My new Swift LDI (woohoo!)

AviatoR · 1st February 2008, 12:58

Hi Jaibir, Congrats on your new purchase and enjoy the drive! How much did the final OTR price come to and were there any discounts?

jaibir · 1st February 2008, 13:31

5.50L OTR. No discounts. Most dealers still quote a waiting period but if you scout around you should be able to get it ready

Akshay1234 · 1st February 2008, 13:34

jaibir 185s may be too thick for your stock rims. try getting vdi rims and putting them on. though 195s would be better if your gonna pete it.

TrueDreamer · 1st February 2008, 13:41

Congrats on your new Swift. Waiting for the pics...

Absar · 3rd February 2008, 20:49

Congratulations on the Swift Diesel. Try to limit your excitement with the turbo until the run-in period gets over! Do upsize your tyres to Michelins.

cya
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Jaggu · 3rd February 2008, 23:12

185 on stock rim is just about ok, will work

jaibir · 4th February 2008, 00:19

Got the tyre upgrade and the ICE install over the weekend. Also got some sunfilm put.

Landed up at the tyre shop (Anand Tyres) on Saturday around noon. Had already discussed things with him last week so no haggling on price etc. As mentioned earlier, I wasn't really looking for rims. This is where the first hiccup arose. Missus to be decided she wanted rims as they 'look good' - a condept I can't really relate to unless the thing under discussion also performs well. However, the decree was obeyed and we got Neo 14" rims (13.4k for 4) and Yokohoma 185/70/14 tyres (7.5k net of old tyres for 5). Paid an additional 340/- for wheel balancing.

There was a reasonable ICE guy next door - someone the missus to be vouched for. By this time my original ICE budget had been dented by the extra outlay on rims. So decided to downgrade the current install with a second stage to be put in sometime in the next few months. For now, I got a Pio 4050, JBL GTO 937 at the back, 6" 2-way JBL speakers and a set of JBL tweeters in the front. Sounds decent for the time being. Plan to add a set of components for the front with a 4 channel amp down the line. The current setup cost me about 13k grey with a dealer warranty.

I also got my first scratch - some moron in an accord left a small scratch on the rear bumper when the car was parked getting the upgrades. Unfortunately I was inside the ICE shop at the time so didnt get a chance to give the guy a piece of my mind. On the plus side, the scratch is quite minor and should be easy to fix with a small touch up - on the list for the first service.

At the time of delivery

Parked after the upgrades

Will put up some proper day time picks in the coming days.

Eddy · 4th February 2008, 00:44

Looks cool. Also, you may want to edit the pic to hide the number. Its a common practice on the forum.

s0uljah · 4th February 2008, 00:51

Congrats Jaibir!! The 2008 edition Tail lamps are looking better. Hey is it just me or has she had a scrape on the left side?

Anyway enjoy the ride, its sure is fun

dhaval · 4th February 2008, 01:49

Congratulations for the new ride jaibir. The black-silver combo rims look good on the car. Please post some close pics of the new rims and the rubber

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Have fun, and drive safe.

jaibir · 4th February 2008, 06:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by s0uljah

Congrats Jaibir!! The 2008 edition Tail lamps are looking better. Hey is it just me or has she had a scrape on the left side?

Anyway enjoy the ride, its sure is fun

its a scrape all right. the same one mentioned in the post with the pictures. got it free with the tyres and ICE

shuvd · 4th February 2008, 10:00

@ Jaibir - Man, your car looks HOT! Sorry about the scratch. If you intend to fit an after market tacho, please consult the A.S.S. AFIK, the tacho connects to the ECU and some wires need to be cut. It could void your warranty!

HappyWheels · 4th February 2008, 10:15

jaibir, your ride looks hot! i would say the rims are good match.

sorry to hear about the free scratch! guess you were too much involved in the ICE setup not to notice it when it happened.

would suggest that you remove the plastics on the seat (and why where in the interiors). Are you planning a seat cover?

vkochar · 4th February 2008, 10:38

Great wheels Bro !! Dont worry about the scratch - Don't get it fixed as I feel there should always be one ( So that there wouldn't be any more )

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eddy

Looks cool. Also, you may want to edit the pic to hide the number. Its a common practice on the forum.

