Hilux 4x4 Forum

Scooter

Thanks Mark :thumbup: The only difference really from previous is as you have pointed out, Reflective jacket. I would make sure that you have a jacket for every person in the vahicle, not just one. They are not expensive and could save your life when stopped on the side of the road at night for an e...

Scooter

UPDATE :!: Whilst fitting a LR tank I discovered that when the guage gets to empty, there is actually +-20L left in the tank. This means that the tank is actually a 65L and not a 55L and that I can still get another 100 or so kms out of it. (is that all :? , he aint heavy, he's just thirsty :twisted...

Scooter

I have tried Ferodo ceramic, ATE and Lucas and I can honestly say that none of them lasted past 10k kms. They are just too soft, yes that means your discs don't get worn down quickly but you do change pads regularly. I now have Ferodo Platinum fitted and so far so good. They are a bit harder but not...

Scooter

Daryl, have a look at the vacuum info I posted for my 4Y. It is more complicated than MDs and has added bits and pieces.

viewtopic.php?f=67&t=1124&hilit=4y+vacu ... o&start=40

Scooter

Leave the oil cooled welder empty and store it under the bench then go out and buy yourself an inverter welder.

Scooter

Thanks for the cuppa Bretton but I'm not a "hot drink" drinker at all.
I have the ocasional Rooibos tea (1 cup a year maybe) but never got into the coffee thing at all.

I will have a glass of water over any hot drink anyday.

Much easier to prepare

Scooter

Why is it that people always mention smoking as a bad addiction but never caffeine?
It is just as bad for you and as Bennie has shown with his fasting story, the withdrawals are too.

Well done guys on your quest to find freedom from the puffers. It is a great achievment

Scooter

Glad you are up and stopping Stuart.

Do you reckon you get more pressure with the new master cylinder?

Scooter

Jaco, what you experienced may not be the tyres fault but the brakes. Most SFAs have the same problem when wet and cold. Just a slight touch of the brakes and the rear wheels lock up. Give the rear brakes a bit of a clean and adjust correctly and that should cure unitl they need adjusting again (whi...

Scooter

Mooi man

What did you eventually use for sealing the plate?

Scooter

While I'm a quitter myself (5 years now) and hate the habit more every day and do not want guys to start smoking, why don't you look at teh elctronice cigs that are advertised on this very forum? They give you the nicotene without the tar and other harmful substances and of course are cleaner for th...

Scooter

Ag we all know what a plain spiced steak tastes like so why not give a bit of flavour. I'm not a huge fan of sauces with my steak either but a marinade or dry spice is a good way to get some flavour. Remember if you do use a marinade, use an oil based one so as not to burn the marinade. A marinade w...

Scooter

You need: 1 x half beef fillet 1 x packet back bacon 1 x half punnet mushrooms (sliced) 1 x half onion (chopped) Pickled jalapeno chillis Garlic 1 x round of Feta cheese String Salt & Pepper Ground coriander (best spice around) BBQ spice What you do: Fry up the onions, mushrooms and garlic with ...

Scooter

Gert, I think that's the one Niel is talking about. Waste of time if you ask me. Why not just buy a fishing scale (if in the bush) that weighs up to 20kg and then weigh the gas bottle? At home you can use your normal bathroom scale. Gas bottles have the tare weight and the amount of gas it can take ...

Scooter

Hi Andre and welcome to the forum. You will find all the answers and more here

As for your question, do a search for "22R service" and you will find numerous topics on it.

(The search button is at the top left of the screen

)

Scooter

snipes wrote:Potjie Kos... nothing else will do!

Biltong

Scooter

This morning my lux's battery (again) decided it's had enough... and has died... it was charged up fully about 2 weeks ago... now either the battery is stuffed or something is draining the battery while she is standing... how does one check for dead cells on a battery and it there a reliable way to...

Scooter

F_D that's the key. It's a smart-key that has a chip in it which has rolling codes. An exerpt I found on a site: "The RFID chip in the key fob contains a select set of codes designed to work with a given car. These codes are rolling 40-bit strings: With each use, the code changes slightly, crea...

Scooter

For those guys who were in the SADF and the border war 1966-1989, go check this website out

http://www.sa-soldier.com/

Scooter

Congratulations :!: :!:

Scooter

I popped into Toyota Gateway today and after the guy fiddled with the remote behind the small panel next to the steering wheel he told me that I need a new remote as my one is 'full'. Full? Of what? Sounds like a "full of bull" story to me. :roll: Maybe pop in and chat to an auto-electric...

