Hilux 4x4 Forum

It was cold and then we headed for the park and went to play/tow in the loose sand a bit. It was about time to have a bit of play as till now there was no real fun for the drivers to play about. The sun was very hot and the strong cold wind made for a pleasant day in the vehicles and the see smell w...

I was eager to show the people the spoeg rivier grotte and also the coastal section of the namaqua national park, but we first visited the Light tower, then the Aristea and the Infamous rock. 100.jpg 101.jpg 102 (2).jpg 102.jpg 103.jpg 104.jpg 105.jpg 106.jpg 107.jpg 108.jpg 109 (2).jpg

We had wine and enjoyed the food and setting with the sun going down. 088.jpg Again the picture was perfect.... 089.jpg The sign for the restroom was spot on and the owner came and met us and ensured that all was happy with the meals. 090 (2).jpg Later on we parted ways and had a good night’s rest. ...

We stopped and refuelled in Springbok as this would be the last stop as we planned on going to south on the coast all the way to Strandfontein. We searched and found a new sleeping pad for me and it was the start of a new rethink as to how I want to camp in future. 079 (2).jpg Springbok did not fail...

Next morning we broke up camp and headed off the workshop, where we promptly got to repairing and strengthening the shock mounts on both sides. 068.jpg 069.jpg 070 (2).jpg Mom and Almyne left to Kakamas to have the puncture repaired and returned with lots of cold drinks for the day and snacks. With ...

We sat down in the restaurant and had a light lunch, the aircon was bliss and the decoration very elegant and we felt like having high tea. After cooling down we took a drive out to Echo corner and some other spots. 061.jpg 062.jpg 063.jpg 064.jpg As it was reaching the highest temps yet on the trip...

The next morning we slept in until the sun started to warm up the tents and we got to getting breakfast ready and getting everyone road worthy and ready for the day. Thank fully we had our own ablution and it happened easy. Some camp repairs were needed after I made a list of things and I stayed put...

The gravel road to Campbell was wide and of the best I have driven in most years and it quickly went by, but not without a problem.... 044.jpg 045.jpg A quick stop in Griekwastad for ice cream revealed that we had a new a tripod in our convoy.... So out the tools and jack came, and we set about chan...

The viewpoint was the other local’s hangout, picnic spot. 038.jpg Not much to see and the rivers both were very murky of colour thus the different colours of the rivers was hard to spot. 039.jpg 040.jpg We did not stay long as it was simmering outside and the locals was quite well oiled and some too...

028.jpg 029.jpg 030.jpg 031.jpg 032.jpg 033.jpg 034.jpg Next stop was Douglas where we would go pay a visit to the confluence of the Vaal and Orange River. The road was long, very hot and dry. 035.jpg Evidence of tyre failure country, we were in harsh land country and if it reminded of the hardines...

We had some pictures taken and then we set off to what seemed like a very long day ahead.

Some more pictures of the old town and the old museums and trains that date back to the diamond era...

The next morning we had an early rise from a very good night’s rest. Dead central in old Kimberley with nothing to worry about and not even a whiff of noise from the traffic that was just a mere drop away, you could not but feel like being time travelled back to the old days of the diamond rush era....

Day 1 saw us leaving home at around 14h00 as I still had to do some work on the Friday. After checking everything and making sure that all is ready to roll, we hit the road to Kimberley. 001.jpg A long boring but nonetheless dangerous drive with all the ignorant and careless drivers on the road made...

Mine is written but i'm still busy sorting through the 2300 photos taken......

Just as a point of interest is that in December i was towing a trailer loaded with the Prado in 44 degree heat with the aircon on and it never switched it of on the ecu, but the Prado does have the additional cooler fan in the front of the radiator which helped a lot in my view. So maybe wiring in a...

Baie netjies Hennie.
Interesante benadering wat jy gevolg het.
Ek sal net aanraai dat jy die temp naald fyn dophou in warm weer en stadige 4x4 werk. Daai boks het basies so 50% van die direkte lugvloei geblok op die radiator veral op die onderkant waar die meeste verkoeling plaasvind.

