Recent content by marshcat

I'm chasing a water leak on the driver's side of my 60. I pulled up the carpet today and noticed this access hole is looking pretty crusty. I don't believe this is related to the leak, but I hate seeing any rust on my truck and want to get it fixed properly. Has anyone dealt with similar rust...

They do say fortune favors the bold Also the economic incentives to amortize fixed R&D costs over long term sales 😉

Professional Krown treatment is the answer. Below is my 2007 LX470 with almost 360k miles. Driven year round in New England, parked outside, and never washed. Zero rust.

Exciting! And selfishly happy that '06/'07 is first :)

I've had agreed value policies on my HJ61 with Safeco and with Hagerty. Neither one required an appraisal, just pictures demonstrating the rig is in good condition.

Edit: Mark says the receiver backside is open! So this is exact what I need. Thank you so much!!!

Wow, beautiful fabrication work on the tow bar! That receiver for sale from a 40 series does seem like the correct bolt pattern. But seems possibly too shallow to accomodate a bike rack, unfortunately.

I want to attach a tray style bike rack to my '87 HJ61. Previously I was using a small adapter (pictured) for an older Yakima bike rack, but the receiver depth is too shallow for any modern bike rack. Do you all think an aftermarket tow bar would mount correctly beneath this bumper? Or maybe...

This is just a solution to de-couple the HVAC controls from the touch screen. Your choice of radio / head unit going forward is up to you.

The Jaylec was totally incompatible, even trying different combinations of pins. I ended up ordering the Toyota OEM part and that worked perfectly.

Absolutely true. I used these guys to rebuild the drivers lock cylinder in my 60. Mail-in service and it only took a day or two. It's just a normal lock. https://www.acmlocksmithgroup.biz/

2026 update! LOTS more work transforming the 60 into a true, "no compromises" daily driver. Been driving it as my only car the past month and I'm having a blast. If anyone is curious about the work required to daily a 60 in a major city in 2026, I've included my list below. I started with a...

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I've used nothing but auto in my LX for the past few years! Set it at 68 and forget it. It blasts to get to the right temp and then transitions to whisper quiet, all on its own.

I'm not sure that version is any different? My '07 has factory Sat radio and it's just the normal mark levinson