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Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Mon, 23 Jul 2018 8:11 +0000by Spitfia
William_Foster wrote:Spitfia wrote:Narva H4 LED headlight upgrade ... WOW! Why did i not do this earlier?
Spitfia, I read your post with interest as I have been wanting some better globes. But when I went to the Narva website it states at the bottom of the description that those globes are ‘**Not ADR Approved. Off-road use only’ (Reference:
https://www.narva.com.au/blogs/press-re ... led-globes).
Are you able to use them on the road? I assume this is an old article and they have been cleared for use now.
Actually not ADR approved but i dont think cops are too fussed with it in the west i see plenty of people with led headlights on the road. Besides if i do get pulled for em i have my old globes in my glove box i can fit in 2 mins flat
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:14 +0000by Critter350
Not surprised they are not ADR approved, they are dazzling and difficult for oncoming traffic even on low beam. I have too much respect for fellow road users.
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Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:19 +0000by creaky
Critter350 wrote:Not surprised they are not ADR approved, they are dazzling and difficult for oncoming traffic even on low beam. I have too much respect for fellow road users.
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+1
Do whatever you want with high beam bulbs but putting LED and HID bulbs in reflectors that were not designed for them is putting you and oncoming road users at risk if their ability to see is affected.
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:39 +0000by Tyler1993
Agreed on the HIDs and LEDs in the stock headlights, so frustrating driving past someone who’s done it.
Hey crit. Was it much work to restore the headlights?
We have a few older work trucks that are pretty bad, thinking it might be a good Monday morning job for the apprentices
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Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:45 +0000by scottellis88
I bought the ‘mother’ kit, pretty easy to do and made them come up like new
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Thu, 26 Jul 2018 5:22 +0000by NomadNoosa
Jagged some Bridgestone Dueller 697's for $200 a corner fitted and got the 120k service done. Its like a new car. The old Coopers, which had been on 2 Prados and a trailer, well 2 of them on a trailer anyway were like driving a steamroller. All I have to do now is find a cheapish lift kit for it and that'll do it for a while.....maybe.
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Sat, 28 Jul 2018 10:32 +0000by Critter350
Tyler1993 wrote:
Hey crit. Was it much work to restore the headlights?
I reckon took bit less than an hour all up, but wasn’t in a rush.
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Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Sun, 29 Jul 2018 4:39 +0000by TOYZX
New 130amp alternator went in today. My old one, a rebuilt unit from bansheebuzz packed it in yesterday after a couple of years and maybe 50k kms. Didn't really have a choice but to buy this one as it was what repco had on the shelf. Just have to finish upgrading the main alt fuse and wiring now.
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Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Fri, 03 Aug 2018 5:18 +0000by Scratchblades
ARB replaced the faulty BP51 front struts with the newer versions , set them at +15mm so she’s level and boy the lux rides smooth now,
Also they fitted my ARB frontier 140L fuel tank
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Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Sun, 12 Aug 2018 5:25 +0000by dave g
Fitted a turbo timer today
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Sun, 12 Aug 2018 6:53 +0000by wombat81
Replaced the front brake pads with QFM. Flushed the front brake fluid. Tried to replaced the rear brake shoes but discovered I do need the C washer that the Toyota parts guys adamantly told me I didn't need... So I had to put it back together with the old shoes still in there.
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Sun, 12 Aug 2018 7:51 +0000by Ianjames
^just reuse the old one
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Sun, 12 Aug 2018 8:12 +0000by wombat81
Ianjames wrote:^just reuse the old one
Couldn't get it off without destroying it.
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Mon, 13 Aug 2018 1:29 +0000by flip9
Velcro'd the CTEK on the battery box and cleaned up the cables.
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Mon, 13 Aug 2018 2:11 +0000by hiluxxury
wombat81 wrote:Ianjames wrote:^just reuse the old one
Couldn't get it off without destroying it.
Did you get a pic of the washer?
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Tue, 14 Aug 2018 1:00 +0000by wombat81
hiluxxury wrote:wombat81 wrote:Ianjames wrote:^just reuse the old one
Couldn't get it off without destroying it.
Did you get a pic of the washer?
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Tue, 14 Aug 2018 1:50 +0000by hiluxxury
wombat81 wrote:
Did you get a pic of the washer?
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It that on the handbrake arm/lever? I thought that came attached to a new set of drum liners?
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Tue, 14 Aug 2018 4:34 +0000by Ozwaz
Small screwdriver then a bit bigger driver then flat nose external circling pliers and she is good to go.
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Wed, 15 Aug 2018 8:27 +0000by wombat81
hiluxxury wrote:It that on the handbrake arm/lever? I thought that came attached to a new set of drum liners?
1. Yes.
2. No. Not on the bendix shoes I bought. Maybe it comes with genuine ones?
Re: What did you do to your Hilux today?
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Wed, 15 Aug 2018 8:29 +0000by wombat81
Ozwaz wrote:Small screwdriver then a bit bigger driver then flat nose external circling pliers and she is good to go.
I've changed the same washers on the 80 series a couple of times and they've always cracked when I've tried to put them back on. So I wasn't going to risk it on the lux since the mrs needed to drive it this week.