Pieter this is a great idea and i am sure it will be well supported [emoji1303]

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Baie mooi Daan. Die lift is maar omdat die band n omtrek vergroting het van so 25mm in deursnee teenoor die bande wat op was. Iets wat jy sal oplet is dat die voertuig gaan wel bietjie swaarder wees op brandstof allround. Dit is die band grote asook die MT loopvlak. Dan sal ek voorstel dat jy begin ...

HI Edge,

thanks for the idea, i'm going to work on this, and yes I have been planning a short break during the festive period.

Ok guys so here is the request. 10 days & 10 nights trip departing from Parys and return to Parys which route/ destination points would you choose and why??? :cooldude: Back ground for the short break away. 2 x 4x4 Toyota Vehicles = Prado V6 & 2.7i IFS D/C Hilux. :thumbup: 5/6 adults traveli...

Hi Louis, Welcome here. Some pointers to bear in mind with the SURF... all of them is grey imports and some parts especially body but also certain drive train parts and electrical stuff might be a bit hard to get by even from the dealers. The Surf (185 chassis series) and the Prado 90 (1997-2002) mo...

Very neat George!! Looking nice now with the bumper fitted. Also great to know it comes in easy to bolt on brackets that makes it easy to DIY.

Tony that is excatly why I decided to import that unit as it is made to fit the prado with dual tanks. Took me the other night a normal stop and fill time at the pump. Only thing is now that I get out and fill myself as they tend to overfill the tanks which cause the breather in the cap to let off t...

While I was busy with the fitment of the LR tank, I stumbled across the standard factory nudgebar and belly protection plate that I wanted so badly..... Took a casual drive out to N1 4x4 and picked up my "new" bumper and plate. In serious need of some special attention to make it look more...

So I had a small windfall earlier this year and decided to get myself a Long range tank for the Prado as it is my holiday/ Touring / Overlanding vehicle. Got a new Tank from Front runner and then decided that the standard filler neck and rubber pipe that is supplied will not be suitable to make the ...

Daan, Ek is baie bly jy is tevrede met jou nuwe Prado. Myne gee ook baie dieselfde verbruik op die pad. Sal hom binnekort weer toets wanneer ek die lang pad gaan vat. Sodra mens die voertuig leer ken en verstaan is hulle baie lekker rustige voertuie om te ry, maar wat nie terug staan op die 4x4 roet...

Daan dit gaan maar oor die algemene vloei van verkeer en die terrein en vrag. Ek ry maar soos die pad toelaat en ook dan hoe haastig ek is.

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Pieter this is soon to be my new home away from home for a few years. Good to see other people also see the developing of a very interesting country

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Daan I tend to drive mine around 2500 rpm which is about 115/120. I do switch off the overdrive on a long hill if i notice it to drop below 115 and just keep the foot steady. I also tend to keep my foot light and just cruise mainly.

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Welcome Daan, The Prado that had a factory Sub tank with separate gauge fitted held 69L. These are only to be found in Australia with these tanks. The Front Runner Aux Tank hold 70L in total that would be fitted to your vehicle. All the 1997-2002 models in SA all had only a 90L single tank fitted. T...

Anyway, we eventually did it. Tilted the nudge bar forward and mounted the extra spots. No issues with radiator obstruction - needle still stays just below half where it's always been, even under full load. Andy, something to keep in mind is that the automotive industry in general stabilise the hea...

I was just oberseving that there has not been any recent activity for a GTG outing of sorts in the Gauteng area. :siffler: Are there any plans for a year end get together for the forum members to meet and drive a family trail and camp??? Just asking as the year is drawing to a close and everyone's w...

Hi Harold, looking at the setup, I would be very tempted to try and see if with a fair amount of small mods and supports made, to try and alter te camper slightly and fit 2x spare wheels behind the cab underneath the luton that extends over the cab. The walls might need a bit of cutting but it will ...

Mud Dog wrote: ↑Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:36 pm You know the drill Martin ..... it never happened, unless .....

Andy it did happen.....

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Some interesting reading for the night...... :subscribed: :subscribed: :siffler: :siffler: Here is the pictures of the winch fitment in the factory winch cradle that was not available in our market but in other markets. First the bumper was removed, then the support brace and the chassis end plates ...

Thank you Rood will appreciate it. Need to plan the installation for the long weekend.

