very simple mod for the wife

gaylon · 05-17-08, 05:46 PM

She is driving the 60 now everyday and complained about finding the dipstick... so I picked up a little bright yellow rattle can...

PAFJ · 05-17-08, 05:50 PM

Nice! Good idea for the wife.

cruiserpants · 05-17-08, 06:18 PM

Good idea - Now, your wife will always be able to find your dipstick.

probably easier to find when the light is low also.

nodaksn3 · 05-17-08, 06:59 PM

Your wife checks the oil???!!! She's a keeper, for sure!

Ned

gaylon · 05-17-08, 07:01 PM

she does, when she can find the dipstick...

And she is a keeper.

rchalmers3 · 05-17-08, 10:27 PM

All women are keepers.

However, some loose a little and that's why we have dipsticks!

Rick

overhanger · 05-18-08, 08:41 AM

Another great and simple addition with bigtime Wife Approval Factor is adding a grab handle to the A pillar in the passenger side. Find one like the one the driver A pillar and, if you are lucky, the captive nuts are already in place under the headliner in a similar spot on the passenger side. Not positive that 60s have the nuts in place but most 62s that I've tried it on do. Nutcerts work on those that don't. Use an ice pick or somthing like that to find the holes. It's my wife's favorite mod on the 62 and anything that makes the wife happy with the Cruiser is a good thing!

cruiser88 · 05-18-08, 08:41 AM

I need to get on a chair to even find my dipstick......they need to make a longer one.

Ok......all jokes aside here

billmc · 05-18-08, 04:04 PM

I agree with Steve. It may be different for the younguns on the board, but my wife and I are in our 50s and the passenger-side grab handle is really the only mod my wife gives a damn about.

Bill

landcruiserjunky · 05-18-08, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruiser88

I need to get on a chair to even find my dipstick......

x2

I think I might just do this later today

Spook50 · 05-18-08, 04:41 PM

LOL, I did that for myself soon after I got the truck, because the thing was so damn hard to see in low light.

gaylon · 05-18-08, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overhanger

Another great and simple addition with bigtime Wife Approval Factor is adding a grab handle to the A pillar in the passenger side. Find one like the one the driver A pillar and, if you are lucky, the captive nuts are already in place under the headliner in a similar spot on the passenger side. Not positive that 60s have the nuts in place but most 62s that I've tried it on do. Nutcerts work on those that don't. Use an ice pick or somthing like that to find the holes. It's my wife's favorite mod on the 62 and anything that makes the wife happy with the Cruiser is a good thing!

I have wanted to add this handle for a while. I have not been able to feel the openings through the liner. Anyone have pics of this handle to of the A pillar with the liner removed. Pics from an earlier model 60 would be ideal.

overhanger · 05-18-08, 06:26 PM

So far, just mirroring the location of the driver A to the passenger B pillar has been effective in locating the holes. Something like an ice or shop pick makes it easy to do the locating without leaving visible holes in the headliner material.

gaylon · 05-18-08, 07:52 PM

In my 60 there is no handle on either A pillar.

overhanger · 05-18-08, 08:45 PM

If that is strictly a 62 item, I stand corrected.

gaylon · 05-19-08, 05:27 AM

maybe it is strictly a 62 item, but could you post a picture anyway. I would like to poke around the area where they are on the 62. My wife is very interested in this mod.

gaylon · 05-21-08, 03:32 PM

bump for a pic of a 62 with a handle on the A pillar.

billmc · 05-21-08, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaylon

bump for a pic of a 62 with a handle on the A pillar.

here ya go

gaylon · 05-21-08, 04:37 PM

Thank you. The truck came with that handle?

CruisinFJ60 · 05-21-08, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overhanger

If that is strictly a 62 item, I stand corrected.

yup 62 thing.
yall got some of the cooler interior toys but we (60 owners) have a sexy front end

billmc · 05-21-08, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gaylon

Thank you. The truck came with that handle?

On the driver's side only.

