Sticks and stones may break my bones (rear diff), but words shall never hurt me
Don't let them have your 200 (2 Viewers)
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Sticks and stones may break my bones (rear diff), but words shall never hurt me
head gaskets hurt more than words for 200 owners
Right, because we don’t sell any parts to HD Land Cruiser owners lol
Look, I don’t care if a you like it, but it will do circles around your 200 on technical trails. To many that is the win. And I’m not selling any 200’s to buy one
PS. Welcome to Mud, I love meeting new Land Cruiser enthusiasts
The irony to this. I remember the 100 guys saying the exxxxxxaaaaaaact same thing when I was telling folks the 200 is a legit machine.
So how did Chevy make the ZR2 Bison edition with thick steel bumpers?
Lexus can certainly do it (even if it’s plastic instead), but they choose to put a body on a vehicle which doesn’t match the purpose of the vehicle (other than mall crawling).
I would imagine the version with the cut off bumper above would sell much better than the current version. There’a no reason to have a snow shovel (spindle grill) front end on an off-roader.
20k will get you pretty much fully fitted out on a 200 (second gas tank, suspension, tires, recovery gear, front and rear bumpers, etc.), but 20k for just a front bumper to take the rig off road is nuts.
There is no way that front bumper alone is $20k!?. Well, I mean I can’t imagine scenario in which they are $20k?
Slee has an awesome bumper offering for the LX600 too. I was with him on Hells Revenge and around Moab a few months back. It went everywhere a similarly built 200 would go and looked damn fine doing so.
I do have a soft spot for this look (and performance)
Water pumps, radiators, motor mounts, steering racks, rear axle, bearings, CDL actuators, open diffs, valley plates and fuel economy are the hurt words for 200 Series owners
I believe that’s the quote someone got for a front and rear bumper installation in the past (looking back it was both, not just front).
Vendors don’t even have a price listed on their website because they need to drop off the LX 600 at the shop to have them install it, but they could be dropping in price if there’s competition entering the market (slee, etc.).
Anyway, why can’t Lexus offer an off-road body for an off road model? Is that so hard to do? The 300 is already being manufactured anyway so why not use that front end? Just like how the pre-2016 LX’s largely used the LC design.
Vendors don’t even have a price listed on their website because they need to drop off the LX 600 at the shop to have them install it, but they could be dropping in price if there’s competition entering the market (slee, etc.).
Anyway, why can’t Lexus offer an off-road body for an off road model? Is that so hard to do? The 300 is already being manufactured anyway so why not use that front end? Just like how the pre-2016 LX’s largely used the LC design.
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$20k for front AND rear bumpers is very different than $20k for a front bumper. While I suspect that bumper is still exaggerated and likely included lights, winch, full install, etc… Front bumpers are generally half the cost rear bumpers. I’ll ping Ben and ask.
I wish they did too. Don’t get me wrong. But the 99% of new LX700h buyers don’t. For the few that do add bumpers, they will want their own favorites brand/look.
Easy to make he argument the OT should have had it, but in a world of give and take, I’ll go for the front/rear lockers and handle the bumpers myself. Hell, I reaaaaally hope the dual lockers translate to other models. GX, LC250, 4Runner, etc.
700h’s OT’s are a real low mix, so dealers will continue to quickly sell everyone they get for quite some time.
Don't know. I am not an instagrammer.
My stock 200 goes everywhere we need it to. I don't need to show off for instagram bros...
Can you link to the 20K 300 series bumper you keep talking about?
Don't bring facts into this forum.Water pumps, radiators, motor mounts, steering racks, rear axle, bearings, CDL actuators, open diffs, valley plates and fuel economy are the hurt words for 200 Series owners
After being here almost 18 years, one thing I know is 200 owners cannot handle the truth.
Uhoh... you putting @Zill to the fact test....
No idea, I don't follow Chevy products.
They certainly have a smaller market (no one buys Chevy s*** in UAE, Russia or Japan), they might be willing to take on more legal risk, etc.
Haha - my guess is it should be in the ballpark. There’s not many 600’s out there so they need to have large margins to make it worthwhile.
It was on a YouTube video a while back and I can’t seem to find it.
And sorry for the fake news. Thinking back, it was the front AND rear bumper installation (not just the front).
Still though, if it comes out to any where near 20k, that’s one hell of a price tag for some bumpers.
From Ben. That bumper is $3500-4000 depending on configuration. That makes waaaay more sense.
Just the front and does that include installation?
If so, that’s great to hear Slee’s new bumper is an option here at a price that’s much more reasonable.
That front end looks way better than stock. Usually aftermarket front bumpers look odd, but they nailed the design on that one to shorten the spindle grill to make it look more like the GX 550 and make it near flush with the body lines (so it doesn’t look like it has an underbite).
Tack on another 4k for the purchase price to get better looks and a useable front end. Seems like a good option for most of us here on MUD.
Now we just need a solution for the 17.9 gallon fuel tank.
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not 20k?!!!!!!!!!
is your 20k same fake news as the 250 hatred?
so 4k bumper and 16 k installation is your new math?
you must be fun at parties….
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