I figured I would start a build thread for myself as I've bought various bits and pieces since owning the car.
We bought it last October (2013). It's a 2007 facelift (so MY08 spec) V6 GXL in white.
Already on it was:
* Black ARB Front bar (non-winch)
* Snorkel (nfi what brand)
* Pacemaker extractors and a dual 2" exhaust
* Rear seat head rest DVD players as well as a roof mount DVD player. The roof mount DVD player is only used for the LED internal lights now. The DVD Player is useless and we don't need it anyway and the USB input doesn't work.
* Dimpled and slotted rotors all round.
* Some Ebay touch screen DVD player with reverse camera, USB/ipod connectivity and SatNav. It runs Windows CE and I updated the maps to Q1 2013 last year. It's pretty basic but it gets me by.
Since buying it I have added:
* 5 x Mickey Thompson STZ tyres in 265/70. No rubbing and the spare fits on the back (just). These made a huge difference to the off road ability to it and often don't even need to lock the center diff.
* A GME CB with windscreen mount. I had it mounted to the inner kick panel on the drivers side but today pulled it out as I couldn't read it without taking my eyes off the road too long. I'll just use the windscreen mount when we need it. The wife hates it being on unless required anyway.
* A pair of Maxtrax so I don't have to borrow dads all the time.
* The left cat was throwing engine error codes. Both cats have now been replaced and have double gaskets on the extractor to cat joins as they kept leaking.
* The 200K service was recently done which does all the diff oils and that seems to have fixed up the Rear LSD a little to make it work again.
* I made roof mount brackets to bolt on the OEM side rails for a Tigerz11 awning that also integrates Maxtrax holders with Maxtrax locking pins. Worked great on the recent trip to Fraser/Rainbow (not that I even needed the MaxTrax, haha)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Rail%20mod.jpg
* Cleaned the headlights with toothpaste and came up a treat.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...-09-31-727.jpg
* Last week I had the ARB Underbody protection done. Worked great in not shoving so much sand up under the car. It more glided over it rather than shoveling it up.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...67/UVP/No1.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...67/UVP/No4.jpg
Here's some pics of the beast:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../Rightside.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...rado/Front.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...o/Leftside.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Prado/Rear.jpg
After an inspection underneath yesterday I've found the side steps have taken more of a battering than I thought. I want slides but the wife hates them. The OEM steps seem to bend broken easily but not bend back into shape too easy. No money at the moment anyway to replace them.
We bought it last October (2013). It's a 2007 facelift (so MY08 spec) V6 GXL in white.
Already on it was:
* Black ARB Front bar (non-winch)
* Snorkel (nfi what brand)
* Pacemaker extractors and a dual 2" exhaust
* Rear seat head rest DVD players as well as a roof mount DVD player. The roof mount DVD player is only used for the LED internal lights now. The DVD Player is useless and we don't need it anyway and the USB input doesn't work.
* Dimpled and slotted rotors all round.
* Some Ebay touch screen DVD player with reverse camera, USB/ipod connectivity and SatNav. It runs Windows CE and I updated the maps to Q1 2013 last year. It's pretty basic but it gets me by.
Since buying it I have added:
* 5 x Mickey Thompson STZ tyres in 265/70. No rubbing and the spare fits on the back (just). These made a huge difference to the off road ability to it and often don't even need to lock the center diff.
* A GME CB with windscreen mount. I had it mounted to the inner kick panel on the drivers side but today pulled it out as I couldn't read it without taking my eyes off the road too long. I'll just use the windscreen mount when we need it. The wife hates it being on unless required anyway.
* A pair of Maxtrax so I don't have to borrow dads all the time.
* The left cat was throwing engine error codes. Both cats have now been replaced and have double gaskets on the extractor to cat joins as they kept leaking.
* The 200K service was recently done which does all the diff oils and that seems to have fixed up the Rear LSD a little to make it work again.
* I made roof mount brackets to bolt on the OEM side rails for a Tigerz11 awning that also integrates Maxtrax holders with Maxtrax locking pins. Worked great on the recent trip to Fraser/Rainbow (not that I even needed the MaxTrax, haha)
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Rail%20mod.jpg
* Cleaned the headlights with toothpaste and came up a treat.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...-09-31-727.jpg
* Last week I had the ARB Underbody protection done. Worked great in not shoving so much sand up under the car. It more glided over it rather than shoveling it up.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...67/UVP/No1.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...67/UVP/No4.jpg
Here's some pics of the beast:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../Rightside.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...rado/Front.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...o/Leftside.jpg
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Prado/Rear.jpg
After an inspection underneath yesterday I've found the side steps have taken more of a battering than I thought. I want slides but the wife hates them. The OEM steps seem to bend broken easily but not bend back into shape too easy. No money at the moment anyway to replace them.
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