TLCAddict · 05-22-08, 01:42 AM

nice billmc...I think I'll do the same. like Overhanger said, were the captive nuts pre-installed for the handle?

on the same note of Wife Approval Factor, I'm planning on a adding vanity mirror w/ a light. any suggestions? remember lads, if we're smart, then let the ladies get their mods, n they'll never question what you spend on your rig...

addict

billmc · 05-22-08, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLCAddict

were the captive nuts pre-installed for the handle?

Yes, they're there under the headliner. I bought the handle, screws, and screw covers from my local Toyota dealer--not expensive at all.

Bill

jgordon · 05-22-08, 04:17 PM

The fact that your wife (a) knows how to check the oil and (b) gives a shit enough to is really impressive.

An alternative to the A-pillar handle is the 62 dash handle - easy to install as well. My girlfriend does this cute little combo move where she grabs both and pulls herself in. Fun to watch.

All these 62 handles must be because only really old people drive them....

RockDoc · 05-22-08, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruiser88

I need to get on a chair to even find my dipstick......they need to make a longer one.

Mine has an extension that was welded on by a PO, and painted red to boot.

Max.Powerzz · 05-22-08, 04:57 PM

Who has a good mod on how to find the dipstick hole in low light once you're done?

I know, a flashlight, but still...

InsanityIsBorn · 05-22-08, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max.Powerzz

Who has a good mod on how to find the dipstick hole in low light once you're done?

I know, a flashlight, but still...

Paint the tip of the dipstick tube the same colour maybe??

05-17-08, 05:46 PM	#1
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 364	very simple mod for the wife She is driving the 60 now everyday and complained about finding the dipstick... so I picked up a little bright yellow rattle can... Attached Images __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need?.

05-17-08, 05:50 PM	#2
PAFJ IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 48.08N 124.0W TLCA# 16335 Posts: 1,312	Nice! Good idea for the wife. __________________ Mike S. '85 FJ60

05-17-08, 06:18 PM	#3
cruiserpants IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Great Northwest Posts: 83	Good idea - Now, your wife will always be able to find your dipstick. probably easier to find when the light is low also. __________________ Are the voices in my head bothering you? 1989 FJ62, OME lift, 33" BFG A/T's & a new air freshener

05-17-08, 06:59 PM	#4
nodaksn3 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Andover, Mass. Posts: 219	Your wife checks the oil???!!! She's a keeper, for sure! Ned __________________ '95 FJZ80- stock, not locked, PHH, HG, love it '80 FJ40- stock, '84 2F, mini PS, a/c, still lotsa rust '88 FJ62- sold '84 FJ60- sold '81 FJ40- sold "No matter how beautiful she is, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her s t"

05-17-08, 07:01 PM	#5
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 364	she does, when she can find the dipstick... And she is a keeper. __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need?.

05-17-08, 10:27 PM	#6
rchalmers3 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Costa Rica, Central America, Earth Posts: 629	All women are keepers. However, some loose a little and that's why we have dipsticks! Rick

05-18-08, 08:41 AM	#7
overhanger IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 TLCA# 10222 Posts: 638	Another great and simple addition with bigtime Wife Approval Factor is adding a grab handle to the A pillar in the passenger side. Find one like the one the driver A pillar and, if you are lucky, the captive nuts are already in place under the headliner in a similar spot on the passenger side. Not positive that 60s have the nuts in place but most 62s that I've tried it on do. Nutcerts work on those that don't. Use an ice pick or somthing like that to find the holes. It's my wife's favorite mod on the 62 and anything that makes the wife happy with the Cruiser is a good thing! __________________ Steve Crase TLCA 10222 1988 FJ62 - Bart 1997 FZJ80 40th Anniversary #3727 - Sandy

05-18-08, 08:41 AM	#8
cruiser88 They call me crazy88 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: over here TLCA# 17319 Posts: 6,642	I need to get on a chair to even find my dipstick......they need to make a longer one. Ok......all jokes aside here __________________ Girls you need to join this club http://www.playhardgetdirty.com/index.html "how 'bout we sing 'kyles mom is a bitch' in E minor?"by OregonCruzer http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/f...13957_15_0.jpg http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/f...113957_1_2.jpg

