[BoneCollector]

Originally Posted by nishp

Stock halogen projectors swapped with HID projectors in my 2016 ZDi+.
A very neat work done by SP Customs, Ludhiana. I am very much satisfied with the output.

Now that is a perfect job!

I've heard a lot about him. Maybe for the next car if required. Now I'm in no position to put more money in my car.

How did you get it done? Did you drive down to Ludhiana? What was the cost involved?

[nishp]

Originally Posted by BoneCollector

How did you get it done? Did you drive down to Ludhiana? What was the cost involved?

Yes I drove from Noida to Ludhiana. Wanted to do it in Delhi but Dr. Parvez(Brezza owners group admin) literally forced me to stay away from Delhi installers.

Cost was on higher side than Delhi but quality of parts and workmanship were top notch.

[GSMINC]

Originally Posted by nishp

Yes I drove from Noida to Ludhiana. Wanted to do it in Delhi but Dr. Parvez(Brezza owners group admin) literally forced me to stay away from Delhi installers.

Cost was on higher side than Delhi but quality of parts and workmanship were top notch.

Pls reveal the price paid as I'm fed up of brezza low beam light throw & intensity.
I drive a 2016 brezza, am based out of Bangalore
If it's a good deal then bangalore to ludhiana drive for this should be an interesting proposition

[nishp]

Originally Posted by GSMINC

Pls reveal the price paid as

He quotes 35k for it. In Delhi it can be done at 25k max. But I still went to him because retrofitting is a delicate art and quality of parts differ a lot. E.g bulbs starts frm 1k and go upto 5k

I drive a 2016 brezza, am based out of Bangalore
If it's a good deal then bangalore to ludhiana drive for this should be an interesting proposition

No, don't drive for such a distance. Bangalore is a hub of retrofitting and you will get very nice installers there too.

[Jash2709]

I drive a 2016 Zdi+ and it has clocked 80k+ kms. Lately the front suspensions have started making noises over speed breakers and irregular roads.

To all the fellow enthusiasts here, have you been in a similar situation? How much of a repair cost am I looking at?

Thank you

[texens]

Originally Posted by Jash2709

I drive a 2016 Zdi+ and it has clocked 80k+ kms. Lately the front suspensions have started making noises over speed breakers and irregular roads.

To all the fellow enthusiasts here, have you been in a similar situation? How much of a repair cost am I looking at?

Thank you

Replaced rear suspension of my 2016 ZDI last week after 70K kms. Cost around 6-7k at MASS for replacement of both rear suspensions. Took about an hour for the whole work. The symptoms were exactly same-it started making noises over speed breakers.

[shajoshi]

Originally Posted by texens

Replaced rear suspension of my 2016 ZDI last week after 70K kms. Cost around 6-7k at MASS for replacement of both rear suspensions. Took about an hour for the whole work. The symptoms were exactly same-it started making noises over speed breakers.

What components did you replace with this Rear suspension service?

Did you not have to replace anything in the front - it is odd that the rear suspension gave way before the front one in your case?

[shajoshi]

Originally Posted by Jash2709

I drive a 2016 Zdi+ and it has clocked 80k+ kms. Lately the front suspensions have started making noises over speed breakers and irregular roads.

To all the fellow enthusiasts here, have you been in a similar situation? How much of a repair cost am I looking at?

Thank you

If it is the lower arm that is making noise - it is best to get it checked ASAP at a service station. Are you seeing any uneven tyre wear?

[texens]

Originally Posted by shajoshi

What components did you replace with this Rear suspension service?

The bill says absorber assembly rear shock. No other components mentioned.

Originally Posted by shajoshi

Did you not have to replace anything in the front - it is odd that the rear suspension gave way before the front one in your case?

Out of the 70K, more than 50K has been driving alone - commute to work on good roads in Delhi-NCR. So, I'm also surprised as to how it gave in so early. It looks like I'm going to have to replace the clutch plate as well in the next service - which I find to be a bit too early at 70/80K kms.

[splitsecond]

Any brezza owners are of the opinion that suspension becomes more absorbant as more km are clocked?
I am asking because i have a 20k run brezza whos suspension is stiff from day 1, any hope?

[yogiii]

Originally Posted by nishp

Yes I drove from Noida to Ludhiana. Wanted to do it in Delhi but Dr. Parvez(Brezza owners group admin) literally forced me to stay away from Delhi installers.

Cost was on higher side than Delhi but quality of parts and workmanship were top notch.

Hey nishp,

Does SP Custom deal in Morimoto as well? At your visit did you enquire about other available brands?

