Hilux 4x4 Forum

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benhur wrote:Welcome Craig

Trevor (Windy67) would be so glad to hear that he now has a Maritzborough maaitjie on the forum. 8) 8)

Hi Craig, Welcome to the forum. Bennie is right. Now there are 4 of us that I know of. PM me a phone number and I'll get in touch with you.

Trevor

F_D

I can only afford to have one at a time so it was sold with the V6 in, many years ago.

Trevor

If the conversion is done properly by a competent mechanic it is a real pleasure. I had a Ford V6 put in my red bakkie, on the left. What a pleasure after I got past the teething problems by a "well known" conversion mechanic in Maritzborough. The first problem was clutch related because ...

Hi Guys, I would rather find an airbag compatible bull bar that doesn't replace the existing front bumper. Is there one? The picture above shows spots fitted inside the bullbar. Does this not affect the airflow to the radiator? Why do some guys blank out the registration number when they post pics? ...

(die handbriek werk soos 'n droom, maar weet nie vir hoe lank nog nie). Jamme, maar my Afrikaans is sleg. Ek sou liewers Engels praat. Maybe I am misunderstanding your question. My learened son-in-law tells me that the self adjusting handbrake on our vehicles do not work. He did a manual adjustment ...

Niel,

I can send you some of my strong stuff even Griewas has a better chance

You are the one that mentioned the strong stuff. I smoke stock, standard Gunston.

If you think ( after this year ) that it will be in Cape Town that " Strong stuff" must be getting to you.

Trevor

What are you smoking? It seems a bit strong for you.

You guys are all going to travel to the "last outpost" for the final next year.

Skydive wrote:Yip, thats what I did. Everyone said that I an only fit an ARB bar as it is the only compatible bar with the airbag system. I then opted to fit a bar from Onca which is R4K cheaper than the ARB bar.

Skydive,

Can you post a picture of the ARB bar for me.

Trevor

Got invited by Benhur who found me wandering around on the 4X4 Comunity Forum Site.

Poor guy then had to hear my history via PM's. But he has a good ear.

Thanks Benhur. I really enjoy this site.

Trevor

Hi F_D

Family Dog wrote:but you need to lose that ugly red sticker!

Is that better? Piet has indicated that he will get some 20mm high forum stickers done sometime. Now there is a perfect place above the number plate for that.

What about the ugly yellow one on the canopy window?

Trevor

Skydive wrote:This has saved me R4K on a bulbar.

Hi Skydive,

I am not quite sure what you mean. Did you decide to forget about the bullbar and rely on the airbags?

Windy67

F_D and Niel, I agree with you guys. I am not a sticker fan either unless it is not too obtrusive. I have added 2 Sharks stickers to my new addition and would like to add the Hilux4X4 forum sticker as well. (We must advertise our forum). I have PM'd the boss and ordered the small ones. They are actu...

F_D

Are they going to respray around your 4X4 Forum sticker or will you have enough "bucks" left to buy a new one?

Windy67

Harold wrote:If you are going to opt for bigger tyres, upgraded suspension, engine modification - it would probably be cheaper to sell your Hilux and buy a Unimog.

Well said Harold. You forgot to mention that you've been there, done that and got the T-shirt but the Unimog is gone and the Hilux is still there.

benhur wrote:Trevor

Have you got hilux4x4.co.za Stickers on your vehicles so that people in your valley can be notified about the forum an all

Hi Benhur,

No I don't have. Tell me about it. I have one for the 4X4 Comunity Forum but have not stuck it on my vehicle yet.

Windy67

Thanks Piet, You guys from the Cape and the guys from "die ou Transvaal" seem to be more active on this forum. Us "ring pieces" from the old "Natal" are sitting in the backround. I would like to contact people closer to me and also try and get their "rings" in...

Hi Pietpetoors,

I have had another look at the members list and note that the Email column is not being used. Could we not use that for a home town?

Windy67

Hi refer here: http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewforum.php?f=58 This is a members only page, i.e. only registered, logged on members have access. 8) Hi ToyX4, I must be missing something here. I have followed your links and read the posts and I see that it has been suggested before but I still do...

Hi Piet,

If this has been discussed before you are free to give me some verbal abuse.

Is it possible to add another column to the members list like " Home Town".
It will just make life much easier when trying to locate fellow members who live close.

Windy67

Hi Guys, If I am hearing you correctly, there is an airbag/after market bullbar conflict that I need to be aware of. Don't know about the other makes, but ARB have a BB developed for the Hiluxes fitted with Airbags. (At least, that's what the Dealer who fitted mine told me, my 2.7i also has Airbags)...

7MGTE wrote:Also try taking the wife out the car. The whining should stop.

I nearly feel off my chair laughing at that one.

I don't know how big you are but you might be treading on thin ice if she sees that chirp.

Hi Guys, I have a Facelift 2003 D/C 4X4. I have read or heard that I can't just change the bullbar on this bakkie because of the airbags. Is this true? Has there been some discussion about it on this forum before? If so please point me there. I know that most modern vehicles come standard with airba...

Hi Guys, Here is an expert opinion from http://www.finishing.com/238/46.shtml Aug 29, 2003 There are many vehicle rust protection systems commercially available. Those that work by treating the metal object to be protected from oxidation as a cathode in a direct current electrolysis circuit have lim...

SYRON CONVERSIONS wrote:Excellent looking fish (did you tag and release it ) what was the weight.?

It weighed just over 20 Kg's. Caught off the ledges at Mapelane. It took 45 mins to land and got battered against the rocks on the way in, so unfortunately I couldn't release it.

Windy67

Hi Guys, Not sure which fish you want to see but here is one of them. As far as the rust gadget goes, I don't want to argue with you guys. It definately worked on my bakkie. There are gadgets and there are gadgets, maybe I got the good one. There are many different makes. They will concentrate on an...

Doctor's Waiting Room

Hi Bosvark,

I had a 4Y 2.2 Hilux and used to drop my tire pressure to 1 bar for general beach driving.

Will you not have any problems with sand between the tire and the rim if you drop them to 0.6 bars?

Windy67

It would be nice if Marius could let us know what changed with the face lift model and whether they are reversable. Windy67 It appears that the 'pre-face lift' 2.7i's give better consumption figures than the newer models. Some minor engine changes were made, Marius could probably fill you in more on...

Hi All, After reading some of the warnings out there about buying coastal vehicles there are a few suggestions I would like to post but first my experience. I bought a 1987 D/C from a farmer who lived in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. It had probably never seen the beach. It was 6 years years old when ...

Hi Niel, Don't start stressing about your KZ yet. I cannot decide, from what I have read, whether it is still the older ones that are being targeted so I posed the question hoping to get feedback.

I recently sold my 1987 2.2 D/C 4X4 ( after 13 years ) and replaced it with a 2003 2.7i D/C 4X4.

I have been reading some of the posts about stealing of hilux's. The main targets used to be the older 2.2's and 2.4's for engine transplants. Has the emphasis changed now to the complete vehicle, so that the 2.7i's and KZTE's are also in demand?