What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (22 Viewers)
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I believe these are common complaints about the "features" of the cbi brackets. I know on the driver's side, people use a heat gun to make a crease in the cowl cover to make room. There are a few threads on it.
Here's one, but there are a few. To summarize, most seem to say that both the SDHQ and CBI require similar work to make fit.
CBI Ditch Lights / A pillar light Bracket Installed
I got around to installing CBI Ditch Light bracket and Rigid D-SS PRO Driving LEDs. Pretty happy with the install, the brackets work great. Although I did have to trim the windshield cowling slightly. Total install time took less than an hour. When driving trails or step, mountain snow...
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lol its damaged already but lets see if it can be a little nicer with the heat gun. Thank you!I believe these are common complaints about the "features" of the cbi brackets. I know on the driver's side, people use a heat gun to make a crease in the cowl cover to make room. There are a few threads on it.
Here's one, but there are a few. To summarize, most seem to say that both the SDHQ and CBI require similar work to make fit.
CBI Ditch Lights / A pillar light Bracket Installed
I got around to installing CBI Ditch Light bracket and Rigid D-SS PRO Driving LEDs. Pretty happy with the install, the brackets work great. Although I did have to trim the windshield cowling slightly. Total install time took less than an hour. When driving trails or step, mountain snow...
777Gage
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Finally got around to the BudBuilt Slider install. Took much longer than I anticipated but mostly due to my going over their install video multiple times during the whole process. I wanted to make sure it was right the first time, and didn't have a shop that I would 100% trust with this. These are HEAVY and to do by yourself in the driveway, was very slow going.
My back is thanking me this morning......
My back is thanking me this morning......
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Looks great! Considering these very soon but having a hard time deciding on details.. For you, why did you choose dimple die down vs up vs diamond plate? Angled sliders vs steps?
777Gage
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I may not be of much help to your decision making, I didn't have much of a choice. I found a local guy that traded in his HE and never installed these, they were near me, less than brand new and zero shipping.
In all the offerings out there I like the Dissent Step Sliders best aesthetically and for my LC purposes, however they have been on back-order for a while now and didn't want to pass up the BudBuilts.
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Diff Kraken
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foolforthecity
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I did it solo as well and was thinking oh this will take about 90 minutes..it's only 10 bolts right? Boy was I wrong..not difficult from a technical standpoint but it does take a while to do it right. The good news is it is worth it. I have hit mine hard on trail obstacles and they haven't budged.
thanks for the feedback. My AGM in the engine bay is connected to the BCDC, and that battery is connected via bus to the other two in the trunk. The TEXU400 I have is a pretty neat piece of kit. I am certainly an amateur when it comes to these set-ups, but I am not inclined to change anything just yet, but I certainly welcome your thoughts on this. I'll be back in the states full time next summer, but while I am in Europe the LiFePO4s are cost prohibitive.
Sinister
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Added heritage wheels to my 2011. Still looking for an exhaust shop for the muffler and resonater.
What year LX is this? Was the CBI bumper a difficult install? I want to install one on my 2016 but I can't find any info on if it will fit or not.
Just a test fit, but solid stuff if you need a cargo liner for dogs.
Fixed my USB door. It was broke when I bought the truck.
Cleaned a slow retracting seatbelt and battery corrosion. Also discovered that my recirculating air door is busted and the glove box door latches are sticky, so I know what I will be working on next week.
Was that just cleaning the belts? My driver side is slow as well.
Yes, only my driver's belt needed it. I removed it, vacuumed out under the interior panels, blew the seatbelt retractor out with compressed air, and soaked and cleaned the seatbelt. Pretty much took care of the issue!
I need to do this. Did it make a good difference for you?
EDIT, looks like you just answered. Thx!
What did you soak the belts in? Simple green or something like that?
I used stuff called Branch Basics followed by some baking soda. I'm sure simple green or something like that would work great as well
Motor pool Monday, but on a Tuesday lol. I got around to doing my first oil change on the Cruiser myself. I've been wanting to switch over to 5w-30 oil for a while now and I took this chance to get away from the stealership and their crap service as well. I found two missing bolts while removing the skid plates, surprise surprise. This will be my last oil change without a valve in place of the drain plug, holy hell did I have a mess to clean up as the oil bounced out of my pan and all over the back side of the tire and the garage floor. I am no fan of the cartridge style filter either.
Oil pressure seems to be slightly higher at highway speeds but similar to before when idling. I did notice that the drivetrain is quieter altogether now.
Why 5w-30?
I just picked up an LX570 so I’ve got a lot of research ahead of me.
