The BEST First Mods For Any Lexus GX470
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Bought a used Lexus GX470? It's time to start modifying it! Roof racks, wheels, lifts, tires, lights and more! I run you through the first mods I've made to my Lexus GX470 and why you might wanna consider doing the same!
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Man.. 1 year ago you could barely find GX 470 videos.. now they're popping up left and right!! Congrats if you got a GX!
I think the pandemic made everyone wanna buy a cheap SUV with tons of off road capability and get outdoors, and the GX was the perfect answer.
crazy how these cars especially GX, LX, 4Runner and Sequoias blew up in the car pop culture. Before they were all seen as soccer mom cars but now people are actually appreciating them and driving/modding them as they were intended
there's always gonna be wack people out there... anyone with intelligence always knew what these cars were... but... well you know... peasants
Well theres a lot of suvs that used to be off road SUVs, but now are family SUVs. Except for Toyota's trucks
A lot of people that don’t know the history of the gx or prado look at it as a soccer mom car. Far from it! This car is a smaller version of a Land Cruiser. Once people started to find out that’s when they shot up in resell value. One, it’s tank like reliability engine wise and it’s off road capability. It really started during the covid plandemic when overlanding started growing in popularity.
The Lexus, LX, four and a half
Bulletproof glass, tints if I want some ass
Gon' blast, squeeze first, ask questions last
That's how most of these so-called gangsters pass
Part of your MPG drop is likely due to the odometer and onboard computer thinking you are on stock tires. The larger tires require less revolution to travel 1 mile, meaning that when your odometer reads you’ve traveled 1 mile, you may have actually traveled 1.1 or 1.15 miles. Basically, the same idea that big tires affecting your speedometer also applies to your onboard MPG computer and odometer.
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Is there some way to calibrate and zero this?
The filming location? Breathtaking. The modifications? Brilliant. Your obvious passion? Infectious. Thanks for the video. (The shovel/axe arrangement makes the GX stand-out, whilst looking more legit).
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Me, not even being legally allowed to drive: INTERESTING
Me too...
But it sure is damn entertaining
Same
@@galin2924I’m to young to drive but I just want to get one
A real front bumper / winch setup with fog lights.The rig is getting there cheers from B.C.Canada
Nice mods, looks sick! I just picked up a GX and already started ordering stuff 😆 let the fun begin!
I can’t believe the transformation from the first time I saw it. Way to go!
Thanks! I'm sure it''ll keep changing too
I just found this video. Gave me some good ideas for my bone stock 06. Can’t wait to watch the progress.
In Armenia there is a ton of these, remember when they were 5k now they're 13k+, people realized that this car is c o o l
The hype train has arrived!
@@IdealMediaChannel this your fault man 😅
Yep, bought my 2004 with 142k for 7k before the pandemic...now I’m guessing I could get 12k for it. No way. It’s a 4 Runner with a V8 and leather. They are awesome!
@@arikpeterson6260 tru
Got mine with 194k miles on it for $7800. Really was hoping for one with like 150k for $10k. Safe to say the market is fucked
Looks sick! I really want one right know on how you showed us your car 😂 Plus its one of the off-road trucks/ suv that looks clean and agressive!
I was thinking between Falken Wildpeak and TOYOs, now you made me love the TOYOs.
My cousin has a gx as well , his channel is coastal gx ,he has same wheels as you, a lift kit, and just put an Australian bumper on the back its amazing . Nice ride bro 👌
My dad has a 2004 GX470, great car! I own a is300 sportcross and a gs300
This is literally the Pep Boys upgrade kit.
Well the fact is that I got my 08 GX 470 after watching your first video when you got yours, I do enjoy watching the videos from Ideal, also thanks for the info on the mods I like the fact they are not that expensive, great video.
So great to hear! I'm so glad I was able to convince a few people to buy one! I'll keep making GX content for ya if I can, and I hope you enjoy your GX as much as I do mine!
hey brother, now that its been 9 months since, how are you enjoying yours? thinking of getting one. any actual work that was needed done due to time or previous owners?
