Tyre work got over late Saturday evening, so Sunday is spend as it should be-'resting'. Do make some calls to friends to get some info about the various 'accessories shops' in and around trivandrum. Prominent ones are- Car palace - located in city, very busy, lot of options, prices are a bit high, workmanship is ok not good or great.
Car Shoppy - located little far from city center, not that many options, prices are the lowest, 'fitting' is done by people who attend school in the morning!
Car mate - 'dont go there mate'
Motor Plaza - located well outside city limits, busy, lots of options, prices again are a bit high, workmanship - great!
Its a 15km drive from my house to Motor Plaza and i make sure that i reach there by 10AM Monday morning.
Planned to fit:-
-parking sensors
-Sun film
-horns
-seat covers
The staff at the shop are really helpful and cordial, and they are open to some bargaining.
Here is the deal i got:
-Parking sensors - 4 unit with rearview mirror display and individual sensor distance display - Rs.3000/-(yes i know a bit too much but these sensors had very good built quality and they came in silver color-so no need to paint them!)
-Sun Film - Llumar 35 all around with warranty - Rs.2000/-
-horns - Roots windtone super - Rs.500/-
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seat covers - Rs.3700/-
Here are some pictures:- Installation of the parking sensors:
the front left A pillar trim removed to route the wire to the review mirror display.
drill spots on the bumper measured and marked out-done meticulously with a piece of waste wire!!
drill bit 'chewing' into the brand new bumper-Ouch!
1 down 3 more to go!
perfect - am happy!
Display at night - gives distance in meters/specific sensor flash and audible alarm,the new riew view mirror is bigger than the standard one and that's a blessing in itself.
Llumar sun films getting installed-took about 2 1/2 hours-very well done-no bubbles at all.
Sunfilms done and parking sensors also done.
Standard fabric seats waiting to be removed.
seats removed-get a chance to looks at the 'internals'.
rear seat back rest removed -note no carpets on the seat scabs-cost cutting?
Finished front seats, beige art leather main body and charcoal perforated art leather on the seat scab, back and head rest, design courtesy - my wife!
Front seats
rear seats - with beige floor mats - note bottle holder in rear door and absence of rear door speaker - this different from the swift.
another view in Toto.
Some observations:-
- the sensors pick up the ground if reversing down an incline.
-sensor range is excellent
-minimum distance of the sensor is set at 40cm and cannot be varied.
-Llumar does a great job.
-horn is 'ok' not as loud as i would have liked.
seats are awesome.
Planning for a small trip, will post a review of the car after that.
oh have to install this too..
Mods can you change the thread name to "Swift Dzire - Untold Story" thank you!