Mod a Mahindra Jeep

bigman · 3rd October 2005, 18:30

I need a bit of help. I am looking to get a used MM 540 / 550 as a second car and would like to know if I can get an "off the shelf" front grill and lights so it looks like the following

http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?i...eft40011ov.jpg

or is it a custom mod ?

Thanks in advance.

Steeroid · 3rd October 2005, 18:34

540/550 wont look good with those headlamps - they look best with the round ones, and maybe you should look at putting in BIGGER round headlamps into the front of the 540/550. This sort of treatment would perhaps look okay on a CJ series Jeep, but then I could be wrong because I've always thought jeeps looks best with the round llamps.

bigman · 3rd October 2005, 18:56

Thanks Steeroid.

How much would a good used CJ 340 cost ?

Also is it a custom mod or an off the shelf job.

urdudesamy · 7th October 2005, 18:20

Actually these headlights are similar to what the real Jeep Wrangler used to sport with a tamper in the grill which used to protude a bit and then go back...

Look for some pcis in google image search u may find it...

it does look different and neat actually sharp is an appropriate word...

Even if one can make a good copy of Jeep Wrangler's doors and hard top it would look just awesome...

~*SAMY*~

bigman · 7th October 2005, 20:10

The YJ series of Jeep used to have square headlights.

Mahindra sold a jeep in the UK with square headlights. I have not seen any in India.

I think I will send the picture to a cousin in India and ask him to enquire at the local place where they refurbish jeeps as to how much it would cost to get a good CJ looking like the jeep in the picture.

karthik247 · 7th October 2005, 20:22

You could get the big round headlights and put a kinda of a metal protecing/net over it.

ananthkamath · 7th October 2005, 20:29

Any tinker worth his salt can make you this type of grill...not a very tough thing to do, but yes, pretty tough to do properly.

I have heard that you get these type of grills somewhere in Hyderabad...

karthik247 · 7th October 2005, 20:34

NOt only HYD, u can get it almost everywhere. It's even available for bikes.

ananthkamath · 7th October 2005, 21:06

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Originally Posted by karthik247

NOt only HYD, u can get it almost everywhere. It's even available for bikes.

:WTF: The Jeep grill for bikes...thats a new one...And I thought I had seen everything....

karthik247 · 7th October 2005, 22:41

Its not the Jeep grill, its the same type or design. Mostly used on Shoguns, RX100/135's..

ananthkamath · 7th October 2005, 22:58

A Jeep grill is used on RX and Shoguns?

karthik247 · 7th October 2005, 23:05

HELLO...i said its the SAME TYPE, not the SAME THING. I'll try to get a few pix

ananthkamath · 7th October 2005, 23:28

OH! Now I get it. You are talking about the grill which covers the headlight.

Whereas I was talking about the entire front section of the Jeep, you know the "seven-slatted" grill which holds the headlights and acts as radiator cover...

DesertKing · 19th September 2009, 06:57

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Originally Posted by karthik247

HELLO...i said its the SAME TYPE, not the SAME THING. I'll try to get a few pix

It is almost 4 years, and we are still waiting for the picture....

3rd October 2005, 18:30	#1
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,225 Thanked: 94 Times	Mod a Mahindra Jeep I need a bit of help. I am looking to get a used MM 540 / 550 as a second car and would like to know if I can get an "off the shelf" front grill and lights so it looks like the following http://img383.imageshack.us/my.php?i...eft40011ov.jpg or is it a custom mod ? Thanks in advance.
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3rd October 2005, 18:34	#2
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,752 Times	540/550 wont look good with those headlamps - they look best with the round ones, and maybe you should look at putting in BIGGER round headlamps into the front of the 540/550. This sort of treatment would perhaps look okay on a CJ series Jeep, but then I could be wrong because I've always thought jeeps looks best with the round llamps.
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3rd October 2005, 18:56	#3
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,225 Thanked: 94 Times	Thanks Steeroid. How much would a good used CJ 340 cost ? Also is it a custom mod or an off the shelf job.
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7th October 2005, 18:20	#4
urdudesamy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 59 Thanked: 2 Times	Jeep Wrangler Actually these headlights are similar to what the real Jeep Wrangler used to sport with a tamper in the grill which used to protude a bit and then go back... Look for some pcis in google image search u may find it... it does look different and neat actually sharp is an appropriate word... Even if one can make a good copy of Jeep Wrangler's doors and hard top it would look just awesome... ~SAMY~
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7th October 2005, 20:10	#5
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,225 Thanked: 94 Times	The YJ series of Jeep used to have square headlights. Mahindra sold a jeep in the UK with square headlights. I have not seen any in India. I think I will send the picture to a cousin in India and ask him to enquire at the local place where they refurbish jeeps as to how much it would cost to get a good CJ looking like the jeep in the picture.
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7th October 2005, 20:22	#6
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	You could get the big round headlights and put a kinda of a metal protecing/net over it.
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7th October 2005, 20:29	#7
ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Any tinker worth his salt can make you this type of grill...not a very tough thing to do, but yes, pretty tough to do properly. I have heard that you get these type of grills somewhere in Hyderabad...
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7th October 2005, 20:34	#8
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	NOt only HYD, u can get it almost everywhere. It's even available for bikes.
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7th October 2005, 22:41	#10
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Its not the Jeep grill, its the same type or design. Mostly used on Shoguns, RX100/135's..
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7th October 2005, 22:58	#11
ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	A Jeep grill is used on RX and Shoguns?
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7th October 2005, 23:05	#12
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	HELLO...i said its the SAME TYPE, not the SAME THING. I'll try to get a few pix
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7th October 2005, 23:28	#13
ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	OH! Now I get it. You are talking about the grill which covers the headlight. Whereas I was talking about the entire front section of the Jeep, you know the "seven-slatted" grill which holds the headlights and acts as radiator cover...
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