Took delivery last month.
It’s a great car. First EV. Great garage mate for the LC200. Works awesome for the wife and the kids. I love driving it every chance I get.
Worried about doing any long range trips due to range anxiety but I think it could work.
Gas has spiked this past month so it’s...
So I was in the market for a group 31 battery. And was looking at the Odyessey extreme as that seems pretty popular with the SLEE and SDHQ builds.
There seems to be a lot of them on websites like offerup and they are priced at 150-200
And being suspicious of these types of prices wondering...
So decided to tackle this as my 2017 has about 140k miles on it. Bought it with 108k on the clock from Carmax so don’t have a great folder of documented service.
Never had any trouble code or misfires. I thought I was losing coolant. But I think it was checking it with engines at various...
So I’ve been running a lot of electrical wires through the PS firewall grommet. And once done the plan is to put some silicone or liquid tape and tape that sealed the best I can.
Recently with the rain in CA I parked my car in an inclined driveway over night and found a puddle in the floor...
I know the grommet nipple trick. But wondering if anyone has successfully drilled a hole in the firewall and added a grommet?
Especially these built out rigs…I’m trying to minimize the number of wires going through the firewall. But this is just a partial list of the stuff that has needed...
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This just popped up on my YT feed. Interesting that the layout of the physical buttons….heat warmer buttons moved….but how? Wiring?
I do like...
So I have a 17 Blizzard Pearl White
And the morning and evening glare off my hood is pretty annoying.
I have thought of putting a matte black vinyl on the hood.
Just on the bulges vs covering the entire hood. I do find the sun reflects off all of the surfaces but mostly from the 2 bulges...
Car was purchased 2 years ago at CarMax. With 106k on the clock. Now with 130k. I do my own basic maintenancen. Noticed coolant was pretty low a couple months back so I filled it. Then 2 weeks ago it looked low again so I filled it to the F line. Now it at the L line. My buddy’s earlier LX 570...
So my kids friend's dad LX motor had radiator failure and catastrophic engine failure.
He's not mechanically inclined but sounded like Cyl 8 was not holding compression.
Trying to get more details....but think another reason all LX owners should take the plastic cover off the engine so they...
My son’s Ghostbuster themed 5th birthday was a success
I hated the color of the promotional Ironman 4X4 recovery boards. But they work perfect for this.
Can anyone confirm this hole is supposed to be empty and serves no purpose? I think it so you can mount the diesel LC version of the coolant reservoir tank.
I might cut it off to give myself a little more clearance for my latest project.
PS yes my coolant is low!???
I looked quickly last...
What years had this feature during startup??
This looks like a post 2016 LC200 but my 2017 does not have this startup routine.
Watch about a minute into the video of the guy starting his car up.
Here is a quick teaser shot.
Still working through the next steps.
Yes I know about the issues with running Li in hot and cold environments. The Aussies have had good success running them though.
Main issue with trying this is fitting a 100Ah battery in the tight space and I think I found the...
Just installed the OZ aftermarket switch panel that replaces the silly card holder beneath the mirror adjustment switch with extra switch slots.
While rewriting I noticed 2 extra connectors that looks like they are for switches, but they are taped back onto the harness to keep them out of use...
So this is a weird problem
After work and the car has been sitting in the lot I’ll get in the car and when backing out I usually get to full lock and I’ll hear a click. Coming from the wheel well. Like a distinct metallic click.
Car drives fine. No problems. Maybe a little brake shudder after...
Got this from a company NOX Auto Accessories located in Dominican Republic.
They do conversions of older 200 series into newer look. They used to have an ad on eBay for these grilles but I think this was their last one for now. I asked if he was gonna carry more he said maybe.
I’ll update this...