14 Essential Modifications for YOUR JDM Mini Truck 

I added central locking to my Suzuki Carry as well as power mirrors. Very inexpensive add ons but make the truck so much nicer to live with.

I appreciate that you put in an Imperial Speedometer as well. As an American that can use both metric and imperial I just remember. 100kph is 60MPH and from there you can get a decent eyeball of how fast your going henceforth.

For around $100 you can get a wide rear view mirror with a dashcam built in. I got one with a 4K forward and 1440p rear camera for around $85, and they sell one with android built in for around $125. But I would strongly recommend getting the optional hard-wire kit. Most of these have a USB input for power, but are very picky about voltage and do not like to be powered by 3rd party adapters.

That wing is really effective over 135mph.

It's early spring here in the US. We're in "blackberry winter" which is the nasty few weeks of cold weather after a couple of warm February days. It seems colder than winter because it's cold and windy. I've used that time to design and 3D print parts for my new-to-me 1996 4WD Hijet mini truck. I created a large cup holder (I uploaded it to Thingiverse - search Hijet Cup Holder if you'd like to print one), not because I get the fat American Big Gulp soft drinks, but because I wanted to secure my 32 ounce HydroFlask thermos of ice water or unsweetened tea. Smaller cans are a loose fit but won't tip over. I also 3D printed new door lock knobs and a dashboard phone holder. I'm doing a combo of your bed liner and sound deadening. As soon as we have reliably warm and dry weather, I'm painting the entire truck, inside and out, with two coats of indestructible zero maintenance medium gray Monstaliner bed liner. I'm hoping the thick polyurethane coating on both sides of the sheet metal will significantly reduce the tinny clatter noises when I run over a bump or slam the door closed. I'm a huge fan of quality cam buckle straps for pickup trucks. I like the NRS brand. I feel no need to add tie downs in the mini truck bed. The hooks on the outside of the bed sides are VERY practical. In addition to ropes and straps, they're great for groceries. I get a few plastic bags of groceries, place them against the bed side, wrap the plastic loop handles over the bed side and place the loops over the tie down hoops. My groceries stay in place. Ditto for a plastic bag full of takeout Chinese food. I put my 91 year old Mom's wheelchair in the bed and use its seat belt to strap it to one of those handy tie down hooks. The Japanese tie downs are WAY better than corner tie downs in American pickups and honestly, better than most of the expensive after market tie down hardware. My Hijet has a Japanese AM radio and a large cubby hole underneath it. The space is perfect for a double DIN stereo. I'll be adding an ATOTO Android stereo with a backup camera. I was going to get a GPS speedometer app for my phone, but I've quickly become accustomed to converting in my head. 6 MPH per 10 KPH isn't difficult. I look at 70 KPH on the speedometer and think 7 X 6 = 42 MPH.

Such a cool little truck. Bet you get questions everywhere you park up about it!

I bought a roof basket off Amazon here in the states. It had 3 sections. It's unlikely that you'll find on that's a perfect fit without modifying one. I left the middle section out and cut 4" off the back section of mine. Doing that made it the perfect size. I put a 36" light bar on mine. It looks awesome.

I’ve watched this a few times and am always jealous especially of the mods already done on the truck. I just copped one with very different but similarly beautiful upgrades and couldn’t be more thrilled. Thanks for making this video!

Put small flower pot in the cup holder, then it should hold your drinks.

Have the Broadway mirror for my CRZ which has terrible blindspots, does wonders! Love the Keitora, well cool and the mods are tasteful.

I love this build. I'm saving up right now to buy one from my local import shop and I mighttttttttt try to do something the same because I'm saving for a hydraulic dump for my motorcycle! Loving ittt bro good stuff

Coming from an American, the comments are actually funny bc they true😂😂 great video 🤙🏼🤙🏼

They're adorable, I saw an American truck hauling this truck and it was comical.

Nice truck. I have wanted one for awhile. Enjoy the ride

That's a real nice truck!! Thanks for the video

I like seeing your countryside. Thanks for this video.

Awesome video!

That’s so cool I want to get one I especially like the stickers on the tires it just add something to it in my opinion

Bro you have one of the cleanest kei trucks I’ve seen. Unfortunately where I live in the USA in the state of Georgia I can’t drive one of these on the road.

Love your truck ❤

Sick truck! Nice vid too.

Great video, great truck

I completely replaced the differentials on my 95 HiAce. State side, you can order new Eaton Truetrac diffs fit for a Landcruiser or tundra of those years. allows me to do highway speeds comfortably, even with the 90hp this 2L provides.

You need to come to Japan and visit all the car shops. These are so common in the countryside here in Japan. I've got a Kei Van (Honda N-Van) I dunno if I could ever go back to a full sized vehicle after getting one of these compact vehicles.

Wow. Your kei truck looks awesome. I’m saving to buy one in Australia.

GREAT VIDEO!

Thanks for your advice

Im defeinitly buying one of these next year!

I want a squad of these trucks they look so good

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I'm a Toyota guy and i love when people talk about Imperial sizes vs metric, I prefer metric but find it amusing even in the metric countries they are are still 1/2 3/8 & 1/4 socket wrenches

This might sound stupid but What I can see you have a pretty flat space on the top of the dash, You chould Retrofit A 2 din Radio up top with Top notch Options, to make it look like a Modern car, and Just put like a Voltmeter and boost gauge to the Old Radio's place.

That thing sounded sick cant wait to get one and put my honda grom in the bed of the truck lolol😂

I love the 12v. Mostly because of how slow it is. It's just got those good old work truck vibes.

