What did you do on your 70 series today? (10 Viewers)

[repentsinner]

They are all 24V bulbs. Can’t remember if your cruiser is 12V or 24V.

The 12V ones seem very easy to get here in the states.

Where did you order the 24V from? I'm slowly losing dash lights one-by-one, so getting them replaced is moving up in priority..

 

[FJ73Texas]

Where did you order the 24V from? I'm slowly losing dash lights one-by-one, so getting them replaced is moving up in priority..

I got them from Japanese yahoo store using buyee proxy service. It was easy but if you prefer to use megazip, they have them all too.

I know partsouq does not carry all of them. Didn’t check amayama.

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Where did you order the 24V from? I'm slowly losing dash lights one-by-one, so getting them replaced is moving up in priority..

P.M. sent

 

[JoseR]

Maintenance Saturday... I think the last Japan's filter.... Dealership now sell Thailand filters.

Bought 5 min ago. it will be for the 100.
In the past the code was 90915-30002T...

 

[TreadingLight]

Maintenance Saturday... I think the last Japan's filter.... Dealership now sell Thailand filters.

Bought 5 min ago. it will be for the 100.
In the past the code was 90915-30002T...

I just bought a few 1hz oil filters from a US toyota dealer. Black Friday sale brought them to ~$25 shipped. Not a huge discount but something.

 

[JoseR]

Here in Panama the regular price is 50 (made Thailand) with a discount it was 22 (on Toyota dealership). I would like to find out if there is a fleetguard brand or something of better quality

 

[JuanJ]

Here in Panama the regular price is 50 (made Thailand) with a discount it was 22 (on Toyota dealership). I would like to find out if there is a fleetguard brand or something of better quality

Hello,

Parts from Thailand are as good as parts from Japan. Use them with confidence.

Ask me how I know.

Nevertheless, a stash of Japanese parts is a nice thing to have. Nostalgia...






Juan

 

[svsisu]

Spent the week fishing, soaking in hot springs, and camping out of the HJ75. The temps fluctuated from 20º nights to 60º days. Glad we had the Webasto cabin heater! We didn't have the ol' Cruiser all summer as it was in the body shop getting new a-pillars, cowl, and inner/outer runners. Now we're going to be living out of it for this El Niño winter. No point in being at home in Santa Fe if it's not gonna snow and just be bitter cold and windy...

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I see toyota followed your lead on putting a 2.8 in a 70 series. Hats off to the innovative, influencer troopy driver that you are! You got em beat though- yours is a manual!

 

[FJ73Texas]

Maybe some of you know this already but the Tacti Drive Joy V9111-2003 were made by Denso in Japan as well. Around the same time the 90915-30002 went to Thailand, so did the V9111-2003.

Side by side comparison of the Japanese made filters:

Side by side comparison of the Japanese made V9111-2003 vs Thai made V9111-2003

 

[FJ73Texas]

For those of you that may want to know what is comparable to the 90915-30002 (or V9111-2003) Taken from the Drive Joy box.

 

[jblueridge]

Tested the NOS vacuum switches I got online.
Though the original black and white colors are reversed, they plug right in and have the correct functions.
Also received a ratcheting brake line wrench.
The thickness of the wrench (about 1 cm) means it will contact a larger area on a flare nut.

 

[AirheadNut]

Installed a new faceplate for the clinometer binnacle on the dash. The decal was drawn up by @SnowVersion who was able to match the original font and colors used for the altimeter and thermometer and have it printed on a vinyl sticker. Looks great with the Auber gauge and matches the rest of the dash perfectly. There was a minimum order of 4 stickers, so this first one I used as a test on an old piece of plexiglass. The next one I will trim out the sticker in the thermometer window since the sticker is a little cloudy.

 

[FJ73Texas]

Since you have a factory inclinometer, I must ask how are the wires routed into the dash factory way?

 

[svsisu]

Installed a new faceplate for the clinometer binnacle on the dash. The decal was drawn up by @SnowVersion who was able to match the original font and colors used for the altimeter and thermometer and have it printed on a vinyl sticker. Looks great with the Auber gauge and matches the rest of the dash perfectly. There was a minimum order of 4 stickers, so this first one I used as a test on an old piece of plexiglass. The next one I will trim out the sticker in the thermometer window since the sticker is a little cloudy.
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So now, I want to start searching for a binnacle for my gauges so I can have you make up a custom overlay... nicely done.

 

[AirheadNut]

Since you have a factory inclinometer, I must ask how are the wires routed into the dash factory way?

There is a hole in the metal dash with a rubber grommet that the wires can pass through. I used a hot nail to melt a couple of new holes for the extra wiring to pass through.

 

[FJ73Texas]

There is a hole in the metal dash with a rubber grommet that the wires can pass through. I used a hot nail to melt a couple of new holes for the extra wiring to pass through.
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Makes sense to me now. I had to get creative with what I have now because I don’t have that specific hole. Thank you.

 

[desmocruiser]

I made this for myself to make sense of the bulbs but maybe it will help other 24V folks out there. Cluster layout may vary.

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Hmmm, which one of these fit in the climate control panel for a 24v truck?

 

[FJ73Texas]

Hmmm, which one of these fit in the climate control panel for a 24v truck?

Edit: Looks like it is 84999-70011.

 

[bj70bc]

So now, I want to start searching for a binnacle for my gauges so I can have you make up a custom overlay... nicely done.

ebay has em, i was gonna do the same until i found a autometer one i liked

 

[desmocruiser]

Edit: Looks like it is 84999-70011.

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Thank you!

I had some LEDs for the instrument panel and installed those today, other than maybe a little more bright white than I typically like, I am pleased with the outcome.

Now it is time to address the climate controls and adding a small LED for ambient lighting so I can see my cupholders etc. down by the shifters.