Recent content by CONGESTEDHIPPO

Super clean LX, congrats! Also in Denver (Lakewood). Didn't see any mention of baselining fluids. Did a whole baseline on mine when I bought it last year. I'm due for brakes soon, looking into the tundra brake swap route, and may end up doing the control arm and axle swap as well for more...

Still have these? Willing to ship?

Very nice! Love how the KO2s look on these (and shockingly mine have been pretty decent in the snow so far). The spacer should have come on it stock.

This video has some screenshots from the factory service manual. You can jump two of the pins on the OBD port, and the car will let you know when it is at the right temp to be checked.

Mine rattles a bit off-road. I haven't bothered to look into it yet, since it only happens on rocky fire roads. I think mine has the VGRSS but not totally sure. I cracked my KDSS bolts loose and slathered them with grease during my baseline. Some PB plaster helped (I doubt they have ever been...

Thank you! I did, it wasn't too bad an install. The previous owner installed KYB shocks on mine, and I think they may have a bit longer shock bodies. As a result, I struggled to get the shock low enough to clear the tower, but I eventually managed it with a longer cheater bar for more leverage...

Congrats on the 200! I think I remember seeing this one for sale (Denver-based here) and wondered who would end up with it. Mine was in a similar state as yours (valley plate leak) and I ended up doing the J2hundy gasket and haven't had an issue yet. I also just installed the OEM leveling kit to...

I got them from an LC200 Facebook group! Found an old post of a guy selling his, and someone else commented with a set for sale. They were a pretty good deal but didn't come with bulbs or balasts. OEM ballasts were super expensive so I went with Amazon specials and I honestly may convert them to...

Tom, welp, your pic convinced me I needed a set. Grabbed some at the tail end of a 2000-mile road trip. Also grabbed a set of facelift headlights...

Thank you! I actually just stumbled upon some old threads talking about a replacement from Toyota so I may look into that here soon. I did pull the rear driveshaft and cleaned it out and regressed and the clunk has mostly subsided but we’ll see if it lasts.

Beautiful LC! I recently picked up an '08 here in Denver as well. My buddies with Tacomas recommended Mountain Yotas, but I've been taking care of all my maintenance myself so far. @2001LC 's thread on baselining his 200 was a huge help in sorting mine. At a minimum, I'd say change the fluids...

You can actually add the remote start! I was looking at another 200 before this one that didn’t have it and considering adding it later. It’s a bit disappointing for a factory remote start (it shuts off when the door is opened), but still cool. I’ll stick to 5k or less, I’ve always done oil...

It rarely gets that cold here, I'll probably switch over soon. Didn't have any blackstone kits on hand when I changed it the first time and was eager to get it done so I don't mind changing here sooner than 5k miles. Are you running Mobil 1 still? Also, I’m guessing both of you are running...

What do you think about running 5W-30 in the winter? I was considering changing to 5W-30 now and maybe going back to 0W-20 for the winter, though I ran 5W-30 in my Golf R year round running 30 PSI of boost and never worried about it haha.

Thank you! It has grown on me so much. It really works with the two-tone interior. The u-joints have gone a while without any grease, so that could honestly be the source of my clunk. I'll probably pull the rear driveshaft and clean and regrease it as well. Thank you! I was thinking the same...