[Blooming Flower]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

Any pointers to illuminate the interior, especially the lower part of the cabin? And what sort of bulb is used in the main cabin light?

Lots of aftermarket options for footwell as well as in-cabin lighting (say mood lighting) of various quality are available. Some take power from the cig. port with exposed wirings, some can be very neatly installed and integrated in expert hands, some even dance with music on play using cheap sensors, and some are subtle to uplift the cabin ambience with soft, dimmable colors. Choice is yours as per budget.

Main cabin bulbs are old days filament type. No led either. To be precise, ceiling lamps are C10W type and the one in boot space is T10.

[Turbanator]

Originally Posted by Blooming Flower

Choice is yours as per budget.

Yeah, I Ordered a few different types and, in the process, some more damage - camping chair, cooking set etc..; it looks like this is going to be a costly hobby

[Jaggu]

Originally Posted by Blooming Flower

Although tire 'sidewall bulging' is a different issue with lower aspect ratio tires in case of potholes/hard-hitting I think you are mentioning how much the sidewall bulges out at the contact patch with load.

You can easily make out if you look from top down straight, the taller sidewall will easily show as and when it starts to flex. Park in a sleight tilt to that side and it will be compounded. So you really don't need to look at thread footprint, that will happen at much lesser PSI, say 15-18. For this size tyre 26 is just about the sweet spot considering this vehicle is just about 1 ton. Unless they are heavy Offroad tyres say a BF Goodrich and all, a Geolander sure will flex easily.

[speedfreak01]

Have started to see couple of Jimny’s on road since yesterday - precisely a blue and a black one, both were alpha variants. Looked absouloutely smashing, didnt expect it to look this good on road. Was in Dubai last week and saw a couple of 2 door’s there but it just looked okayish there but the 4 door one’s really looked good on our roads. So tempted to test drive one now.

[VivekWalia1986]

Extreme Jimny modification! Crazy people...Or Fools ? What shall we call them !

https://youtu.be/WonG5NIEjC8

[ecosport rules]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

Any pointers to illuminate the interior, especially the lower part of the cabin? And what sort of bulb is used in the main cabin light?

Originally Posted by Turbanator

Yeah, I Ordered a few different types and, in the process, some more damage - camping chair, cooking set etc..; it looks like this is going to be a costly hobby

Congratulations on your Jimny.
I am loving the automatic too.

Front and middle roof light uses a 31mm festoon type bulb.
Sharing a link for the brightest type.

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Boot uses a T10,but I used a T15,which is a longer and brighter T10
Pick one which has a side ward throw
Fantastic illumination

[Turbanator]

I was going through the manual, and this - Air locking hubs- comes as a pleasant surprise. It looks like we will need a dedicated 4x4 thread for Jimny's capabilities

[Blooming Flower]

Originally Posted by Turbanator

I was going through the manual, and this - Air locking hubs- comes as a pleasant surprise. It looks like we will need a dedicated 4x4 thread for Jimny's capabilities

The front wheels have auto-locking hub in Jimny for 4WD mode. Now, these hubs are pneumatically actuated. This penumatic circuit is connected with the transmission controller in feedback loop. This is why if anyone wishes to install manual hub lockers (e.g. Lamda in India) at the front he/she has to seal the stock penumatic hoses running upto the wheel hubs so that the feedback loop senses back-pressure and 4WD mode is activated. In absence of the feedback pressure 4wd symbol will blink on the MID, and despite the TC lever being in 4H or 4L position you don't have a working 4wd!

[Sankar]

Originally Posted by Blooming Flower

This is why if anyone wishes to install manual hub lockers (e.g. Lamda in India) at the front he/she has to seal the stock penumatic hoses running upto the wheel hubs so that the feedback loop senses back-pressure and 4WD mode is activated. In absence of the feedback pressure 4wd symbol will blink on the MID, and despite the TC lever being in 4H or 4L position you don't have a working 4wd!

This is not correct.

When the TC shift lever is in 4H/4L the front propeller shaft is engaged and it will drive the front axle. But if the magnetic vacuum hub does not engage, the front wheel does not get the drive. If one installs the manual locking hub and and leaves the vacuum tubes open and put the TC in 4H/4L, the symbol on the dash may blink but the vehicle will have a working 4WD.

