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No need to, unless you long for company while under the truck.
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No, I have full glass through State Farm. I had a crack in the upper right corner for a year before a windshield finally came available in November of last year. I got it replaced, then it cracked again a week later during a freak hail storm in late November.
Ah yes I bought the smashing Kent and Stowe shovel from across the pond. It is a splendid contribution to my kit for overloading adventures without the bollix of a larger blade. They did bang me for about 100 quid and have no idea why I suddenly needed yet another garden tool - but it looks spot on.
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You shall be pleased with ye old spade. I used mine for fire duty a weekend past. It performed admirably.
How are you liking the roof rack? I had their sliders on the 4runner I just traded in.
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the rack rocks
Mine broke free very easy - must be that damp and humid air in Phoenix that caused yours to be a pain. Did notice the gap between the factory flange and the AFE is huge - 1/4 - 1/2 inch even with two washers behind the AFE. Might go look for a single bolt option and use with the springs - but do not hear anything unusually noisy.
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I've been enjoying the King suspension. Haven't been able to do much offroad driving yet but I've had a few jobs that have taken me out into the desert. I drove for a while with the shocks set about 10 clicks from all the way firm (there are 26 clicks total adjustment so 13 would be the middle between all the way firm and all the way soft). While offroad yesterday I adjusted to only 6 clicks from all the way firm. Makes a big difference. This thing handles almost like a sports car when you firm up the settings. There is virtually no body roll while cornering. I'm going to drive on 6 clicks for a while, then dip into the softer settings to try it out.
Today I installed my King front sway bar links. Not sure they are really necessary but what the hell. Next will be rear lower arms. In hindsight, I should have kept those nice anodized blue Camburg rear lower arms. Maybe I'll order them back.
Today I installed my King front sway bar links. Not sure they are really necessary but what the hell. Next will be rear lower arms. In hindsight, I should have kept those nice anodized blue Camburg rear lower arms. Maybe I'll order them back.
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Installed the Beatsonic amp for my base Overtrail stereo (not the ML stereo).
Beat-Sonic Encore Sigma Plug and Play Amplifier Kit for Lexus GX550
It was a royal pain in the ass. Not because of Beatsonic and their stellar product, but because of the tight spaces, sharp corners & pieces everywhere, stubborn clips, etc. This reminds me why I hate car stereo work. In fact, the last time I personally installed car stereo equipment was in 1988 when someone smashed the driver's window and stole the stock Clarion head unit out of my Suzuki Samurai. I installed a $32 Sparkomatic AM/FM/cassette deck head unit from Kmart along with 2 detachable speakers from my boom box. The stock front speakers were re-used (not stolen) and I added the 2 rear boom box speakers for that full, rich, auditorium Sparkomatic sound that we all crave. The rear speakers were secured with duct tape. My apologies, I digress.
The Beatsonic product was very well packaged and clearly professionally made. Much higher quality than I expected. Directions were easily found online, although the directions make it look like a walk in the park and reality was a bit less enjoyable.
First step, undo all seat bolts and tilt that seat way back. Pull the door sill trim and pull up the carpet. Get rid of the evil sharp staples that get yanked out of the carpet or they will cut you. I just clipped them back with a wire cutter.
My fat fingers couldn't press the black locking mechanism button to release the stock Lexus plug that is plugged into the stock amplifier so I used a tent stake to reach in and press the button and then I jammed my hand in and was able to yank back the clip. Then it took an act of God to back the actual plug out of the amp - there are other wires & clips in the way that prevent the main clip from backing out. I just pushed the other clips forward to make some room.
The instruction video show a nice bit of generous wiring lead on this clip so you can pull it out and have some room and a pleasant experience plugging in the Beatsonic main secured clip, but they must have been short on wiring when they built my truck because I had no room to pull out the clip, I had only a fraction of an inch of room to move the clip around. Then I could not, for the life of me, get the black security clip to snap home. It eventually happened but I left some scraps of flesh and blood under there.
To insert the Beatsonic plug back into the stock Lexus amp, I got smart and jammed a full beer can and a seat belt extender under there to make some room. The step immediately after was the best step in the whole process because it involved popping open the beer can.
The rest of the job was easy. Route all the wires through the second carpet opening per the instructions, I set all the Beatsonic gains at 1 tick from all the way up, plug in the Beat Box, bring the protective sheath all the way up, secure it with a small zip-tie, shove the Beat Box back onto the rear floor, move to the rear door. I also used small zip ties to secure the loose wires where the sheath didn't cover to keep them manageable. You have stuff and coil a lot of wiring under the carpet between the stock amp and the second carpet opening.
Then I tilted the seat forward, removed the headrest, and used the seat back tilt feature to stuff the top of the seat back up into the headliner by the sun visor. This held the seat in a forward-tilt position. Then I sat in the back seat and the mounting the Beat Box was pretty simple. First I removed the elastic holding down the mouse fur carpet covering the bottom of the front seat, fold the carpet up and tuck it into the seat back pocket. I got extremely frustrated trying to blindly unsecure the elastic before I decided to tilt the seat forward so I could see what I was doing.
Then I used some heavy duty XL zip-ties I had on my workbench to secure the Beat Box up & under the seat.
