[Sixes350]

I am away from my Jimny and need to know 2 things:

1. What is the width of the bonnet?

2. Is the 2013 bonnet a direct fit for a 2000 model? (my answer is no)

[atari4x4]

definite no to Q.2

[Sixes350]

Had a mate that said it was possible and I said it won't fit due to the change in shape with the new model.

I had an idea for my bonnet (no, its not a scoop) but need to know the bonnet width.

[atari4x4]

front guards & grill are different enough that it wont line up without swapping the whole front clip.

zukenutter wrote:

The scoop is not open at all, totally blanked by plastic



The entire front clip is different, but inner guards and firewall backward is the same.



The new Jimny clip is too bulbous for my liking but the separate grill is cool. The bumper would bolt straight onto mine I think but wouldn't trim-up very nicely.

Brackets have been added to support the taller guards and bonnet

[jimny_timmy]

I reckon it'd be possible to fit the newer bonnet to the older version, but you're gunna need that front grill too

[jimny_timmy]

^^^^^ I have no proof to back this up, just a thought

[atari4x4]

and front guards

have a look at all the panel work on the corner above the headlight on the new shape compared to the old shape.


also shown here, there is a riser section for the bolt holes & a plastic trim panel to fill the gap from the inner guards to the new outer guard, without the guards the bonnet would be sitting proud from everything else.

[jimny_timmy]

atari4x4 wrote:

and front guards

have a look at all the panel work on the corner above the headlight on the new shape compared to the old shape.

Not bad for a Vitara driver




Guess I'll just buy a ghey bonnet scoop one day

[atari4x4]

it's all about the attention to the minor details

[Sixes350]

jimny_timmy wrote:

Guess I'll just buy a ghey bonnet scoop one day

As long as it is functional and not just for looks

[atari4x4]

Sixes350 wrote:

jimny_timmy wrote:

Guess I'll just buy a ghey bonnet scoop one day

As long as it is functional and not just for looks

like wetting spark plugs when doing water crossings & washing the car.

[Sixes350]

They are going to get wet when fording

[atari4x4]

Sixes350 wrote:

They are going to get wet when fording

you'd be surprised how dry the engine bay say when fording, it's only when you stop that it becomes a real problem... apart from when you've got a funnel on your bonnet aimed directly in the flow of water if it comes over your bonnet & dumping on top of the coil packs etc.

[zukenutter]

atari4x4 wrote:

it's all about the attention to the minor details

Glad you passed all that on, saved me going digging.

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I think the bonnet would bolt up and may even latch properly but as Atari said there'd be a gap all the way up the sides.

[jimny_timmy]

atari4x4 wrote:

Sixes350 wrote:

jimny_timmy wrote:

Guess I'll just buy a ghey bonnet scoop one day

As long as it is functional and not just for looks

like wetting spark plugs when doing water crossings & washing the car.

You'd be pretty hard pressed to wet them unless you were sitting still in the water... There's a cover plate over them with a seal under it. Not saying its impossible but not easy either.

[jimny_timmy]

Oh and FYI... I don't have any intentions currently to put one in... I have thought about it though to stop everything melting inside the engine bay.

[zukenutter]

servo operated opening flap in the scoop, best of both worlds

[Sixes350]

So can anyone measure up the width of their bonnet please?

[zukenutter]

which jimny model do you want the width measurements? Mine is pre-facelift.

corner to corner closest to the windscreen = 1290mm exactly

where the bonnet bends to go down to the bumper = 1190mm

[Sixes350]

2000 model bonnet

Cheers Zuke