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Re doing your homework... well. I'm guilty of not doing that. Just bid on a 1998 impounded Prado and all I could look at were a few low res photos.
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I won't know if I snagged it for a couple of weeks.
 
Howdy 👋 Just took delivery on my JDM 96 prado RZ here in Denver. Just a tick over 200k km, reasonably stock, fancy seat covers :)
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I was pretty happy with the condition compared to others i've seen come over. Flares aren't quite paint matched but not bad. Pretty much needed nothing and so far, the only annoying things are the inclinometer backlight is out (the other two are good), the shifter is super sloppy, the oem fogs are gone, the bolsters are quite worn, oh and the timing belt light is on (however the belt is fresh). There's also some dents behind the spare tire, looks fixable with PDR, a bit odd, trying to figure out how it could have happened without more/other damage.

I had the windows tinted, a backup camera installed, and of course a radio that actually functions here in the US. I'm looking for other seat options and have a set of RS Watanabes on order. Seems like OEM 80 cushions are available everywhere, anyone know if they are compatible? Someone did the round headlight conversion, which i do like but the output is pretty sad, i'll look to upgrade those as well. I'd also like just a little more oomph at elevation (10-11k feet at times) but around town (5-6k feet) it actually tools around quite nicely.

I had a manual turbo HZJ77 a few years ago and missed it but also realized the triple locked 70 was a bit overkill for my mostly city driving. I thoroughly enjoy driving this more, especially being an automatic.

bret
 
Just picked up a JDM 97 Prado in California last week. Only had 80k miles and put another 1800 driving her back to Texas. No issues but had to make sure to stop every 300 miles to top off the tank. Looking forward to learning more about the Prado.
 
Both the 4 door and the 2 door are in very nice condition. What was the asking pricing?
 
Welcome!

Because it is on my mind, what tires do you have on it? I have not found too many posts in the 90 section on tire size fitment for stock.

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This is what I used with no rubbing with Khumo AT52's
 
Just bought a 1996 JDM Prado KJZ95 TZ, 1KZ TE, 196K KM. Working to figure out the various oddities of having one of these unicorns in the US. Looking forward to picking the brains of people who've been here before, and I have already learned a lot in the forums. She starts right up and seems like a happy girl so far, but we're still only dating....not ready to take her on a long drive until we build some trust in each other. I'm having a great time so far, however. Anyone have any idea where I can get a FSM on this, in English? Also, any idea if the body cladding is ABS plastic or where to get the specific clips to reattach the left rear quarter panel piece? Part numbers would be really helpful, but I've not found them yet. It has a broken clip and a broken mount. If it's ABS, I know how to fix it. Also interested in a Clinometer manual...the monochrome unit. Mine seems to work, but the screen has cracks across it, so I need either a new plastic screen or a replacement unit if anyone has one to sell that's better than the one I have. Also trying to figure out what receiver hitch would mount up directly without modification...Saw an adjustable one somewhere (Reese brand) that supposedly can be adjusted to fit mine, but it had a lot of parts and pieces. Would love a clean, bolt on unit like I had for my 4Runner back when. Do they exist? Thanks in advance!

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Talisman96 said:
Just bought a 1996 JDM Prado KJZ95 TZ, 1KZ TE, 196K KM. Working to figure out the various oddities of having one of these unicorns in the US. Looking forward to picking the brains of people who've been here before, and I have already learned a lot in the forums. She starts right up and seems like a happy girl so far, but we're still only dating....not ready to take her on a long drive until we build some trust in each other. I'm having a great time so far, however. Anyone have any idea where I can get a FSM on this, in English? Also, any idea if the body cladding is ABS plastic or where to get the specific clips to reattach the left rear quarter panel piece? Part numbers would be really helpful, but I've not found them yet. It has a broken clip and a broken mount. If it's ABS, I know how to fix it. Also interested in a Clinometer manual...the monochrome unit. Mine seems to work, but the screen has cracks across it, so I need either a new plastic screen or a replacement unit if anyone has one to sell that's better than the one I have. Also trying to figure out what receiver hitch would mount up directly without modification...Saw an adjustable one somewhere (Reese brand) that supposedly can be adjusted to fit mine, but it had a lot of parts and pieces. Would love a clean, bolt on unit like I had for my 4Runner back when. Do they exist? Thanks in advance!

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Looks like you have the same sagging cushion syndrome as most of us. I think new OEM foam may be available in some cases.
 
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