Meet the Mistress

[Hoosier Daddy]

I call the truck my "Mistress" because I spend more time in the garage with her than with my wife. Wife's a good sport though.
Bought it in December, 125K miles, F&R lockers. Have been working to baseline it over past 2 months.

 

[lndcruz]

Looks real clean!

I like the turn signals and side lights. Really cleans up the front. LX side lights? Where you find the turn signals?

I have a set of those tires on my old trooper They perform quite well and seem to be lasting a long time.

 

[G-Cat]

Very nice.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Looks real clean!

I like the turn signals and side lights. Really cleans up the front. LX side lights? Where you find the turn signals?

I have a set of those tires on my old trooper They perform quite well and seem to be lasting a long time.

These are the "crystal clear" bumper lights off eBay. Quality is really nice for the money. I was less impressed with the aftermarket "Depo" LX450 corners. The fit was not as good as OE Lexus parts.

 

[ERG80]

clean!

 

[arndog123]

I agree that 80 is CLEAN.

 

[whitaker451]

That is a beauty. Black is my second favorite color on an 80 behind green

 

[Nay]

Hmmm...that looks like Peregrin? Beautiful 80.

Your 80 and mine had better not meet in the whole matter/anti-matter sort of way

 

[aroscow]

Very nice

worth also doing a front axle rebuild - seals, bearings including steering bearings

hope she stays shiny for a long time....

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Very nice

worth also doing a front axle rebuild - seals, bearings including steering bearings

hope she stays shiny for a long time....

I agree. I'm hoping to get that done this summer. For now, the knuckles look good and the grease inside is nice and clean.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Hmmm...that looks like Peregrin? Beautiful 80.

Your 80 and mine had better not meet in the whole matter/anti-matter sort of way

Good eye, you know COS well.

I'm sure we're bound top run across each other. Let's hope there's no explosion!

 

[timer00]

Like it, very clean as others have said. I spend more time and money on my LC than my wife and shes NOT a good sport

 

[Schwein]

Wow, that looks cleaner than mine!! I really like the chrome handles and mirrors in yours, enjoy it!

 

[Tacoma4life]

Could you post pictures of the seat covers? Seriously...

 

[G7ADI8R]

That's a damn nice looking truck.

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Could you post pictures of the seat covers? Seriously...

Here ya go. I haven't had them on too long, obviously, but I like them so far. They are extremely plush and very comfortable. I hate cold leather seats in the winter, so this is much better. The bottom area where it wraps around the side of the seat are not real sheepskin and the match in color with the rest of the cover is not perfect. Fit is good, although I modified mine to go under the headrests instead of over the headrests. It looked ugly draped over the headrest.So far they are staying in place without shifting around, other than some minor movement of the area on the front of the lower cushion.

 

[Nay]

Good eye, you know COS well.

I'm sure we're bound top run across each other. Let's hope there's no explosion!

We were in Pinecliff and then lower Mountain Shadows for 7 years before moving to Monument - was pretty sure that was Peregrin . Beautiful area.

Let me know if you decide you want to wheel it, although it's far too pretty right now

 

[adalnay]

Nice clean looking truck

 

[Hoosier Daddy]

Got the Bilsteins on. Kinda disappointed in how they ride. I was expecting firm but not harsh, but IMO they are definitely in the territory of harsh. On a positive note, there is mush less dive and sway when braking and turning.

Also, added a semi-permanent mount for my Droid2. I dislike the window mount things and dangling wires. Just used some old sheet metal, cut it to shape, bent it, painted with Plasti-Dip, and inserted firmly into the optional cupholder cubby. It's a little far away from me, but this was the best compromise for minimal modification and wires being hidden. You cannot tell from the picture, but I angled it toward the driver's position. It is no facing directly back like it appears.

I ran a right-angle micro USB cord through the dash and down to my 12V power outlet in the console.

 

[maybe_a_80...]

Got the Bilsteins on. Kinda disappointed in how they ride. I was expecting firm but not harsh, but IMO they are definitely in the territory of harsh. On a positive note, there is mush less dive and sway when braking and turning.

I ran a right-angle micro USB cord through the dash and down to my 12V power outlet in the console.

1. Nice truck. Very clean.

2. Give the shocks a chance to "break in" First couple days on my new OME shocks it was a little on the harsh side. I think they are softer now. No complaints.

3. Can you fill us in on how you routed the power to your 12V in the console? This looks like an extremely useful and simple mod. Where did you patch in the power for it?

Brian