Ramathorn15's LX470 build
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Too funny. What do you daily? I don't usually see any other 100's in the lot.
Nondescript Nissan Altima (long-term rental until Lexus replaces the grenade, I mean Takata airbag in my '08 ES350). Somebody who works/parks near 820/821 drives their LC100 to work occasionally but I don't see it there very often. I probably only drive mine to work a few times a year. I see an 80 over on the west side of the lot sometimes too but don't know who they are.
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Started and finished a fridge platform this weekend.
I think I saw your rig a month or so ago at Cocina Azul on Montgomery. Coincidentally that's when my search for 100 series started.... Weird right. Once I get mine please let me take you to lunch and pick your brain.
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That was probably me. I've only been there once for lunch and it was a few months ago when I was taking hazwopper training
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Let me know when and where!
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Added a blue sea fuse box inside the rear drawers then put a cig/USB/ breaker switch panel under the back seat cup holders for my fridge and passengers.
Just curious if you're worried about the rear heater vents causing your new panel to get too hot.
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- #230
Thought about it then decided I wasn't worried. A couple factors came into mind. Pretty much nobody ever used the rear controls because of how awkwardly placed they are, the panel is pretty stout as far as wiring and connectors goes, and lastly, many many people put their phones or GPS units on those vent holders and never have issues and those would be way more vulnerable than 14+ gauge wiring and connectors.
Understood. My rear heat gets used a lot with the 2 kiddos sitting back there so I have a different perspective. my '99 LC has a panel that pops out of the back of the console just above the cup holders. I'm assuming it's a cover panel that other models must have some controls in but mine was blank. That's where I installed my USB and 12V socket for rear seat occupants to use. I've used those vent holders for my SiriusXM receiver and that sucker gets hot.
I am about to purchase a Deluxe ARB for my '07 LX. After you cut off the antenna mounts, what did you use to paint the ARB to match the color?
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I just used some VHT epoxy paint I had laying around. It wasn't an exact match but good enough to not be noticeable.
Nice work, just wondering, what is your number one reason for the fridge in the second row?
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Dogs. We have 2 huskies that go everywhere with us. The have the back since it's netted off and keeps them from tearing up the seats. Also, we typically are only caring us two and the dogs when we need the fridge. If I need to carry more than 5 people, I can switch out the platform for the seat (about 10 min job).
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Second reason would be the height of it being on the drawers. I always see people trying to come up with fancy ways to be able to see in their fridges (drop slides $$$$ or a mirror on the inside lid). With this setup, you can easily see inside.
@Ramathorn15 .... I just got the MetalTech sliders like yours and attempted to install on my 98 LX. The hardlines for the AHC seem very rigid and in the way. On the drivers side rear, the AHC line transitions from inboard the frame over the top to the outboard side. It does this right where the U-bolt needs to go. I unclipped the AHC line, but can't get enough "flex" to get the plate of the slider onto the bolt. How much can the AHC line bend? I'm terrified to "crease" it or break it (that would probably cost a ton to fix).
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Hmm. I'm not 100% sure since its been so long. I do know I only had to pop out the lines and slightly flex them. I believe the way to do it is to slide the U-bolt up the inside frame rail flat against it. Then rotate the ubolt to get the threads to point outward. Hopefully that makes sense. I wouldn't attempt actually bending the lines because, as you said, those types of lines easily crease and you'd turn an hour job into a fiasco.
I can get some photos if you are still having trouble. I know I put all the ubolts on first before attempting to put up the sliders.
Thanks for the quick reply. Yeah, I can get the u-bolts on and the slider onto the bolt, but I can't figure out how to then bend/flex the line so the slider plate can move against the frame rail. I can flex the line a little. But, it doesn't seem I can flex it enough to allow the plate of the slider to get past. I seriously thought the line would be flexible, maybe rubber or braided with rubber coating like a hydraulic brake line on my mountain bikes. I was way off on that assumption. These things feel like straight gauge aluminum tubing similar to the AC lines. Just not certain how much these lines can "flex"
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- #240
Let me go take a look and snap a photo. Stand by
