Recent content by mikentosh

Sorry about the delay, I'm actually out of the country for a couple of weeks so won't be able to grab measurements until I return. But I can tell you that I saw no way to use a third bolt (like the US deflectors) just the top two, which I do find a bit odd. The wire harness is there; I just...

Here are a couple of example photos showing what it looks like mounted.

It does NOT mount using the factory US spoiler holes. It mounts wider out on the tailgate, which doesn’t cover the US holes either. I was planning to mount it the same way the US one does using rivnuts which I will include with the sale. Wiring for the brake light comes out in the left leg...

For sale is a Toyota factory sport rear spoiler off a Millenium Silver ‘99 Hilux Surf. Has a couple of small dings and a light scratch on the top side, but otherwise paintwork is quite good. Just got this in from Japan. After unwrapping I decided that this isn’t the direction I want to go, so...

Think I paid $750 for the seats and $250 for the brackets and sliders. Recovering them cost way too much, but they turned out awesome so I’m not complaining.

I found the Recaros on Craigslist. The are mid 1980s era Recaro LS which the seller was going to use in his BMW 2002 project. Sadly they had just been recovered in black alcantara before I picked them up. Anyway my interior guy redid them in German vinyl as I wanted a bit more durability. We...

Year: 2002 Tire Size: 285/70R17 BFG K02 Gear Ratio if you know it: 4.88 2WD or 4WD: 4wd Modifications that affect MPG: 2UZ :biggrin2:, Mild lift Current highway fuel economy: 18.2 Automatic or manual transmission: Auto 4 cyl or 6 cyl: 2UZ 4.7L V8 :)

What I found interesting during my Recaro install is that having the seats totally unplugged seemed to avoid any lights coming on, so that is how I have left my setup, without the belt receptacles plugged in. The airbag light still comes on for its usual few seconds during startup but nothing...

Recaro LS on Wedge Engineering seat bases. Gained almost 2" of headroom.

Haha no I drive it pretty conservatively, but it definitely pulls hard at freeway speeds. We are going to try some trailering with it this weekend too. The external cooler we pulled off the Sequoia and it is running in series with the radiator. Its a bit of a mess of hoses behind the bumper...

Agreed with you about using for heavy winching. We had the same concerns, and that's part of what needs to be figured out before putting this into production. The idea here is to keep it as bolt-on as possible. Bolting into the tow hooks is an idea we have considered, but they are recessed in...

Yeah its 3 bolts per side (14mm heads...not sure of the size. I believe grade 10.9). This one is the prototype to evaluate for full production. We have considered adding wrap around pieces to allow additional bolting into the sides of the frame rails but that would require drilling into the...

Finally got a chance to install my Treadstone Offroad stealth winch plate for the fat lip 3rd gens. Now I need to figure out a solution to remount the front license plate.

We happen to have the engine mounts drawn up in SolidWorks, so if there was demand they could be supplied :) But TBH I think the engine mounts is one of the easiest parts of the whole project.

Thanks! Yeah the A/C job was quite a bit more than I expected, though this included the evac/recharging. I'm sure you could do the same for much less if you just brought in the lines and asked for the necessary modifications. At that point in the project I wasn't super excited about squeezing...