Recent content by CruiserNewby

@Sac Cerevisiae A year in and everything still works as well as could be hoped. Slides and construction are still working great. I did add some felt pads to the bottom of the leg pieces to stop wood-on-wood squeaking and with that done, the whole system is silent. I am also working on figuring...

Found a post on here that seems to confirm any 200 series rack is able to be swapped, so I'm willing to give it a try. I'm in Denver and can pick it up from you unless you already have other plans that bring you down here. What are you looking for price?

Definitely! I will need to look up if the 18' LC fits a 14' LX unless you happen to know that off-hand? Not sure if anything change in the 2016 LC update?

Is this still available?

I had a similar desire to leave the third row in for occasional use. This is what I came up with. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/bell-build-thread.1156622/#post-12552705

@Ali FJ80 Like this a lot. Did you wrap or use plasti-dip?

Thanks! There isn't anything currently in-place. It's definitely something I have thought about though. I think I am going to spend some time using it and see where and what type of anchoring systems would work best for me. Basically deciding between some sort of track system or fixed tie-down...

Here are a couple close-ups of the attachment points for the platform. I used turnbuckles and u-bolts from home depot. The base platform is attached with bolts into the existing attachment point for the stock d-rings. Everything was recessed and counter-sunk so the surfaces would be flush.

Sure, I'll snag some better pics when I get home later tonight.

To remove the deck I just loosen tension on the turn buckles, unhook them from the stock cargo tie-downs and slide the top out. The drawers simply release from their slides via a little thumb latch just like pulling out a kitchen drawer. I agree, I really like the look of the glossy TRD pro...

At this point I started to get a little impatient and it looks like the number of photos taken dwindled because of it. After test fitting and making sure all the attachment points worked, I sanded and then coated the drawers and top with Rustoleum's truck bed liner. I did two coats sanding...

Next step was to create the boxes. Length and width were easily determined based on the vehicle dimensions, but height was more nuanced. Ultimately I decided to make them as flush as possible with the middle row when folded down to serve as an impromptu sleeping surface if it's just me in the...

In regards to the drawers, after spending a lot of time looking at options people had implemented here and based on my experiences with drawers on my previous truck, I decided to go the DIY route and try to make something relatively modular that could be easily disassembled if needed. Step one...

Coming soon, DIY drawer system that leaves the third row installed and functional.

Step one was to get rid of the 20" stock LX wheels which had snow tires on them from the dealer. I'll keep these and rotate them on for the winter. I picked up a set of take-off Tundra TRD wheel with nearly-new Michelin all-terrain tires (265-75-18) . Tires work for now, but I plan on upgrading...