Then fold the mouse fur carpet back down but I've covered the original securing clips so I just pulled the elastic strap down and around the seat springs to hold it in place.
When I started my truck after finishing the install, I wondered what kind of drunken savage had left the volume absolutely blasting. The volume was set at #25 and it was soooo much louder than before. I turned it down to about 12. Previously, having the volume at 12 meant you could barely hear it. Not only is it louder, it is so much clearer and so full of body, like Pamela Anderson in the early 90s.
I haven't driven the truck yet with the Beat Box rockin', but I will tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Now all I need is a tape deck add-on and I'll be cool again.
Beat-Sonic Encore Sigma Plug and Play Amplifier Kit for Lexus GX550
It was a royal pain in the ass. Not because of Beatsonic and their stellar product, but because of the tight spaces, sharp corners & pieces everywhere, stubborn clips, etc. This reminds me why I hate car stereo work. In fact, the last time I personally installed car stereo equipment was in 1988 when someone smashed the driver's window and stole the stock Clarion head unit out of my Suzuki Samurai. I installed a $32 Sparkomatic AM/FM/cassette deck head unit from Kmart along with 2 detachable speakers from my boom box. The stock front speakers were re-used (not stolen) and I added the 2 rear boom box speakers for that full, rich, auditorium Sparkomatic sound that we all crave. The rear speakers were secured with duct tape. My apologies, I digress.
The Beatsonic product was very well packaged and clearly professionally made. Much higher quality than I expected. Directions were easily found online, although the directions make it look like a walk in the park and reality was a bit less enjoyable.
First step, undo all seat bolts and tilt that seat way back. Pull the door sill trim and pull up the carpet. Get rid of the evil sharp staples that get yanked out of the carpet or they will cut you. I just clipped them back with a wire cutter.
My fat fingers couldn't press the black locking mechanism button to release the stock Lexus plug that is plugged into the stock amplifier so I used a tent stake to reach in and press the button and then I jammed my hand in and was able to yank back the clip. Then it took an act of God to back the actual plug out of the amp - there are other wires & clips in the way that prevent the main clip from backing out. I just pushed the other clips forward to make some room.
The instruction video show a nice bit of generous wiring lead on this clip so you can pull it out and have some room and a pleasant experience plugging in the Beatsonic main secured clip, but they must have been short on wiring when they built my truck because I had no room to pull out the clip, I had only a fraction of an inch of room to move the clip around. Then I could not, for the life of me, get the black security clip to snap home. It eventually happened but I left some scraps of flesh and blood under there.
To insert the Beatsonic plug back into the stock Lexus amp, I got smart and jammed a full beer can and a seat belt extender under there to make some room. The step immediately after was the best step in the whole process because it involved popping open the beer can.
The rest of the job was easy. Route all the wires through the second carpet opening per the instructions, I set all the Beatsonic gains at 1 tick from all the way up, plug in the Beat Box, bring the protective sheath all the way up, secure it with a small zip-tie, shove the Beat Box back onto the rear floor, move to the rear door. I also used small zip ties to secure the loose wires where the sheath didn't cover to keep them manageable. You have stuff and coil a lot of wiring under the carpet between the stock amp and the second carpet opening.
Then I tilted the seat forward, removed the headrest, and used the seat back tilt feature to stuff the top of the seat back up into the headliner by the sun visor. This held the seat in a forward-tilt position. Then I sat in the back seat and the mounting the Beat Box was pretty simple. First I removed the elastic holding down the mouse fur carpet covering the bottom of the front seat, fold the carpet up and tuck it into the seat back pocket. I got extremely frustrated trying to blindly unsecure the elastic before I decided to tilt the seat forward so I could see what I was doing.
Then I used some heavy duty XL zip-ties I had on my workbench to secure the Beat Box up & under the seat.
Then fold the mouse fur carpet back down but I've covered the original securing clips so I just pulled the elastic strap down and around the seat springs to hold it in place.
When I started my truck after finishing the install, I wondered what kind of drunken savage had left the volume absolutely blasting. The volume was set at #25 and it was soooo much louder than before. I turned it down to about 12. Previously, having the volume at 12 meant you could barely hear it. Not only is it louder, it is so much clearer and so full of body, like Pamela Anderson in the early 90s.
I haven't driven the truck yet with the Beat Box rockin', but I will tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Now all I need is a tape deck add-on and I'll be cool again.
Same question (I'm getting my NYTOP this week)
I dropped it - and it is much easier to pull the OEM exhaust awaySame question (I'm getting my NYTOP this week)
Wow, I commend your aspirations! I like wrenching around, but this looks like a project for Beach Autosound in HB
The alternative is raising the GX higher so that you can get the proper angle to remove the small bit of piping in front of the axle. This will help on reinstalling the dump pipe as well.
If you are limited on how much you can raise it, dropping the spare is less of a headache.
Yep, Just added it to my Over Trail. The front valance could have been a little tighter to the roof but over very happy with their products. Sliders are next.
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Haven't had any phone issues that I've noticed.
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I received them directly from King. Must have got one of the last pairs available. I also thought it would be a couple months wait.
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