SQOD Squad - Stupid Question Of the Day (9 Viewers)

[Zill]

Incline no, though that can exacerbate a leaky cowl. I can’t remember whether it’s nose up or down.

But, if you park a LC with KDSS with the suspension articulated.. like diagonal across a slight dip, that can do strange things to the KDSS circuit balance. And possibly induce a lean.

I believe the cowl issue stems from it being parked on a slight decline (nose down) and not a slight incline (nose up).

 

[lx200inAR]

Incline no, though that can exacerbate a leaky cowl. I can’t remember whether it’s nose up or down.

But, if you park a LC with KDSS with the suspension articulated.. like diagonal across a slight dip, that can do strange things to the KDSS circuit balance. And possibly induce a lean.

I believe the cowl issue stems from it being parked on a slight decline (nose down) and not a slight incline (nose up).

Yeah, pretty sure the source of the problem is water leaking down the windshield and past the cowl seals to the windshield. So anything that increased flow of water over the passenger side of the windshield exacerbates the problem. If you were nose up, probably more water would run off the back of the truck, although the suspension rake probably works against you there as well.

 

[K9LTW]

Anyone ever mount maxtrax boards transverse to line of travel? Meaning driver to pass ever side vs front to back? I’m considering mounting options with my Yakima mega warrior basket that don’t look ridiculous or are a nonstarter by the boards turning into sails. TIA.

Had them that way on our Sequoia. Never had an issue. Granted they were butted up against the RTT, but given they should be on good and tight with the proper pins...zero issue.

 

[gasman4u]

Had them that way on our Sequoia. Never had an issue. Granted they were butted up against the RTT, but given they should be on good and tight with the proper pins...zero issue.

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Thank you! I haven’t had the courage to push the mount with my perfectly measured bar mount I’ve rigged up. I have to get into parking decks regularly. And I’m already pushing close to the 7’ max. I’ll look at how to do this. I’ve got the maxtrax pins right now. And I’ll likely get a lock too given I drive to rough areas frequently enough to merit it. Again, TY

 

[K9LTW]

Thank you! I haven’t had the courage to push the mount with my perfectly measured bar mount I’ve rigged up. I have to get into parking decks regularly. And I’m already pushing close to the 7’ max. I’ll look at how to do this. I’ve got the maxtrax pins right now. And I’ll likely get a lock too given I drive to rough areas frequently enough to merit it. Again, TY

Good luck with that 7' limitation! I suffer from the same thing, hence why I won't be getting a rack until we relocate in about 18 months and no longer have a garage built by Hobbits. I had a 15' high garage with 10x10 doors put in to house our RAM, trailer and Sequoia. The Sequoia is gone, but I don't feel like shunning the Cruiser to the toy box just yet. HA!

Sadly I kept a couple locks on mine any time we were out. They're more likely to grow legs in a grocery store parking lot in a "nice" area full of mall crawlers than typical "bad" areas where folks wouldn't even know what to do with them.

 

[gasman4u]

Good luck with that 7' limitation! I suffer from the same thing, hence why I won't be getting a rack until we relocate in about 18 months and no longer have a garage built by Hobbits. I had a 15' high garage with 10x10 doors put in to house our RAM, trailer and Sequoia. The Sequoia is gone, but I don't feel like shunning the Cruiser to the toy box just yet. HA!

Sadly I kept a couple locks on mine any time we were out. They're more likely to grow legs in a grocery store parking lot in a "nice" area full of mall crawlers than typical "bad" areas where folks wouldn't even know what to do with them.

Did you use just the regular maxtraxx locks?

Good point about knowing your audience.

 

[K9LTW]

Did you use just the regular maxtraxx locks?

Good point about knowing your audience.

I used these as they were small enough. Just fair warning...be sure to keep them maintained with some lubricant and such as they weather fairly easily.

 

[linuxgod]

Has anyone besides me found that the 12V plug in the front of their dash is too short (or small?) to fit any 12V accessories. The cigarette lighter socket works ok. (or maybe it's the other way around... my son has the truck so I can't confirm). I feel like I've been doing something wrong for 9 years but can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Getting set for our upcoming trip and right now I'm using this stupid 3-way breakout adapter because I need to run both a USB phone charger on a long trip *AND* the 12V power for the backup camera for the trailer.

