My 1st thread here!

[lexusman450]

Hello,
This would be my first thread, I have done allot of reading and reasearch about my Rig?. I never knew HG would be the primary problems with these engines. I have an 1996 Lexus LX450 with @ 133k on it. I have owned this Rig for about 6years now. It had @85k when i got it. I due allot of traveling, and let me tell you. I would not travel without it. The stuff i threw on it are. Rancho s5000 shocks, Pirrelli scorpions tires 275/75/16, 12k HID headlights, HKS 3k HID fog lamps, Rhino grill all around, JVC head unit with indash LCD screen, rear LCD screen, kenwood speakers and tweeters all around, 6inch subs on the rear hatch, Single 12inch Audiobahn speaker on a Bazooka tube, 2 3000 watts rockford fosgate amps. I have done allot of whistles and bells on it, but i also have done replacing engine parts, from new plug wires to new a/c system. My future plans on the rig is probably force induction or a v8 swap? or a Diesel engine. But that would not be till about another year or two from now.


Here are a few pictures for you guys to see, These where takin @a week ago from Lake Tahoe California.

 

[topend yobbo]

Thats a nice unit you have there mate.
Can't wait for the comments on your ,A'hem, bullbar though.
And please PARAGRAPHS.

 

[drsales]

Welcome Look out for the purist! Have you replaced the PHH?

 

[FirstToy]

looks great! Another socal black&grey 450 It sounds like you are really using the 80! Welcome

 

[german]

looks nice

 

[MaddBaggins]

Welcome Clean looking rig! Careful, to much time on this site and you'll be lifting it and bigger tires, and lockers, sliders, bumpers, dual batts, skid plates...

 

[TiredIronGRB]

Welcome Clean looking rig! Careful, to much time on this site and you'll be lifting it and bigger tires, and lockers, sliders, bumpers, dual batts, skid plates...

...and canning the damage multiplier

Welcome to MUD

 

[Grench]

That is a gorgeous truck!

I'm sure you've read this if you've followed any of the threads from people putting the first pic of their truck up. Anyway, that pretty cosmetic brush guard on the front of your truck is comonly refered to as a damage multiplier. It can turn what would be a minor fender bump into a major repair bill. Under even a minor impact the brush guard will fold back into the grill, hood and headlights while twisting the factory bumper beyond repair.

I know because the PO of my truck had the big chrome one and I got to repair the results.

Removing it leaves a few holes in the factory bumper. Changing it out with a bull bar is about the same price as replacing the factory bumper. The colision results that you will find online here show the difference that can many times make a minor accident repairable with paint touch up and a catastrophic accident survivable.

What isn't mentioned often are the 'brush guards' on the rear tail lights. Mine came with a chrome set of these as well. I'm not opposed to adding more protection to the tail lights. The lights are big, exposed and expensive. These guards IMHO aren't protection. Check out how they mount. They go through between the tailgate and the light. They're kind of heavy, yet they're mounted with the same little screws that hold in the tail light. Under the slightest tweak, impact or branch drag they will break the mount for the light. Instead of adding protection, I think they make a bad situation worse. They sure do look cool though.

Tell us a bit about your travels & trips! That roof top unit has a lot of volume. Do you do a lot of camping?

Welcome!

 

[lexusman450]

Thanks for the nice comments and the tips about the front grill. I may remove that out in the near future.

Grench. Yes i do allot of camping from Pagosa springs Colorado to Lake Tahoe California. The Cargo top was the first time i have used it. Fellow Off road buddys advised me about the drag it will cause?. But i have no compliant, it did really good for me. I also cruised by San francisco and did there local street climbing lol. One of the scariest streets my Wife have encounterd lol..
Gas mileage was not too bad it did around 13mpg streets and around 17mpg highway.

Is there any hang outs "meetings" Around Longbeach Cali?.

thanks again everybody for an easy welcome..

 

[tarbe]

Is there any hang outs "meetings" Around Longbeach Cali?.

thanks again everybody for an easy welcome..

Check out the "Clubhouse Corner" on this site. Several SoCal area chapters of TLCA.

 

[Romer]

Welcome. You might want to spend some time going through the FAQ for 80/lx450. It is a stickey thread up at the top.

You probably want to look at Modifications and "how do those accessories look" That will show you why we call it a damage multiplier and and also give you lots more things to spend your money on.