An Update after a very very long time.
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Somany things have happened since the last update.
I am unable to go for long drives or roadtrips for the past couple of years. Wasbusy with my toddler son, then workcaugthup with me and didnot have much time to spend with the beast.
there were couple of small hits my beast had to take, coincedently both when the beast was parked. Once a reversing car hit my right side tail lamp and the red housing broke.
Then very recently month ago, some one had hit left bumper leaving a 4 inch crack on it.
I thought, let me try using the insurance had not claimed any for last 4 years, and that was a bad decision i feel. I had national insurance bumper to bumper, zero dep and all the jazz. However when the time came for the payout, out of 11000 that was charged by service center they sanctioned only 7500. I guess i will never go with National insurance for the rest of my life.
Then i thought any ways i am going to change my bumper why not try and get fog lamps fitted. That cost me 5K extra including fitting and additional wiring. The bumper was the original one used on EX and VX. But the only grouse is it has a switch underneath steering wheel but other than that, from outside it just looks like original.
So few changes that my car has from stock is
1. applicaiton of the silver Grey 3m vinyl wrap one of the blackgrey plastic on rear door.
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2. Fog lamps in the front.
3. fitted with osram nightbreaker 55w (the throw and light is much better than stock 55w phlips bulb)
few other things i need to change is
1. Horn (immidiate action item)
2. Tyres. Still some way to go. Plan to change at 50k or when my pocket allows.
Will put some pics later
Overall experience with Storme from July 2013, I am loving it. with the influx of newer cars like Storme 400nm, Hexa or the proposed H5X and H7X... Still i feel Safari storme seems like an agelessbeauty. Love the way it rides and handles. Baring a bland but classy looking interior, it is perfect partner to me