Scooter

Sorry, got to skip this one.

I won't be in any state to drive anywhere after the saturday night bachelor party I'm attending.

Scooter

Dont forget that a few guys have built there own canopies on this forum. Check this out for a few ideas: http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=325 IIRC the BAAS (Pietpetoors) used Sika Flex (not sure which one though) to secure the panels for his off road trailer, check this out :...

Scooter

for what this is worth , the "table door" should be on the left hand side of the canopy...If you stop then the table is not on the road side It just so happens thats the side it will be :thumbup: , only because the fridge is on the right though :wink: I will need to check the height, I mi...

Scooter

Jaco, I buy most of my spares from gemini and have found that everything I have bought has the "genuine" toyota part number on it. Call your local Toyota and get the part number then call gemini and get their number, and see if they are the same. As F_D said, they stock both pirate and 'ge...

Scooter

So when does mass production start Gert

Scooter

Scott I fooled with you sketch a little. No worries Andy, I have people foling with my drawings all day, so nothing new. :thumbup: I see your point about the screws and have had a few ideas that Im still pondering over. One of the main problems is fitting the new frame to the existing window rubber...

Scooter

Looks very space-age and plastiky

Scooter

Just a few to think about Scot, I think your post covers it all ....perhaps not in order of priority (depends on the individual .... looks would be toward the middle / bottom of my list :D: ) But ja, there it is in a nutshell (I'm not referring to Sott's head :lol: ) Andy, I didn't think the echo w...

Scooter

Right there with you. It seems logical to me that an electric shock cannot get rid of a liquide venom that has been injected into your skin and now flows in your blood stream. Surely if it stopped the venom it would stop your blood flow too. Now maybe using a tazer for a heart attack victim would wo...

Scooter

No worries, let us know which one you buy and how much welding you found to do as soon as you got home just so you could try it out

Scooter

First thing that comes to mind is the look, dit lyk maar lekker :twisted: Second is the added protection it gives the front of your lux, having a nice big bumper in the way to take all the knock whilst driving over taxis :twisted: :twisted: Third, it gives a better recovery point for when you need t...

Scooter

Addendorf have the Thermadyne 200A for R2995 http://www.tooltime.co.za/ as well as a host of other welding machines. Have a look here too, the thermadyne was discussed a bit. http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/views/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2838&hilit=thermadyne Matweld is available at Builders Warehouse ...

Scooter

Scott I was referring to the proper thing, not the blue bounce box. :thumbup: :thumbup: Did you see him there Niel? Was he dancing?? :shock: :twisted: :twisted: Ag jammer man, just I have never seen the proper shock testers at normal tyre places. I think the equipment is a bit pricy for all of them...

Scooter

http://docsdetecting.com/docsplace/aoi/snakbite.html

http://www.herper.com/venom/electro.html

If you do a google search you will find plenty literature on this subject. Some say it works but most say its a load of hogwash.

Scooter

An inverter welder is something that I have to add to my tools soon. For normal use around the house would 160A not be enough? The cost of a 200A is almost double that of the 160A :shock: How often do you really use the extra 40A :?: I know with the extra amps you can add the kit to tig weld but the...

Scooter

ok so I did a quick sketch this morning. Have a look and let's throw some ideas around.

Thanks so far guys

One Idea........... quite complex but should work.

: DOOR.jpg (14.43 KiB) Viewed 3370 times

Scooter

Hentey, is that just a panel to replace the glass or is it a door?

And of course, is it not then Beekman canopy specific?

Scooter

yeah 35" are the plan Sweet, that is some hefty rubber. you going to have to build yourself a step to get in to it. :twisted: also how hard is it to make an arm style bullbar? If your cutting and welding skills are up to scratch ten I don't think it is too difficult. Do a search for the ones t...

Scooter

NICE :!: :!: I think the surf is looking better and better to me.

It already looks high enough, why do you want to raise it more, unless you got bigger wheels on that list?

Scooter

Hey Scooter, let me know if you want to buy ali checker plate, got half a sheet that I will not be using.... :thumbup: Sounds as Jaco, what size is the plate? Im sure it is enough to cover up two windows. PM me with a price. Scott I know of a few people who did this modification with varying degree...

