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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Thu, 09 Sep 2021 3:49 +0000

Rear speakers came in. I was able to modify the factory speaker housings instead of using the replacements I bought. This let me retain the factory wiring. Much better sound quality, front speakers are lost in the post.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:11 +0000

Front speakers and tweeter housings came in, very poor fit and finish, took a lot of work to clean up. Ready for paint now though.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Sat, 11 Sep 2021 5:26 +0000

Took quite a bit of paintwork to match the sail panels perfectly but they turned out great. The sound quality is a huge improvement! Ordered seat covers from Escape Gear in South Africa and some MOLLE seatback panels from a place here.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby Critter350 on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 5:38 +0000

Anyone else not seeing images? All broken links for me.


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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby Gipsy on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 6:05 +0000

They're all there for me
Cheers Gipsy :D although I'm sure somebody will challenge that :lol: even Einstein wasn't certain of his theories.
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 8:27 +0000

Dang, yeah definitely let me know if you guys aren't seeing the images. :(
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby Gipsy on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 9:15 +0000

Maybe Critter has a problem as it's all visible for me. I don't have any fancy apps or software, just stock Android tablet.
Critter I see all your pics.
Cheers Gipsy :D although I'm sure somebody will challenge that :lol: even Einstein wasn't certain of his theories.
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby 1tuff4b on Tue, 14 Sep 2021 8:05 +0000

Don’t open for me either!


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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Wed, 15 Sep 2021 5:57 +0000

Not really sure what to do guys, I tried from several computers and they display for me, I don't have the option to host them on newhilux.net, I'm hosting them from my Google album archive. I'll mess around with the settings and see if that changes anything? Are you guys seeing broken links for the whole thread or just recently?
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby Gipsy on Wed, 15 Sep 2021 6:05 +0000

Maybe I can see them because I'm using Google Chrome? Could it be your browser Critter?
Cheers Gipsy :D although I'm sure somebody will challenge that :lol: even Einstein wasn't certain of his theories.
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby Chopps on Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:35 +0000

Nice work Amerikun.
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Wed, 15 Sep 2021 2:15 +0000

Chopps wrote:Nice work Amerikun.
I can see all images using Firefox Windows 10. Links are fine


Glad to hear that and thanks!

Also thanks Gipsy for the help troubleshooting.

Pulled all the rear panels and seat out for cleaning and sound deadening this evening. Pics to come tomorrow. Hoping I don't run into any surprises when I get the interior gutted...
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Thu, 16 Sep 2021 3:16 +0000

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Worked until I ran out of Kilmat, more on the way. Looking like 5 18sqft boxes will do the floor/ back panel and doors.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby hiluxxury on Thu, 16 Sep 2021 9:45 +0000

AmeriKUN26 wrote:Image

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Worked until I ran out of Kilmat, more on the way. Looking like 5 18sqft boxes will do the floor/ back panel and doors.

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I always wanted to do that.
I might be wrong.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:04 +0000

I'll let you know how it turns out, doors were a night and day difference. More mat won't be here until Sunday though. :(
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Fri, 17 Sep 2021 4:23 +0000

While waiting on more mat, I decided to tackle the dirty headliner (PO had a daughter that apparently reveled in rubbing her greasy little hands all over the ceiling) looks great now after some upholstery cleaner and a lot of clean cloths, no pics of headliner. Also pulled the rear seatbelts to launder and tighten up the retractors a couple of turns.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Fri, 17 Sep 2021 1:46 +0000

MOLLE seatback panels came in this evening and I got the seatbelt retractors all cleaned up and rewound, they look and retract nearly as good as new, I'll do the fronts next week.

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby hiluxxury on Sun, 19 Sep 2021 5:39 +0000

AmeriKUN26 wrote:Also pulled the rear seatbelts to launder and tighten up the retractors a couple of turns.


That made all of the difference with my old lux.
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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby AmeriKUN26 on Tue, 21 Sep 2021 3:13 +0000

Got 5 hours in this morning on the Kilmat installation, it's coming along very nicely!

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Re: Hilux KUN26L build in USA

Postby davo94 on Tue, 21 Sep 2021 1:17 +0000

Are you doing the roof?
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