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I had one of the first 120Prados, which I sold due to body issues.
Main problem with cracking firewalls and guardsis from hitting the bump stops hard

Yes, I read about this as well. Did you have a BB and dual batteries? I believe an upgrade of the suspension fixes this issue.

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jomar wrote:I had one of the first 120Prados, which I sold due to body issues.
Main problem with cracking firewalls and guardsis from hitting the bump stops hard

Yes, I read about this as well. Did you have a BB and dual batteries? I believe an upgrade of the suspension fixes this issue.

There have been ones that have cracked along the front inside the guards. It has been atributed to driving heavily corrugated roads with a lot of weight on the front. Have a look at www.pradopoint.com for all you want to know about the 120 Prado

Thanks, have looked at other forums including ...

Just bought a 120 series prado 3.0 TD and need to fit a bull bar. After reading the topics and threads on body cracks, I am confused. Is there a bull bar anyone recommends that does not cause cracks? Has the problem been properly diagnosed yet? I would like to hear from people with personal ...

Funky wrote:iv been there for about a year now and yeah ill ask around and if you need to know anything else just let me know ok.

Thanks Funky - you're a good man. Will let you know if there's anything else I need to know.

Im a toyota machanic at a dealership and i can honestly say that i havent heard or seen this problem but the best bull bars to buy would be the ARB or the TJM personally i like the ARB one better and it sits nicely and the TJM has a small gap on it all the way round.

so my first choice would be a ...

Just bought a 120 series prado 3.0 TD and need to fit a bull bar. After reading the topics and threads on body cracks, I am confused. Is there a bull bar anyone recommends that does not cause cracks? Has the problem been properly diagnosed yet? I would like to hear from people with personal ...

From memory, you have to remove the retaining spring first, then there should be one retainer on each shoe that you have to rotate 90 degrees to release each shoe including the springs, seat and pins. I think you then have to remove the afew more springs and the acutator and handbrake mechanism ...

Hey AJ, hope you are not making the same silly mistake I made.....forgot to release the handbrake!!!

yeah try ARB at Wentworthville