What Did You Do With Your 120 Today? (10 Viewers)

[Rednexus]

Finally got around to installing 12V power panel to the rear cargo area. This was actually a very easy upgrade. I ran a 16-ga wire from a add-a-circuit fuse tap at the cabin fusebox all the way back to the cargo area. This only required popping up the door sills, putting the wire in the OEM harness channel, then snapping the sills back in. I sliced a hole in the factory cargo side panel with a Dremel and ran the wires up to the power panel through the jack door. I did have to temporarily remove the jack and CANBUS computer to gain access. Grounding was provided through a ring terminal around one of the CANBUS computer mounting bolts The panel is always hot (the add-a-circuit was plugged into the power seat circuit), but is switched so it can be turned off when not in use. This will be very useful for camping, going to the river, etc, when we want to charge phones or operate 12V accessories but don't want the ignition on. I love Japanese cars but none of them seem to provide always-on power to 12V receptacles.....this cheap upgrade gets around that.
Amazon product ASIN B07TBK58YS

 

[cosport]

Nothing huge lately. Just little handle replacement from Ohana Rig Supply for the rear door. JW Offroad has them on their website. I dig it.

 

[elprup87]

Drove up Red Mountain Pass today for work. Weather is crummy with the storm blowing in, but I got to see rope access technicians repel down to hook up a car to the tow truck!

Discovered that the cruise control decided to not work. No light or a response. What gives?

 

[Mute916]

Gave the girl a well deserved bath after a week vacation of mudding in Alabama Cheap State meetup, camping, then beaches in Georgia, and cabins in Kentucky Red River Gorge.

I never knew mud could get in so many cracks.

 

[Rednexus]

My GX was missing the rear carpet (who knows what happened to it - my guess is something disgusting), and only included a WeatherTech rear cargo mat sitting on bare sheetmetal. Needless to say, there was a bit of road noise coming in. So I added a layer of 157-mil sound deadening on top of the sheet metal. It's much quieter now.

Unfortunately, I'm still not happy with the gaps between the trim/attachment points and the cargo mat. I'm going to add another 1-2 layers of sound deadening to get things flush and may cut a plastic wall sheet on top of everything if it seems too squishy for cargo.

 

[wrmathis]

Nothing huge lately. Just little handle replacement from Ohana Rig Supply for the rear door. JW Offroad has them on their website. I dig it.

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dont see it on their website?


NVM found it. says sold out tho

 

[cosport]

dont see it on their website?

Its under interior accessories. Scroll through the pictures.

 

[wrmathis]

Its under interior accessories. Scroll through the pictures.

theyalso have a group called handles but its sold out.

 

[cosport]

theyalso have a group called handles but its sold out.

There are still some in this link. At least it looks like there are 3 different colors left.

GX470 Interior Assist Handles

Locally Made. Here at JW Off Road were all about supporting others in our industry! Ohana rig supply has made these awesome heavy weight replacement assist handles, Outfit your rig and give these a shot! SOLD AS A PAIR (These will fit all Upper assist handles in vehicle) CNC Steel brackets...

www.jwoffroad.com

 

[drowzyGX]

My GX was missing the rear carpet (who knows what happened to it - my guess is something disgusting), and only included a WeatherTech rear cargo mat sitting on bare sheetmetal. Needless to say, there was a bit of road noise coming in. So I added a layer of 157-mil sound deadening on top of the sheet metal. It's much quieter now.

Got a link to that material?

I had to pull the carpet and padding out of mine to dry after fixing a leak from a shot rear quarter window trim. The padding got a bit torn up during the removal, and id love to put down some sound deadening to help quiet things down a bit more.

 

[Rednexus]

Got a link to that material?

I had to pull the carpet and padding out of mine to dry after fixing a leak from a shot rear quarter window trim. The padding got a bit torn up during the removal, and id love to put down some sound deadening to help quiet things down a bit more.

Sure, got the deadener and a roller of Amazon:
Amazon product ASIN B08564D194Amazon product ASIN B07W9BTN6G
The 36 square-foot roll is enough to do two layers in the GX. It went in pretty easy (around 45 minutes for the first layer, with rolling). The edges of the roller were kind of sharp and sliced the foil backing, so I had to chamfer them with my bench grinder. I also had to poke tiny holes through the deadner to let air out of the divots/depressions on the cargo area floor. All seams and holes were sealed with metal foil tape, which was a perfect match. As mentioned earlier, the deadener is around 4 mm thick while the gap between the bottom of the trim and the floor is around 20 mm. I'll be adding two more deadener layers to get it closer.

 

[drowzyGX]

Thanks! Gonna order that tonight and install this weekend. Figure 1 or 2 layers should be plenty since I’ve still got the carpet and padding.

 

[binaryaudax]

This is from mid-2020, but I lined the entire rear cargo area with Damplifier Pro from Second Skin Audio: Damplifier Pro™ Deadening Mats - https://www.secondskinaudio.com/sound-deadening/damplifier-pro

They occasionally sell bulk amounts "B-stock" that have uneven edges for a hefty discount.

At a later date, I also lined the floor under the seats with the same liner, and some Luxury Liner Pro vinyl barrier I had leftover from another build. Made a pretty big difference in road noise from the floor and driveshaft tunnel.

 

[501shane]

Changed out the hood supports so it's not gonna crush my head.

 

[GrannyGold]

First mods are pretty simple. Plastidip black over the chrome grill. Black outlined the foglights and added yellow vinyl wrap.

 

[Geezer430]

My GX was missing the rear carpet (who knows what happened to it - my guess is something disgusting), and only included a WeatherTech rear cargo mat sitting on bare sheetmetal. Needless to say, there was a bit of road noise coming in. So I added a layer of 157-mil sound deadening on top of the sheet metal. It's much quieter now.

Unfortunately, I'm still not happy with the gaps between the trim/attachment points and the cargo mat. I'm going to add another 1-2 layers of sound deadening to get things flush and may cut a plastic wall sheet on top of everything if it seems too squishy for cargo.

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Go with this from Amazon.. It spans the entire rear with some extra that can be trimmed. Then put the weatherTech over it Amazon product ASIN B01H4QPJ62

 

[SmithGX]

Lift, tires, wheels, and sliders.
Bilstein 5100s
OME 885s up front, airbag man bags in the rear.
Kenda klever RT 33x10.5
Icon rebound in bronze
RRW V3 sliders

 

[TnTnola]

Lift, tires, wheels, and sliders.
Bilstein 5100s
OME 885s up front, airbag man bags in the rear.
Kenda klever RT 33x10.5
Icon rebound in bronze
RRW V3 sliders

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How the ome 885 ride? Can you post the hub to fender measurements? I’m debating 885,886, or eibach.

 

[SmithGX]

How the ome 885 ride? Can you post the hub to fender measurements? I’m debating 885,886, or eibach.

They're good. Definitely not too harsh or anything. I honestly could go stiffer, but I was afraid of the 886s without extra weight. I was planning on 886s, adding an RRW bumper and winch , but cancelled after 11 weeks and a promise to 'get it built in the next 30 days.'
23.25 F
23.5 R

 

[jdevtac]

LCA skids