Modifying our new Suzuki Jimny - Part 1

[@Ricardo-ys9bv]

Congratulations man, this is the type of motoring content I'm looking for! Slow, simple and honest. A proper enthusiast doing videos for other enthusiasts. No need for over the top cinematic sequences, with a bloke trying desperately to sound eloquent. This is what I want! Thanks Jonny

[@angela1984a]

I would have thought this dude would have an EV as a family car. Apparently not.

[@Silver-st2zq]

@@angela1984a A fun Suzuki or a lifeless and soulless EV with poor range especially in the winter.

[@jackmaddox4960]

Agreed! Well put, Ricardo!

[@angela1984a]

@@Silver-st2zq A dead planet or a planet with a future. That must be such a tough choice for you to make. Unbelievable...

[@Silver-st2zq]

@@angela1984a Dead planet 😂 maybe you should look into how lithium batteries are made and the not very green energy most people would use to charge them up in their "Save The Planet" cars.

[@pauljames9393]

Ive got a 60cm strip LED lamp fitted under my front reg plate on my Landy. The bulbs inside the strip are angled up, down and side ways giving a wide and high vision . Very effective to avoid boar and elk and the winters get very very dark in the forests.

[@ShadeReckless]

"I didn't want to go crazy on aerodynamic losses" Car with the aerodynamic qualities of a breeze block

[@angela1984a]

Yeah... I would have thought this dude would have an EV as a family car. Apparently not.

[@TheMijman]

Well every bit counts when its like that.

[@haimcampbell]

@@angela1984a I think he has a Kia Soul as well.

[@kevinobyrne8020]

@@angela1984a Drive a petrol before the tyrants take them away

[@AA-lc6yi]

@@kevinobyrne8020 Yeah, fuck the environment amirite?

[@patreekotime4578]

Deffo need a tour of the brothers projects! Looks like hes really into some cool vehicles!

[@dansim77]

The Late Brake Show and Mighty Car Mods currently taking part in an unplanned Jimny build off. 😂 👍🏻

[@bugseysdog]

And Matt from CarWow!

[@TheAllDayGames]

Mighty car mods done theirs better I reckon. Proper bull bar, lift etc.

[@danmatthew7091]

The Machine is ready for anything post-apocalypse.... 😎😎👍👍

[@stefanchiorescu9633]

I absolutely love this channel. This is what i need in terms of automotive entertainment. Thank you, Jonny

[@girlindigo8]

Would love to see more about your brother's work and the cars he works on

[@Crusty_Camper]

Those are great additions. I used to drive a Suzuki SJ413 and made similar changes. I had 4 spots fitted but they were the old incandescent bulbs. But having said that, when you turned on the extra 200 watts, it really lit the way. I also found a couple of small wide angle beams mounted on the sides of the roof rack were useful. I think these are called "Alley Lights" in the USA. I don't think we Brits have a name for them. All the best, Pete

[@ed3082]

The white Dean Cross Country wheels with chrome centre caps and the orange stripes would look fantastic on this.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

You have good taste.

[@Its-Just-Gizmo]

Other KZbin channels "I surprised my wife with a $12000 custom exhaust" Johnny "as soon as Mrs car pervert seen the side graphics, she said no way."

[@mariangelescordero4278]

And she was so right. They suck big time lol

[@chello70]

You sir, are a genius. Every single modification, a work of art. Incredible, truly incredible !!! If I ever pimp up any of my cars, I’m looking for YOU !!! Considering how young your video is, I totally understand the amount of 👍 you are getting. Congratulations.

[@markytuck]

When Jonny and Mighty Car Mods are both modifying the same vehicle at the same time! Who would have thought.

[@0wenSlattery]

To me it seems a little suspicious that so many influential car KZbinrs are buying and modifying the same car...

[@tortozza]

And Mat Watson just paid Suzuki to do it

[@XunoHa]

Jonny got it first though!

[@Simon78]

@@XunoHa MCMs is a JB43 though so tad older and certainly more available and popular in Australia at least

[@markytuck]

@Sajith cheers Sajith, I'll take a look at his channel. Another channel to watch!

