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You can turn on/off the feature where when you remove the ignition key, the steering wheel retracts and moves up a bit in order to give you more moving space to get in/out of the car. When you put the key back in it comes back to normal position. You can't turn off telescoping or tilt...

05.2005 build date. If it was optional, I am massively surprised that the PO who drove it ONLY highway miles got that, but cheaped out on the center console fridge and headlight washers

Well, I think I have it (: With no lockers and on a slippery surface a TRAC light blinks a lot on the dashboard and I can hear the breaks kicking in and feel it in the pedal. Engaging lockers stops that. More locker - less TRAC light, until no light at all with all 3 lockers engaged. I also have...

Yes. I have heard that you could use it when winching for example, but it doesn't work when engine is at working temperature - the ECU overrides it and RPMs stay at 600.

Sadly, no - mine has Spanish heritage :( Immaculate underside and chassis, but no power heater and no seat heaters :( Idle Up just rises the idle RPM to about 1100, until engine heats up a bit. Which is a horrible way to heat up cold engines, but... You would have thought that then it would have...

No 100 had factory front lockers. Some 105 have them as an option. Post facelift (2003) the rear locker is virtually nonexistent. For the longest time I thought it was removed as an option, but I have seen two examples so far online. The wiring exists behind the dash too. Diesels after 1999 also...

The replacements are Febest and not OEM. Great job otherwise! I am about to do the same on a 100.

No glow plugs on the FTE, you have to use the injector holes and make an adapter.

Genuine? Aftermarket? Cost? Any pictures and/or tips for fitment?

You are pretty much stuck with the nav system. It controls the AC. There are two ways - GROM does an android device - VLine that replaces the DVD and uses the preexisting touchscreen. Later versions have decent performance, but the atrocious screen resolution is a huge pain in the butt. Modern...

In order of easiest AND most likely to hardest and least likely Grease driveshaft joints - Don't overgrease! Check and replace wheel hub splines and CV axle splines - there should be 0 (zero) play. Front differential bushings Rear control arms bushings Especially on high mileage ( 300-400k...

No need for dropbox copies, people. A guy on LCOOL made the original Toyota CD work with modern web browsers. It's online on http://lc100e.github.io/manual/ When you open it, it takes 5-7 seconds for the menu on the left to appear. It fully covers the UZJ100, HDJ100, HZJ105, FZJ105. It has the...

I can't recommend the HIR (9011 & 9012) halogen bulbs enough! 9011 replace the stock 9005 high beams. 9012 replace the stock 9006 low beams. Need to trim about 2mm of plastic to fit. The improvement in visibility is incredible. The bulbs are still halogen and with the more or less same...

Yes, you can. 285/70/17 is 32.7". The 100 can run 33" with no mods. I am getting conflicting info about stock AHC and 34" which I want to try.

I am suuuper jealous of that head unit. You can easily put any 2din unit you like, unlike 95% of the European facelift (5 speed auto) models that have the nav/climate combo....

It can handle them easily. Depending on tires it might be uncomfortable. I find 120km/h to be the perfect balance between speed, consumption, tire noise and handling with mine. The 5 speed auto sits at ~2200 RPM at that speed. I tried saving fuel with 100km/h at the beginning but as you said -...

Bit of a thread hijack, but is there a warm air vent in the driver's feet? There is one that works as a balls chiller under the steering wheel when AC running on cold. But when trying to heat up there is no warm air coming from anywhere down there. There is a pretty strong warm blower at...

Different bellhouses between petrol & diesel, according to the Australian 100/105 page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/154276451369960/). Otherwise identical gearboxes.

EGR is connected after the intercooler, so has no effect on it. Definitely a good idea to clean it and maybe blank it. Clean all the way from the EGR valve to the engine - pipes, inlet manifold and swirl flaps included. On higher kilometre engines the pipe immediately after the EGR usually is...

On 100 with AHC (almost all sold in Europe) the torsion bar is not the single thing holding up the front of the car. They work together with the hydraulic struts (which some wrongly call shocks). When you wind up the torsion bar the AHC system compensates by reducing the pressure in the strut...

Keep in mind that the stock ECU cuts off fuel during gear shifts. Any aftermarket modchip that doesn't respect that will shorten auto's life and negatively affect shifting. My choice would be the Unichip - it's crazy popular & successful in Australia.

I haven't had the chance to dig around too much, as it's super cold and I can only work outside on the cruiser. The diagrams are nice as they are easier to understand at a first glance, compared to the wiring diagram, but I have tried bypassing the ECU signal already. Next step will be to check...