The 3rd gen Jimny had an electrically actuated transfercase with switch on the console to engage 4H/4L. What you mentioned about the vaccum feedback loop and 4H/4L not engaging may be applicable for that model.

[Blooming Flower]

Originally Posted by Sankar

But if the magnetic vacuum hub does not engage, the front wheel does not get the drive. If one installs the manual locking hub and and leaves the vacuum tubes open and put the TC in 4H/4L, the symbol on the dash may blink but the vehicle will have a working 4WD.

If the front wheels are not driven by the powertrain how do you call it a working 4WD?

[nishkamm]

HI All,

What is the reductio ratio of 4L in the Jimny? Or , Torque is mutiplied by how many times?

Thanks in Advance.

[gsferrari]

Super informative video by Jaideep Singh Chahal. This should address the questions and concerns w.r.t tire selection.

https://youtu.be/6fBp8WHjp-A

[neerajku]

I test drove one, the day before at Nexa showroom in JP Nagar. Ride is pretty good, seats front and back are pretty comfortable and you feel well ensconced. Leg space is adequate and surprisingly so is the luggage space, if you pack well and carry soft luggage, for four people.
This is unlike Thar which has hardly any luggage space.
The Car is really small. If you stand next to it, you can see the entire roof. Interiors are pretty basic and doors have hardly any space. front you can probably keep a newspaper, rear door has no space. Instrument cluster is modern which is what rest of the vehicle is not, bare bones.
Surprisingly yesterday was a holiday and not too many people to test drive it. And my guess is 2 months at best for delivery. Few colours may have longer waiting time.
Also test drove Fronx, turbo. Not very exciting and did not have the zippy acceleration like Magnite. Actually it was probably as quick as Jimny. The turbo has a waiting time of a month, normal one may have more.

[Sankar]

You said the 4WD will not engage even with a manual locking hub if the vacuum lines are not sealed.

Originally Posted by Blooming Flower

The front wheels have auto-locking hub in Jimny for 4WD mode. Now, these hubs are pneumatically actuated. This penumatic circuit is connected with the transmission controller in feedback loop. This is why if anyone wishes to install manual hub lockers (e.g. Lamda in India) at the front he/she has to seal the stock penumatic hoses running upto the wheel hubs so that the feedback loop senses back-pressure and 4WD mode is activated. In absence of the feedback pressure 4wd symbol will blink on the MID, and despite the TC lever being in 4H or 4L position you don't have a working 4wd!

I said

Originally Posted by Sankar

This is not correct.

When the TC shift lever is in 4H/4L the front propeller shaft is engaged and it will drive the front axle. But if the magnetic vacuum hub does not engage, the front wheel does not get the drive. If one installs the manual locking hub and and leaves the vacuum tubes open and put the TC in 4H/4L, the symbol on the dash may blink but the vehicle will have a working 4WD.

Once someone installs a set of manual locking hubs and locks it manually and puts the transfercase in 4H/4L the vehicle will have a working 4WD irrespective of the status of vacuum pipes and warning lights.

One does not have to seal the vacuum tube to have a working 4WD if its a manual locking hub in the front. The light may blink but the 4WD will work.

Originally Posted by gsferrari

Super informative video by Jaideep Singh Chahal. This should address the questions and concerns w.r.t tire selection.

/6fBp8WHjp-A

Nicely done and appreciate the lengths he have gone to weigh the tyres which is an important criterion (for some) when selecting tyres for Jimny which doesn't have a lot of power to begin with.

The wrangler silenttrac is a good tyre which is 70/30 road/offroad bias and i have used it and i'm impressed with its ability to grip loose surfaces and also feels OK at very high speeds, except for the tyre noise which begins at about 140kph and gets louder as speed increases which should not matter for the Jimny.

[Jaggu]

What Sankar is saying the transfer case shift will happen irrespective of vacuum circuit locking or unlocking and at best an error may throw up. But unless this is a weak point in the system and failing, I would not shift to the manual lockers for regular Offroad usage. I still prefer the auto lock to fail or break Vs axle snap.