What did you do to your GX TODAY?
05-24-14, 07:58 PM
#316
05-24-14, 11:16 PM
#318
Pole Position
I used PIAA Extreme White 7440 bulbs, part # 19225, model # H-22SE. They are brighter than the stock bulbs, but I'd still like to find a proper LED in a similar configuration to the attached (due to the reflector design), from a reputable seller.
05-25-14, 05:27 PM
#319
Springbar?
My son and I have really been enjoying our Kodiak 10 x 10. I wish I could out camping more, but when we do having the extra room is nice. The durability is nice too when it becomes the center entertainment among a gaggle of 8 year olds.
My son and I have really been enjoying our Kodiak 10 x 10. I wish I could out camping more, but when we do having the extra room is nice. The durability is nice too when it becomes the center entertainment among a gaggle of 8 year olds.
05-26-14, 09:08 AM
#320
Yup. I spent all of my boy scout years in those. This one is from my wife's family. They've been camping in it for 25 years and, now that all her siblings have grown up, we inherited it. Like my Toyotas, 25 years old and just broken in. It should outlast us.
06-02-14, 11:52 AM
#321
Pit Crew
My boys and I took the GX off-road for the first time since we got it last November. This is on the way back from Jasper, Alberta towards Edmonton. We were trying to get down to a river from the top of the valley. There the railroad tracks go off to a long trestle over a small river which runs to the big river. The hills were steep grade, loose rock and dirt. Used the DAC for the first time and ran the whole gamut on low with locked center. After a little race to get back up top before the rain got too bad, my son said it ran like a tank. Never an issue with lack of grip or power. Once we got back on to level grade and decent road we switched back to "luxury ride" mode and everything was awesome. This vehicle is incredibly versatile! Very impressed!
06-02-14, 04:01 PM
#322
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Installed a fresh set of Bilstein 5100s with the OEM springs at the 2nd from the top setting. This gave about 1.5-1.75" lift, evening out the stance both side to side and front to back (the passenger side was .25" lower originally). I'll probably trick the airbags a little to get some rake back but not too much...I don't want to make it ride too hard back there.
The test run over the mountains to the 19th century pioneer cemetery revealed a ride that is noticeably more firm. It's not uncomfortable and definitely controls the heavier LT tires better than stock. What I notice now is that the rear seems a bit unruly in rough terrain.
The test run over the mountains to the 19th century pioneer cemetery revealed a ride that is noticeably more firm. It's not uncomfortable and definitely controls the heavier LT tires better than stock. What I notice now is that the rear seems a bit unruly in rough terrain.
06-03-14, 10:48 AM
#323
Before the end of the summer, I plan on changing over to coils in the rear and those will have a bit of lift in them.
06-04-14, 04:45 AM
#324
Did you buy the valve from the dealer? Where is it located and was it easy to replace? Did you notice any difference in car's performance?
06-04-14, 05:12 AM
#325
Pole Position
I've been thinking of replacing the PCV valve. I have around 110k miles and also considering replacing the spark plugs as well - maybe I'll do both at the same time. Did you buy the valve from the dealer? Where is it located and was it easy to replace? Did you notice any difference in car's performance?
07-03-14, 12:15 PM
#326
Pole Position
Did an oil change today. This is the GX's first oil change since I purchased it last November.
According to mylexus, the truck has been regularly serviced by a dealer. Not too sure about that. Can independent shops add data to mylexus?
Had to use a breaker bar to remove the 12mm bolts on the skid plate. The oil filter was on really tight! Oil filter was not OEM. The only way I could get the drain plug out was to use "Bluto" my Ingersol-Rand super whammer jammer impact drill. The drain plug was either going to unscrew or have its head ripped off. Scarey! Whew! The plug unscrewed. There was no crush washer on the plug. Drain plug access cover is missing. I'm going to install all new skid plate hardware and repaint the skid plate next oil change. Put in Mobil1 synthetic and a Mobil1 high capacity filter. Installed a new drain plug and a crush washer. Put anti-seize compound on the old skid plate hardware. Things should go much easier next time!
According to mylexus, the truck has been regularly serviced by a dealer. Not too sure about that. Can independent shops add data to mylexus?
Had to use a breaker bar to remove the 12mm bolts on the skid plate. The oil filter was on really tight! Oil filter was not OEM. The only way I could get the drain plug out was to use "Bluto" my Ingersol-Rand super whammer jammer impact drill. The drain plug was either going to unscrew or have its head ripped off. Scarey! Whew! The plug unscrewed. There was no crush washer on the plug. Drain plug access cover is missing. I'm going to install all new skid plate hardware and repaint the skid plate next oil change. Put in Mobil1 synthetic and a Mobil1 high capacity filter. Installed a new drain plug and a crush washer. Put anti-seize compound on the old skid plate hardware. Things should go much easier next time!
Did my second oil change on the GX today. Much easier than that first oil change back in April. No breaker bar. No impact wrench. No fighting for 15 minutes trying to remove the oil filter put on there by some 600 pound gorilla! Could not bring myself to tighten the drain plug to 28 ft/lb. That's just crazy tight. Took 7 full quarts of Mobil1 this time. Installed all new skid plate bolts. Ace Hardware had the bolts. They're in the drawers labeled 'body bolts'. Exactly like OEM except these have 13mm heads instead of 14mm, but they're very high grade. Also slapped in a new air filter and cabin filter.
07-04-14, 03:07 PM
#327
Tried to install OME rear coils
I had it up on jack stands. Mine aren't terribly tall so I had them under the hitch cross member. Both tires were off and while fighting the rusted shock nut, I remembered too late that I didn't chock the front wheels. 
Luckily, it came to rest on the lower suspension links and not on the rotors. Not so luckily, one of the jack stands didn't fall over and stabbed up through the plastic bumper cover. Most luckily-est, none of my body parts were underneath this pig.
Now, I think it might be best to find a shop with a lift so this can be done safely and properly.
Luckily, it came to rest on the lower suspension links and not on the rotors. Not so luckily, one of the jack stands didn't fall over and stabbed up through the plastic bumper cover. Most luckily-est, none of my body parts were underneath this pig.Now, I think it might be best to find a shop with a lift so this can be done safely and properly.
07-04-14, 03:33 PM
#328
Pole Position
Most luckily-est, none of my body parts were underneath this pig.
07-04-14, 03:46 PM
#329
Funnily, I was watching some "truck tech" online this morning and they showed exactly that. Still, now I won't feel bad dragging that bumper over some rocks in ouray at the end of the month.
07-05-14, 07:37 PM
#330
Pole Position
Went on SH-130 south of Austin this afternoon (highest speed limit in the US).
Found out that the cruise control will indeed lock in at 85mph.
Chip H.
Found out that the cruise control will indeed lock in at 85mph.
Chip H.
