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Playing with the idea of taking it to an upholstery shop and seeing what they would think about adding some accents to the existing seats to break up the monotone gray/black but keep the integrity of the design. Does this look terrible? Pulled Trail Dust, Heritage Blue and then just a light gray...

Same boat as you, need vehicle now so can’t wait a year to see what future options come to the US

Snorkels are mainly to raise the air intake in dusty environments nowadays. They help with water crossings as well but a lot of them are not water tight. Majority of the ones you see now are for aesthetics and people in their Defenders going to the mall.

I came across a photo that showed light interior leather in one of the non US markets. Wish they would have offered more interior options than just the all black or brown leather with black panels in the US. Something seems off about how they implemented the java and black interior this first go...

Don’t think they have cracked Toyota Security in some of the late model vehicles yet have they? Toyota seems to have locked it down. I’m sure at some point they will crack it and they have a bounty out. The Highlander is one of their highly recommended vehicles with it so that’s encouraging

Can't wait to have one I can look at in person rather than trying to figure this stuff out via pictures and videos.

Aftermarket will probably have to come up with something like this

Good point on the air intake location. Different setup on the turbo diesel than the NA hybrid version. Not much room to route an air intake over past the inverter to that same location.

This shows the side piece that looks like it would be where you could attach a snorkel. Hard to tell if it’s just a decorative piece or for a snorkel. It’s awfully close to the door but matches up with the photo of the snorkel above. Will be interesting to see if anyone can confirm this and if a...

17" or 18" wheels will have a bit of a smoother ride and are preferable if you ever want to air down your tires for sand or going off road where you need more grip. Doesn't mean you can't do it with the 20" rims though. The smaller rims will protect the rim better in case you hit a curb or other...

Pulled from the Trail Dust photo thread as mentioned above.

I’ll take Lake Speed Jr’s knowledge on oil change intervals and analysis over anyone any day and it lines up with Car Care Nut. I see a lot of ad hominem attacks from you trying to discredit him rather than refuting what he’s saying with data and facts. To each their own. You don’t have to agree...

I’ve seen some of the Land Cruiser photos in the Middle East coming off trailers that have a spot on one of the front fenders with a plastic piece where you would add a snorkel. Looks like certain markets they know it will be more of a necessity they are making it easy to add one.

He's probably one of the most trusted and honest youtube mechanics / reviewers of Toyota/Lexus and other vehicles out there. Master certified Toyota technician. Wouldn't dismiss him so quickly. He grew up in Iraq where the reliability of Toyota engines was a necessity and they depended on them.

Interesting update from Car Care Nut discussing the issues with the VF35A-FTS engine in the Tundra, Sequoia, LX etc...

It’s a feature primarily for off-roading. The cameras are recording the ground and as you move they will fill in the space beneath the vehicle to give you an approximate location of where obstacles might be in relation to your tires. It’s important to know it’s a recorded image below the vehicle...

Not my area of expertise. Don’t even know what it would cost compared to just buying different wheels. Would depend on how good of a job the shop does that preps and powder coats the them. I kind of like the matching look but silver similar to what TRD Jon put on his blue would probably look...

Crude mockup of what it would look like to powder coat the factory 18” wheels with K03’s to match the roof. Original photo credit from Cecil Graves on the FB group.