These little trucks are just darling. They even make truck bed campers for them so you can turn them into part time caravans. while few have bathrooms as that's really not the culture, simply having bed, seating area, heat and/or AC. And kitchenette with little butane stove it makes for a nice little bedsit on the road.

Could easily put a double stack under the glove box fyi, then you can slip a box in the hole the single came from giving you a little place for your insurance card and such. Also just stick a big cup in your cup holder and then use it to hold your drink cup in the cup...

I want to get a honda acty at one point just love the look of weird JDM vehicles

so nice truck brootherrr i wish i had one of these

I added a GPS speedo that projects onto the windscreen. Replaced the Japanese A.M. rafio with a 8' touchscreen stereo with BT. Put 2-3.5" speakers in the dask and 2 marine 3 way speakers behind the seats

Came for the mods, stayed for the humor👊

might get one for my first car!

Great video mate, I'm looking at buying one of these but I have to admit I've struggled trying to find basic service items. Do they share filters etc with any commonly used vehicles over here? Or do you have a link to where you get your service stuff from? Thanks for the video

Revolutionary war still lives rent free in your head lmao

the more expensive option for the truck bed is the line x...it sprays on the bed and gives a rough coat to prevent from scratching.....

It's a really good-looking mini truck, another mood I suggest is a CB with a nice long antenna. I know what you just thinking, this day no one uses it anymore this obsolete way to communicate but is cheap to buy and easy to install plus cool to have in any case. At the end of the day is it still a Truck or not?😂😂😂

Knocking on our portion control and freedom fractions all coming from America original recipe lol Nice truck i just got a 95' carry super useful

Ilove it❤

One more question please, the wheel spec. Is it possible to buy any aftermarket steering wheel MOMO for example and it will suit 🤔

But it is good here in india we have got a suzuki omni (carry) that discounted just 6years ago No rust and also good work vhechlr

I have 1 as well : ) - TORONTO - CANADA

Do these have an OBD port?? Would love to have a tachometer but none of the Kei trucks seem to come with one. Wondering if there’s a way to hook one up like you’ve got your GPS speedo

I’m pretty sure that McDonalds cup is a medium here in the US. 😂 I have that cup holder in my Acty and it’s only suitable for Yeti type travel mugs.

I saw a guy driving one that had one of those plastic wood sheds mounted in the bed as a camper. 😅

for the people who don't want to do math while driving they could just swap out the speedometers for ones that read in MPH instead of KPH. They also have digital and analog speedometers so that's would have to be a personal choice as well as cost.

Mini Van Next!

What's the name of the stick-on sun visor? It looks great but I don't see a link for it.

so f**kin sick

I remember the Bedford / Vauxhall versions of these.

Be interested to see if the roll bar is a 1 off or production ?

We’d like to have a 4WD as we can use it around our property here in north central Washington state, USA, but I don’t know where to look for one to buy

Question. I’m totally new to the k truck game. And like could it actually tow a car too the track ?

You can use a speedo corrector instead of the gos speedo

Is it hard to get parts like the oil filter or gaskets? I’m a mechanic so doing the service won’t be my issue. I’m just worried about part availability.

Dude, you guys need bigger cups. Merika!!!

lol at the american cup holderr

Can swap mira engine??

If you take off the sides on the back of the truck, wont it cover the license plate? If you drive it?😅

Your truck is awesome I really like the way you trim the truck out I've always been sort of interested in these type trucks but it seems like I can only see videos of them with manuals so I was wondering do they sell them in automatics. And what's the top speed or can a hand keep up with other cars on the freeway. Because I seriously like the way they look expensive the way yours is trimmed out from the wheels all the way on up to the top of the truck and that spoiler on the back also this sets It Off. Great work.

anyone ever find out where the wing is from?

How difficult is it to insure these in the UK?

bro america is catching some strays in this video

Is that Clay Bank car park?

Your portions for food is just small among other things as well 😂😂😂😂

Down here in the southern caribbean, they are now made or sold by Chevrolet.

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Do they make a left-hand drive kit ?

where can you get a mph gauge?

Do you think I would fit in one of these I need to check because I’m 6’6 and I can’t even fit in some suvs or my head hits the top

how fast does it go?

I want one but I can't afford to drive a car. So instead I'm building a cargo moped wich is going to be amazing

Size the 3d model down on cura

98 percent sure i can design a fit in printed panel that will extrude out of the single din and to allow you to fit a modern single DIN modern like the AVH-Z7200. Let's chat.

The lightest wheels you can find as the engine is no powerhouse. Don't know why anybody puts a towel rack on the tailgate but each to his own.

Air Conditioning?

In philippines kei truck already converted to left hand drive before they sell😂

Undercoat it. RP-342 if you can get it for a decent price.

I like to see you modify one with electric drive I would buy that

Ah, "custom" Did you order Italian Marble slabs to keep it on the road in winter rather than plebeian paving stones or, God forbid; sand?

Have you ever tipped the front in an emergency stop?

LS conversion.

Second

Put a 1.9 TDI in it from VW. Best of both worlds there. A Japanese Truck with a German engine and DSG gearbox. That would be awesome. Paintwise do a 1930-1940s German and Japanese theme on it.

They make a subwoofer that preamp that goes on the front of the floor pioneer cazzerirra think that's how u spell it

Buy a kei truck in the philippines its left hand drive and also fully reconditioned

You could of just reprinted the cup holder -10%

Yes 60.96 cm is way better than saying 2 foot

Great mods, but im waiting to see a country whos people predominantly use the metric system put a man on the moon!

An informative video about the mini truck. The unnecessary smack talking about the US was just unclassy.

I'm Japanese. Why do cars of this size exist in Japan? And do you know why?

Sadly not street legal in portland OR. Usa