Jim_Chow

I just bought the fuel tank plate and full bottom plates (front, engine, transmission+cats, transfer case) in aluminum on sale at Talons Garage (4 plate set was under $1K, shipping was $70 cross country, no tax). Haven't installed them yet...

Also running the Naviks NK2300 HDMI video unit and Kenwood CMOS-230LP on the 03 LX

'03 and newer LX/LC's had the ATF dipstick...dunno if anyone has tried to retrofit one into a '04-07?

x2. '05 LS is my DD, 195K mi. Parts for the LS's 3UZ 90K service are all the same as the LX except the radiator hoses and air filter, so you can buy the LS parts online from Toyota for a '03 LC.

Autotrader shows $20-40k ish. In 2006, I paid $40K for my '03 LX w/ 45K miles in AZ. Talk about holding its value!

Just finished rust cleanup on the LX. I used a chemical rust remover, which works well if mostly surface rust. It especially worked well on the accumulator valve units (fins, fasteners). Next, I applied a primer for steel boats and zinc chromate...

Makes me wonder why one couldn’t just use the red bolts in lieu of the purple ones? Looking at the P/Ns, the purple ones are the same bolts for the 100 series front skid and large plastic plate under the tranny while the red bolts are the same...