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Couldn't you just put a relay on the isolating solenoid earth wire that was actuated by the ignition? So when the ignition is off, it breaks the circuit to the Auxiliary battery?

I saw this amazing lantern on "AB camping" channel and I bought it. Sending to Europe is not cheap, it costs about 150 euros. But when I got it in my hands I said, for this price you get more than a beautiful camping lantern. The desingn and quality just fantastic and I think I will buy another one in the future, because for me at the moment it is the best and most beautiful camping lantern that can be found on the market today.

Excellent Video. May I know what the SKU (model) is for your KAON battery fuse holder? I'm trying to get one in my ITECH120X battery and starter battery as well.

Good info. I used to work as an electrician building emergency vehicles (police fire ambulance)and tradie vans, utes and some campervan stuff. We used to drill holes and install grommet or glands. Whilst that is definitely an effective way to get cables through the body of a car its never been something i would want to do to my own car. Sika flex 521 UV is an awesome product we used to use for all sealing of penetrations. Either white or black depending on the application. Use metholated spirits or any form of strong alcohol for working with silicone of sika flex. Dip your finger in alcohol and silicones etc wont stick to you so you can get a super tidy finish Its probably excessive on a personal car but we used to run dual 240 and 12v set ups in certain emergency vehicles, mostly vehicles that had lots of communications equipment in them. This was done through a Marechal power point installed on the exterior of the vehicle that had a contact that you run through the ignition so the vehicle couldn't when it was plugged in to 240v . For any powered site camping whilst in more urban parts of Australia I've always thought it would be cool to be able to plug in, charge all the batteries plus run everything off of main power rather than the inverter. Admittedly ive never seen anyone go that crazy on a touring rig, maybe ill be the first haha

Thanks for the advice in your vids 👍 Just finished up a basic itechworld dual batt install with dcdc, isolator on both the crank and aux batteries.

Hi mate i just wanna ask if this will void your warranty if you do it by yourself anyway its a great video

Do you need to lock the rear locker when in 4wd

You made the wiring confusing by not going with the step by step install.

Are you sure about the SB12 not being able to be used, I asked iTechWorld and they advised could be used with their lithium under bonnet.

Overcome that 'huge' 1sec turbo lag from stationary by putting your left foot on the brake and load up the torque converter with your right foot. It'll take off like a scolded cat. Alternatively, don't pull out in front of people. Wait a few seconds for a bigger gap!

Got around to getting this battery, kaon bracket for a charger etc. To run your wires from the aux battery to your boot - did you go along the chassis rails and up through the boot, or grommets in the firewall and along the interior? Any tips greatly appreciated :)

This is perfect! thank you for making this, i am just about to order some for our Prado we just got. In the 2nd row do they come separate so you can do the fold to access the 3rd row of seating? Trying to decide if we just want black stitching, is this the standard silver that comes with it?

So after a year how are they holding up? I feel they may get scuffed up and scratched alot by the look of the material

Thank you for your great review of the Stedi lantern. Much appreciated.

Hi mate, how's the battery going now? Would you do the same again? Cheers

Great vid and knowledge, thank you. Looks to be the go-to resource for Prado 150 mods. If you were to do it all from scratch, would still use the BCDC (or DCDC) to charge the lithium, and have the manual isolator?

How many kms have u done with the BFG tyres so far..

This guy please explain as you go 😂

Thank you

Just bought a demo GXL. This is my first Toyota and wasn't my first choice when I started looking for a new car, but after a test drive, I kind of get why they're so popular. My fuel economy is very good at 10.1/100 for all my driving so far, though I don't drive around town much. IMHO, that is good for a 4x4 with a bull bar and 32" AT tires. Thanks for the video.

100% you are correct with the rear differential lock.

Awesome! Such a clever idea to make the table flush like that. The best home made Prado rear door table design I've seen. Sir you have inspired me!

A very informative video. Thank you for posting this!

