Introductions

[Drifta Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Drifta]

Hey, this is Beechy from Drifta.

Back in February we bought a 2011 150 GX model Prado. It was a special order vehicle so had the 3rd row of seats in (like the GXL, Altitude, etc)...this was an intentional buy so we could basically take the seats out (!!) and install our 2 drawer + table set-up. Basically this is how it works....

- 3rd row of seats come out
- Install of Drifta Floor Replacement Panel - this is a carpeted panel, profiled to the shape of the truck, packed up slightly to raise above the cables and sensor, bolted to the truck into existing fixing points (no drilling)
- 2 drawer + table unit bolts to new floor panel
- Side wings and trim drop in to make neat and tidy finish

The 2 drawer + table (D2DWT) is the most common set-up we do for the Prado's (including then 90 and 120), but any of the Drifta 4WD systems can be used...side by side or vertical - just check out the web site. We can install here at our factory or ship to you - come with everything you need and some easy instructions. Can also build to suit cargo barriers, water tanks, fridges/slides, etc....whether you have them already or want us to supply - all easy stuff! We have a dedicated page to the 150 - see here.... http://www.drifta.com.au/set150Prado.php ....and be sure to check out the YouTube clip (no comments on the bloopers thanks!!).

So I've had the Prado for about 3 months now...and loving it!! I got the manual model - being from Wales I'd never seen an auto 4WD until I came to Aus so stuck with what I know! Here's some of the work I've done on it already....
- ARB Sahara bar (allowed for future winch - maybe save a few more pennies first...)
- ARB aluminium roof rack (Luke is very jealous of this compared to his steel one on the FJ!!)
- 2" Emu lift and suspension upgrade
- CSA alloy rims (so I could use the 265 tyres - standard GX rims only up to 245)
- Cooper Maxx ST's
- IPF Extreme Offroad spotties
- Sahara snorkel
- Electrophone UHF
- And of course...the best drawer set-up on the market!!!!

I just want to thank all the guys on here who have supported us...I've seen all the comments and its pretty encouraging to hear the customer satisfaction in what we do. Cheers for looking...any questions just give me a shout....

[Est_1982 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Est_1982]

G'day everyone,

Been lurking around on here for the past few months while I was in the process of getting my car (2011 GXL D4D - White) and getting a few things added to it prior to the sale.

Bit the bullet yesterday and chipped in the coin, as using this forum on my iPad and iPhone without Tapatalk was killing me and let's just say the genre of adds did not really fit in with using it at work!

Look forward to discovering many many more ways of spending my hard earned on here.

Cheers
Rick

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

G'day everyone,

Been lurking around on here for the past few months while I was in the process of getting my car (2011 GXL D4D - White) and getting a few things added to it prior to the sale.

Bit the bullet yesterday and chipped in the coin, as using this forum on my iPad and iPhone without Tapatalk was killing me and let's just say the genre of adds did not really fit in with using it at work!

Look forward to discovering many many more ways of spending my hard earned on here.

Cheers
Rick

Rick there are many many ways!

[SOL Find all posts View Profile Close SOL]

G'day everyone,

Been lurking around on here for the past few months while I was in the process of getting my car (2011 GXL D4D - White) and getting a few things added to it prior to the sale.

Bit the bullet yesterday and chipped in the coin, as using this forum on my iPad and iPhone without Tapatalk was killing me and let's just say the genre of adds did not really fit in with using it at work!

Look forward to discovering many many more ways of spending my hard earned on here.

Cheers
Rick

Mate welcome. This is the place to see where to spend your hard earned money!
Great to see someone else from Darwin on here.
Looking forward to seeing your rig build thread when you start it.

SOL.

[matt150 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close matt150]

Hey, this is Beechy from Drifta.

Back in February we bought a 2011 150 GX model Prado. It was a special order vehicle so had the 3rd row of seats in (like the GXL, Altitude, etc)...this was an intentional buy so we could basically take the seats out (!!) and install our 2 drawer + table set-up. Basically this is how it works....

- 3rd row of seats come out
- Install of Drifta Floor Replacement Panel - this is a carpeted panel, profiled to the shape of the truck, packed up slightly to raise above the cables and sensor, bolted to the truck into existing fixing points (no drilling)
- 2 drawer + table unit bolts to new floor panel
- Side wings and trim drop in to make neat and tidy finish

The 2 drawer + table (D2DWT) is the most common set-up we do for the Prado's (including then 90 and 120), but any of the Drifta 4WD systems can be used...side by side or vertical - just check out the web site. We can install here at our factory or ship to you - come with everything you need and some easy instructions. Can also build to suit cargo barriers, water tanks, fridges/slides, etc....whether you have them already or want us to supply - all easy stuff! We have a dedicated page to the 150 - see here.... http://www.drifta.com.au/set150Prado.php ....and be sure to check out the YouTube clip (no comments on the bloopers thanks!!).

So I've had the Prado for about 3 months now...and loving it!! I got the manual model - being from Wales I'd never seen an auto 4WD until I came to Aus so stuck with what I know! Here's some of the work I've done on it already....
- ARB Sahara bar (allowed for future winch - maybe save a few more pennies first...)
- ARB aluminium roof rack (Luke is very jealous of this compared to his steel one on the FJ!!)
- 2" Emu lift and suspension upgrade
- CSA alloy rims (so I could use the 265 tyres - standard GX rims only up to 245)
- Cooper Maxx ST's
- IPF Extreme Offroad spotties
- Sahara snorkel
- Electrophone UHF
- And of course...the best drawer set-up on the market!!!!

