What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (83 Viewers)

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Nothing too technical, but removed OEM cup holder from center console and added Wit’s End organizer. Anyone need a cup holder?

Also encountered first heat/altitude issue in Aspen last weekend. Drove up from Denver and when I tried to start the truck after 15 minutes, it made some weird shudder and would not catch. Let it sit for an hour and it was fine, started right up. Saw a lot of streaks around gas cap and thought it might be time to change the cap. Hopefully a new OEM cap will solve the problem.

Took it up to Pearl Pass the next day and saw a nice 80 coming down. Made me rethink taking the pearl pass road, so continued on up toward Montezuma Basin. Beautiful up there.

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Love that pass! Took my Pro up there a few weeks ago.

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I finished installing my 3” tough dog lift and wheel spacers. Very happy with the results so far. Going to play in the hills tomorrow.
Also raised the spare tire mount 2.5” with some spacers and by modifying the existing brackets a bit.
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Does the truck feel super tipsy with the lift? Im stock AHC with 2 inch lift and it feels super lose and tipsy very easily.
 
I bought this Wilco offset tiregate. Paid $450 on Craigslist. Came with two jerry cans. Good quality, I like the look, affordable, good resale (even jeep guys can use it).
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Wow, nice score! Looks like their prices have gone up too. $960 for the Offset.
 
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Does the truck feel super tipsy with the lift? Im stock AHC with 2 inch lift and it feels super lose and tipsy very easily.
Not at all. Guessing because of the stiffer springs? I have been taking corners and twisty roads faster than before. Feels very planted.
 
Installed a Rockford Fosgate P300-10 subwoofer I had sitting around a couple years, finally stuck it in this Cruiser. I have one third row seat in (I have three kids) and it mounted nicely behind there, it's powered so had to run power to battery but wired audio input off the audio cables that fed the factory sub. DEfinitely added the bass I like, given the price and the fact it's powered and downstream from factory radio and factory amp - it sounds fine.
 
Did the Timing belt/water pump/heater Ts/etc ... Also refoamed the rear door speakers; ordered a new subwoofer; added bluetooth (BT45-TOY).
 
Thanks for the detailed install. Simple enough, however I do not appear to have any power running to my cigarette lighter, no green light lumination and the lighter itself doesnt fire up.(2004 LX470). All fuses are good (checked kick panel fuse)...stumped....any ideas on what I may be missing? Thanks for any input

As I understand it, the cigarette lighter powers on its own circuit (separate from the 12V power outlet, which works fine)

Cheers
Fitz

Cigarette Lighter replacement w/ dual USB

Posted this in reply in the 80 series section earlier today to an 80 series thread on topic. Reposting to 100 series thread...

Land Cruiser Series 100 Cigarette Lighter replacement with Dual USB port
I replaced the cigarette lighter with a dual USB charger socket in my 2006 series 100 Land Cruiser today. I searched -- perhaps ineffectively -- for instructions. It took me a couple of hrs to figure it out. Here is what I did.
Part: Blue Sea Systems Dual USB Charger Socket.

1) Disconnected the battery ground, wrapped it in a cloth and secured it.
2) removed the ash (spare change) tray which allowed me to put my hand behind the lighter assembly.
3) Foremost, the lighter cylinder and the housing (all parts) come out. They are not removed from the inside.
4) Used small screwdriver from outlet side to push the small white plastic tab located in the lighter cylinder. This white tab (a part of the white housing) holds the lighter cylinder in place. I basically just destroyed the tab. This allowed me to rotate the metal cylinder about 1/4 turn (clock-wise, I believe) and pull the metal cylinder partially out.
5) I was then able to to rotate the white housing a 1/4 turn (counter clockwise) so the retaining tabs aligned with the slots in the dash panel and pull the entire assembly out.
6) Clipped the wires and replaced connector with 16-14 gauge Audio 1/4 female connectors (available at any auto parts store) which fit the two male connectors on the dual usb socket.
7) unclipped the green lighter light (it gets hot) and pushed it behind the dash.
8) slipped the retaining nut over the power and ground wires (which will be connected to the dual usb socket)
9) I used a dremel tool to ever so slightly (very very slightly) increase the circumference of the hole in the dash to accommodate the usb socket.
10) connected the wires to the usb socket and slipped the socket in the hole.
11) reached in tightened the retaining nut over the usb socket.
12) reconnected battery
13) I now have dual USB ports to charge my ipad and iphone, gps. Works great.
P.S. Make sure your testing the connections before you insert the socket and tighten it in place.
 
