We did Capetown through Tanzania to Kenya last year. We used a 70 series
Will have to look you up next time in Capetown
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Will have to look you up next time in Capetown
Love the new ride. What 5 spoke wheels are those in the second picture? Really like them!
Bought my 2008 LX570 in 2022 but joined this past weekend.
Swapped the gold emblems for the chrome recently.
Swapped the gold emblems for the chrome recently.
Thanks, I received those wheels with my LC when I bought it. I was told they are Australian spec wheels and the previous owner had to put slightly smaller overseas spec front brakes on to accommodate them. They are presently for sale in California.
Nice garage. I've noticed that many LC owners appreciate 911s as well. Yours is gorgeous.
Thanks @rtong1234. It's actually a Porsche 912. Identical to a 1968 911, the only difference being a Porsche 4 cylinder versus the 6 cylinder found in the 911.
Fun little car to drive just took it for errands this morning
Picked up this 2019 a little over a month ago from a fellow Mud member. It has 81K on the clock, OME BP-51s, see sliders and a prinsu rack. Super excited about it.
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Hello all 200 series enthusiast,
My name is Isaac and thanks for having me along. I have been frequenting this forum as a guest semi-regularly since purchasing our 2017 lc200 sahara, 4.5L twin turbo in september 2023. Between this group and project200 i have been able to make decisions on mods so far and assist in my pathway forward. Never have i owned a vehicle with so many aftermarket options avaliable. This is my happiness. We reside on cape york so get to use ours in a number of different settings from wet season slop, beach, rugged off road country, creek and river crossings and PDR corrugations.
Mods so far-
Safari armax snorkel
Donaldsons powercore air box
2nd fuel filter
Catch can
Dobinsons mrr 2inch lift
Engine watchdog and scanguage3
Diff drop kit
Blackhawk upper control arms
Throttle controller
2x3inch to 4inch turbo back exhaust
Engine tune (remap)
And full intake clean.
Moving forward:
New wheels and tyres
Lockup kit
Transmission tune
New bull bar and winch
Rear bar with spare tyre bracket
Flat ally roof rack.
Thanks for reading and i look forward to interacting
Isaac
My name is Isaac and thanks for having me along. I have been frequenting this forum as a guest semi-regularly since purchasing our 2017 lc200 sahara, 4.5L twin turbo in september 2023. Between this group and project200 i have been able to make decisions on mods so far and assist in my pathway forward. Never have i owned a vehicle with so many aftermarket options avaliable. This is my happiness. We reside on cape york so get to use ours in a number of different settings from wet season slop, beach, rugged off road country, creek and river crossings and PDR corrugations.
Mods so far-
Safari armax snorkel
Donaldsons powercore air box
2nd fuel filter
Catch can
Dobinsons mrr 2inch lift
Engine watchdog and scanguage3
Diff drop kit
Blackhawk upper control arms
Throttle controller
2x3inch to 4inch turbo back exhaust
Engine tune (remap)
And full intake clean.
Moving forward:
New wheels and tyres
Lockup kit
Transmission tune
New bull bar and winch
Rear bar with spare tyre bracket
Flat ally roof rack.
Thanks for reading and i look forward to interacting
Isaac
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Now THAT’S a bull bar.Hello all 200 series enthusiast,
My name is Isaac and thanks for having me along. I have been frequenting this forum as a guest semi-regularly since purchasing our 2017 lc200 sahara, 4.5L twin turbo in september 2023. Between this group and project200 i have been able to make decisions on mods so far and assist in my pathway forward. Never have i owned a vehicle with so many aftermarket options avaliable. This is my happiness. We reside on cape york so get to use ours in a number of different settings from wet season slop, beach, rugged off road country, creek and river crossings and PDR corrugations.
