S-Cross is as good as any other vehicle in the market today and I don’t have a single compelling reason to sell/replace this gem.
BHPian Silent Buddha recently shared this with other enthusiasts:
Quick update on my S Cross 1.3 diesel at 1.35L kms. The timing chain replacement was pending since 1.3L km service and the ride had become “crashy”. So, decided to join both these work and left the car at service center for 2 days.
The below jobs were completed:
- Timing chain was changed. Car feels a lot smoother & eager to drive now.
- Front shock absorbers were replaced. Now the car rides “flat”. I don’t even remember when was the last time I had this good ride quality. Massive difference in those flyover expansion joints
Total cost was around ₹35k but given the works that were carried out I feel it’s fine. I was also asking the advisor to replace the springs but he recommended against it for now saying “he hasn’t come across any spring replacement in recent past so it should be good to not change them if they aren’t broken”. Any thoughts on this?
Next, I upgraded the low beams to OSRAM 50W LEDs. Colour temperature that I picked was 4200K. Got it for ₹5.5k from Amazon and happy to report there is clear improvement. The process is very easy and doable at home itself. I would recommend anyone wanting better lighting solution out of headlights to get this done first before planning other changes.
Next, properly hardwired the dashcam. Now parking mode works as expected. Again, it sounds a bit complex but one can easily do this at home with a little bit of knowledge of fuses which can be found from the manual book. Just keep a multimeter nearby and you are good. Remember to avoid tapping into the AWD fuse even if we don’t have the functionality. You will get battery/start stop system related warnings in MID if you decide to use it. Also, if you are using 10A or 15A fuses, the orientation of the fuse tap doesn’t matter much for dashcam purpose.
Next, I came across this team BHP thread of adding wireless Android Auto adapter:
https://www.team-bhp.com/news/how-ge…ss-2000-rupees
Went ahead and brought a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, followed the steps and now I have wireless Android Auto capability which works just as good as OEM one’s with minor but acceptable lag. Even the steering buttons work as expected
Finally, the headlights had become yellowish. Decided to give it a “Colgate Toothpaste + Baking Sode + Toothbrush” treatment and must say the results surprised both me and the family driver
After all this, S Cross is as good as any other vehicle in the market today and I don’t have a single compelling reason to sell/replace this gem. We may get other cars but even my family agrees that the S Cross is here to stay for long.
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