Evening all,
Well, after spending a few days "lurking" around here on the forums it's time for me to jump in and start my own build up thread. I've read about 6 already. Fantastic stuff, and now I'm very green with envy. This is also my first post with hopefully many more to come.
I previously owned a 90 series petrol for a few years back at the beginning of the century... Have been out of the 4WD game for about a decade, but 3 kids later and a larger income has brought me to today where my wife and i place our order for a brand new Silver Pearl D4D Auto 150 GXL. At $64,100 on road (Sep 14 badge), it was a pretty easy decision. We take delivery on Wednesday (8th) next week - hopefully. We're in Sydney.
I've just spent over an hour reading Matt's 150 GXL buildup - man alive if you're looking for inspiration that's a decent way to get it - LOL.
So, below is what I have on the cards and I'm 100% sure I'll come back and edit this post a few times as I make up my mind and settle on what's gonna be going on my rig. We're also hoping to pick up a Lifestyle Extenda camper trailer in the coming months. Think we may have found a barely used 2012 model up in QLD. Anyhoo here's the list:
What I have so far:
Where I want to head. You'll notice I really haven't made any decisions on the specifics, just general plans for the mods I'm gonna do.
I'm not expecting my build to be quick, but we are planning a Cape York trip in July next year so I'm gonna have to get some stuff done and I expect I'll be bugging you guys with a tonne of questions regarding what's important and what's not. I'm in no rush... Not planning on getting rid of this baby any time soon
Looking forward to the journey ahead!
Well, after spending a few days "lurking" around here on the forums it's time for me to jump in and start my own build up thread. I've read about 6 already. Fantastic stuff, and now I'm very green with envy. This is also my first post with hopefully many more to come.
I previously owned a 90 series petrol for a few years back at the beginning of the century... Have been out of the 4WD game for about a decade, but 3 kids later and a larger income has brought me to today where my wife and i place our order for a brand new Silver Pearl D4D Auto 150 GXL. At $64,100 on road (Sep 14 badge), it was a pretty easy decision. We take delivery on Wednesday (8th) next week - hopefully. We're in Sydney.
I've just spent over an hour reading Matt's 150 GXL buildup - man alive if you're looking for inspiration that's a decent way to get it - LOL.
So, below is what I have on the cards and I'm 100% sure I'll come back and edit this post a few times as I make up my mind and settle on what's gonna be going on my rig. We're also hoping to pick up a Lifestyle Extenda camper trailer in the coming months. Think we may have found a barely used 2012 model up in QLD. Anyhoo here's the list:
What I have so far:
- 2014 Prado 150 Series Turbo Diesel - Auto (Silver)
- Toyota factory towbar
- Bridgestone Dueler A/T 697s - Not entirely convinced here, however dealer did them at almost no charge whereas the Cooper's would have been $700 changeover... Time will tell. I've only ever used BFG A/Ts
- Bonnet protector
Where I want to head. You'll notice I really haven't made any decisions on the specifics, just general plans for the mods I'm gonna do.
- Seat covers (Wet Seat?)
- Electric braking system - for trailer
- Some kind of roof rack system
- 40mm lift, possibly more
- Bull bar (undecided)
- Snorkel
- Some kind of dual battery kit
- Spotlights
- Cargo barrier
- Tuning chip?
- More stuff I haven't thought of yet ;-)
I'm not expecting my build to be quick, but we are planning a Cape York trip in July next year so I'm gonna have to get some stuff done and I expect I'll be bugging you guys with a tonne of questions regarding what's important and what's not. I'm in no rush... Not planning on getting rid of this baby any time soon
Looking forward to the journey ahead!
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