05-18-08, 04:04 PM	#9
billmc IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 334	I agree with Steve. It may be different for the younguns on the board, but my wife and I are in our 50s and the passenger-side grab handle is really the only mod my wife gives a damn about. Bill __________________ '82 FJ40, '88 FJ62, '71 Karman Ghia Vert, '73 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

05-18-08, 04:41 PM	#11
Spook50 I'll poop in ur cookwear Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 1,357 Blog Entries: 1	LOL, I did that for myself soon after I got the truck, because the thing was so damn hard to see in low light. __________________ '88 FJ62 W/ 235K miles, desmogged, stock SUA W/ full length Add-A-Leafs, Tuffy console, TaskLED domelight, Mallory ignition, and four wheel discs Good? Bad? I'm the guy with the gun.

05-18-08, 06:26 PM	#13
overhanger IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 TLCA# 10222 Posts: 638	So far, just mirroring the location of the driver A to the passenger B pillar has been effective in locating the holes. Something like an ice or shop pick makes it easy to do the locating without leaving visible holes in the headliner material. __________________ Steve Crase TLCA 10222 1988 FJ62 - Bart 1997 FZJ80 40th Anniversary #3727 - Sandy

05-18-08, 07:52 PM	#14
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 364	In my 60 there is no handle on either A pillar. __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need?.

05-18-08, 08:45 PM	#15
overhanger IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 TLCA# 10222 Posts: 638	If that is strictly a 62 item, I stand corrected. __________________ Steve Crase TLCA 10222 1988 FJ62 - Bart 1997 FZJ80 40th Anniversary #3727 - Sandy

05-19-08, 05:27 AM	#16
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 364	maybe it is strictly a 62 item, but could you post a picture anyway. I would like to poke around the area where they are on the 62. My wife is very interested in this mod. __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need?.

05-21-08, 03:32 PM	#17
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 364	bump for a pic of a 62 with a handle on the A pillar. __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need?.

05-21-08, 04:37 PM	#19
gaylon IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Towson, MD Posts: 364	Thank you. The truck came with that handle? __________________ '00 LC - OME Lift, REVOs, Group 31 AGM Marine Battery. '85 LC - OME Dakar Lift, 33" BFGs, ARB roof rack, bull bar & connected slider steps. Tuffy Console. '92 M101 Trailer '87 LC - Parting out now - what do you need?.

05-22-08, 01:42 AM	#22
TLCAddict IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Monrovia, CA TLCA# 72230080 Posts: 32	nice billmc...I think I'll do the same. like Overhanger said, were the captive nuts pre-installed for the handle? on the same note of Wife Approval Factor, I'm planning on a adding vanity mirror w/ a light. any suggestions? remember lads, if we're smart, then let the ladies get their mods, n they'll never question what you spend on your rig... addict Last edited by TLCAddict; 05-22-08 at 01:48 AM.

05-22-08, 04:17 PM	#24
jgordon IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC, NY Posts: 586	The fact that your wife (a) knows how to check the oil and (b) gives a shit enough to is really impressive. An alternative to the A-pillar handle is the 62 dash handle - easy to install as well. My girlfriend does this cute little combo move where she grabs both and pulls herself in. Fun to watch. All these 62 handles must be because only really old people drive them.... __________________ _____________ J Gordon 12/1985 FJ60 "After all, It is just a crew cab tractor." - D'Animal

05-22-08, 04:57 PM	#26
Max.Powerzz IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: 3 hours from Moab TLCA# 11382 Posts: 320	Who has a good mod on how to find the dipstick hole in low light once you're done? I know, a flashlight, but still... __________________ Character is what you are in the dark '88 fj62 (the perfect blend of a pig and a ) '73 fj55 (gone the way of all the earth )