Recent content by daphenom32

On the lx470 there’s a mud plate on the undercarriage that you always need to remove to work underneath the card. Can be done with a socket for sure, but faster with a driver. But I agree not 100% necessary

Hows it going boss, I'm not a mechanic and have minimal experience turning wrenches beyond assembling store bought furniture for myself. This is my second cruiser, had an 1995 80 series in South Africa and just got a '06 LX470 in the US. I want to do most of my work myself, because 1. I want to...

Still got en still got em? I’m local and can come pick up. What vehicle did you have them on before?

This is off the meter at oreillys after vehicle has been running for a while. Not concerned as much with the voltage as the reading “bad voltage regulator” which I assume will cause problems over time.

Gents- I bought an 06 LX470 a few weeks ago. Took it to ACC here in Atlanta they said the vehicle was in good shape, but had a bad alternator. On my way up to New York the alternator went out - I bought a replacement from oreillys and put it on a few days ago. Not super mechanically inclined but...

it’s a 1995 not sure if the production month, but I’ll check on that. will likely post once / if I bring it over.

It’s petrol, I thought about swapping before I left, but got on the next thing smoking when flights opened up to get back to the US.

Gents, new to the forum and have just returned stateside from a year in South Africa. I bought this 80 series and drove all over South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zimbabwe. It’s a right hand drive, my job will pay to ship it back as a part of my move. I’m wondering if these things are worth...