New GX470 owner!
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the great him
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Man the more I look at these, the more I like them... Do I get one of these or a 100 series...? Gah the dilemma
IanB
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Small update, installed a 4300k HID kit from Xenondepot last night, knocked about 5 years off the old girl when you see that bright white light in front of you, love it! My first vehicle with HID's, but I'm also getting a set of DEPO's retrofitted for the new Land Cruiser, so pretty soon the whole fleet will be converted!
mayneattraction
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Nice looking rides. Kind of wish I would have more seriously considered a GX before buying my 4th gen T4R. However, mine was a rare find, could pass it up.
Help! no turn signals, no seat heaters, no climate control, srs light on
Hi guys,
Not wanting to hijack the threat, but I'm new enough not to be able to post my own. Have an electrical issue and saw that Ian has the same HID kit I do.
Basically, with my camper plugged in yesterday I turned my headlights on (xenondepot HID), heard a buzzing sound under the hood, and now have a few electrical items not working.
Airbag light (red) is on on the dash, turn signals don't work (although hazards do), seat heaters won't work, and the climate control system is completely off line.
The headlights still work fine.
This sure sounds like a fuse/relay, but I have not been able to find anything that's blown.
Any thoughts on what could be the cause? I've heard of the body ECU as a possible, but don't know much about it.
Any help is much appreciated!
Hi guys,
Not wanting to hijack the threat, but I'm new enough not to be able to post my own. Have an electrical issue and saw that Ian has the same HID kit I do.
Basically, with my camper plugged in yesterday I turned my headlights on (xenondepot HID), heard a buzzing sound under the hood, and now have a few electrical items not working.
Airbag light (red) is on on the dash, turn signals don't work (although hazards do), seat heaters won't work, and the climate control system is completely off line.
The headlights still work fine.
This sure sounds like a fuse/relay, but I have not been able to find anything that's blown.
Any thoughts on what could be the cause? I've heard of the body ECU as a possible, but don't know much about it.
Any help is much appreciated!
IanB
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Time for a quick update, this truck has been the wife's DD for a few years now, and it's been rock solid for us, just oil changes and fuel (lots and lots of fuel).
We've put 90K kms on it in that time, and it was time for some new tires. I was VERY happy with the performance of the Duratracs on this truck, rotated regularly and they still have 11 & 12/32 tread remaining (18/32 is new)! But with winter coming I wanted some fresh tires on it, and took the opportunity to go back down to stock size rubber, as we just don't get any benefit other than appearance from the larger rubber, and several potential cons (can't be helping fuel economy, lost performance, taller gearing for towing, etc).
The FJC wheels were also starting to peel and could use a refinish, so I switched it up and got the newer style FJC 8-hole wheels, which really changed the look of the truck. Just before this I swapped out the rear air suspension for FJC springs and SSO conversion kit, which I've been very happy with so far. The airbags were starting to deflate when it sat in the cold, so I figured it was best to address before it actually failed, and with a spring conversion there's a definite end to the project in sight, no domino effect potential. It now sits about 1/2" taller in the rear than with the air setup on "N", so fully loaded it shouldn't be much different than stock. The rear air was nice, but was becoming a liability. The pic shows both spacers in the SSO kit, it sat too tall and I had to remove both to get the results I wanted. The spacers are good for 1/4" each, so 1/2" difference with them in vs. out.
I'd like to delete the roof rack as well, I think it would look cleaner, and MAY cut down on cross-winds pushing it around on the highway. We will never use the roof rack on this vehicle either way.
We've put 90K kms on it in that time, and it was time for some new tires. I was VERY happy with the performance of the Duratracs on this truck, rotated regularly and they still have 11 & 12/32 tread remaining (18/32 is new)! But with winter coming I wanted some fresh tires on it, and took the opportunity to go back down to stock size rubber, as we just don't get any benefit other than appearance from the larger rubber, and several potential cons (can't be helping fuel economy, lost performance, taller gearing for towing, etc).
The FJC wheels were also starting to peel and could use a refinish, so I switched it up and got the newer style FJC 8-hole wheels, which really changed the look of the truck. Just before this I swapped out the rear air suspension for FJC springs and SSO conversion kit, which I've been very happy with so far. The airbags were starting to deflate when it sat in the cold, so I figured it was best to address before it actually failed, and with a spring conversion there's a definite end to the project in sight, no domino effect potential. It now sits about 1/2" taller in the rear than with the air setup on "N", so fully loaded it shouldn't be much different than stock. The rear air was nice, but was becoming a liability. The pic shows both spacers in the SSO kit, it sat too tall and I had to remove both to get the results I wanted. The spacers are good for 1/4" each, so 1/2" difference with them in vs. out.
I'd like to delete the roof rack as well, I think it would look cleaner, and MAY cut down on cross-winds pushing it around on the highway. We will never use the roof rack on this vehicle either way.
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IanB
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Fuel economy is a serious downside to these trucks IMO. I track every tank on fuelly.com, it's showing a best of 12.4L/100km (18.9mpg), and an average of 17L/100km (13.9mpg), mixed driving (2/3 city).
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IanB
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They are great vehicles, if you can deal with the thirst, lol.
Oldmanb777
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I don't see the fuel mileage as being so bad. I have a light foot, and generally get better mileage than most people. However, my wife usually does worse. I don't know what people expect moving 5000 lbs around. Racing from stop light to the next stoplight. Much of poor gas mileage can be controlled buy a little planning. But anyway, My wife would do well getting almost 12mpg in the 98 Grand Cherokee. I never see less than 15 since I have been driving it. She is seeing mid 15's in the gX. The GX is far heavier (roughly 1000 lbs), and larger than the GC.
On the short trips (mostly mountain driving 115 miles) that we have taken, we see just over 20 mpg. Niece's 2016 TRDpro 4 Runner does slightly better around town, and about the same on the highway. So considering it's basically a truck, I don't think its too bad. Sure you can buy a glorified minivan SUV and do better. But is that what you wanted? Something like a Q7. No low range, no protection, can you put a winch on it etc. If that's what you want, you bought the wrong car.
On the short trips (mostly mountain driving 115 miles) that we have taken, we see just over 20 mpg. Niece's 2016 TRDpro 4 Runner does slightly better around town, and about the same on the highway. So considering it's basically a truck, I don't think its too bad. Sure you can buy a glorified minivan SUV and do better. But is that what you wanted? Something like a Q7. No low range, no protection, can you put a winch on it etc. If that's what you want, you bought the wrong car.
blind squirrel
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Fuel economy is a serious downside to these trucks IMO. I track every tank on fuelly.com, it's showing a best of 12.4L/100km (18.9mpg), and an average of 17L/100km (13.9mpg), mixed driving (2/3 city).
Thats about right on the mileage, my 2004 4runner has the same power train and is similar. Mine has a 3 inch lift and a little bigger tires but gets around 11-12mpg... 8-9 when I pull our 4,500 lb boat.
Are you going to lift yours at all? You have the stock air suspension right?
IanB
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Stock front end, rear is converted to FJ Cruiser springs using the SSO kit (sits about 1/2" taller than air suspension on "N" setting). No plans to lift as this is my wife's DD.
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IanB
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I did, I like the blue on yours!
