Owner Experience Thread - Miscellaneous (5 Viewers)

[BobJingles]

Appreciate it, I’ll go with Toyota filter.

Obligatory pic of day I brought it home, have since removed the I-force badge and the front plastic air damper things.

 

[TheMallet]

Appreciate it, I’ll go with Toyota filter.

Obligatory pic of day I brought it home, have since removed the I-force badge and the front plastic air damper things.

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Is the badge just attached with adhesive? Did you just pry it off, and was the paint spared underneath it?

 

[BobJingles]

Yeah - it’s just adhesive.

I used a heat gun to warm/soften it, hair dryer should work as well, and then dental floss to peel/slice it away. Then used a cloth buffering wheel attached to cordless drill to remove the remaining adhesive from the car., and finished with a little nu-polish.

Removing the left over adhesive from the car is probably the biggest pain of the job but simple enough.

 

[JakeBP]

I don’t have a lot of time behind the wheel of my 1958 at night, but I noticed the odd cutoff line tonight. There’s two shadows, one from each headlight. Anyone else notice this? Is there some sort of reason for this, or is something not aligned?

 

[brices123]

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I don’t have a lot of time behind the wheel of my 1958 at night, but I noticed the odd cutoff line tonight. There’s two shadows, one from each headlight. Anyone else notice this? Is there some sort of reason for this, or is something not aligned?

I have the same cutoff in my FE. I thought it was odd, but must be a design thing.

 

[JakeBP]

I have the same cutoff in my FE. I thought it was odd, but must be a design thing.

I’ve found some similar posts on various FB pages. Not ideal, but oh well. I’ll live. Haha. Thanks for the confirmation.

 

[jay3253]

I’ve found some similar posts on various FB pages. Not ideal, but oh well. I’ll live. Haha. Thanks for the confirmation.

I was thinking it lowered the line in that location for on coming cars. I have the Land Cruiser Land Cruiser with square headlights and I have it also.

 

[randall87]

How does the AC work? I am sure it has the latest high pressure “low emission” refrigerant on the market thanks to the EPA.

No complaints here from the A/C only thing is it was about 107° out where I’m at and the A/C was having a struggle to really cool things down. I think anything above 100° and the cruiser has to put way more effort

 

[krice118]

Appreciate it, I’ll go with Toyota filter.

Obligatory pic of day I brought it home, have since removed the I-force badge and the front plastic air damper things.

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Ashamed of the hybrid?

 

[cruisergreen]

Ashamed of the hybrid?

I would take it off immediately also, and I like the hybrid.
It's an ugly badge and doesn't fit with the rest of the vehicle. It's the only piece of chrome on the whole truck.

 

[BobJingles]

Ashamed of the hybrid?

I’m actually liking it quite a bit. Would I prefer a simpler drivetrain? Probably, but it’s a blast to drive and there are some perks with it.

Like already mentioned, the badge itself just doesn't fit, it may have survived it if was at least blacked out.

 

[LCOceans]

No complaints here from the A/C only thing is it was about 107° out where I’m at and the A/C was having a struggle to really cool things down. I think anything above 100° and the cruiser has to put way more effort

Are you aware A/C does not work as well in ECO mode? I did not know until someone pointed out but felt A/C was lacking too until I changed to NORMAL mode.

 

[BobJingles]

Are you aware A/C does not work as well in ECO mode? I did not know until someone pointed out but felt A/C was lacking too until I changed to NORMAL mode.

You can also leave it in ECO mode and just flip the A/C switch to give full A/C. Just have to do it everytime you restart the vehicle.

 

[LCOceans]

You can also leave it in ECO mode and just flip the A/C switch to give full A/C. Just have to do it everytime you restart the vehicle.

OK. I was under impression the A/C simply does not work as well in ECO. When I changed to Normal or sport the car certainly did cool down more. We are coming out of our hot season but will play with it next summer.

 

[wngrog]

Any good phone mounts yet for between the screen and the steering wheel?

 

[brices123]

Horn - Does anyone else feel the horn on the 250 is a little lackluster? I don't always use the horn , but when I do. . . it just seems so weak, like it belongs in a 90's sedan.

 

[LCQ]

Horn - Does anyone else feel the horn on the 250 is a little lackluster? I don't always use the horn , but when I do. . . it just seems so weak, like it belongs in a 90's sedan.

I must be the only one that likes the horn. Best Easter egg from the quirky sounds of the FJ40 imo.

 

[jay3253]

Horn - Does anyone else feel the horn on the 250 is a little lackluster? I don't always use the horn , but when I do. . . it just seems so weak, like it belongs in a 90's sedan.

HELLA 012010901 Black 12V BX Trumpet Horn Kit (Toyota)

 

[brices123]

HELLA 012010901 Black 12V BX Trumpet Horn Kit (Toyota)

Do you have these on your 250, or just from previous experience?

 

[No15]

Do you have these on your 250, or just from previous experience?

I have them on mine. Sound better than stock but otherwise they are just horns lol