What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

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What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by SherwoodNash » Sat May 07, 2016 7:37 pm

Here's a couple of mine....

Rain and debris cover, I park outside most of the year so used to be plagued by stuff blown into the bottom of my heater box, thankfully I have the de rigueur access hole now.
As a bonus I get less behind glove box water leaks now as well.

Solution? a trimmed strip of magnetized vinyl from Ebay, plus a nylon sleeping bag tie for a tear off loop and an old spare wheel cover decal.

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Those SJ door handles must have been designed for Geisha girl hands! solution? some rubber door stops and longer M Screws.
It feels like closing a Merc door until you hear the clink as apposed to the clunk of it shutting.

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Show and tell what you've done :D
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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by ROBBIE » Sun May 08, 2016 7:40 am

Like the vent cover, mine had duct tape over it
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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by SherwoodNash » Sun May 08, 2016 9:11 am

Thanks kindly Robbie! I have a spare piece left over, PM me your address and I'll make you one gratis.

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Post by SherwoodNash » Sun May 08, 2016 1:07 pm

3. Slightly less naff looking, black stained! clothes peg.

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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by twiss » Sun May 08, 2016 6:16 pm

lol just buy a locking choke cable :P
Im halfway the replacing the seats and I suspect I'm going to regret not doing it many years ago ;)
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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by SlimGrim » Fri May 13, 2016 11:02 pm

I really need to get a cupholder, today I spilt potnoodle (college life ;) ) all over my passenger seat because of the lack of one :(
So just now I improvised after my trip to McDonald's , in no way is this permanent but I had the spray can in the car and seized the moment haha :armsup:
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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by SherwoodNash » Sat May 14, 2016 7:02 am

Ooh, cup holders, I think I needs to make me one of those!

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Post by ROBBIE » Sat May 14, 2016 8:52 am

Cup holder, thats what passengers are for
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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by SherwoodNash » Sat May 14, 2016 10:39 am

ROBBIE wrote:Cup holder, thats what passengers are for
A mug in each hand and the left pinkie around the grab rail :lol:

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Re: What Hacks/Tips Have You Done To 'Improve' Your SJ?

Post by ScottieJ » Wed May 18, 2016 6:16 pm

A bulkhead behind the front seats made out of an old tailgate is one of my favourite additions, stops anything in the back sliding under the seats, provides somewhere to fit extra speakers and a storage pocket and I have also screwed a bike bottle holder onto it for a cup holder since this pic was taken, works a treat, I've built one to go in my Lwb as well.

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