Trail tailor extended sway bar links.
Highly recommend for those with the full lift. Initial impression is they got rid of the jittery, slightly nervous feel overall For the front, save some time and take both off at the same time to rotate the bar down.
I wasted a lot of time trying to install one at a time.
The rear were a little easier but the top nut is a pain in the ass.
Well worth the money.
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Trail tailor extended sway bar links.
Highly recommend for those with the full lift. Initial impression is they got rid of the jittery, slightly nervous feel overall For the front, save some time and take both off at the same time to rotate the bar down.
I wasted a lot of time trying to install one at a time.
The rear were a little easier but the top nut is a pain in the ass.
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Is that the original sway bar link pictured next to the new extended TT?

If so you definitely got your money's worth from those bushings.

This is on the list for me.
 
Is that the original sway bar link pictured next to the new extended TT?

If so you definitely got your money's worth from those bushings.

This is on the list for me.
Yup, and they look like they are almost 20 yrs old.

I still need to try them off pavement, but this is the way I wanted this truck to drive.
 
Returned from our Bama2Baja overland adventure a few days ago. I didn’t have time prior to the trip, so now let me catch you up on “what I did to my LC this week;” more like the past month. Prior to departure, finished up the suspension with Old Man Emu torsion bars, and of course, the stock (new in March) shocks weren’t long enough for the suspension travel. So ordered and installed the OME Nitrocharger Sport Shocks to match the rears. Also installed SPC upper control arms, and an Optima yellow top battery prior to our Mexico trip.

While down in Baja I noticed that the stock battery hold down was “chewing into” and eating up the top of the Optima battery. A certain section of the main “road” south of San Felipe was more like an off-road trail: lots of vibration. I rigged up some isolation using two pieces of firm foam (packing material on my ARB Adventure light), and a split piece of 3/8” hose. Worked perfectly.

Also while in Mexico, around day 3, I finally had the time to wire up the Renogy solar panel kit. I got the one with the thin flexible panel and set that up either outside on the windshield, or inside against the windshield, with the wires leading under the hood. Once I get a rear drawer set up, I’ll wire it in a proper “clean” location with the controller box neatly mounted back there. For now, things are tucked under the hood as neatly as possible with a lot of zip ties.

All the work and money put into the build paid off. 6,800 miles (including some pretty tough “roads” in Baja), and not a single mechanical issue. With a rather full load of equipment, gear, spare parts, tools, recovery gear, MaxTrax, camp kitchen, and ARB Elements fridge, it rode really well with the OME 864 springs. You never really know until you do it, and I’m happy that the choices I made were the correct ones.

Thanks to all my fellow IH8Mudders who provided insight and assistance over the past months to guide my build.

See you on the trail!

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Since I have owned my 100, the biggest disappointment has been the low beam headlights. Have always had to run the fog lights to get adequate light for the freeway, regardless of weather.

When I had Slee put on my bumper, I told them of this issue. They put in replacement 2006 IPF 55watt bulbs that were marginally better. Much better were the Rigid Dually D2 driving lights they installed in the bumper. When I put on amber lens covers, I suddenly had yellow driving lights with real output.

Today, I went farther and installed 2006 LED bulbs from LASFIT in the LS series HB4, rated at 90Watts to produce 10,000 lumens in the 6000k color. Very easy to install and look to be a much brighter light. Will report back once the snow flies and see if they blind me in snow, but right now I am just happy to have more brightness from my low beams.

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Here are some pics of the “on the road” fix I did in Baja to add some vibration isolation to the battery. The OEM battery hold-down was chewing into the yellow top Optima. You will also see the “temporary” solar panel wiring bundled up there as well.

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