[nishp]

Originally Posted by yogiii

Hey nishp,

Does SP Custom deal in Morimoto as well? At your visit did you enquire about other available brands?

Nope, no choice was available. He use to previously deal in morimoto too, but there was a lot of shutter problems reported so now does not suggest those.

[nishp]

5+ years with Vitara Brezza (80K and going)

In April 2021, my Brezza completed 5 years and ~80 thousand kilometers of mostly trouble free ownership. This is my first car, which makes it even more special.

Initial search for a car
Deciding upon a car when you have zero knowledge about automobiles is difficult. My only criteria was how the car looked. Almost finalized newly launched Ford Figo in Jan 2016, but then I saw some pics of Brezza while randomly surfing the web, so decided to wait a little.

Brezza was showcased at Feb 2016 AutoExpo and the dual tone Red/Black was the deal for me. The choice was only because of looks, did not even consider if I need diesel or petrol (Brezza was diesel only that time).

Booking
Went for booking in last week of March 2016 and the salesperson offered me a test drive without asking. After a short drive, he spent next 15 minutes explaining the features. I would have booked anyway. Finally settled for white color although initially I liked Red/black. Then came the shocker, he said that waiting period is 4 months at least!!

With a heavy heart I paid the booking amount and the wait started.

The surprise call
On 12th April 2016 I got a call from some other person in dealership that a White Zdi+ is available due a cancelled booking and if I am interested then it can be delivered to me the very next day. Of course, I decided to grab it instead of waiting for 4 months.

The first look of my Brezza at showroom.


Did a simple PDI and everything was found to be ok apart from a small scratch at one door which was hard to find. Quickly completed the banking formalities.

It took another couple of days for bank to process my request and finally the car came home on 16th April 2016. Sales person showed me all the available accessory packs, I politely said no to everything and opted for extended warranty instead. All in all a very fast and good purchasing experience.


Ownership Saga

Couple of weeks after purchase, went to 3M for underbody protection:

Complete waste of time and money that was.




First trip with the car:






Apollo boots were very delicate, 3 of them suffered with multiple punctures on sidewall and had to be discarded within 20K. Replaced them with Michelin and then Yokohama Earth.




I was an early adopter of Fastag back in 2016. It was a great feeling going through empty fastag lanes back then.




Installed "Yi DashCam" in 2016 (visible just behind fastag). It is still running fine. Replaced it with Viofo A119Pro/V3 couple of years later.




One fine day, a small stone from truck ahead hit windshield and left this mark.



It was not obstructing the view but cant un-see it.
Decided not to replace windshield and go for DIY repair instead :




Good enough results. The leftover marks went away after some time.




The candle like tail-lights are invisible in North India fog. I will replace them with current gen tail-lights:




I was one of the initial customers of XenonPlanet's micro fogs (Bi-Xenon):
No, they are not blinding oncoming traffic.


The cutoff is too low:


XenonPlanet were very professional back then and I had no complains. They replaced things under warranty too.




External TPMS. It is a must have now a days. Bought it from AliExpress in 2017. They worked well for 3 years. Now I am using similar product from Amazon.
Matches the color of alloys


Internal unit. This is how uneven (and high) air pressure is filled by petrol pump guy. Double checked it with another gauge same results. Now I use my own portable air pump and never visited petrol pump for air filling in last 4 years.





The first accident. Someone hit through fender/headlight/bumper while parked.


Got it repaired under insurance. Back to original.





Key battery replaced after 2 years:





Oil leak spotted. It was due to clogged intercooler. A cleanup was done and leak was gone and never reoccurred till now.






The famous Maruti sticky steering problem happened. It was replaced under extended warranty:





Updated headlights with Bi-xenon projectors this year.








Overall I have no major complains and the car is going strong. I hate the fact that its going to be scrapped after 10 years due to scrapping policy in NCR.

Will I advise buying Brezza in 2021? Yes. But there are some better option available now if you are ready ignore the service network reach of Maruti.



Brezza owner's meetups during the years:




Somehow, not able to upload more pics to this post :(. Ending the post with a video of a good road trip I did with brezza owners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttzKHHOdW2I

[smileline]

Hi,

Wanted to know if anyone has observed any change in the new Vitara Brezza’s, rear wheel well cladding ?

Have they changed from the cloth like cladding to plastic cladding ?


Regards.

[das_ren_auto]

Is there an option to disable idle-start stop permanently because even after switching it off the next time when the car is started the default setting is "on" (in Urban cruiser Mid Auto Variant).Every time it needs to be turned off.