Mods so far-
Safari armax snorkel
Donaldsons powercore air box
2nd fuel filter
Catch can
Dobinsons mrr 2inch lift
Engine watchdog and scanguage3
Diff drop kit
Blackhawk upper control arms
Throttle controller
2x3inch to 4inch turbo back exhaust
Engine tune (remap)
And full intake clean.
Moving forward:
New wheels and tyres
Lockup kit
Transmission tune
New bull bar and winch
Rear bar with spare tyre bracket
Flat ally roof rack.
Thanks for reading and i look forward to interacting
Isaac
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Welcome! Look forward to seeing some adventure pics.
Hi Guys just picked up this 2013 LX 570. I had a 2008 4runner I had built up before this. This is my dream rig. Cant wait to build it up.
Hi all!
My 2008 Land Cruiser. 135k miles.
Tires are a little big. 295/70R18. PO cut out a part of the front wheel well.
Also the front mud flaps are gone. I assume the PO removed them also.
This'll be fun.
My 2008 Land Cruiser. 135k miles.
Tires are a little big. 295/70R18. PO cut out a part of the front wheel well.
Also the front mud flaps are gone. I assume the PO removed them also.
This'll be fun.
Beautiful color and a great rig. Congrats. Hope you have many adventures in it.
Long time member, just got a 200, 2013. Had a 80 and 100 series before. Glad to be back
Got my 200 series (2020) recently!
Completely awed by the thing so far.
Completely awed by the thing so far.
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Hey yall,
My name is James and i'm currently shopping for a 200. LX570 flavor I think. i'm here trying to get an idea of yearly repair cost (on average). It'll be a daily/mild adventure rig for the family. Currently have a '23 Bronco. Really concerned about reliability. If anyone has particular threads that might be valuable for me, id appreciate the links.
My name is James and i'm currently shopping for a 200. LX570 flavor I think. i'm here trying to get an idea of yearly repair cost (on average). It'll be a daily/mild adventure rig for the family. Currently have a '23 Bronco. Really concerned about reliability. If anyone has particular threads that might be valuable for me, id appreciate the links.
Hello,
No ride to post as I'm still on the hunt. Last year I nearly purchased an overland equipped LX470, started doing research, and have been debating between a 100/470 and 200/570 ever since. I enjoy reading all the newbie threads dealing with this conundrum or existing owners deciding to go back to whichever series they had before.
One intended use will be carrying a 250 dual-sport on a front hitch carrier (to free up the back end). We had this set-up on Dad's Suburban when traveling the states as a kid. I've read s few posts on having a shop fabricate a receiver to a an aftermarket bumper for a removable winch or ball hitch. Anyone have experience with a motorcycle rack up front? For this reason I am leaning towards the 200/570.
Happy to finally join this great forum.
I will post when I finally pull the trigger.
No ride to post as I'm still on the hunt. Last year I nearly purchased an overland equipped LX470, started doing research, and have been debating between a 100/470 and 200/570 ever since. I enjoy reading all the newbie threads dealing with this conundrum or existing owners deciding to go back to whichever series they had before.
One intended use will be carrying a 250 dual-sport on a front hitch carrier (to free up the back end). We had this set-up on Dad's Suburban when traveling the states as a kid. I've read s few posts on having a shop fabricate a receiver to a an aftermarket bumper for a removable winch or ball hitch. Anyone have experience with a motorcycle rack up front? For this reason I am leaning towards the 200/570.
Happy to finally join this great forum.
I will post when I finally pull the trigger.
Hello all. New here and new to LC/Toyotas. 2016 LC200. Eibach LC200 Pro Truck Lift, 275/70-18 tires, Yotaworks tune, LFD Offroad roof crossbars, Beat Sonic Carplay Interface. Came from 2018 Ford Raptor (always having problems). MPG is the same but great to put 87 octane in! And reliable!
Welcome. Post some pics of that beauty.
87 is fine.. there are people with millions of miles on Tundras/LC with 87 with 0 issues. Nice to see some skinnier 275s on your ride - great choice.