[@twoeggcups]

I was with you right up until the bug deflector. Ouch. Love the lights, bull bar and rock sliders especially.

[@setjosaas]

You should really make a video about your brothers work/shop, Looks very interesting!

[@marcob1729]

I would like to see what he's working on for sure

[@JasonWD]

I was watching and wondering about the Bugatti wheel just propped up against something

[@Tomoose1985]

Great video, great content, great production. Can't get enough of The Late Brake Show!

[@JHamilton791]

It's your truck, Jonny, but I think the AR "wagon wheels" as we call them, would look rad. Thanks for the great videos!!

[@yonaoimete]

You can install a kotatsu on the roof career. And you can drink coffee in the kotatsu in a winter's cold day(^^).

[@Mio-Vita]

What a fantastic way to start the day, good morning world.

[@Sur-Ron]

You should get the silver bits spayed the same colour as the front grill surround and get the new wheels painted to match

[@michaelconnolly1797]

Great vid. Reminds me of the days and money I spent many moons ago on my old SJ413. 👌🏻

[@phillipdougan329]

One of the best motoring journalists, great insight into the Suzuki 4x4 accessories and ownership.

[@rs700910]

Love the content Jonny, and also the addition of your wife into the channel.. great teamwork, loads of enjoyment... TVM!

[@134343]

Comfort TV. This is great aside from your usual video's. Really feels like a TV episode. Love it!

[@TXiCN]

The plain old stock steelies for the Jimny look great.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

They do.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

I would say steelies as well would look good

[@1969Risky]

Jonny, what you are putting on the bonnet is a bonnet protector. We do have loose stones on our roads here in Australia & they are normally kicked up by the car in front. I've never used them due to the mounting points causing rust spots on the bonnet. Although the roof mounted spotlights look cool, I'm amazed you didn't put on an LED light bar. I've owned Vitaras & Grand Vitaras since 1992 & I'm on my 4th one. The current Vitara I found to be a soft roader SUV. My next update will be the Jimny. Tasteful & simple mods. I hope to see more of your Jimny in future episodes :)

[@burnzy3210]

I'd love to know just how much weight you've added and how it affects the power to weight ratio.

[@stephenbrown5844]

Love the new jimny,,,, wish I had the money 😁👍💚🇬🇧

[@koolerking440]

19:37 i was screaming “use a plastic trim tool!!” TBH I’ve never really liked those bull bars......the other bits are a good shout.

[@craiglawson8804]

Love the look Johnny 👌👍😃. And love your vids 👍👍

[@robchisholm72]

The Jimny looks fab Jonny. I'm interested to see Mrs Smith's initial reaction when you got home after these fab mods.

[@tangodman]

Great mods on Jimny. Simple yet functional and doesn't fiddle with the overall aesthetics of the Jimny. First video which I watched from this channel was Rimac-Nevera. Hooked ever since to the channel. Great practical content with simple and clear presentation. Great video.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Many thanks. Welcome aboard TLBS!

[@Wall1885]

I love the old, car for my wife trick. Brilliant.

[@noelhuggett8745]

So gutted we missed out on one of the Jimnys, such a cool car and loads of mods available for them, I never knew there was so many. Once again Jonny brilliantly delivered vid.

[@Lusty_85]

The American racing AR767 rims looked best IMO they look like older style rims you would of put on a 4x4 years ago

[@duncanmartin2626]

You can take the boy out of Max Power, but you can't take the Max Power out of the boy. :) I really enjoyed it, and I think the final car is really cool. I'd love to see more of your brothers ancient cars as well.

[@SoulofMachine]

cool video bro! getting my 2020 Jimny this week, traded in my 2018 model, can't wait to get modding! Greetings from South Africa.

[@juststuff8742]

Is South Africa still getting new Jimmy's?

[@SoulofMachine]

@@juststuff8742 we are indeed. Dealers have orders still arriving and we are able to place new orders but waiting period on new orders still 12 months.

[@pauljames9393]

Great not over spec ! ... My 2000 Landy is 90% original and people are queing up to buy it .

