What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (23 Viewers)

[MScruiser]

I am kinda digging their bull bar. Wanted to know about pricing/availability.

But while I am on the subject--if you guys made a version, I might not worry about TJM anymore.

I have seen a few posts hinting that there might be a front and rear bumper in the works. Can you confirm this? I'd hate to buy a TJM or ARB only to have Slee release one later.

 

[dukmon]

Nothing to see here..... just some Michelin's for highway miles.

 

[sleeoffroad]

I am kinda digging their bull bar. Wanted to know about pricing/availability.

Don't believe they have any in the states.

But while I am on the subject--if you guys made a version, I might not worry about TJM anymore.

I have seen a few posts hinting that there might be a front and rear bumper in the works. Can you confirm this? I'd hate to buy a TJM or ARB only to have Slee release one later.

Although I would love to start with a back bumper, we currently have no plans due to time constraints and other projects we have going on.

 

[Tripledave]

Why not? There is a thread in all of the other sections. Post pics if you got them.

Me? I put in weathertechs this week, gave it a good wash and detail, and I bought some Novus plastic polish that I am going to use to clean up the PO's scratches all over the wood grain--center console, shifter, steering wheel, etc.

I'd love to see before/after pics of your console wood grain with the Novus polishing. Mine looks like an etch a sketch.

 

[MScruiser]

I will tell you that it works wonders. Unfortunately, the wood is a matte finish. If you polish the matte finish, it becomes glossy. It's ok with me, but someone who was pretty particular may be unhappy.

 

[Grungle]

Installed an ARB CKMTA12 twin compressor and plumbed to front and rear Nitto air couplings.

 

[Grungle]

Also finished making my custom dash mounted gauge pod for the Air Pressure and EGT gauges and Xantrex battery monitor. Pretty happy with it (for a Mark 1 design anyway) but would like it to be lower in profile. Time to look at the Mark 2

 

[alwaysme]

sweet setup grungle, I'd be annoyed by the slight color variation though, maybe piano black the whole center console w/ water printing? looks great 9.5/10

Today i purchased a karcher pressure washer for the 200. Can't wait to set it up, 145 bar for those muddy days

 

[MScruiser]

Let us know how it holds up and performs. I will need a pressure washer in the near future, but haven't started researching yet.

 

[Desert Nomad]

Did the 110k kms service full synthetic lexus oil, changed the front brake pads, greased the hand brake linings to stop the darned squeaking and tightened it up to stop at 3 clicks rather than go up all the way through 7 clicks and still can't hold the cruiser on an incline.

 

[MScruiser]

Shes a beauty. That TJM Bumper is really starting to grow on me.

 

[chilibit]

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Did the 110k kms service full synthetic lexus oil, changed the front brake pads, greased the hand brake linings to stop the darned squeaking and tightened it up to stop at 3 clicks rather than go up all the way through 7 clicks and still can't hold the cruiser on an incline.

I have been pleasantly surprised at the hand brake on my 200. The slope from our gate to the top of the ridge is very steep. Hard to walk up. Likely one foot rise in five. My hand brake holds it in either direction easily. My Tundra brake was abysmal.

 

[Willy beamin]

I purchased a gas powered Karcher late last year - ranked high by consumer reports. Great little machine.

sweet setup grungle, I'd be annoyed by the slight color variation though, maybe piano black the whole center console w/ water printing? looks great 9.5/10

Today i purchased a karcher pressure washer for the 200. Can't wait to set it up, 145 bar for those muddy days

 

[Skiime]

Can you take a picture of them at night? I'd like to see how they look.

I finally got a picture of the lights. It didn't turn out great, but I think you can see the difference in color.

 

[MScruiser]

Those look pretty bright. I am impressed with the output.

 

[Skiime]

Okay, so these are probably lame, but I thought they were kind of cool when I saw them. Got them off Amazon. I like having silver valve stem caps, but every time I go to get my tires rotated, they always seem to lose my caps. Maybe this will help them "remember" to put them back on.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BH0UD1I/?tag=ihco-20

 

[Skiime]

Those look pretty bright. I am impressed with the output.

They are very bright, but it doesn't really help forward view...it's more like scattered light. Probably more form over function in this case. I can't say that I absolutely love them, but they are much much better than standard bulbs.

 

[MScruiser]

I live in Jackson, MS where crime can sometimes be a pain the butt. Anyways, I constantly leave my 160 gig iPod classic plugged into the USB port and leave the iPod in the little indention next to the port. I constantly have to plug/unplug/hide it whenever I have to park in an area that might be sketchy.

Yesterday, I pulled a few of my dash panels (knee pads, the plastic trim that the starter button is on, and the entire lighter/ashtray cover. There is a nice little nook behind it, where I stashed my iPod and ran my USB cable underneath the plastic trim to the outlet. I put it all back together, and the wire conveniently fits between the two pieces of plastic trim. Now, my iPod is hidden and out of the way, and I have about 100 gigs of music on hand.

 

[dukmon]

I sure wish mine had a USB port......... Wife's 10' Venza does..... my 09' LC does not.

 

[MScruiser]

So I decided hiding the iPond behind the radio was not such a good idea, as it would be impossible to access if I needed to get to it (which I ended up needing to do as soon as I got my dash put back together).

I decided to route the USB cord behind the ash tray, up through behind the radio, down the outside of my glove box, into the area where the cabin filter is accessed and then out into the glove box itself. Now, I can keep my ipod connected from inside my glove box.