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After a couple of weeks of inactivity, my truck didn’t start this morning. The engine turned over slowly, dash lights dimmed etc. , so batteries likely to have discharged. I had to leave for work so haven’t checked voltage with multimeter yet. It has a standard twin battery set up (KZJ95) and...

On the front of my 1999 KZJ95R, I have the standard steel 2-piece shield under the radiator, engine, front diff and steering rack. Then there is small plastic shield to the left of the transmission pan (not quite sure what it shields though???). Should there be any other shields on the underside...

Hello - my doors would not stay open either in the slightest wind or if facing slightly uphill. New door strap checks are ~£44 each from Milners and obviously much more from Toyota. I purchased this repair kit ~6 months ago on eBay for all four doors and am really pleased with it. Doors stay...

Hi - I wanted to add an inside door handle for the rear door so it was easier to use when sleeping inside. I couldn’t find any write-up about that but I have added a handle to my 1999 UK Colorado. I believe some Prados already have them from the factory including an inside locking function. I...

Hello - I have an area of rust on the rear crossmember where the bumper bracket mounts. It’s gone through at least 2 MOTs like this but I thought it could fail because it’s near the bumper mount. Otherwise the chassis is mint. Anyway, I want to cut out the rot and weld in a 3mm thick repair...

Hello - I’m Neil and joined a few days ago. I have a 1999 Colorado GX KZJ95R Auto with ~150k miles. Although I paid quite a lot, it seems to be a very clean example. I’ve had it 2 years or so and I know it spent most of its previous life on roads rather than off road. I don’t think its tyres...