[@Countrystock]

Looks better without the silver trim, think you should remove the silver side skirts... Nice one

[@adamsmith3254]

Love the Jimny but I've always thought those silver trim bits look absolutely gash

[@傅二代-d1y]

personally I reckon the first thing needs to be changed is the tyers, use the mud tyers or all-terrain tyers, love them great car mate!!!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Good idea James.

[@Cloxxki]

We're going to require the reaction video from the mrs.

[@tombainbridge5406]

Pornhub have removed loads of video

[@wightangel]

Your brother has an amazing garage. I would be like a kid in a candy shop exploring the work benches. I used to like the Mini bullbars of old until they were outlawed(as you said). I miss my days of spending my spare time in my garage doing something to my car. So thank you for a lovely bit of nostalgia of what us petrol heads loved doing best. Thank you jonny & Merry Christmas to you & your family. Have a good one.

[@grayfool]

When do you start your new combined channel with Marty an Moog then? Mighty Jimny Mods. Looks pretty cool. Love the little roo bar.

[@S5GSA]

This type of video is so much better than the actual TV car shows. Keep up the good work. And yeah more Jimny content would be good. Always good to see your own cars

[@AlexPotvin]

Not to take away from your joy, but I feel you're going over the top on this because this is your first new car. I mean, at least it's a great, high-demand car to do this on but lol I can't help to be reminded of the time I did this.

[@Johnacles]

Love it Jonny, thanks from Australia! One day I'll grab myself a Jimny, seems like a perfect little nugget. Can't wait to see it go green laning.

[@tomcartmill401]

Is that like a nugget in a babies nappy?

[@KLUTCHdot58]

Please go with the slot mag wheels! I want to see them make a comeback! 🚙

[@timwilliams2343]

I'm still wondering what is it about the Jimny that's so exciting, but I love the excitement and the little details! We're all basically the same, whatever the car, we can't stop fiddling with it 'to make it better'.

[@mceajc]

Oh this is ridiculous, silly and over-the-top. I love it. Curious to see the performance hit with all the extra weight, though...

[@woopimagpie]

It's not about that though. When was the last time you saw a Land Cruiser on the Nurburgring?

[@mceajc]

@@woopimagpie A fair point, but if it's a family car and you get stuck behind a lorry on a single carriageway road because you can't overtake? Or when you always have to drop a gear or two to get it up a mild incline at any speed? Or losing 20% of your fuel range? These things can spoil the enjoyment of a vehicle. I hope these won't have such a big effect, but taking things too far certainly could.

[@woopimagpie]

@@mceajc Ya gotta admit, a Jimny is a daft choice for a "family car".

[@mceajc]

@@woopimagpie Ha! Perhaps. There are choices that are much more daft - Land Rover Discoveries, Porche Cayenne, MG Midget, BMW Z1... It has a bit more character and versatility than, say, a Skoda Fabia or a Citroen C3. I can see the appeal.

[@mariangelescordero4278]

I would not worry too much about its CX, the geeza is a brick. Besides, the sidebars and the roof tray will do more damage than a few lights. I own the model prior to yours, and only the rooftray added +1l/100 kms, Suzuki dealer dixit. Same if you go for the air/con, which it is a must. Trying a sensible driving, mostly bellow 3000rpm, and it is still hard to go under 10l/100 kms. 17 years after and still love the rascal to pieces. Loved your video, keep them coming, please.

[@tombainbridge5406]

Really tasteful Mods and different to Mat Watson Good work Perv

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

No, Mat hasn't added any of these parts. He specced his Jimny identically to ours from the dealer.

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

@@TheLateBrakeShow 💯

[@andrewshore262]

I just fitted a pair of Rigid Industries D series spots to my Suzuki...........only two wheels however the mighty Suzuki V Strom 1000 V Twin (adventure bike). I love Suzuki as a brand, not pretentious plenty of scope to upgrade, tough & reliable. Enjoyed watching your car undergoing modification 👍

[@fredio54]

4:45 That, Jonny, is a nudge bar, not a bull bar :-)

[@dylanh1978]

This channel gets better and better with every video, fantastic video again Jonny & Co.