Sweet vid mate👌🏻👌🏻

Nice. How many mm steel are those brackets bolted to the roof?

You don't need to switch off traction control to get the diff locks engaged, but obviously 4 low is required. It's the disengaging again after a river crossing, for instance, that can be a little frustrating. I've found that after stopping and putting the trans in neutral and releasing the 4 low and diff locks the Prado can remain in that configuration for a short distance before it goes back to normal highway settings, basically when it feels like it. I'm talking 2019 j150.

Simply brilliant, mate. Done the same with equivalent products from Bunnings too. Thanks so much for sharing

I like how the stitching stands out. So this is black Neoprene with grey stitching?

You need a fuel jiggler but use it for water instead 😉

Great video - answered all questions and provided good examples. This allows me to mount a root top antenna with minimal effect on the vehicle. Thank you!

You are absolutely correct, mate, to engaging the rear diff lock.

Hello, I'm woundering if you can please give me a little more info? Do they smell? As in does the car smell like a wet-suit on a hot day?

This is great. I've been looking at doing something like this on my flat mesh platform. Only thing I might add is a thick piece of rubber on the bottom to absorb any vibration between the steel and so it doesn't rip my powder coating off.

Kaon also makes a half table - but I very much like you less intrusion ( into potential drawer space) and your string adjustment tab is probably easier than kaon’s if one need to adjust on the fly to get a horizontal surface

Mate the Khon base panel takes ages to screw what kind of tools did you use?

Hey! can you help me understand how to connect the T piece from the pump up kit? I got lost and you skipped that part

Excellent video

Thank you! Can you add a link for the wiring video please?

I Di the same thing a few years ago, best mod I’ve done, use it every week

Nice . I'm going to do something similar.

Nice work. I like how you have retained some space with this table to the left side. I have a sliding draw and the space will allow my draw to still open with the table down. Ill give that a crack. Cheers and thanks.

Looks ok and cheaper than a KAON table

Am I correct to think you haven’t used a battery tray? What bracket did you use to hold the battery down?

Looks like a good sensible set of mods

Thanks for your thoughts. We took delivery of a VX this year, and we like the lack of tech like auto engine off when stopping at lights etc. The inbuilt GPS was no good, could not find addresses in ACT so we now have a third party GPS, no interest in car play options. We have the blind spot monitoring, but as you say not necessary with the Prado mirrors, and not bright enoungh to see in strong light anyway. As for the drive chain don't really like the way it changes down two gears when it starts to engine brake going down hill, as you still have to brake to avoid going over the speed limit etc. But other than that it is smooth in the gears etc. Acceleration is slow but apart from overtaking dont mind that. Having leather seats made it necessary to get covers. One thing we are looking for are mud guards for the front of the rear wheels as they shovel mud onto the running board steps. Real pain. But so far cant find anything specific. Since the VX comes with 19" wheels no good tyres available. Asked Toyota if the STD 17" rims still fit as there was a change to the brake calipers in our model. They just said we think they still fit but have not swapped any in 2023 models yet. We purchased ours for a tourer, with no serious off road stuff planned and it good good for what we purchased it for.

Great review mate, I have the full sided rack fitted to my 200 series. I'm going to cut it down to make the flat rack like yours. Seems a lot more practical having it flat than with the side rails. Then I'll be able to fit a roof top tent down the track. Anyway thanks for the excellent info. cheers

Thanks. Just the very thing I’ve been looking for low amperage. You’ve sold me on this one.

Thx for sharing. Some great info especially showing us the access to the wiring behind the dashboard ( I own a 2019 GX Prado). Slightly off topic, is there wiring in there to tap into for a UHF radio power ? Also off topic, how is the Itech lithium battery under the bonnet going and also the OME suspension ? I am having an OME 2” suspension lift put into the car next week so hoping I have made a good choice ! Trust you had a great Xmas Cheers

Thanks for sharing i’m doing same😊