Thank you for all your efforts throughout the year mate. Hope you and your family have Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Look forward to more videos in 2024. 👍🍻
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 your feedback, the best place for the UHF power is to use a fuse tap into the fuse box just above the accelerator pedal as you will need to include a fuse in the UHF supply, (the fuse box cover does not fit back once you use a tap). You can get fuse taps on ebay. You'll need to decide if you want switched power. I took mine back to the aux battery, although I have to say I hardly use it when the car is off. As for the battery, it has been fine so far however I'm off on a trip this weekend so will give it a good work out! The suspension has been good, I might go for air bags in the distant future just so I can adjust the ride as and when required, a cost I could not afford when I did it, but no real reason to change! Suspension is a difficult one as we know what we like but you cannot try before you buy!
@@chrisp10022 Hi. Thx for reply and info on the UHF power supply and suspension. My 2nd battery is a deep cycle lead acid, so have been trying to keep tabs on how the iTech lithiums perform for when I need to replace it. Agree with the suspension especially in relation to spring rates. Everyone’s (including the manufacturers) perception on what is firm, hard, soft etc is different. Like you I have found the standard Prado suspension to soft so have gone for 200kg springs in the rear. I know it will feel firm, But hopefully the car won’t ride like a stage coach ! Cheers
@4bnewb969 Update on the iTech battery after a short trip. I ran a Bushman 52 L as fridge & Bushman 15 L Roadie as freezer (-18) and with some lights as well over New Years. I reached around 50% capacity used (50AH) which with my AGM would have been at the end of its use. It was cloudy one day so I was glad to have the extra capacity so I did not stress about limited solar charging! This was the main reason I changed to the Lithium as I just needed more capacity (for the kids to have ice treats!) and wanted to save weight. I'll be interested to see how far I can push it and how the capacity changes over time, but at the moment it's working as I had expected.
@@chrisp10022 Hi Thx for update. Despite lithium batteries getting cheaper (relatively) in recent times, they are still a fair $ commitment so good to hear the battery is performing as expected - so far ! Cheers
Thank you for all your efforts throughout the year mate. Hope you and your family have Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Look forward to more videos in 2024. 👍🍻
@mr.z541 Thank you for your kind words, great to hear my efforts are worth while! Likewise with the wishes to you and your family.
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 your feedback, the best place for the UHF power is to use a fuse tap into the fuse box just above the accelerator pedal as you will need to include a fuse in the UHF supply, (the fuse box cover does not fit back once you use a tap). You can get fuse taps on ebay. You'll need to decide if you want switched power. I took mine back to the aux battery, although I have to say I hardly use it when the car is off.
As for the battery, it has been fine so far however I'm off on a trip this weekend so will give it a good work out! The suspension has been good, I might go for air bags in the distant future just so I can adjust the ride as and when required, a cost I could not afford when I did it, but no real reason to change! Suspension is a difficult one as we know what we like but you cannot try before you buy!
@@chrisp10022 Hi. Thx for reply and info on the UHF power supply and suspension. My 2nd battery is a deep cycle lead acid, so have been trying to keep tabs on how the iTech lithiums perform for when I need to replace it. Agree with the suspension especially in relation to spring rates. Everyone’s (including the manufacturers) perception on what is firm, hard, soft etc is different. Like you I have found the standard Prado suspension to soft so have gone for 200kg springs in the rear. I know it will feel firm, But hopefully the car won’t ride like a stage coach !
Cheers
@4bnewb969 Update on the iTech battery after a short trip. I ran a Bushman 52 L as fridge & Bushman 15 L Roadie as freezer (-18) and with some lights as well over New Years. I reached around 50% capacity used (50AH) which with my AGM would have been at the end of its use. It was cloudy one day so I was glad to have the extra capacity so I did not stress about limited solar charging! This was the main reason I changed to the Lithium as I just needed more capacity (for the kids to have ice treats!) and wanted to save weight.
I'll be interested to see how far I can push it and how the capacity changes over time, but at the moment it's working as I had expected.
@@chrisp10022 Hi
Thx for update. Despite lithium batteries getting cheaper (relatively) in recent times, they are still a fair $ commitment so good to hear the battery is performing as expected - so far !
Cheers