The map center screen option might show north. Maps in carplay and probably android auto show a compass.
There no simple screen option that is a compass as far as I have seen.
A swinging hitch mount is $500 or less from aliexpress. Clearly some off the offroad stores are selling Chinese manufacturered mounts with their sticker. I bought a very commonly sold hitch swing arm for $214, but that may have been a mistake in pricing.
note that the carrier below may not fit...
The traction battery near 100% can no longer accept charge from braking. The battery is performing as intended.
A 5000 lb brick is not going to get great mileage, regardless of how the hybrid operates. But I am a bit disappointed that mileage isn't consistently in the low twenties.
I do wonder...
Current doesn't pass through as a circuit. The shore side, which connects to the LC inverter, has a 3600W transformer that creates a magnetic field. The 3600w unit would trip on the 120V 20 amp circuit protection in the inverter.
There are literally no wires, if desired, between the two sides...
Correcting my Victron isolation transformer comment. The 3600W unit could not be powered by the vehicle's inverter. The smaller 2000W unit would be the unit to try.
$400 and simple to test before a full install onto a backup generator connection. But perhaps not worth it for people who have...
Tirerack seems to only list LT tires in their Land Cruiser configurator. Not sure when and why 80 psi became the primary recommendation on a 5000lb vehicle. There's a reason the stock tire is 35 psi
Who says there no advantage to the hearing loss and possible brain damage from many highways miles in a Wrangler?
Hopefully a low rack with an air dam like the FE is the solution. I'm curious what owners with full size custom racks will report. How does having the airdam at the front compare to...
Yes, the "12V" in the manual must be is a typo. The 12V battery would usually be maintained at 13.5V with the car on. The 12V would be at either at float or charge voltage when the car is on. There another auxiliary gauge that does show the 12V and it is uninteresting. It should be...
Victron should have a good manual too. Dutch company. While most Victron electrical systems are installed by marine electricians, there is no technical staff on a 50 foot catamaran in the middle of the south pacific 10 days from shore.
Victron is high quality an makes a 3600W isolation transformer mostly used in boats. $600. It's used in boats primarily so that vessels can benefit from but not rely on the quality and wiring of shore power. My understanding is that an isolation transformer allows both sides to have its own...
2024 Land Cruiser Crossbars
I haven't purchased so I'm not posting links. You can find amazon and eBay hits on the above search terms. But they all reference "Prado". Since I don't need the crossbars until spring I'm waiting on specific U.S. reviews.
The $500+ OEM price is absurd. The upside...
Does the Toyota YouTube mechanic guy have a recommendation? He has opinions on everything, so I assume he has a position.
On a tangent, the best Yamaha mechanic in my area says that BP Premium has the best additives and is what he uses for small engines and vehicles that will be stored. Gas is...
Premium is required because of Toyota being conservative about the turbo. Toyota is always conservative and plans for the engine to last hundreds of thousands of mile. But the engine almost certainly changes the timing in response to regular gas as other manufacturers who allow different...
But you can't become a member of the exclusive "I hate the coolbox" clique without the premium package.
We're a cranky group as we spent $70K yet have no place to put our sunglasses.
I initially thought the HUD projector depression on the dash was a thoughtful included storage area. Silly me...
The LC LC roof side rails are Yakima. There are clone cross bars available specifically for the vehicle on Amazon for $150/pair.
I am unsure of my long term roof rack plans. So for now $150 is good.
Back to heating: Am I correct that the vehicle has a heat pump?
For techies the vehicle API seems to be useable. I preheat/cool my Tesla based on calendar and outside temps. I will try that with the LC too.
Not enough DC watts easily available in the vehicle. Thats why ecoflow now sells a $600 alternator charger. It will be very disappointing the the LC inverter can't charge batteries.
The LC inverter does run the EGO fast battery charger without complaint.
Great. Folding legs underneath would make nice camp tables.
The way I see it is to carry gear in waterproof containers. Don't need any bedspace until night. An attached car tent could make an annex to put stuff.
Interesting. The video is more about market position, branding and price rather than off road capability.
Its odd they don't sell the 70 series in the U.S. Toyota was traumatized by poor FJ sales and likely don't understand the problem of why it didn't sell. (The FJ was too feminine, the 70...
No, but I use Home Assistant on the house side.
If the inverter eventually works for me I would like to measure engine start/stops. There seems to be an ODB to home assistant connection I can make.
I don't believe the inverter will like the ground when you connect to your panel.
My guess is the the Toyota engineers can show a flatter frequency response with premium audio compared to the base system. So it's "premium". But the most liked better car audio systems have user controllable surround processing. Toyota doesn't seem to do that, although they may process true...
You are not missing much as far as the upgraded audio. One reason I went premium was to be sure I got the best audio. It's quality is what I would expect in a $35K RAV4.
It's odd that Toyota would spend so much on electronics in the premium yet have such a cheap audio system. I'm also part of...