 

[PhuckItImDone]

Anyone have a quick way to drop the spare from stock location? Would like to have a quick solution in the garage for tire rotations, instead of pulling the stuff out of the kit in back. TIA

 

[dudemancool1904]

Anyone have a quick way to drop the spare from stock location? Would like to have a quick solution in the garage for tire rotations, instead of pulling the stuff out of the kit in back. TIA

order a spare rod
Attach to cordless drill chuck
Profit

 

[gasman4u]

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Has anyone besides me found that the 12V plug in the front of their dash is too short (or small?) to fit any 12V accessories. The cigarette lighter socket works ok. (or maybe it's the other way around... my son has the truck so I can't confirm). I feel like I've been doing something wrong for 9 years but can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Getting set for our upcoming trip and right now I'm using this stupid 3-way breakout adapter because I need to run both a USB phone charger on a long trip *AND* the 12V power for the backup camera for the trailer.

They sell a small 12V to usb/usb-c adapter thing that will offset some of the recess the OEM part has. Check Amazon. There’s a couple that are metal that are well reviewed. I don’t have links unfortunately.

 

[Artie]

Anyone ever mount maxtrax boards transverse to line of travel? Meaning driver to pass ever side vs front to back? I’m considering mounting options with my Yakima mega warrior basket that don’t look ridiculous or are a nonstarter by the boards turning into sails. TIA.

I’ve ran mine like this from time to time, depending on what else I have going on up there. No issues but it does mean you gotta walk around and climb up both sides to get a set down.

 

[PDoyle]

Yeah, pretty sure the source of the problem is water leaking down the windshield and past the cowl seals to the windshield. So anything that increased flow of water over the passenger side of the windshield exacerbates the problem. If you were nose up, probably more water would run off the back of the truck, although the suspension rake probably works against you there as well.

Regarding windshield leakage, does this one from an 18 look oem? I know it says Lexus, but wanted to ask anyway.

 

[m12345y]

What’s going on with this new sound from driver side third row? Noticeably loud and distracting

 

[bloc]

Has anyone besides me found that the 12V plug in the front of their dash is too short (or small?) to fit any 12V accessories. The cigarette lighter socket works ok. (or maybe it's the other way around... my son has the truck so I can't confirm). I feel like I've been doing something wrong for 9 years but can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Getting set for our upcoming trip and right now I'm using this stupid 3-way breakout adapter because I need to run both a USB phone charger on a long trip *AND* the 12V power for the backup camera for the trailer.

I just moved my cig-lighter to usbc adapter back and forth and can’t tell any difference between the ports.

 

[KLF]

Has anyone besides me found that the 12V plug in the front of their dash is too short (or small?) to fit any 12V accessories. The cigarette lighter socket works ok. (or maybe it's the other way around... my son has the truck so I can't confirm). I feel like I've been doing something wrong for 9 years but can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Getting set for our upcoming trip and right now I'm using this stupid 3-way breakout adapter because I need to run both a USB phone charger on a long trip *AND* the 12V power for the backup camera for the trailer.

I had the same problem, when I got my truck 8 years ago. Phone charger would slowly creep out of the aux socket and quit working. Aggravating.

So I pulled the aux one out, installed a dedicated dual USB plug in it's place (with voltage gauge). Then I added another one to the right, that is on a dedicated circuit from the aux power panel, but it has a switch (blue button) so I can turn it on and off when I want. This lets me charge the (whatever) without the ignition on. I keep a short (~12") cable plugged in to the MagSafe phone mount, on the custom mount.

I should probably upgrade them to the newer USB C standard, but they do what I need.

 

[RoaringFork]

What’s going on with this new sound from driver side third row? Noticeably loud and distracting

The “grille” in the trim is the air intake for the rear HVAC. Does the sound stop when the rear blower fan is turned off? Years ago I had a leaf make its way into the rear fan, causing an imbalance and made similar noise. Removed leaf and all good again.

 

[foolforthecity]

2021 200..I have some extra ATF fluid laying around. From what I understand it is totally fine to use this as power steering fluid? Any real downside to using ATF other than it's pricey?

 

[gasman4u]

2021 200..I have some extra ATF fluid laying around. From what I understand it is totally fine to use this as power steering fluid? Any real downside to using ATF other than it's pricey?

Make sure it's the right type (and sorry for this) and new. Otherwise, it's what the manual calls for IIRC

Power Steering Fluid

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[2021 LC200]

The “grille” in the trim is the air intake for the rear HVAC. Does the sound stop when the rear blower fan is turned off? Years ago I had a leaf make its way into the rear fan, causing an imbalance and made similar noise. Removed leaf and all good again.

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@RoaringFork and all of the 200 community…

Been wondering whether there is a filter on the rear AC to keep the evaporator clean like the unit in the front has?

If not any ideas to add one?