for M800, Zen and Esteem, and hence has all needed connectors. Absolute Plug and play.
It warns if the door is open with key in ignition, or headlamp is left on by mistake.
Signing off with two recent clicks:
Regards,
Shashi