I just got the Prinsu rack for my GX! I’m definitely getting that shovel axe mount you suggested
Nice!
If you have one. You'll have trouble getting rid of it. It may never be the latest but it's impossible to kill it. Love it
I just got mine 2 days ago!
Ive been wanting one since i was 10 lol
Im about to do fluids and other maintenance tomorrow before i start doing anything else.
Love the video. 👌🏻
Awesome! Congrats on the GX! What'd you get?
@@IdealMediaChannel i got an 04 GX
With 196k miles. One owner. No rustt
Mint conditions! Lol i just got back from the garage. Fluids and serpentine belt done!
Thanks man!
Deadmouse: gets sued by Ferrari for his 458
Brad danger: (maybe) gets sued by Porsche for his 997 911
Squid: (definitely) gets sued by Lexus for his GX470
UCAs are a good idea above 2”. They’ll allow your alignment guy to jam the caster all the way forward. I’m running 33+” tires easy with no body mount chop.
Yeah, definitely in my next 3 mods. Sliders, UCA's and fog lights (mine are full of water and don't work)
@@IdealMediaChannel cool, gonna be an awesome rig. Check out my channel if you want to try to DIY the installs. I think I covered all those except UCAs but they aren’t too difficult. You just need to remove the battery/battery tray on the drivers side and you should be good.
I have open county’s on my Ram 2500 and love them in in AZ they work awesome in the desert but get me out of mud up North in the pines!!
Great video… just got my 470 and love it
Very cool!!! Im on the hunt for mine. Prices have already shot up....thanks alot....lol
Wow… awesome!! I would live to do all of that to my GX.
I LOVED my GX470. Put 150,000 miles on it. What a great SUV!!
Right on!
Then why did you sell it ?
What a beautiful car, it really is the best in off-road
Miy GX came with trd pro wheels and BFgoodrich KM3 tires so my first mod was a Dobinsons 3” lift kit with extended rear travel. I’m planning on wheels and bigger tires now ✌️
Sounds awesome!
I have exact same tires toyo tire open country at3 265/50R20 for my 2004 Lexus gx470 they one of best tires I used
I'm looking at a 2005 with 150,000 miles. Is this a good reliable vehicle gas mileage aside because I know it's not going to get good gas mileage. But everything I've read said these things are bulletproof.
“For my next mod, I just installed a dent in my hood” lol nice
The Mods are cool but we really need to see it on the trails.
Not sure about financial situations for everyone in here but me personally I do not make much money since I’m a high schooler so finding cheap ways to make my 2003 GX my parents gave me is a super big priority of mine. But I found that a really really crazy good looking mod you can do to your wheels is spray paint the stock rims the car comes with black. It’s very easy and only costed me $60 for all the materials I needed and took me about a week to let everything settle. It looks really good and it’s very cheap. Just a recommendation for those trying to save money and still get a good mod.
My favorite mod was the mole panels🐿 How do I attach my moles to the panels?
That's looks beautiful!
Thanks!
Damn it Brad your responsible for driving the GX470 prices through the roof 😂😂 I honestly wanna step up to my 05 2wd 4Runner.
Woah woah woah, don't give Brad the credit! It was me, the Squidd that did it 🙃
Thanks for your videos dude!
My pleasure!
Black out the grill!!! Loving the build!
If the sun ever shines in Seattle I plan on Plastidipping all my chrome! I'll make a vid about it
@@IdealMediaChannel I'd recommend using satin Black vinyl wrap on the doors if you hadn't blacked those out already. It feels like it's going to last for mine with all the contact your arms and hands would make with it, all for 25 bucks on Amazon!
For every one watching this don’t buy one, until I buy mine I’ll let y’all know when I do
Good luck getting one!
@@IdealMediaChannel thanks! 👍🏾
Good luck on your search. Mine was very long and difficult.
