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  1. TrailWhale

    Skid plate

    Skid plate install last night was pretty straight forward. I highly highly highly recommend printing out the TIS skid plate installation document. The little paper you get with the front skid is useless. With the actual installation instructions, it was pretty straight forward as long as you...
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    MPG

    Here’s a visualization of a 7-minute city/residential drive where I am absolutely trying my best to hypermile. (Just did 4 of them in a row and was thinking of you all 😄 averaged probably 11mph maybe!)
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    MPG

    We should save our rants for the evening after a couple beers instead of in the morning before coffee 🤣
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    MPG

    I still think there is a good reason to be disappointed with this hybrid system for short drives. During the first 10 minutes of city/residential driving, that turbo spools up if you even think about trying to accelerate or even barely maintain current speed. It takes too long for the Cruiser...
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    MPG

    You are right, I cherry picked your comment without context and I 100% apologize. After re-reading the thread, your comment was appropriate. I'll take the L here and try to have my coffee before ranting at random again.
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    MPG

    I don't know this guy's story, i don't know most folks story. Almost nobody gives the actual specifics in these fuel economy discussions. So, I absolutely apologize if I missed specific context specific to the situation. I'm not trying to flame. Sorry! The internet is hard sometimes, and I...
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    MPG

    The hybrid system is extremely conservative for the first 10-15 minutes of operation. So if you do a lot of 5-15 minute drives in city/residential conditions (lots of stops and gos) then 17mpg feels normal in my experience so far. Sometimes if i have have two longer drives back to back (e.g...
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    Landcruiser 250 Japan Accessories

    I'll bite. What's the "side door dust box" for? Is it like a trash can or something?
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    MPG

    (Edited to tone it down a bit :coffee: Sorry for cherry-picking this comment, upon re-reading the thread it was contextually relevant and correct! my bad!) I see this kind of comment a lot in these MPG threads and it feels a little dismissive and could use some nuance. There is enough data to...
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    💵 For Sale Brand new round headlights for 2024 Land Cruiser

    Just do a quick websearch for just the part number, you'll get a long list of online parts departments websites. It is unlikely your dealership's part department will do anything unless they really like you or you know a guy. My local dealership parts department has a big sign on the desk that...
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    💵 For Sale Brand new round headlights for 2024 Land Cruiser

    Based on the part number in the photo above, they are $1429 MSRP a piece. With sympathy to OP, they're probably going to have to sell these at a substantial loss since you can order them online from many Toyota parts departments for up to 33% off. For self-installable parts, there's almost...
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    Tire Upgrade ?

    M+S is basically what classifies as an "All Season" tire. Unless you are super specialized racing or touring tires you are very likely M+S rated. It means the tread pattern and siping meets some basic requirements. 3 Peak rated means that the tire exceeds a specific level of acceleration in...
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    What are your thoughts on The new Armada Pro-4X (Patrol)

    Have you checked with the dealers in the Boise area or are you trying to hold out to support your local dealership? When I got mine in early July they said they had already cleared the waitlist (except for me, apparently I was also picky). Toyota allocated based on 4Runner sales, which I guess...
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    Skid plate

    I'm finally installing mine tomorrow (and intend on an oil change). I'll try to heavily document with pictures!
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    What Color is your Cruiser?

    Now that it seems like the majority of folks on here have their Cruisers, it would be fun to see what the color distribution looks like. Please do not answer the poll if you do not have a 2024 Land Cruiser! Just tap that view results button and enjoy the data!
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    Tire Ratings / Comparison Data

    You will have a hard time getting objective data on winter and road noise performance since a lot of these light weight AT tires are all brand new models. You can glean a bit from previous models. I don't know exactly what is available in 20" size - but based on what you want, you should look...
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    Air Compressors - Best type to keep in LC?

    The 12v adapter “cigarette lighter” has a maximum current/amperage, something like 15A, so that means you are hard capped at 180 watts. (power = voltage * amperage) so if you attach directly to the battery you can draw more current and thus more power for the compressor. The viair 85p is...
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    Does anyone actually get the posted 22/24 mpg?

    More useless data: I averaged 17 MPG on the Labor Day weekend camping trip: 300mi, mostly interstate 70+ mph, loaded with 4 bikes on the hitch rack and a roof cargo box. 91 octane, elevation 2500-7000ft with constant ups and downs on the entire drive. (At4w SL tires) Total average is around...
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    LC Trim base level stereo

    I wonder if this adapter would be just the right size needed to properly mount the infinity in the wider area. The only reason you couldn’t use the 4” infinitys was depth right? I might look around for shallower 4” options, but the venerable Infinity Reference has always been the gold standard...
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    Air Compressors - Best type to keep in LC?

    I’m leaning toward the Viair 88p to leave in the cruiser. Rated at 2CFM, not amazing but still a lot better than my portable ryobi inflator. It looks pretty small and compact for something I’m not going to use all that often. I looked at some bigger more powerful options (some with multiple...
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    Speaker on Cargo Door - seems the speaker grill is there for one but no sound from it?

    @chancellor ’s audio system upgrade is described in their thread here - LC Trim base level stereo
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    Not getting the right mileage per gallon

    I can confirm (there's another thread on here where we discussed this in the past), the "Tank Average" option is ONLY on the 1958 model. The different Driver Information Display systems presumably have different software, and it appears that this was forgotten about for the LCLC+ software. I...
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    Speaker on Cargo Door - seems the speaker grill is there for one but no sound from it?

    I've used the AudioTools app in the past for this kind of stuff. It's been a while though, I've been out of the audio/acoustics game for a while now.
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    Speaker on Cargo Door - seems the speaker grill is there for one but no sound from it?

    The ANC system employs mics and presumably some DSP and would output signal with the existing speakers. There is no need for an entire separate speaker system for ANC in an automobile. The speaker system is perfectly capable of handling both your jams and your noise cancellation. So the...
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    Probably a dumb question... do you swap out the spare too?

    The spare also has TPMS, so in theory, you will get a warning if your spare tire's PSI drops below the preset PSI, like your other 4 tires.
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    Tire Upgrade ?

    Yes, A/T3W and A/T4W are 3-peak rated. From what i recall, every Wildpeak tire is three-peak rated with the exception of some OEM models (which might just be a legal thing? e.g. the OEM Wildpeak AT-Trails on some models do not have 3-peak, while the exact same Wildpeak trail you can buy does...
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    Probably a dumb question... do you swap out the spare too?

    I figure if you take the spare out and put it in the trunk ready to go, give them a print out of the rotation you want, and say "just put the newly rotated spare in the trunk" it would be weird for them to not do it. Having TPMS already active in the spare is super helpful here too.
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    Moonroof/Sunroof wind noise

    Do you have crossbars? The crossbars certainly howl at speeds over 65mph ish
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