Official 200 Series Chat and BS Thread

[T4Runner]

The left tailgate storage houses OEM emergency triangle in non-US markets.

 

[LCHardriver_02]

Looks like it may have been empty from the dealer according to this post Tailgate Storage

Some others found creative uses for it, however.

I store my gloves and my key for the locking lugs in that compartment. I can't get my chains to fit there though.

 

[OGBeno]

Expect the 2016 LC to have some shortages as the Land Cruiser assembly lines will be shuttered due to parts shortages:

Statement Regarding Vehicle Production in Japan Following Earthquakes in Kyushu | TOYOTA Global Newsroom

See: Tahara Lines 1 and 3 and Toyota Auto Body: Lines 1 and 2

More than likely due to shortages in timing cover casings, engine oil pan casings, door strikers and other ancillary items manufactured by Aisin Seiki.

 

[Haggis]

@Haggis the same thing happened to me from my LC's PO. I needed the whole toolkit that is stored in the tailgate. I bought mine from the dealership but perhaps @beno can help you here? I've attached my invoice and the parts listing so you can order only the parts you need.

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Any idea what sizes those wrenches are? I found a solution to lower the tire down, now I'd like to put together my own little tool bag. Trying to avoid the dealership and save a few dollars!

 

[kevinfoutch]

Any idea what sizes those wrenches are? I found a solution to lower the tire down, now I'd like to put together my own little tool bag. Trying to avoid the dealership and save a few dollars!

hope these help 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, & 14mm

 

[Haggis]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[mark71]

I've got to say, I thought it was pretty cool that Toyota put together that tool kit and stashed it in the tailgate. Just another reason why I love cruisers.

 

[Markuson]

I've got to say, I thought it was pretty cool that Toyota put together that tool kit and stashed it in the tailgate. Just another reason why I love cruisers.

It is super handy. I've been using the left side for all sorts of doodads too...

In that wee, itty-bitty space I stash:

-Tiny ratchet set with all the sizes I need (nut bits, screw-driver heads of all types)
-Telescoping Magnetic screw grabber 9for those annoying times you drop a screw into the engine bay)
-Waterproof notepad and pen
-Spline adapter (RW wheels)
-Extra lugnut
-Two spinning emergency light pucks
-BP-51 adjustment wrenches (for compression/rebound)
-Water Purification Tablets (You can survive for weeks on good water)
-Magnetic LED Flood light (ha! I have like 6 flashlights of various types in the vehicle)
-2 Marine/Water Flares (like those you'd use on a boat to signal)

Believe it or not... All these doodads fit!

Edit!

Just went and looked and realized I have MORE in there!
Also have:
-Another Flashlight/Floodlight
-Yet another Largish LED Floodlight
-Benchmade Knife Maint. Tool
-A 3rd Sky Flare
-"LifeStraw" (water purifier)

 

[Willy beamin]

ha - I keep a life straw in mine as well as other misc. items

 

[Markuson]

ha - I keep a life straw in mine as well as other misc. items

Ya... Life straws are just smart. No container necessary. Got water and no food? You're good for WEEKS.
-Wish I'd thought of it bc some dude is making a fortune selling those things...

Here's what I keep in mine...(photos)
Tailgate Storage: Can you top this?

I think it would be fun to have a storage gallery and see all the ways people compensate for the skimpy storage in the 200. Getting drawers hopefully soon, but meanwhile, I love that little tailgate space.

 

[Atwalz]

Yes or No? Saw this on FB.

 

[gaijin]

 

[TJsTACOMA]

Does anyone else's 200 sound like your shaking a spray paint can on start up after sitting for a few days?

 

[TexAZ]

All 5.7s get that sound. Its a noisy engine until it warms up.

 

[TJsTACOMA]

Yes. Even after warmed up if your sitting next to a wall or in a drive thru it almost sounds like a diesel. My wife's 4runner almost sounds the same

 

[Tripledave]

Yes or No? Saw this on FB.

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Nope

 

[Markuson]

Yes or No? Saw this on FB.

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More of a "Dodge" guy...

 

[T4Runner]

Yes or No? Saw this on FB.

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Just cuz you can doesn't mean you should.

 

[mark71]

More of a "Dodge" guy...
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WTF?

 

[Markuson]

WTF?

Crazy oil gozillionaires with too much money? i dunno...

It appears (to me) to be one of those three-stories-tall, monster dump trucks...converted to look like an old pickup truck.

I'd like to see the winch he'd need if stuck in the sand...?

Nuts...