What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (29 Viewers)

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I luuurve the functionality of these, leaving windows cracked in hot weather etc, or when it’s hot / muggy and raining. But, the last ones I had on a different car reduced visibility so badly, and made wind noise. Please report on whether these ones are ok that department!
Visibility may take some getting used to. I don’t really notice wind noise, though my bfg’s may be drowning that out.
 
I added crazy expensive window visors to my 2015 LX, aka 'Black Betty'. But hey, they look pretty cool so it's ok, right? Luxotic Customs resurfaced the front headlight assembly lenses and put a very tasteful, light smoke tint on them to knock down some of the chrome inside the housing. They look totally brand new and modern, especially with the diode dynamics led's I put in them last month. Very happy with the result.

In the coming weeks I'll be degreasing/cleaning and applying fluid film to the undercarriage, installing an OEM replacement aluminum oil filter housing, E&E skids, TKO sliders, the beefiest most heavy-duty front recovery points one can find - from Superior Engineering and rear recovery points from ARB, and swapping out the center wheel caps.

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I’ve got the visors too and have come to really love them. Very functional, and they actually get some compliments here and there. I’d say good decision!


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Following @Boston Mangler ’s lead after seeing the state of his bushings. I took advantage of Toyota’s October Parts Sale and got all new OEM 4 rear links, track bar, front sway bar links, front and rear sway bar bushings. Already running SPC UCAs and replaced the OEM LCAs 25k miles ago.

Also picked up the parts to do the OEM 2016+ front brake upgrade.

Last of the parts arrived today, got everything loaded to drop off to the shop this week for install.

Quick shipping (2.5 weeks) from Serra Toyota, compared to the sale two years ago when they got overwhelmed. They’re pretty local; less than an hour’s drive. I was surprised to find that after considering taxes it was cheaper to ship to my door with the sale (free nationwide shipping/no taxes).

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Preventative measure -- radiator change and coolant flush. Decided it was better to get it done proactively rather than wait until the manufacturing defect creeps up in the middle of a drive.
What year LC?
 
Following @Boston Mangler ’s lead after seeing the state of his bushings. I took advantage of Toyota’s October Parts Sale and got all new OEM 4 rear links, track bar, front sway bar links, front and rear sway bar bushings. Already running SPC UCAs and replaced the OEM LCAs 25k miles ago.

Also picked up the parts to do the OEM 2016+ front brake upgrade.

Last of the parts arrived today, got everything loaded to drop off to the shop this week for install.

Quick shipping (2.5 weeks) from Serra Toyota, compared to the sale two years ago when they got overwhelmed. They’re pretty local; less than an hour’s drive. I was surprised to find that after considering taxes it was cheaper to ship to my door with the sale (free nationwide shipping/no taxes).

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Good stuff!

Curious. Was everything in stock and u already have it all in hand? Took me months to finally get it all in hand and STILL waiting on a few small bushings. Backorder hell on some thing
 
I’ve got the visors too and have come to really love them. Very functional, and they actually get some compliments here and there. I’d say good decision!


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Awesome rig. Did I already ask you how well the wind faring works for the front runner rack? I was going to try and make my own, because I hate to spend $200 on that thing, but maybe it just makes sense.
 
Awesome rig. Did I already ask you how well the wind faring works for the front runner rack? I was going to try and make my own, because I hate to spend $200 on that thing, but maybe it just makes sense.
Thanks! I think it is worth the $200. It doesn't solve all the problems by any means, but it is certainly better than not having one. I would say I barely notice any noise as long as I have the sunroof slider closed.

I didn't have one on my last K9 rack and that was definitely noticeable.
 
Dropped it off this morning for - updated radiator, new water pump, front pulleys, tensioner, fan clutch, belt, hoses and included smalls.
I also dropped the Budbuilt skids and having all the fluids changed since it just passed 100k mikes.

I do most of all the work on my LC but I'm getting this stuff done through my friend who is one of the service managers.

With what I saved by buying the parts from Serra Toyota's Memorial Day sale, it will be worth it to pay the dealership for the work.

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Dropped it off this morning for - updated radiator, new water pump, front pulleys, tensioner, fan clutch, belt, hoses and included smalls.
I also dropped the Budbuilt skids and having all the fluids changed since it just passed 100k mikes.

I do most of all the work on my LC but I'm getting this stuff done through my friend who is one of the service managers.

With what I saved by buying the parts from Serra Toyota's Memorial Day sale, it will be worth it to pay the dealership for the work.

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Great looking rig. Those wheels and tires. 🔥. I have all of those same parts in my garage waiting for me to install. I've decided to wait to see if I have any problems, since I did the radiator recently and decided against anything else. The valley plate I just did was truly 'fun'. :).
 
Just ordered an All-Cab pro
Awesome rig. Did I already ask you how well the wind faring works for the front runner rack? I was going to try and make my own, because I hate to spend $200 on that thing, but maybe it just makes sense.
The wind fairing that they recommend is just too small letting air go past the edges and making noise down the side rails. I switched it out to the next bigger size which ends up just a hair wider than the side rail width. RRAC144. 1345 /1425 mm according to my order history.
 
Good stuff!

Curious. Was everything in stock and u already have it all in hand? Took me months to finally get it all in hand and STILL waiting on a few small bushings. Backorder hell on some thing
Yep! Everything was in-stock and has all been delivered. Just shy of two weeks from order to delivery. Which bushings are you still waiting on?
 
Yep! Everything was in-stock and has all been delivered. Just shy of two weeks from order to delivery. Which bushings are you still waiting on?

Thanks. I got them now, but the small one on the passenger side of the rear sway link (just showed up yesterday, with the sleeve), and the 2 big rear main sway bar bushings took forever (already installed)
 
Installed the Custom Car Stereo System CarPlay/Android Auto interface in my 2019 LC200. It works great, both wired and wireless.

Wonderful customer service from Andrew who helped me realize where issues probably were in my install (at first, I could not get it to work; turns out, the error was mine and I had overlooked a connection point).
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Following @Boston Mangler ’s lead after seeing the state of his bushings. I took advantage of Toyota’s October Parts Sale and got all new OEM 4 rear links, track bar, front sway bar links, front and rear sway bar bushings. Already running SPC UCAs and replaced the OEM LCAs 25k miles ago.

Also picked up the parts to do the OEM 2016+ front brake upgrade.

Last of the parts arrived today, got everything loaded to drop off to the shop this week for install.

Quick shipping (2.5 weeks) from Serra Toyota, compared to the sale two years ago when they got overwhelmed. They’re pretty local; less than an hour’s drive. I was surprised to find that after considering taxes it was cheaper to ship to my door with the sale (free nationwide shipping/no taxes).

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Is there a list of part numbers for all the rear arms etc?
 
Installed the Custom Car Stereo System CarPlay/Android Auto interface in my 2019 LC200. It works great, both wired and wireless.

Wonderful customer service from Andrew who helped me realize where issues probably were in my install (at first, I could not get it to work; turns out, the error was mine and I had overlooked a connection point).View attachment 3776341View attachment 3776342
This alone makes me consider going through the trouble of moving to a 18+
 

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