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Hi guys, I would like to know if anybody has relocated their if there is anybody that has relocated the winch solenoid switch away from the box that is supplied in standard form. I have a warn M8000 and the factory winch plate has the exact location holes as the ones that is holding the remote switc...

Baie mooi Robbie... Dit lyk heel netjies en baie goed afgewerk.

Botswana is deesdae so mooi oopgery dat jy maklik daai boswa sal kan sleep, maar daai 22R mag dalk bietjie swaar werk met daai Jurgens XT agter sy stert.

Jan-Hendrik, From what you have said here, yes it is unfortunate to say that the general road user attitude and driving skill will not become much better if at all, and also the general condition of the roads will also not be much improved over a period of time, thus the reasoning to go for somethin...

Malcom, I am thinking your problem is with the offset with the rim rather than the size of the tyre here as it is touching the leafspring edge on full lock turns. This is telling me the rims that your are currently have fitted is to positive in off set and thus is scrubbing on the inside. I cannot u...

Thank you, i have tried to keep it light as possible and also userfriendly. Will soon get to the other small things to get everything sorted for n getaway trip in winter.

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Long overdue update on this topic. I redesigned the rear packing system in the Prado following my first long camping trip in December 16 on the west coast. It was to heavy on the back with all the water and extra fuel on the roof. Also it was very unpractical and I could not pack smartly as I had to...

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Hi Johan,

Jy sal baie wyd moet soek vir so iets. Ek het myne uitgehaal en self oorgedoen. Groete

Tony this is one very neat build up that you have done and it is really very compact and i can see the design being very smart set up with innovative ideas .

I like and this is one of the best I have seen....

Hi Harold, the bakkie mate was manufactured by CI which is now Jurgens, however if I have the weight correctly those units was pegged around 420kg empty. The jacks were also a CI design for that bakkie mate. I would personally look into getting 4x decent stabiliser legs and make them longer to work ...

Hi Greg, with regards to the above mentioned from various members, I have picked up that a lot of people do have the skill to do relative technical and challenging trails and the newer guys feels left out with this as they are not confident enough (even with guided assistance) to do these trails. I ...

That Picture made me fall in love with the SFA when i was still @ school and I vowed to own one of those vehicles and travel in it. Still would love to have a double cab like that one Stock in my garage.

I would like to know from those in the know and that has traveled many km's about mounting a Jerry can lying flat instead of being mounted on its back. Attached is a picture of what I have in mind for 2x cans, mounted in similar position but on special brackets on Load bars. jerry-can-mounting-top-a...

Alex the two tyres you are comparing are different in size and would thus have different ratings and load capacity.

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Tank ek sal bietjie die gps log aflaai en vir julle post hierso

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James it is a electronic sender unit on the box that sends the reading as far as i know. Not a very common failure. I would be inclined to remove and clean it and test again as i suspect it is a poor connection on the sender unit that caused the speedo stop working

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Corrected the image to display. Hope it is visible now. [emoji848]

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Here is my version of a portable and also vehicle mounted chuck box. I like to keep it simple and small. It is for 4 people with the cutlery. Only the braai grid, camp cooking pots and hot wheel travel seperate to this as they are seldom needed on a roadside lunch stop. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn....

George jy sal nie fout maak om so paar dae daarso te gaan kamp nie. Daai 90s hou van sulke uitstappies..

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pietpetoors wrote:Shoe jy het al die mooi plekke besoek.
Jammer ek was nie hier toe jy hier was.

Daai Prado van jou lyk mooi.

Pieter dankie ek geniet my Prado baie!!! Ek dink ons moet maar n tyd vaspen dat ons kan gaan saam daai wereld verken.

Martin ja ek kry gewoonlik sonder die dakrak op en minder vrag so 7.8 - 8.2km/l verbruik oor die algemeen. Ry maar min kort afstande met myne. So ek sal seker ook 6 kry in stads verkeer.

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Ek het Desember so kort draai gery en bietjie plekke gaan ondersoek en paaie bekyk in die Weskus area asook so draai deur die karoo gery. Ek het moes ongelukkig n deel van my roete op die laaste verander agv omstandighede en het dus so paar dae vroeer terug gekom maar daarin was dit ook baie goed ge...

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