@@KantoMamba how long did it take you and what did u find
Same lol
Put led daylight running lamps and led rear headlights
That is a nice Lexus for an old model
6:20 you said like Doug Demerio (that one car reviewer guy) 😂
Dude the rig looks awesome nice job with the mods
Thanks Gerald!
@@IdealMediaChannel how about a review on one of your buddies taco
We might do a tire comparison using my GX, and a couple Taco's I know with Falkens and BFG K02's.
@@IdealMediaChannel yeah bring the taco content, be waiting for it
DAMN, that’s looks good!
Thanks!
Here in Canada I’ve seen lots of GX470 for sale and within my budget.
If you have videos of you making through the same spots with the Toyo at3s that yota arent with wild peaks and ko2s. I want to pick up a pair of toyo at3. I've been looking for video comparisons, not just anecdotal testimonies. Nice rig!
I'd love to do that! Might not be till spring when the weather gets a little better, but I do want to do a tire comparison!
very reliable off-road truck!
cool I like the rims
Did the heavier wheels change your handling? I just put a set of AT3's on my 04'......luv them!!
Definitely rides more like an "off road truck", especially with the 17x9's with far more offset, and wide contact patches on the AT3s. I really love how it handles, but it was certainly better stock. I'd assume if it had KDSS it'd probably handle curves a LOT better too.
Share link for the depos?
I'm curious about a super charger on that engine and if installed, how much HP and gas mileage gains would you get. Thank you for sharing.
I’m sure it’d be a good HP boost but almost certainly id be in the single digits of gas mileage. It has PLENTY of power stock to do just about anything.
9 miles per gallon.
These are mad expensive if you see them in dealerships. They go for about $20-$30k with some mods on them like lift and wheels and tires. Expensive for a 15+ yr old SUV
Good idea on getting rid of the side step girly skirts. That Lexus looks great. Those mods look good..but maybe wash the truck😁
I keep washing it then I keep getting it dirty!
Sliders! Sliders should definitely be on the list
Great video still in 2024 👍🏾
How did he get the Smitty built on that roof rack I have the exact same one exact same Smitty built he has and there’s just no way he put it on there without some retrofitting please help anybody
I had to run longer bolts / spacers to offset the smittybilt far enough to not hit my body. WARNING: use really strong bolts and sleeves to prevent them from getting bent when some jerk tries to steal your axe/shovel. Ask me how I know haha
Toyos are a second rate tire. It's really only Bridgestone and KO2 in this class.
GX470 Best SUV Forever👌💖
I love your car. So well done. Im glad you don’t think throwing money is worth it for bragging right.
Hey, any updates?
You should wrap your wood Venere interior trim. I had mine done at Car Toyz in South Center by Erica and she did a fantastic job. If you do pls tell her Brad with the IS 250 referred you.
ngl i kinda like my wood grain, but i might wrap it black at some point just so everything on the truck is black.
Hey you guys should make a video on the cars of the 2014 Need for Speed movie
I’m 17 and just got a Gx470 to daily, Should I get tires as the first actual mod?
If you plan to off road it, tires are pretty clutch. If not, and you're just dailying it, I'm sure your tires are just fine!
Why don’t you find a t shape front number to give you better front approach then get a front skid plate and place it there? Or is that what your planing to do?
Yeah eventually, just so expensive!
Yeah I can believe that, but in the end it will be so worth it.
Every time I seen a GX470s I automatically think of the squidd
Stuff you getting are deals!!!
I really don’t think the wheels lowered your mpg that bad. Lol I’m gonna need some proof
Nice car. I’d use one when but hey confort is nice too
Nice rig! Toyo are terrible tires from my experience lol. Much prefer the Falken.
That's why Baskin Robins has 31 flavors of ice cream!
What's is cuteness???the 470 or the manbun???
Love it more beautiful than a sequoia but too expensive can get a first gen sequoia for 4K upwards this not seeing any under 10k
Method wheels again? That's what a lot of rigs are putting on these days.
