TasPrado 2008 D4D GXL

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My Truck I Just love, I have done 65,000 Klm in the last 18 months in this car, It's done one Round Australia trip, Circum navigated Tassie several time and lost of missions around NSW High Country.

Mods -
Tyres - 265/70R17 BFG Mud Terrain KM2
Spotlights - 2 X Hella Predator and 1 x Hella HID
Dual Battery System - TJM
Front Runner Low Mount Roof rack
National Luna Fridge 50 Litre Weekender
600 Watt Inverter
Hanibal Safari Roof Tent
GME TX3440 477MHz UHF Mobile CB Radio
Samsung Netbook with Garmin GPS Running Memory Map Topo Maps

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Re: TasPrado 2008 D4D GXL

Man, that looks sweet. I particularly like what you have done with the wheels and bullbar, i hate the toyota bullbar and how it looses it shine.

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Nice rig. Powder coat or paint on the wheels? And how did you get a hold of 265/70/17 KM2s?

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Hey Tas,

good looking prado. I have been wondering when i'd see black GXL wheels on a 120. looks good. i've see the GX wide steelies in black, but not the mags. I see heaps of the guys in the US black out the GXL wheels, they are a 'sport' option on the 4runners.

i like the black bull bar too. just breaks up the white a bit.

good list of practical mods. whats next on the list?

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Wow that looks so good.So do tell, are the wheels and bullbar painted or powder coated?

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Re: TasPrado 2008 D4D GXL

Man, that looks sweet. I particularly like what you have done with the wheels and bullbar, i hate the toyota bullbar and how it looses it shine.

Hey Hutch, this is my second prado and I too hated the way the bull bar kept dulling, Powdercoat yet the cost of taking Bull Bar on and off is pretty ridiculous.

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Re: TasPrado 2008 D4D GXL

Wow that looks so good.So do tell, are the wheels and bullbar painted or powder coated?

Powdercoated wheels and Bull Bar, yet i am putting some OZ wheels on soon and will paint as the wheels tend to get a bitt hammered of road and chip and paint is alot easier to maintain.

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Re: TasPrado 2008 D4D GXL

Nice rig. Powder coat or paint on the wheels? And how did you get a hold of 265/70/17 KM2s?

Powdercoat but would paint if i did ever again, I am in the Tyre and wheel industry and import lots of wheels from USA and But direct form a Business Colleage, I am in contact with Michelin Australia and have reccomended they import this size as i know it would be very popualr with Prado Owners

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Re: TasPrado 2008 D4D GXL

Hey Tas,

good looking prado. I have been wondering when i'd see black GXL wheels on a 120. looks good. i've see the GX wide steelies in black, but not the mags. I see heaps of the guys in the US black out the GXL wheels, they are a 'sport' option on the 4runners.

i like the black bull bar too. just breaks up the white a bit.

good list of practical mods. whats next on the list?

FEw more htings to do, Painting the Mirrors, Side Steps and Mud Gaurds black and have another set of OZ racing Wheels in 17" wheel to put on and well thats it for now..

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Loving those black wheels! :twisted: :twisted:

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Keep coming back to look at your vehicle as it is set up how I would like to do mine with the roof rack, snorkel etc. Not to sure of the black bull bar but the rims do look the goods. 8)

Any chance of some inside shots to show the inverter and how you have it set up?

Keep onto the tyre company over the tyres as I am sure there are quite a few Prado owners who would want a set of the BFG muddies.

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I love this!
One of the best looking 120's I've seen. Great combo of black bar, black wheels and red lights!

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love the look of the black on white. l have a white 06 was looking at doing the wheels black aswell what paint would you use that would not chip or fade???

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love the look of the black on white. l have a white 06 was looking at doing the wheels black aswell what paint would you use that would not chip or fade???

Best bet is to get them powdercoated. That'll last forever.

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love the look of the black on white. l have a white 06 was looking at doing the wheels black aswell what paint would you use that would not chip or fade???

Best bet is to get them powdercoated. That'll last forever.

Until it gets a stone chip and you can't repair it