Scooter

Two things I can think of. Firstly the door will not be recessed so the seal will have to be tight so as not to allow water and dust in. And secondly because it doesnt sit recessed, it will be easy to stick screwdriver in and pry the door open. This can be overcome by placing 2 locks on the bottom a...

Scooter

As I am not going to be in the market for a nice new "camping canopy" any time in the near future, I have been thinking about modifying my existing fibreglass one. What I am thinking of doing is to remove the two side sliding windows. Then I would make a frame of sorts to fasten some alumi...

Scooter

Thys I think what Niel is after is what Shaakir is talking about. Or at least if you want a proper test that is what you should be looking for. :thumbup: Those little blue boxes that you stick on to the side of the fender and bounce the car, DO NOT WORK. It is too dependant on human error in placeme...

Scooter

Hoffie, glad you found your problem. Now just make sure you re-do all the connections so that they don't come loose again. Bennie, these so called expert radio installers tend to take short cuts where ever they can. I don't recall ever seeing an installation by a 'professional' that was actually pro...

Scooter

:eh: Can't translate :oops: Is this good news Louise :?: :?: Rich, basically what Louis is trying to say is that he is more upset about the accesories that were on the lux than the lux itself. :? It hasn't been found yet, and if it does get found, the accesories will probably already be long gone, ...

Scooter

Warren, check the charging voltage of the alternator. It is not the amps that you need to worry about. If your regulator is only pushing out 14.2V or something when there is no load ion it, then when there is load it will drop quite a bit. This means that the aux battery isn't getting a full charge ...

Scooter

AFAIK there is a fuse box under the dash on the drivers side which houses those funny small blade fuses.
Check those as that is where the radio/clock/lights fuses should be IIRC from a mates IFS.

Scooter

Elastoplast Aspirin/Disprin/Pain Pills Antiseptic (such as...?) Triangular bandages Anti-histamine Burnshield Merthiolate (like mercurochrome only ten times better, but burns like hell) Potassium permanganate (used as disinfectant for hands and feet, mainly skin problems like athletes foot etc) Glyc...

Scooter

After reading all the helpful tips on this site I'm seriously considering getting an SFA and modding it up. The newer bakkies seems too 'soft' and not well suited to the bush. They look better as a ride to take the kids to school in and thats not what I'm after. Its hard finding an SFA hilux though...

Scooter

If it is an after-market radio, the guys may have installed it using the clock power !

Scooter

Have you checked your fuses? Radio fuse included

Scooter

Actually it is one of the first things I bought and the first thing I make sure is stocked and in before going anywhere. My latest kit is one from Dischem. It comes in a rucksack and has plenty space to add all the extras that they don't think of or that the family needs. We add allsorts, ranging fr...

Scooter

I've got a set of Front runner load bars which I got when I was buying a roof rack. I wasn't sure how much weight they could hold so I fitted the feet to one of them and put all 96kg of me in the centre. The load bar bearly bowed. Now if that is a point load, when it is spread over two bars and four...

Scooter

Willem, any idea what these tools look like?

Scooter

The best bet is to fit load bars and 2 double jerry can brackets above the cab roof.
You could do it over the canopy but you must check the load rating of the canopy.

4 full jerry cans on the cab would be about all it could carry. +- 80KG load rating on most vehicles I think.

Scooter

I believe Xylene to already be a component of automotive fuels. I wonder why they don't add more, if it's that beneficial :think: Think about it Andy :wink: If they add more to make it more beneficial then they would have to charge more to make up the money they lost by people not filling up as muc...

Scooter

Give Gemini Spares in JHB a call, maybe they can help. They import genuine spares and pirate spares.

(011) 334 1417

104 Frederick Str

Scooter

Jaco, have you meaasured the ground clearance between the two? The Isuzu normally has less ground clearance than a Hilux anyway, even with 16" wheels. As it is an Isuzu it also needs all the help it can get :twisted: Also the 31" measures the overall diameter of the tyre, so a 31" on ...

Scooter

Andy,I see that you grease your leave springs.I normally spray it with Q20 but it helps for a day or two.I am very frustrated with the sqeeking noise and would like to know how you do that.Do you take it off the vehicle and take it apart completely? Please elaborate on this. The best way is to stri...

Search found 1239 matches