Thought I'd share this family tree pictures shot today... My 100-series is headed to a new owner and ultimately to be based primarily in Baja. It was great to have all three of these Toyota products in one place and see the progression : 1988 FJ62, 2002 UZJ100, and 2013 URJ150...
All good comments - thanks.
From searches in the last 7-10 days (autotrader & craigslist) it does seems there is a concentration of gx 460 trucks in TX/ OK. The trucks in OR & WA seems to be higher mileage and black. I stopped by Eastlake Auto Brokers (WA) last week to see the four they...
Hello Mudders -
I'm a Seattle based, 100 series owner looking at a possible purchase of a 150 series (Lexus GX 460).
Is there an Oklahoma City member that has any input:
https://www.mwcauto.com/
1 - Any experience with Midwest City Auto / Andrew Giorgi?
2 - Anyone drive by 8920 SE 29th...
I had OEM rotors and pads installed in late Oct18 - 9 months and 7K miles ago. The rear pads are really squealing now - on long downhill sections especially bad. This has been noticeable for two months.
Any good suggestions on how to reduce / eliminate?
I have had good success with EBC in...
Check out your battery terminals as well. I had pitting that was leading to electrical issues (including stalling).
I have a 2002 that had some similar gremlins - tested batteries and alternator at an auto parts store (didn't have to take out alternator)
Good luck
I'm standing by to represent the Evergreen State (Washington) should my name come up in the waitlist. Blue - if time allows it would be great to know if I have any viability with my standing on waitlist. Thanks for putting this adventure together (again).
bummed - waitlist. like cola, was waiting and didn't get a buy button (didn't know what to expect) and first refresh after countdown took me to waitlist.
As an epilogue...
The local shop proposed to replace two batteries and the alternator with an estimate over $1500...
I dropped the truck with Adam & crew at Torfab. They replaced all four battery terminals, cleaned up the grounding and replaced a solenoid in the IBS system. The truck runs...
The Central Cascade have been getting a fair amount of snow... I parked in this spot 30hrs prior. Nearby ski area reported 54inches of new in this cycle...
Slee (Colo) installed the second battery in 2011 with IBS battery management. I typically take my truck up to Torfab (45min north) - our local experts, but I've gone to see a good nearby shop for their assessment. I'm traveling a bit for work in the next month - and hope to have it available...
Thanks OTS.
Tested today and local auto shop. Battery cold reflected 12.4 on the main and 12.2 on the secondary. Once running, the primary battery bumped up to 14 (secondary battery did not reflect alternator).
With car running - a diagnostic machine said "diode failure" with the alternator...
My truck has been steady & dependable with most all significant mods done professionally...
In the last week, the 2002 UZJ100 with dual batteries (IBS system) has shown some odd behaviors - and I'd value any ideas on steps to diagnose the problem & resolve. (I have near 2nd grade electrical...
It looks good, and should give you a lot of utility when you need it.
Here is a view of a similar sized rack loaded (this is an older Outback Extreme SA). The front ends roughly at forward edge of sunroof.
On the roof is a Yakima RTT (3 person - overhang to rear), 2x Maxtrax, Zarges box...
If you are looking for trail runs you might also look into Northwest Overland Society :
https://www.northwestoverland.com/
They did a great job a couple weeks ago organizing runs at the NW Overland Rally (Plain WA). I've been to a couple of their meet-ups.
Since no one else has mentioned it...