The Latest Jimny Never Got A Soft Top, So Damd Faked One

  • Damd’s new Slash Garnish trim piece splits the Jimny’s side glass.
  • The accessory creates a nostalgic retro canopy visual illusion.
  • It is compatible with three-door models starting at 52,800 yen ($330).

Japanese tuner Damd built its reputation on wild styling kits for the Suzuki Jimny, most of them channeling famous off-roaders. This latest piece takes a different route, a small accessory that pays homage to earlier generations of the little 4×4 rather than to some other brand’s icon.

Called the Slash Garnish, the trim gives the current Jimny a nostalgic split-window canopy look, borrowing the silhouette of the soft-top versions that came before it.

More: Rugged Suzuki Jimny Gozel Concept Approved For Production

The diagonal strip mounts straight onto the rear side glass and cuts each window into two panes. Anyone sitting in the back loses a bit of the view, but the trade buys the SUV a far more distinctive profile.

The Latest Jimny Never Got A Soft Top, So Damd Faked One

Buyers can take it unpainted or in one of three shades, Medium Gray, Jungle Green, and Chiffon Ivory Metallic. There’s also an optional wood panel that layers on some vintage warmth and pairs with the wood-infused roof basket Damd already sells, so the theme carries across the whole car if you want it to.

For a greater optical illusion, the tuner has wrapped the roof and rear pillars in a different color. This makes the rear section of the roof look like a hard top, making us wish for a Jimny Convertible. Of course, the Slash Garnish can be applied together with a retro styling kit as seen in the pictured prototype.

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Damd, Tokki_Totsu

Damd’s Slash Garnish is compatible with the narrow-body kei-class Jimny and the global-spec Jimny Sierra but it won’t fit the five-door Jimny Nomade due to the different shape of the greenhouse.

More: Suzuki XBee Turns Into A Little Defender With $1,850 Kit

In Japan, the accessory is priced at ¥52,800 ($330) with an extra ¥33,000 ($200) for painting and ¥6,600 ($40) for shipping. Finally, the wood trim piece adds another ¥24,530 ($150), totaling ¥116,930 ($720) for the full package before installation.

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