I always have Raptor envy - we are surrounded by them here - but don't have the cojones (like most Toyota owners) to actually buy them.
Keep an eye on your
radiator
cam tower leaks
head gaskets
timing chain rattle
cowl leak
valley plate leaks
Loooong time toyota pickup 4wd driver, first LC.
Just picked up an 09 with 200k miles. I wasn't even going to look at it cause of the miles, but it was the only LC I came across that had the maintenance records and was in my price range to pay cash. After I went an looked at it, I was floored at how a vehicle could have 200k and look this good. I just brought it to the dealer for a couple things, that I'll mention later, and the girl checking me in said "this thing is mint". Such a cool vehicle, not even sweating the 200k miles and loving her.
This will be mostly for towing 3.5k lb boat and 5k lb RV and for longer road trips needing space. I added the Tekonsha P3 brake controller that I yanked off the Mercedes and popped it in. Super easy thanks to this site. I towed the RV about 300 miles yesterday through Florida, and she did well. The power was good, but sometimes a little squirely. I have WD that probably needs some more adjusting, but I'll definitely be adding the air bags.
Mostly will be sticking to comfort mods as I still have my '89 pickup for off roading. First there are a few minor issues I am addressing:
TPMS dead. The dealer quoted me $546 for one TPMS...lol. I can't even be mad, I'm impressed, but not a chance.
Passenger seat not moving. It was first popping the 30 amp fuses, but now not even that. Dealer stated found power to fuse but no power to junction connectors, need to remove main body ECU to gain access to wiring to further proceed at $570. This is after paying a $180 diag. fee. So $750 to tell me what's wrong with this seat... I did a search here and could not find much info aside from stripped gears, which this is not as the motors are not operating. So I authorized this as I have a road trip this weekend and need to fold the seats up.
While typing this up, they replied that they identified the Body ECU as the culprit and quoted $1,722. From what I can find, there is no programming required, just plug-and-play, so I'll handle this and save me a $G. Any suggestion of who to purchase this from?
So for a TPS install and seat control repair, Toyota tried to get me for about $3,200. Likely my first and last visit there.
Just picked up an 09 with 200k miles. I wasn't even going to look at it cause of the miles, but it was the only LC I came across that had the maintenance records and was in my price range to pay cash. After I went an looked at it, I was floored at how a vehicle could have 200k and look this good. I just brought it to the dealer for a couple things, that I'll mention later, and the girl checking me in said "this thing is mint". Such a cool vehicle, not even sweating the 200k miles and loving her.
This will be mostly for towing 3.5k lb boat and 5k lb RV and for longer road trips needing space. I added the Tekonsha P3 brake controller that I yanked off the Mercedes and popped it in. Super easy thanks to this site. I towed the RV about 300 miles yesterday through Florida, and she did well. The power was good, but sometimes a little squirely. I have WD that probably needs some more adjusting, but I'll definitely be adding the air bags.
Mostly will be sticking to comfort mods as I still have my '89 pickup for off roading. First there are a few minor issues I am addressing:
TPMS dead. The dealer quoted me $546 for one TPMS...lol. I can't even be mad, I'm impressed, but not a chance.
Passenger seat not moving. It was first popping the 30 amp fuses, but now not even that. Dealer stated found power to fuse but no power to junction connectors, need to remove main body ECU to gain access to wiring to further proceed at $570. This is after paying a $180 diag. fee. So $750 to tell me what's wrong with this seat... I did a search here and could not find much info aside from stripped gears, which this is not as the motors are not operating. So I authorized this as I have a road trip this weekend and need to fold the seats up.
While typing this up, they replied that they identified the Body ECU as the culprit and quoted $1,722. From what I can find, there is no programming required, just plug-and-play, so I'll handle this and save me a $G. Any suggestion of who to purchase this from?
So for a TPS install and seat control repair, Toyota tried to get me for about $3,200. Likely my first and last visit there.