[@FishplateFilms]

More "Defender" than the new "Defender" !! and probably more reliable ?? And I'm a LR guy :-) Gregg .

[@alanlansdell7533]

And an old one, and I like Land rovers too.

[@FishplateFilms]

@@grievuspwn4g3 Every time I see one , I think it;s a "Deefer" ..LOL . I'll stick with my D2-a till it dies . Cheers Gregg.

[@davidhee7661]

Awesome look 👀 for jimny

[@joeychaseable]

Those "Bug Deflectors" were popular in the late 80s and 90s

[@stemcleeds]

Jonny, point your left lamp over to the right and your right over to the left. This prevents harsh shadows from branches etc because each light is peeking further around each object from your viewing position. Enjoyed the video. Cheers

[@colhapablap]

edit: spoke too soon, Brother Pervert makes an appearance! still curious about his car history. 😁 ty for another jimny video, btw.

[@AndyQuinton]

The side decals and the first option of wheel would look bloody brilliant.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

I agree. I'm working on convincing Mrs CarPerv

[@chuckcuthbert6942]

14:46 did I see two Greg's?? There's definitely red hat uniform going on though in that garage... Is this the Christmas edition? They're like Santa's little helpers.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Ha! His workshop partner also wears a red hat. They are like vintage car elves.

[@clooperman3745]

@@TheLateBrakeShow Was looking at getting some 15" deep dish steel rims for my Jimny but when l saw the price at over £300 each l will have to have a rethink, the steel rims you showed only seem to be available in 16" rims.

[@Valisk]

Looks great. I want a Frontrunner rack on my car, but I haven't got a spare grand kicking around. Love that front end - looks much better without the stick on metal trim.

[@paulog8813]

14:47 I didn’t know you have twin brothers!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@BorisEkner]

Tip: add wide spread reverse lights to the rear of the roof rack. Connecting them to the OEM reverse lights, with a relay, turns them on/off with the gear lever. Have done that to several of my cars in the past and it makes a huge difference when reversing in the dark.

[@middleenglanddashcammer4931]

19:26 if you spend just a few seconds putting masking tape around anywhere that you are taking other bits n pieces off then you have much less chance of scratching any nice paint work :)

[@cheeseney304]

top tip

[@harrypotty5643]

those jimny bits rock sliders are great and work. Live in NZ and have saved my sills heaps

[@martinosweeney]

Can you start selling your brother's hat with a "Car Pervert" logo as merch?

[@benmarshall8878]

Inspiring me to make some of those mods to our Jimny. Front runner rack on order, tempted by the ladder and the wind deflector. Nice video!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thanks for watching Ben. Go Jimny modding.

[@michaelmotteram1682]

How to make a slow car slower! Add more weight and wind resistance, 😂 that will help with overtaking.

[@lough3969]

Love your work Johnny.... Don’t love the bull bar but it at least got rid of the front silver embellishment... Lose the silver embellishment on the sills as well... just a place for junk to get caught in and start rusting! Cant wait to see the rims and tyre choice... just make sure they are black as Mrs Smith has asked. 👍🏼

[@qqnqqpart]

The classic car at the end that Johnny's brother is working on, what make & model is it?

[@Br1anuk]

Wow that two years has flown over. Hats off to you Jonny for using a Jimmny as a family car. Tyre choice has got to be BF Goodrich KO2's surely. The hard part is white lettering out or in? I personally follow the church of Mr Jonathan Ward.

[@jacko791]

Using spanners on KZbin? Where's your Milwaukee impact wrench? I need to be influenced!

[@woopimagpie]

I know right! It was mad watching them do all the work with hand tools.

[@althejazzman]

Not even a socket ratchet handle.

[@Naredogg]

Fantastic video. Just what the doctor ordered after the day I've had. Love it

[@tjpj1919]

Never deny someone fish and chips.

[@Шутсолева]

One of the most informative videos out there, thanks man! And congrats, you converted your little Jimny in something even more special.

