My 450$ 500k mi Lc100

[Dick Suckman]

figured you'd like to see the LX470 I bought for 600$ last year. I love yours

 

[dividedan]

Another question for you guys.

My friend got me this key cover a couple years ago for my birthday. I have a crappy no name key, I’d like to get something that will make this cover work but 185$ wholesale for a new key from Toyota is still a bit much. Especially if i only plan to use the buttons and ditching the OE case. Any suggestion on what you guys would do? Please attach links

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Bought that kit for my son last Christmas!

 

[MongooseGA]

Not sure how I've missed this one, and local too!

The truck is looking great, you've made crazy progress on it.

 

[WeCruise]

Awesome thread! You got it looking nice. I'm in Cobb a bit so I'll keep an eye out!

 

[JT4runner]

Lots of new guys here from Cobb/Cherokee County. Maybe a meet up soon?

 

[LCDan2]

View attachment 2808039figured you'd like to see the LX470 I bought for 600$ last year. I love yours

Hell yeah! I wish i had a better color but I’ve learned to love it.

 

[Moridinbg]

Are you going to wheel it? Brushing against even a single branch will be painful after all that detailing. I often look at how scratched is mine now and wish it was still fresh and smooth as when I first got it

After cutting and sanding the weld did you apply some coating or paint before the rubberised coat? It could become a quickly growing rust spot.

Smashed the pinch welds, rubber coated it, and it was still rubbing on full lock. Cut some of the fender and sanded the bottom of the weld. Gave me a good bit of room for clearance.

Some guys cringe at this but what the heck! I’m running this thing into the ground.

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[MongooseGA]

Are you going to wheel it? Brushing against even a single branch will be painful after all that detailing. I often look at how scratched is mine now and wish it was still fresh and smooth as when I first got it

After cutting and sanding the weld did you apply some coating or paint before the rubberised coat? It could become a quickly growing rust spot.

It took me two full paint corrections and ceramic applications before I learned it was futile on a truck that gets wheeled in the forest.

 

[LCDan2]

Ended up with a 17$ eBay key. Ordered 1 but they sent me two so that’s nice. I never had a working fob in my ownership. It’s like unlocking a new feature lol.

 

[LCDan2]

Some before pictures of the interior. I pick it up tomorrow. All got the interior detailed while the seats are out.

 

[LCDan2]

I’ve been working on this grill. I’ve always wanted to run the “TOYOTA” emblem but the crest bothered me. I shaved it, sanded it best i could, added panel bond with some mesh, cleaned up any imperfections with light bondo, primed, and trim blacked it.

 

[LCDan2]

Lots of sanding.

 

[LCDan2]

I used the emblem from the Fj60. I purchased two grills from the local junkyard.

 

[LCDan2]

Measured the emblem so i could center it up. Drilled 2 holes. The center of the grill if missing but you can’t see it behind the emblem.

 

[LCDan2]

Primed it. Painted it. After paint i noticed some pin holes that i wanted to cover. Used some brown putty, wet sanded it, scuffed the entire grill over again. Sprayed it and i was happy with it at this point.

 

[LCDan2]

This is what i ended up with. Really proud of it. Yeah it was a little work but worth it to run the clean Toyota. I’ll install it over the weekend when i get a chance. Post some pics when i get it on.

 

[LCDan2]

Washed a couple weeks ago. I love this thing.

 

[MongooseGA]

Very nice! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for your truck around town.

 

[Jfcol]

Blown away. I looked at mine for something similar before going with the landshark. I don’t know how you pulled that off! Looks so good Dan

 

[D21FJ60]

View attachment 2808039figured you'd like to see the LX470 I bought for 600$ last year. I love yours

Any chance you have a build thread?