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So I went and di a drive test. The J150 is great. Ride seemed a bit more firm than the 120, but ok. Better than the Hilux for sure. The Cabin interior was great. Price was a little higher than my math, but acceptable. Than comes the bad news. If I order it tomorrow it might come in...

I had 92 BMW 5 series, the m50 petrol engine..by the standard of the time it was chuck full of electrics and electronics. One of the first models with a throttle by wire for example in big numbers. Bought it second hand, it was 13 years old at the time I got it . Kept it for 6 years...

Electronics in vehicles are not a new thing anymore., why people are so scared of them is beyond me. They showed up since the 90, it has been 3 decades. Also it depends who makes them. Good electronics are even a plus, helps you get to the problem straight away. Of course if you had a...

So I did not do anything notable lately, waiting for the bloody restrictions to be lifted. In the mean time I moved again, just a small 25 km hop, but in another country nevertheless, Luxembourg. to be close to the school for the kid. The main reason I got the Hilux was for tax reasons...

I ordered some rock sliders from Rival, not sure why they are so expensive for Hilux, Front Runner use to make them as well, more reasonable priced but I spoke with a guy there, they had complaints about the fitting, it was complicated and they stop selling them , they are working on a redesign...

while some folks might be happy with the life of an AGM under the bonnet, if you open a manufacturer sheet of any AGM, over 40 celsius the life drops from 7-10 years to 4.. maybe less, depending of the severity of the temp.. You might save you current battery by connecting it to a smart 4...

with this cheap fuel to bad you can't go anywhere with all the borders closed... In Luxembourg diesel is 0.90 Euro/l...

Thank you. I wish they still had the 3.0, had it on the landcruiser, or at least 2.8..that is present on the Hilux on other markets. Thank for the suggestion with the console, I will look in to that. When I made my choice of canopy I saw a a good quality fiberglass one was close enough...

Some friends from Romania were supposed to join me on my still planned trip in Morocco in the beginning of april. They called last night to tell me becouse they will cross Germany, when they will be back they will be quarantined for 14 days minimum.. so they will not come. On the other...

I received the neoprene tubes I ordered. This neoprene tubes are a very good solution, good protection but it is also very easy to have access to fix or add things, since they close with Velcro. before : After Basically I am ready to go, to bad the weather still sucks... :(

If one dies or has a short or something it will drain the other too.

Mine had 2 factory ones. I think they were both pretty big 100 Ah. In EU only the diesels with the top spec with air suspension had them. Maybe it has something to do with the climate as well . Here on the continental part you can have -20 in the winter easy..

Amazon, about 4 days delivery I thinkI found a seller from Poland, but it was on Amazon.de Here is one from Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/MicTuning-Registration-Holder-Additional-Headlights/dp/B01G4P9C4Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=licence+plate+off+road+light+holder&qid=1582903813&sr=8-1 The off...

The ones with air suspension have them factory

The other issue with the H4 LED lights is the rubber gromet on the back of the headlight is very small, most LED have a huge cooler in the back that will not fit in that gromet, so you will have to adapt something ( not always possible). I had to cut mine, and when I reverted back to...

I tried the H4 LED, I was blinding everyone and I took them off, even at the lowest setting. Better get some offroad lights with a licence plate mount and wiring kit, about 120 euro in total, they are not so bad, you don't need 500 euro lights if you don't use them every day. For the...

I had a VSR before. While it was charging, never had the full baterry before, also because my LC was one of the late ones with smart alternator. It can still be a good option if you don't need a lot of power and you are on a budget, maybe you don't do that many trips. So the redarc does...

Thank you. Could be but I order it with the plastic bed protection.. so nothing is visible.

Thank you. Not sure what you mean. Some impression from the road. After I took it from the dealer, it was very bouncy and rough.. I check the tire preessure at home.. 3 bar on all corners instead of 2.3. :) At 35k euro a pressure check is not included in Germany.. :) After I got the...

I continued working over the week-end. Found a good earth conection :) All is connected and works, the redarc charges very fast, I am very happy with it. I have light in the canopy :) Should have done that first, would have made my work easier.. I still need to connect the solar system...

Got an engine shield from Frontrunner Over the week-end I started work on the electrics. They say you can get in the back of the bed via the Stop light. Bullshit.. you still need to drill a hole, always painfull in a new car.. sexy red zip tie to know what to cut if need it.. :)...

Please delete it if it is not ok to post a Hilux, I used to have a Prado 120. Decided to sell my Prado, I started to have a lot of problmes with it, with the egr, fixed, than the brakes failed, fixed those , it started to leak oil.. so enough was enough, I bit the bullet, sold it and...

April in Morocco, in the summer Gerogia and Armenia, becouse I think I might be able to get about a month off, si it should be enough time to get there and explore a bit. This trips will be done in my new Hilux, I sold the Landcruiser....

Sold the Landcruiser.. I am buying a new Hilux, it will be delivered first week of March. For the kind of km and traveling that I do a new vehicle will be more reliable..

All the world is virtually bankrupt, there is no way the debt in the finacial systems in the whole world, not only EU, will be paid. EU is no different from the rest, including US and UK. And keep in mind, EU was under no obligation to save Greece, and Grecce was any time free to leave...

So Merkel lied to save the german banks... the euro group are morons but the bottom line is this : nobody put a knife at their neck to borrow 200 bil to begin with, all spent for electoral empty promises in the years before.

Toyota OEM calippers, rebuilt, not new are arround 380 euro. Completly new OEM Toyota are in execess of 540 euro. Is not worth it. For some parts it does, but for brake callipers is not.

any calipers of a know brand like brembo, ate.. etc.. will do fine. And they are just cheap, between 80 and 120 euro, it is not worth the time and effort to rebuild them..

With me it is the other way arround. I also have a daily driver, a Toyota C-hr hybrid bought from new, very comfortable, top spec, relativly short and small, easy to drive, all the security features but soulless. My wife would not drive that at all, but the Landcruiser 120 it is...

Depends if you are in a rush. Landcruisers are not exactly impulse buys or a great turnaround vehicle like a focus or a golf..

Yes, on the normal position the back sits a bit higher. The difference is huge tough, maybe your front is sagging a bit.

I confirm, you have air bags only on the back.

Nobody knows exactly, except it involves having some custom arragement between NI and UK, and keeping NI inside EU custom area. Actually this was predictable since the begining, to have the Good Friday agreement in place there is no other way. I did not read it, i don't need to, becouse...