[@IDann1]

Like your brother said , you won’t want to be hit by one, (bull bar) and can’t see they wouldn’t be Child pedestrian safe.

[@gavinwyllie7855]

I doubt it will make much difference when hit by a flat fronted vehicle.

[@alanlansdell7533]

It's already got a 3star rating can't make it much worse, in fact he may even have added a crumple zone! "Traditional" shaped 4x4s always struggle with pedestrian safety.

[@m44kts]

Love it! It’s a mini G Class. Those leather interior bits really finish it off nicely.

[@DaveRogers1985]

You need an offroad off with Mat Watson seen as he's just bought one and is modifying it aswell!

[@tombainbridge5406]

Who is mat Wilson???

[@Livemou5e]

I think he means Matt Watson from car wow 😂😂😂

[@tombainbridge5406]

@@Livemou5e Mat*

[@DaveRogers1985]

@@tombainbridge5406 autocorrected to Wilson, edited it now!

[@tombainbridge5406]

@@DaveRogers1985 let you off, this time

[@norsevikingsir4932]

Anytime putting accessories (especially on an off-road vehicle) and the connections are metal to metal and there aren't lock nuts or washers, you should use blue loctite. As they will eventually rattle loose.

[@CarlosFandango73]

Have you seen mighty car mods are doing a jimmny at the moment as well

[@mrmitch5054]

Brilliant jonnie. I have Have a similar age Swift SZT and it’s given me some ideas for tweaking

[@iainlaws5871]

Oh dear, well at least your didn’t have to pay for any of that mess😆

[@jpatrick34]

You should remove the side silver covers. It will be more clean and you could sell them as a pack with the front one.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Not a bad idea.

[@Neil2022]

Wow, never seen so much advertising in one video!

[@boohoomoron7629]

Thoroughly entertaining and the Jimny is just adorable.

[@joedarkness808]

Why install a kill a kid bars ?

[@tombainbridge5406]

Car pervert?

[@lassievision]

Because they're EU spec... so they actually won't? I'd be more worried about it falling off when you sneezed.

[@_Makanko_]

Nice mods, it's a great looking car.

[@matthewbrooker]

Oh no! Why mess with a perfect standard vehicle? The clusterf**k lights were the limit, mate!😆

[@dylanwatson7607]

Fantastic video Jonny!!! As a fellow JB74 owner with some similar cosmetic mods, this was thoroughly enjoyable to watch!

[@Magnitio1]

A nice car...ruined.

[@cllris]

Some really tasteful mods. Can't wait wait it see it on a set of shoes, will totally transform it! As much as I know you weren't keen on the black initially, it does help to make it more subtle and have a more OEM feel.

[@timbre7999]

Love the new lights! Indeed G Wagon-esque. And when you knocked on the door, that sounded a heck of a lot better than old Suzukis did; nice and damped. Liking the new Jimny a lot.

[@mobileradiofitter]

I've been recently inspired. I'm bringing my Suzuki jimny out of retirement. Parked it in a garage 8 years ago. With a battery charge it fired up straight away. However I've a few issues I'm working on. Making progress

[@Jb74W]

Keep bringing more Jimny videos, i love this car. I own a SJ413band i really enjoy it every time i start him.

[@luisfernandes4145]

I don't really care about the Jimny, I just love your genuine commitement to the job! 👍

[@craig2100]

Johnny and Greg, thanks for sharing the mods. Well done mates.

[@clay3544]

Really wish they sold these in Canada. Would love one. Really like that box rack on top👍🏽

[@michasan6145]

Hello Jonny. I accidentally found your "new" channel. I am very happy to see you again. I really like your entertaining way of presentation. To be honest: I missed you on Robert's channel. Keep up the good work!

[@juhajarkkoulvila7041]

Well, the lights are ok, sliders maybe (had some in my 2003 Jimny and all for show and no protection) as was my bullbar also. I have not yet midified my new Jimny, other than towbar...actually I am looking how to attach my electric winch to towbar mount and machine a similar quick release mounting point to attach winch to front end of the vehicle. Mine is a bit older than year and don't want to modify it by welding or drilling holes. Cheers from snowy Finland!