Studs on inner guard behind airbox????

[brock05 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close brock05]

Does anyone know what the studs behind the airbox in a 150 GXL TD are used for? Wondering if there is a factory bracket of some sort that I could modify to mount my redarc BCDC1240 aswell on some circuit breakers etc.

Cheers
Brad

[The Alberto Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Alberto]

Does anyone know what the studs behind the airbox in a 150 GXL TD are used for? Wondering if there is a factory bracket of some sort that I could modify to mount my redarc BCDC1240 aswell on some circuit breakers etc.

Cheers
Brad

Hey Brad,

I think they are for something to do with the suspension on the VX and Kakadu (someone will correct me if I am wrong). Not sure if you can get a toyota part, might be worth the question though.

If not it is an easy place to manufacture and fit a bracket to, I made a bracket and used them to mount it, good solid base. I put some circuit breakers on it, however I mounted the BCDC1240 On the opposite side of the engine bay away from the exhaust headers to hopefully reduce the heat.

[brock05 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close brock05]

I'm guessing it must be part of the KDSS system. Does anyone have a picture of the factory setup or even better a part number for the bracket.

[hulbyw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hulbyw]

My 120 has the same shaped bracket and the ABS is mounted to it. My 120 also has a brake booster, whereas my new 150 has a pump next to the master cylinder/ABS unit. Maybe Toyota use that bracket for the non VCS modeles overseas which would probably have a brake booster and ABS setup similar to the 120. Just conjecture

Cheers.........Wayne

[rbrett Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close rbrett]

I have a VX, and used those studs to mount an aluminium bracket to house my REDARC BCDC1240, circuit breakers, fuses and the like for the second battery - so yes, quite a useful mounting location, and no, not used for KDSS in a VX... (I also put a 3rd mount point on my custom bracket back to the front inner guard which had a conveniently close tapped hole also unused, to stop vibration on corrugations causing fatigue issues with the aluminium bracket - those BCDC1240's weigh enough to cause a bit of movement if the brackets are not properly fabricated.)

[Hazza Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hazza]

rbrett, do you have any photos you could share?

Hazza

[waz2011 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close waz2011]

Here is a photo I took when trying to install a "Turbo Saviour" but run into trouble with plumbing. Have to change bracket sometime.

[waz2011 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close waz2011]

Hi Brad,

If you or any other PPer's out there need the dimensions of the hole spacings PM me, and I'll see what I can do about organizing a pdf copy of the drawing I did of the bracket.

Cheers Waz

[brock05 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close brock05]

Thanks for the offer Waz. I have gone a different option and just in the process of finishing it off and I will post some pics up.

Cheers
Brad

[rbrett Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close rbrett]

OK, Let's try this picture upload thing, and see if I can get it to work...



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