more details please, who/where and how much to do this
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (53 Viewers)
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This is genius.
Have a local guy that does some fabrication at his house. Gave him a few pictures that I had seen and this is the result. It's not perfect, but I'm pretty damn happy with the result. We did a bit of horse trading for it, but for the swingout, he's thinking somewhere around $600-700. I just didn't want to drop $2k+ for a full bumper.
Awesome - ask the local guy if he wants to build anymore?
I'll take three!
Top of the tire to fender: 5.0"
Center of wheel cap to fender: 19.75"
Stock '05 LX470 with factory 18s.
Cheers mate,
G
ElHefe
SILVER Star
Finished repainting the front bumper. Clear coat was completely gone and base coat was toast, very chalky. $15 color match spray can and 2K clear coat. The hood is next.
Put on new brake calipers all around. The rubber parts on the old ones were getting ratty after nearly 15 years, although still functioning well.
I’m sure he would. Not sure if he can do a bolt on deal, but he’s in Columbia, SC if you’re near by.
Took her out on some real trails for the first time. So impressed with AHC over large rock terrain.. like riding on an couch with suspension!
Did my best to do a little work on the Cruiser without leaving the couch.
Finally replaced my crumbling key fob with the YotaMD Titanium fob replacement. Wow this thing is solid.
Finally replaced my crumbling key fob with the YotaMD Titanium fob replacement. Wow this thing is solid.
If he could make this bolt on, I think there would be quite a market for it.
As far as license plate, your best bet is likely to get a plate holder designed for a trailer to mount to the cross bar, and you'll need to run power for a light out to it.
I appreciate the symmetry of your design, but if I were to do this, I think I would move the spare all the way to the passenger side. This would put the weight and moment closer to the hinge (less stress) and give you the option of carrying two jerry cans or a cooler (or whatever) on the driver side. It also frees up more window area for backing up.
FM reception is good so far but AM reception with it isn’t good. I just Bluetooth/FM stream those stations anyways and the sound quality is far better than AM with a stock antenna.
It’s a super easy install.
Remove the old mast. Insert the adapter sleeve and tighten the ring, screw on antenna.
The power antenna motor still runs when turning the radio on and off but it’s quiet so I’m not going to spend the time to unplug the motor.
Here’s the link. (They also sell on Amazon.)
1998-2008 Toyota Land Cruiser Antenna Mast Parts, 86300-60161, 86337-60151, 86396-89102, 86392-60150
www.theantennasource.com
Looks good.
I’ve been looking for a plate relocator and have this one bookmarked. It includes a light.
Carid - Warrior Spare Tire Lisc Plate Mount
Thanks, its Gun Metal.
Replaced rear brake pads. Going to the beach again next week and then doing fronts when back home. Any ideas on where I can get the rubber boots that go on brake caliber bolts? They hold in the grease and allow the caliper/piston to move I think.. plus the grease in all those sockets is so dry that some of the bolts don't hardly move. I have 'green' grease, will that do the trick? I use that for drive shafts.
Yeah, you can remove the castle nut and then put it on upside down until the base is even with the stud. Then hammer the housing that the ball joint is pressed into. Pound that sucker hard a few times and it should pop out.
