Bash plates and recovery points for 3 door 2009 suzuki grand vitara
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A few months ago I purchase from this company in Brisbane and had them fitted by my local mechanic. Below are two threads with a few underbody photos. Note the hint about getting some washers for spacers and about oil changes. I don't have recovery points. Phone and ask the manufacturers about it.
Plates under front
I smashed some of the plastic plates under the front area of the engine on a rough track. What keywords can I use to find them in the manual, or under what general heading can I find them? I don't do mechanical work myself - I'll be getting the service mechanic to check if anything else needs...
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Skid Plates
Just had skid plates fitted, purchased from Cusom Offroad in Brisbane. https://www.customoffroad.com.au/product/underbody-protection-for-suzuki-vitara-2007-2016/ I haven't inserted images before - hope I get it right.
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Check Brolga Bits in Aus. I got my recovery points from her. Probably they will also fit on the 3 door but ask her (Juliette Remfrey). I don't know if she is still doing them but your best option and closest to you.
For the recovery points speak to Alan at Seriously Suzuki at Bayswater in Melbourne. Contacts
http://seriouslysuzi.com.au/ and 0429 226 157 - (03) 9761 1770
Alan also has a lightweight alloy bash plate for the SGVs which should not cost much to mail.
http://seriouslysuzi.com.au/ and 0429 226 157 - (03) 9761 1770
Alan also has a lightweight alloy bash plate for the SGVs which should not cost much to mail.
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JWB Customs are manufacturing and selling the Brolga bits recovery points. They also do bash plates JB JT Recovery Points | JWB Customs
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Jeez those recovery points have gone up in price, I paid $379 delivered to Sth Oz.
Also see its pre order on their site.
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It’s the price you have to pay if you want engineer certified recovery points for the GV3, no alternates for sale anywhere in the world.
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Yes, and when I bought my Brolga bits recovery points they were Only $379
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I bought hilux rated recovery points for $30 each, id say you got ripped off
…except it’s a monopoly on supply, price = what someone’s prepared to pay to:
people pay more for a roof rack, bullbar, or winch they never use.
…except it’s a monopoly on supply, price = what someone’s prepared to pay to:
- to go on Club trips
- not leave their zook on some track somewhere.
people pay more for a roof rack, bullbar, or winch they never use.
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A real tricky point here. I happen to have a set of these recovery points because I wanted to be able to be towed from the front and they were the only choice anywhere near NZ that I could find. I think Brolga had the points certified by an engineer but this was probably only to certify that the points themselves wouldn't break due to their construction ie the steel was thick enough. I very much doubt that anybody has mounted them to a vehicle and seen how much force was required to pull them off verse how much damage might be done to the vehicle. They are not factory certified and many countries laws require testing usually by the vehicle manufacturer. If you buy any third party recovery points I bet none of them have been factory tested. My Surf had bolt points on the chassis rail for fitting recovery hooks and I had 3rd party hooks mounted but I am pretty certain that nobody had done any physical tests on the combination - theoretical only maybe. So you fit the points because there is no other option but whether they will actually work as you hope they will is anybodies guess.
I modified my Brolga ones (and they were much cheaper even incl an exchange difference and freight to NZ) to allow the use of soft shackles. Very happy with them but no way would I use them in a snatch recovery even with a bridle. Not actually true as it happens because if the alternative was losing the vehicle to the tide I would attempt a snatch recovery as well.
To those who might have these points fitted make sure that you have retained the two larger bolts that hold the points onto the sub-frame. They are shorter than the bolts supplied with the recovery points and will be required if you ever need to remove or run with out the points fitted for some reason. Being high tensile bolts you would have trouble finding these again. I misplaced mine but managed to find a couple from a wreckers.
So you pays your money and take the chance that everything will work out because there is no reasonable alternative.
I modified my Brolga ones (and they were much cheaper even incl an exchange difference and freight to NZ) to allow the use of soft shackles. Very happy with them but no way would I use them in a snatch recovery even with a bridle. Not actually true as it happens because if the alternative was losing the vehicle to the tide I would attempt a snatch recovery as well.
To those who might have these points fitted make sure that you have retained the two larger bolts that hold the points onto the sub-frame. They are shorter than the bolts supplied with the recovery points and will be required if you ever need to remove or run with out the points fitted for some reason. Being high tensile bolts you would have trouble finding these again. I misplaced mine but managed to find a couple from a wreckers.
So you pays your money and take the chance that everything will work out because there is no reasonable alternative.
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I got ripped off? I'm pointing out that they're now $200 dearer than what I paid for them from brolga bits. And don't care about hilux recovery points, it's a mass produced popular vehicle of course your gonna get them for stuff all.
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That is a good point. The 3Gs do not lend themselves to mounting any attachments. So anything you do mount will be a compromise and it is up to you to work out the best way of doing this while still maintaining the structural integrity of the front end. You can buy very cheaply chassis mount hooks etc but there ain't anywhere to easily install these.
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Okay you’re point is how much you paId for them, got it it’s important to you.
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Wise words Indeed! After seeing how many GV3 there are in the wreckers in Oz that were written off by minor front quarter accidents I’m guessing anything other than a straight pull would risk it crabbing down the road for the rest of its life.
I haven't "seen how many GV3 there are in the wreckers in Oz that were written off by minor front quarter accidents", but I have seen my wife's friend "T-bone" a Ford F150 leaving the frame bent like a banana, without twisting the frame on her GV3 - I'm not guessing, I know this because I was there in the body shop, with the frame drawings to confirm that it was straight before the repairs were started. They are surprisingly tough for a monocoque construction vehicle.
A lot of newer vehicles get written off in minor front end collisions, anything that triggers the airbags can result in the vehicle being written off.
Still waiting to hear what vehicle those "rated hilux recovery points" were fitted to...
A lot of newer vehicles get written off in minor front end collisions, anything that triggers the airbags can result in the vehicle being written off.
Still waiting to hear what vehicle those "rated hilux recovery points" were fitted to...
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That is the problem with heaps of 4WD stuff. The item itself may be rated and even designed and have an engineers sign off but, as 2013GV says, it is what it is attached to that counts. In the case of recovery hooks the hook itself might have an engineers sign off (and this in itself has nothing to do with anything because it is not manufacturer approved and therefore usually has no meaning from a standards point of view, and probably your insurance companies point of view either). Now the attachment point also needs to have the same approval with said attachment attached and been crash tested. So with most items you are on your own.
This has nothing to do with anybody except yourself but if you are stuck in sand and the tide is coming in then you will use anything if it has a chance of getting you out.
This has nothing to do with anybody except yourself but if you are stuck in sand and the tide is coming in then you will use anything if it has a chance of getting you out.
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