I just want to thank all the guys on here who have supported us...I've seen all the comments and its pretty encouraging to hear the customer satisfaction in what we do. Cheers for looking...any questions just give me a shout....

Great to see you on the forum Beechy !

Pradopoint members tell it how it is and Drifta is a great product !!

[kakadoodledoo Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close kakadoodledoo]

Bullet bitten - now impoverished :-/

Hello everyone, I'm new in the forum. I've been reading it however for about a year while I did my research - it has been very helpful and I look forward t participating.

Old vehicle was a Subaru H6 aka the snow mobile - 12 years old and much loved but starting to cost a lot to keep going.

The journey meandered via the Prado vs Pajero route - really liked both and drove various spec models of both. Found it a fairly difficult decision but in the end the ride quality and more modern technology of the Prado tipped the balance.

Finally settled on a silver diesel auto Kakadu - build date 12/12 for $80k drive away which I thought not too bad. Despite the plastic leather on something with an RRP of >$90k!!! Bought it completely standard as luxury tax gets added to every accessory - these can be added later. Tow bar and cargo barrier are first on the list ASAP.

Only thing I really don't like about 150 series (other than the pleather) is the rear seat - it adds a lot to the floor height and I have an 11 year old 30kg border collie who has a dickie knee so will have to lift him in and out. But now I read you can pull those seats out, put a floor in and it's uncle bob time :-)

Thanks to all the wisdom which I have benefited from. Hope I can repay it!

Tony

[truyen Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close truyen]

Hi All,

I have been lurking on this site for a while now and I think it's time for me to say G'day to all. I discovered this site after searching something relating to the Prado. What a great site. This site is a wealth of knowledge. The Prado is my first 4WD and here it is:

Year: 21012
Model: GXL Turbbo Diesel
Colour: Graphite

Accessories:
Toyota factory towbar
ARB deluxe winch bar colour coded (no winch yet)
Safari snorkel
Dual battery with Redarc BCDC1225 charger and Optima yellow top battery
ARB alloy roof rack
40L Engel fridge
ARB fridge slide
Milford cargo barrier
Tigerz11 side awning
TG150 (a very professionally made product and the step-by-step installation instructions with colour pictures are very good and easy to follow, thank you Paul)
TraxRax (a very professionally made product, thank you Craig)

Cheers,
Truyen.

[tonykarter15 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close tonykarter15]

Great website, very informative

This is my car

Model: GXL D4D Turbo Diesel, 6 Speed Manual
Year:2008
Colour: White
Accessories:Sovereign Bull Bar, GME UHF CB, VRS 9000 winch with Dynamica rope, 2inch lifted Lovell springs and shocks, Bridgestone 694AT tyres, Hayman Reece Tow Bar, Dual Batteries, Tinted Windows. Airtek Snorkel, diff breathers,
Wishlist:Updating soon for a 150 series and a blank canvas to start with.

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Welcome guys, no need to stay a lurker, plenty of threads to comment on!

[advntur2010 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close advntur2010]

Model: D4D Gxl
Year: 2010
Colour: Pearl Silver
Accessories: Dual battery, Tow bar, Arb delux bar, Arb uvp, 9'' hids, 16"light bar, Tx3345 uhf, system nine bury kit, Diff breathers, Pre filter, Custom 25mm wool seat covers front water proof rear cover, Tinted windows, Bf Goodrich a/t's
Wishlist: Roof rack, Draw system, Winch, Lift kit, Lockers, Dual spare wheel carrier

[Micknic Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Micknic]

Hi All,

New to the forum.

We have just traded our 2007 GXL TD Prado for a new "Graphite" Altitude which has just arrived at the dealer.

Just organising ARB Toowoomba for the winch bar, tow bar and snorkel to be fitted which should be approx 2 weeks once the bar arrives. Until then it will have to look like a city car. Also have it scheduled for a UHF etc to be fitted shortly after. Will swap the existing BF's we have on our 2007 Prado at the time of trade as they have only done about 7k. The new rig should start looking the part.

Mick and Nic

[Bailey84 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Bailey84]

Hey everybody..

Have been reading the forum for a couple of months trying to decide what to buy.. After all your help thought I should finally introduce myself.

Sold the old 90 series privately and traded the Rav4 for a new GXL Prado. Delivery should be middle of this week. Went for the diesel, auto and pearl silver (last two were wife's must haves.

Cheers,
Bailey

[ttmx83 Member Find all posts View Profile Close ttmx83]

Hello everyone, been lurking about here for a few months. Picked this up on Valentines day this year. Had about 76,000klm on it, just over 80,000klm now. Was hard finding a 5 seater and manual in Victoria but this one finally came up. It's a little grotty underneath but it's an EX DPI vehicle so that's to be expected. So far there are no issues. The little fuel meter is telling me it's getting 9.2L/100klm and that's pretty close to what I have calculated, once I have the Scangauge setup properly I'll get more accurate readings.

Model: GX Diesel, manual, 5 seats.
Year: 2010
Color: White
Accessories: Electric brake controller, factory Toyota alloy bar, tints, cargo barrier, Scan gauge.
Plans: Dual batteries, driving lights, snorkel, UHF, fridge, etc, etc........

Will start a build thread when stuff starts to happen, still window shopping and researching most things!

Cheers Brad.

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

Nice one Brad. A Prado for valentines day... Sure beats chockies and flowers!

Welcome aboard.


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[ttmx83 Member Find all posts View Profile Close ttmx83]

Nice one Brad. A Prado for valentines day... Sure beats chockies and flowers!

Welcome aboard.

I bought the Boss Lady a house for her Birthday so I think she's still ahead ;-)

Thanks for the welcome!

Cheers Brad.