I would go with the suspension upgrades from ironman 4x4 which looks well built and beefy instead of the Icons.
They were cheap! haha. And I did want the Ironmans, but we couldn't get them they were backordered.
I've been looking into a lift really looking at ome tho just a little more affordable for me.
Yeah OME's are great, I had an OME lift on my Land Rover and it survived foreverrrrrr.
check out Eibach!
Squid, I found a 2004 Lexus Gx470 for $6000 with 220,000 miles. It has no rust, no lights on. Would you say it's a good buy?
I’d take it to a mechanic and get a PPI because that’s too good of a deal. If it checks out then yeah you just found the cheapest GX on the planet haha
@@IdealMediaChannel they're $10,000 to $18,000 here in New England...... So yeah
Nixe build! I looked at a 2003 lifted gx 470 just this week but didn't buy it, as the ABS, TRAC, and VSC lights were on. Wondering if lifting the vehicle and installing bigger tires caused the computer to turn these lights on. Your thboughts? I looked on several Lexus 470 blogs and several owners have reported these same light on, and the dealer indicated a $2500 fix.
hmmmm that sounds like a big ol' red flag. It may be that he somehow disabled ATRAC such through the lift but one of the big selling points of the GX470 is the ATRAC system. I wouln't buy a GX that has any light on the dash other than TPMS or low windshield wiper fluid haha.
Yes it is nice
Weird that you had to cut the bumper for clearance with 265/70/17. I have the same size and no cutting was necessary.
Did you upgrade your control arms? My alignment was at its limit with the stock arms so that may have contributed to the rubbing.
@@IdealMediaChannel that’s a good question- I’m honestly not sure. The Faulkens were on it when I bought it. But that makes me wonder I’ll find out
you should mod that hair do.
Sorry but the biscuit killed it.
If you're budget minded just skip aftermarket wheels. Stock wheels are forged so they are strong as hell
i like how he saying everything is cheap lol
All these GX videos are making me rethink getting a 4Runner! Currently running a 2003 WJ Limited V8 that's on it's last axles before major repair. I'm the second owner and being honest it's the last good GC generation. So I was looking heavy at 4Runners for their reliability. Had the WJ probably around 15 years, but now it probably needs roughly $2000 worth of repairs between cosmetics (major bumper and fender bashes), electrical, and mechanical fixes. Doubt I'll get over $1500 for it so time to look into a new vehicle. And want to get into overlanding. Went to college in the Appalachian foothills and loved my 96 Explorer back then. However, I enjoy the Limited's comforts..heated leather seats, climate control, etc. Lexus offers that on base models and 4Runner just doesn't. It's 20+ years and climate control isn't standard on 4Runners. Have to go TRD Pro or Limited. Add the fact I live in the south and hot, humid weather is the norm...ventilated seats would be amazing too. Going to keep watching! Thanks for the series!
So what do you think ... will you make ??
We want more gx content
I'll try!
@@IdealMediaChannel cant wait
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Winch next and ya bigger tires
First upgrade. Maintenance
10:20 I would’ve never thought for you to be Mexican (that patch is something we like to say often) 😂 that or your from like socal
RSG sliders!
Oo those are pretty!
6:22 Doug Demuro
#BBE overland adventure mini series?! 🤔
If this gets ANY views haha
@@IdealMediaChannel 🙏
This man really pronounced it as "Mole"
i would watch you install all those mods. like if you would too😌
They'd be very long videos, it took me so long to install my lift. Something like ten hours.
do a radio upgrade
I want to! It's really hard because I have the Mark Levinson system, but it is on my list.
Cant take a guy seriously who intentionally leaves the house with his hair like that...
Gas savings comment hits different in 2022. Time for me to buy those 2k rims instead.
Which rims saves gas?
What you should modify is your hairstyle
No.
I think I'm going to sell my 3rd gen Tacoma for one of these now....
Noice
man...that mpg