After spending time over the last couple weeks flushing the AHC system, drain and fills on Tranny and moving to full syn oil, my wife and I have been debating the need for size and capabilities of the LX versus something a little smaller, much newer and better MPG's. As much as I dream about...
While doing some cleanup I noticed that when looking up from underneath near the front DS tire you can see between the aux cooling and radiator and the front of my radiator has a nasty buildup of grime and debris. What I don't see is a way from the top to spray this out without removing the...
I've started looking at what I would like to replace my LX470 with in the next 6-12 months, as much as I like the LX570 and 200's I like the fold flat 3rd row and better mpg's of the GX. In searching what is for sale across the country I have seen a few in the 180k mile range, a bunch in...
So it looks like at 150k my front axles either need the bearings repacked or replaced, the Lexus dealer wants $500+ for the repack, any suggestions on independent shops in the area that are familiar with the beasts?
As my kids get older and we still regularly have their friends with us it would be ideal to increase the leg room of the 3rd row if possible. In looking at the way the seats fold and slide it would nice if it could latch at the full slide towards the back. My fear of changing this is that the...
I was playing around on the website today and noticed that you can manually add in service history on your vehicle, I added all the recent fluids and services I have done just so I have an easy place to print everything out. Anyone else doing this?
It looks like a crack developed this week, I suspect it happened with my wife behind the wheel as she was driving for a few days with the snow we had but either way time to get repaired. It looks to have been replaced before and has more wind noise than I would like so not sure it was done...
After working on a couple issues I thought I would pull together the info found in other threads and spots on the web.
VGRS - Variable Gear Ratio Steering System
On VGRS equipped models this adjusts the wheel turning angle at low speeds
Light flashing - This is common after the...
We are planning trip in March and my parents will be coming along so we will be short on cargo space with 6 of us. I'm torn between a hitch rack and bag but have concerns about the exhaust melting the bag and there are limited racks that have a rise built in, the other option is a roof box, had...
I recently noticed that my horn doesn't always work, after some troubleshooting I found it is related to the telescopic column. According to the service history there was a burnt motor and worm gear repair prior to my purchase by a few thousand miles so I am wondering if there is possibly a...
I've been contemplating a way to mount a low profile rack that would mount between the factory rails using much like the factory cross bars do, looks like it would be about 44" wide and could go to about 48-52" long and still be somewhat hidden. I haven't seen anything exactly like this done in...
After the recent purchase I new the first step was to get the ability to play music off my iPhone. On past Toyota and Lexus models I had good luck with GROM products so started with them this time as well. I purchase the GROM IPD4 with Toyota cable from Autotoys along with an extended usb...
After almost 2 years in the JKU I decided that I missed the Toyota quality and fit and finish to their products. I have been looking for a while to find the replacement 100 series and recently came across one that fit the bill. It checked out in person, paperwork was taken care of so we now own...
After getting rid of the 91 I had for a couple years and now driving the Sequoia my wife handed me down, I am thinking about getting another 80 series. We shopped around and looked at the new Highlanders and 4runners but they just don't do anything for me. As my wife and I talked more she asked...
Warn M12000 winch, missing the remote and needs some work. It is too large to tuck behind the bumper like I had hoped.
Located in Nashville, asking $350.
I am looking for a less expensive winch to use with on my Sequoia, I don't hit the trails very often and nothing I plan to get stuck in but I want to have something just in case. I am planning for the mean time to install a front receiver so it could be used either front or rear. I know it is...
So I had been debating for a while on lifting the Sequoia and how I wanted to go about it. I ended up find a great deal on unused 5100 front struts off of Ebay, so the front was ready, I went back and for over putting OME trim packers or Man-a-fre spacer on the rear springs to bring it up...
I am looking to put a set of sliders on my Sequoia as much for a step as protection. I have looked into TG's kits but the shipping is crazy, anyone know of a shop around Nashville that carries TG parts or could fab a simple set of sliders that aren't crazy expensive?