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My mate actually stopped past work today and I asked him for more info on this fault. Apparently there is a sensor on the rear tailgate to let you(or the window solinoid) know if it is fully closed or not which stops the function of the window. He recons the plug for it is in the lefthand side trim ...

Weird, but I happened to be talking to a workmate with a 4runner the other day about the exact same fault you are having, his was actually open and wouldn't opperate. He got in the back quater panel and pulled all the electrical plugs for the window apart to clean the contacts and then put them back ...

We had a simular problem on one of our 80 series. What we found is that one of the brackets holding the wiring for the ABS was bent at the front wheel and would pull on the wiring plug when turning and going over some obstacles. May pay to remove your front wheels and turn steering full lock side to ...

Chris, Don't quote me on this but I think the first without the 1/4 glass window for AUS was the late 88 Sahara. :?: :?: Funny enough, but most 60 series exported to the US were without the 1/4 glass window. Do a search in google images for a 88 cruiser and you will see an example. I also remember ...

I had the 85 fj62 Sahara update which was the first model to have the dual aircon but no ice maker. I think the ice maker came out in 88 models, but not to sure on that date.
Anyway, mine had the round lights and front 1/4 glass windows as well.

Problem you will have with your 105 series is the ABS. To do a part time kit you are right in the fact that you will loose the ABS as the pickup is on the front driveshafts inside the swivel hubs, not on the disc rotors like some. Only way to overcome this problem is to leave the hubs as they are ...

Phippsy, Interesting read that link. It does mention 'PAIRS' of driving lights mounted symetrically, not a single light so that might be a point to check. What was very interesting is it mentions that you can have an additional two pairs of driving lights fitted. In Vic you can only have a maximum ...

I just got a spare switch from the wreckers this arvo after reading the write up on IH8MUD. Cost was $80 complete with the grey tim piece, diod for circuit board 30cents from Jaycar. I didn't want to mod my good switch just in case it doesn't work, or I want to return it to standard at a later date ...

I highly recommend the Piranha superlooms and unlike "zackde" I have never had any problems with the quality of their equipment. We fitted two 60series with the superlooms (one a Piranha and the other a copy, but both with piranha circuit completers) and recently two 80series. The 60 will also ...

Marks offroad in Melbourne sell a nice pod unit for the roof, It fits where the roof fuel gauge sits. The pod bolts between the roof and the fuel gauge console using all original bolt holes. Neat unit that is easy to fit and remove when you dont want it anymore, plus they sell them for both the pre ...

I had a simular problem with *** head office in Melbourne some years ago with a failed greaseable shackle pin from my 60series suspension kit, fitted by them. This kit was only six months old and had no off-road use as it was fitted prior to a trip to Cape York and was being bedded in. They wouldn’t ...

Definitely go air locker on front and if you have enough $$$ air on the rear as well so you can control it also. Auto lockers on the front are not a good idea as they can lockup and make steering around corners on a slippery surface near impossible. I had nothing but trouble with mine in a 60series ...

Can't tell you off the top of my head what your problem is, but just give Alan at Piranha Offroad in Melbourne a call.
He's very easy to deal with and will be able to give you advice.

x2 what Ruffy said on plastic bushes.
Same problem with my old 60, replaced the bushes and all is ok now.

The locknuts are only a nyloc nut. There are special locknuts available from ARB, TJM and others that require adaptor sockets to tighten/loosen them (like anti theft wheel nuts). The also fit the Hella 4000 as I use them myself. They are not just the standard nylock that you can use any old spanner ...

Maybe its for central doorlocking or for your tailgate/ rear door??
What does it do when you push it? Can you hear anything activating and where abouts from??

Ok, your problem is easily fixed. What you need to do is put a load onto the other unused old loom plug on the high beam wire. What this does is complete the circuit and will turn on the dash indicator light and turn off the low beams. When I made my own loom I just bought a piranha 'circuit ...

I know that in the petrol 80 series the switch can both turn on and off the fuel transfer but this is still a momentry switch to a relay. If you leave the fuel pump on until all the fuel is transfered (either the sub tank is empty or the main tank hits 3/4 full trip mark) the relay recieves a signal ...

We have had OME on 1x '87' Hilux dual cab, 2x 60series cruisers & 3x 80series cruisers in the family and never had any problems. As all suspension they did settle a little from install but not sagging. Average ownership of the vehicles with suspension mods is between 10 to 15 years. I will always ...

The switch to use is the rear demister switch as it is a true two position switch (push on/push off). The rear fuel tank switch is only a momentry on switch.
I use the demister switch on all of my accesories in my 97 80series.

If the bearings were fitted from new they would be past their used by date, In that I mean that they will be surely worn and will need replacing. Even though the bearings don't rotate alot whislt driving they do wear out due to brunelling (impacting movement between two surfaces) A kit is available ...

I should have wrote my post a little better, Yes I agree that just over 12volts at the battery is poor and should be looked at and fixed first. My point was more directed towards trying to get more power through the standard wiring loom which will never be as good as a superloom with direct feed ...

Don't muck around with trying to fix it, just put a Piranha superloom in it and the difference will be immediate. I have done this to three 80series now in the family and two previously owned 60's and it is money well spent :!: :!: All the commercial toyota's suffer from poor voltage through the ...

:D Thanks guys for the feedback and info, I'm happy that there was no bad reports on the Optima battery. :D Cost is not an issue when I go to buy the battery, just reliability and it's ability to supply power when and for how long needed. The other factor of course was it's ability to recover ...

G'day guys, just need some advice on what type of battery to use with my dual battery setup. :? Until now I have just used an exide extreme but are now looking at other options like the Optima yellow top or oddessey batteries. My main requirements for the battery are to supply power to run my Engel ...

Had one in our 60series that had done 650,000km before the car was written off in an accident. Still was changing fine and was used as a regular tow vehicle and offroad.
Just keep up the servicing and it should outlast the car itself.

Yeah, you should be able to just plug a h4 globe into the other loom plug to load it up and check.
I take it that the HID conversion gets its power straight from the battery and the standard loom plug is only used for switching purposes, like a superloom setup.

Yep, that will do it Bluey!! As I said, the only purpose of the circuit completer is to supply a load/resistance to the factory loom, so that it switches the low beam off when you have activated the high beams. Of course it only has to go on the one side as the other is loaded by the relay block for ...

The physical way I used of telling the difference in the light improvement was to unplug the circuit completer and plug the factory plug back on the headlight. This then allows you to see the difference between the superloom powered and factory wiring powered light. I found the factory powered light ...

If you want better light from your 80 series (even 60 series) give the super loom a go!! We've had them in the two 60series we owned and now fitted them to two out of three 80 series in the family, soon to be three. The difference by using the super loom is that the headlights do actually get ...