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    Electrical Wiring Guide/ Handbook/ Manual Request

    Lacking more specific suggestions, a good place to start is with boating / marine systems. The environment is harsher and the cost of failure is higher than for most land-based vehicles, so the marine industry has worked things out very well. Boaters have the same problems as overlanders- low...
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    COMPILED - 80 Series Seat Swap Thread

    Let us know how the WRX fit you. I am especially interested in the seat cushion height! The Planted brackets look great- very sturdy, and with a couple of 1/4" steel bars to catch wider rails I think you could easily mount anything onto them.
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    COMPILED - 80 Series Seat Swap Thread

    A quick follow up on the Range Rover L320 seats I bought- they are too tall! I test-fit the passenger seat on top of a Planted bracket. I am 5'10" with a long torso and short legs. The seat has me perched up so high that I would have to pull the seat really far forward just to reach the pedals...
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    SOLD FZJ80 OEM Headlights- DALLAS

    Intersted- Does the chip in the RH lens allow water to enter?
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    Stealth living in my 97. Full timing it...

    That sweater really pulls the whole room together...
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    COMPILED - 80 Series Seat Swap Thread

    Thanks for the comments. I would like a little more information about the switches. For some reason I could not follow your link to a specific thread (?). I am hoping I can just hook up power to pos. and ground, which I think are the fat black and brown/purple wires going into the main RR seat...
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    What are some better speakers?

    I just installed a pair of Polk DB652 speakers in the front. The original pancake set was inoperative. I took advantage of one of the last +50 degree days here in Wisconsin to install some sound deadener inside the door. The Polks do not fit in the original factory position very well- they need...
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    What are some better speakers?

    Can you tell us the Focal model #? Did you mount them behind the door panel in the factory speaker location?
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    Side mirror quality

    Yes I did. I had been looking as far afield as Denver and Seattle to avoid the Wisconsin rust syndrome. When this one came up 4 miles from my house I thought I should jump on it. It needed a lot of work, which I knew going into it, but then it needed a lot more work after that. Just got it back...
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    Parting Out LEHI, UTAH 1995 80 SERIES - FOR USED PARTS!!!

    Are the headlights still available?
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    Side mirror quality

    1996 J80, white.
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    Standard setup for electrical expansion?

    I am wondering if there is a more or less standardized approach for adding electrical components to a J80. For my 3gen 4Runner, there is an approach that has become standardized by trial an error for adding relays, fuses etc. to support additional electrical items- lights, winches, heaters...
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    Side mirror quality

    I need a new passenger side mirror. Wondering about the quality of non-OEM mirrors that I see on Ebay for around $50. The used OEM versions seem to go for $100-$150. Is this because of the cachet of OEM, or are the new knock-offs poorly made and I will regret buying them?
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    Tire recommendations 285/75-16

    I had a set of Cooper Discoverers on my 4Runner, and they were pretty loud, which I could have put up with, but also pretty bad on snow and ice. Even though they had aggressive looking treads, the rubber compound could not get a grip when it was cold. I was really happy to trade them out for a...
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    I am yet again bringing you a Head-gasket rebuild thread

    TTT=Trailer Top Tent. Further back on the rig than a Roof Top Tent. That looks like a lot of canoe sticking out the back but it who I am to argue with actual experience? I love the idea of a low profile tent on top of a trailer, with room for a couple of canoes below.
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    I am yet again bringing you a Head-gasket rebuild thread

    I just had my head gasket replaced by my trusty local mechanic, at 202k miles. But that's not why I'm responding... Could you tell us a little more about your trailer? How long is the canoe on there, and what do you think would be the max canoe length for this setup. Also curious about the TTT...
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    COMPILED - 80 Series Seat Swap Thread

    The LR3 seats look pretty nice. I am seeing a bunch of Range Rover / RR Sport seats for sale, but few decent LR3 seats at the moment. My original LC seats are shot- the springs have worked their way up through the crumbling pad to the leather, but the leather is so stiff it can hold its own...
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    COMPILED - 80 Series Seat Swap Thread

    Wondering if there are any modifications needed to install Range Rover P38 / HSE seats into a J80? I am hoping to use the Planted bracket, but I would like to avoid seats that require pounding in the rib in the center transmission hump.
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    Tire Advice - 2011 LC

    Thanks- good to know. I wouldn't have thought the extra several pounds would make a noticeable difference.
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    Tire Advice - 2011 LC

    I have used the Michelin Defenders on a Yukon and my 97 4Runner- they work great for highway, snow, ice, and driving through fields. With the Yukon I even drove on a path through the woods that was muddy enough to get mud on the hood... I rarely have to engage 4WD on the 4Runner in the winter...
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