You will never be able to get the comfort of the AHC ride with any aftermarket kits. It adjusts compression and rebound on the fly on the turn of knob and maintains ride height and comfort the same when unloaded/loaded. Get yourself a Techstream cable - they are on both eBay and Aliexpress for...

You will never be able to get the comfort of the AHC ride with any aftermarket kits. It adjusts compression and rebound on the fly on the turn of knob and maintains ride height and comfort the same when unloaded/loaded. Get yourself a Techstream cable - they are on both eBay and Aliexpress for...

Heater matrix is there as the heater was removed for service. The entire intake was taken from the rubber hose coming out of the intercooler to the swirl flaps for cleaning. Lot's of soot and carbon. After the service my mechanic let me know that it's not working. I trust the guy, it's not...

I was hoping that this kind of smoke is something that is really not supposed to happen that I can fix, as it's driving me nuts. People around me definitely do not appreciate it... Tried to manually force the intake heater this morning by bypassing the relay and connecting the positive wire...

@uHu, supposedly the workshop is aware of the FTE injectors. When it's warm outside (~10C and more) it fires up instantly. When cold it takes a bit of cranking. Here is a video of starting this morning when it was -3C . Took some cranking and was smoky for about 30 seconds after that, then...

I have a HDJ100 that blows smoke on cold starts since I got it. White-ish, smells of unburnt diesel. Clears up 7-8-10 seconds after starting. Isn't visible at all above 18C (~65F) and gets pretty thick below 0C (32F). Just got the injectors tested - perfect spray and pressures. Seems to be a...

There are nearly mint 100s going around for €17.5k. Be patient. Setup a few mail alerts in mobile.de, autoscout, etc. My very first post here was asking for the rust condition of a truck, that looking back now was honestly horrible (: Took me 5 months to find the one I got eventually. No seat...

When you turn the key the motor will start pressurising the system. Should be a smooth buzzzz and no squealing, grinding, etc. Before turning the key press the brake pedal a few times until it drops. Then turn the key. The benchmark is it to finish buzzing in 30 (+/-) seconds. Might pause for a...

toyota-tech.eu has a subscription that gives you access to the FSMs for most recent Toyotas sold in Europe. Starts as low as €3/hour up to couple thousand per year. The dump above is from there. These might or might not be links for the FSMs for LC120, Hilux 97-06, RAV4 00-05 (the RAV is...

Enjoy The full FSM as seen on toyota-tech.eu. Covers, repair manual, engine repair manual (1HD-FTE, 2UZ-FE, 1FZ-FE). A/T (750, 442, 343). Has supplements for all year changes. The only thing it lacks are the Electrical diagrams, which is a bummer. If anyone is able to get their hands on them...

Any update CruiserMania?

I am after a cargo cover for my 100. I have the mounts for it on the panels, but the previous owner lost it. I have tracked down the original Toyota part number, but its $600+ on Amayama! I have found tons of options for 120 and 150, even some for 200, but nothing so far for 100. Anyone seen one?

Few months ago I came across this link for the full set of service manuals for the J100 from http://toyota-tech.eu, all in named folders and named documents. It's missing only the Electric Wiring Diagrams...

I am interested in those as well. Very limited options for 5x150 with the right offset...

I have seen many HDJ100 ads where the RDL switch is blank (e.g. that one (500k km!) or that one). I can't find definite information if the ones that are blank have the ATRAC instead, or have nothing. I read some mentions that some models do not have neither ATRAC, nor RDL, but have rear LSD...

I have searched a lot, but can't find a definite answer - Do the newer 100 series had the rear locker as an option? The only definitive thing (thanks IH8MUD) is that in the USA it was only an option for '98 & '99 and gone after that. For the rest of the world and diesel models I couldn't find...

Latvian title, so no TÜV? I have the VIN, but not sure where to check it.

https://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/toyota-land-cruiser-100-aut-7sitze-ehrliches-fahrzeug-bebra/268326010.html? Suspiciously low mileage, but I am pretty sure a few weeks ago there was a photo of the dashboard and it was correct within few hundred kms. Upon request I got the photos from...

It's in Germany and I am considering going there and seeing it in person, as it's doubtful I will get any more pictures/info than what I currently have, but first I am gathering opinions if it looks viable in the first place, to avoid wasting my time.

Hi, New to the forum and 4x4s in general, but I am looking into getting a J100 and finally getting into overlanding, after many years of backpacking, hitchhiking and relying on public transportations around the world. I found an offer for a 2004 Toyota with supposedly good mileage and very...

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