👋 Welcome to the new Land Cruiser Forum - Please post an introduction thread!

[shenderson]

I stepped up to a 2024 Land Cruiser 1958 from a 2015 4Runner Trail model, which I put 150,000 miles on, so it was just getting broken in. I have been driving a succession of 4wd vehicles of various sorts since 1972 (ok, 1967 if I count my Army service). I have owned 2 IHS Scout II's, a Jeep diesel Cherokee, 2 Ford Explorers (when they were built on truck chassis), an F150, the 4Runner, and now the LC. Just got the LC about 3 weeks ago. Possibly with the exception of the F150, the LC is the most sophisticated off-road vehicle I have owned. I am looking forward to running the LC through its off-road paces. The LC came with "street" tires, and the dealer could not swap them, so when it comes time to replace them, I will get mud and snow tires of some sort. Looking for suggestions.

I intentionally got the 1958 LC because I have never had a vehicle with a "moon roof" that did not leak, so anything with that was out. I also did not want another vehicle with power seats. Once I get the seats set, I rarely change them. I also have had it with white or black vehicles, since white shows every spec of dirt and black is hotter than blazes in the NC sun and also shows dirt. My LC is the grey color (Meteor Shower") - who comes up with these names, anyway?

BTW, my other off-road vehicle is a 2004 Aviat A1-B Husky (bush plane), which can go many places no ground vehicle can go! And needs very little runway..

The Husky is a really cool bird. If I didn’t have two dogs it would probably be my pick!

 

[dbirling]

Nice story! Welcome to LC gang
If you want to add some mods to yours, check out all my post about mods I did. Hope they are helpful for you

Love the front bumper setup you have, that looks as clean as a factory install!

Lots of great info on the forum... though it may end up causing spontaneous upgrades!

 

[4walls]

New member from Canada. Ordered my LC one year before it was delivered. Loving the Land Cruiser Limited package in Underground (with a few minor annoyances). Traded in my Chevy Camaro on the LC and don't miss the car at all.

While learning features and options on the LC, this forum has been the top Google hit for almost every search. Great resource and hopefully I can contribute to the knowledge base.

We also drive a Toyota FJ Cruiser, so the LC has a companion in the garage.

Mods so far (and pending)
- premium horn (on order)
Horn Upgrade
- cool box tray - 3d printed
Updated LC cool box tray with liner
- front grill vinyl overlay decals (from FJ forum)
https://www.fjcruiserforums.com/threads/fj-grille-vinyl-letter-overlay.753550/
This is a DIY project with a CRICUT machine. Took a little tweak to make it just right

On the todo list:
- bigger tires (I'll likely run the stock tires for a year or two)
- resonator delete. The Tacoma has an off road pipe that replaces the resonator. It is about $100 or so online and thinking that might be an option on the LC as well.
2024+ Tacoma Off-Road Trail Pipe – At The Helm Fabrication
- full PPF Xpel wrap in satin. This was my initial plan when I got the LC. But when I picked up the truck at the dealer I really liked the colour, so I went with a Graphene coating to preserve the colour and protect the finish. I may still do the PPF in a couple of years. This is what the PPF shop showed me as an example of the satin wrap.

 

[EOD Guy]

New member from Canada. Ordered my LC one year before it was delivered. Loving the Land Cruiser Limited package in Underground (with a few minor annoyances). Traded in my Chevy Camaro on the LC and don't miss the car at all.

Welcome to the Jungle!