Nah !! Thats OK, the only time we edit the pic for erasing the number is when we post a pic of someone else's car.

s0uljah · 4th February 2008, 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaibir

its a scrape all right. the same one mentioned in the post with the pictures. got it free with the tyres and ICE

Its part of the ownership process, Iv got one on the rightside of the bumper too:(

1st February 2008, 12:58	#16
AviatoR BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mumbai<->Pune Posts: 63 Thanked: Once	Hi Jaibir, Congrats on your new purchase and enjoy the drive! How much did the final OTR price come to and were there any discounts?
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1st February 2008, 13:31	#17
jaibir BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 317 Thanked: 50 Times	5.50L OTR. No discounts. Most dealers still quote a waiting period but if you scout around you should be able to get it ready
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1st February 2008, 13:34	#18
Akshay1234 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 10,265 Thanked: 12,317 Times	jaibir 185s may be too thick for your stock rims. try getting vdi rims and putting them on. though 195s would be better if your gonna pete it.
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1st February 2008, 13:41	#19
TrueDreamer BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 276 Thanked: 16 Times	Congrats on your new Swift. Waiting for the pics...
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3rd February 2008, 20:49	#20
Absar BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Madras Posts: 560 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	Congratulations on the Swift Diesel. Try to limit your excitement with the turbo until the run-in period gets over! Do upsize your tyres to Michelins. cya A
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3rd February 2008, 23:12	#21
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,906 Times	185 on stock rim is just about ok, will work
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4th February 2008, 00:19	#22
jaibir BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 317 Thanked: 50 Times	Got the tyre upgrade and the ICE install over the weekend. Also got some sunfilm put. Landed up at the tyre shop (Anand Tyres) on Saturday around noon. Had already discussed things with him last week so no haggling on price etc. As mentioned earlier, I wasn't really looking for rims. This is where the first hiccup arose. Missus to be decided she wanted rims as they 'look good' - a condept I can't really relate to unless the thing under discussion also performs well. However, the decree was obeyed and we got Neo 14" rims (13.4k for 4) and Yokohoma 185/70/14 tyres (7.5k net of old tyres for 5). Paid an additional 340/- for wheel balancing. There was a reasonable ICE guy next door - someone the missus to be vouched for. By this time my original ICE budget had been dented by the extra outlay on rims. So decided to downgrade the current install with a second stage to be put in sometime in the next few months. For now, I got a Pio 4050, JBL GTO 937 at the back, 6" 2-way JBL speakers and a set of JBL tweeters in the front. Sounds decent for the time being. Plan to add a set of components for the front with a 4 channel amp down the line. The current setup cost me about 13k grey with a dealer warranty. I also got my first scratch - some moron in an accord left a small scratch on the rear bumper when the car was parked getting the upgrades. Unfortunately I was inside the ICE shop at the time so didnt get a chance to give the guy a piece of my mind. On the plus side, the scratch is quite minor and should be easy to fix with a small touch up - on the list for the first service. At the time of delivery Parked after the upgrades Will put up some proper day time picks in the coming days. Last edited by jaibir : 4th February 2008 at 00:20.
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4th February 2008, 00:44	#23
Eddy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 9,387 Thanked: 13,301 Times	Looks cool. Also, you may want to edit the pic to hide the number. Its a common practice on the forum.
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4th February 2008, 00:51	#24
s0uljah Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BLR Posts: 2,222 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Congrats Jaibir!! The 2008 edition Tail lamps are looking better. Hey is it just me or has she had a scrape on the left side? Anyway enjoy the ride, its sure is fun
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4th February 2008, 01:49	#25
dhaval BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 404 Thanked: Once View My Garage	Congratulations for the new ride jaibir. The black-silver combo rims look good on the car. Please post some close pics of the new rims and the rubber. Have fun, and drive safe.
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4th February 2008, 10:00	#27
shuvd Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,081 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	@ Jaibir - Man, your car looks HOT! Sorry about the scratch. If you intend to fit an after market tacho, please consult the A.S.S. AFIK, the tacho connects to the ECU and some wires need to be cut. It could void your warranty!
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4th February 2008, 10:15	#28
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	jaibir, your ride looks hot! i would say the rims are good match. sorry to hear about the free scratch! guess you were too much involved in the ICE setup not to notice it when it happened. would suggest that you remove the plastics on the seat (and why where in the interiors). Are you planning a seat cover?
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