My eerste Hilux
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My eerste Hilux
Hi all Hilux lovers,
Got myself an early Christmas gift...this is my very first Toyota Hilux.
I am also new to the whole 4x4 world and would like to tap into fellow enthusiasts and learn more about all the tricks of the trade.
The Hilux is a beaut, 3.0 D4-D, 4x4, silwer in color, 2008 model with 96000km on the clock and a Carryboy canopy.
We are already planning our very first trip to Botswana in December and can't wait - so exciting!
Happy Hilux
Rudi J
Got myself an early Christmas gift...this is my very first Toyota Hilux.
I am also new to the whole 4x4 world and would like to tap into fellow enthusiasts and learn more about all the tricks of the trade.
The Hilux is a beaut, 3.0 D4-D, 4x4, silwer in color, 2008 model with 96000km on the clock and a Carryboy canopy.
We are already planning our very first trip to Botswana in December and can't wait - so exciting!
Happy Hilux
Rudi J
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Congrads on your first Lux. Welcome and enjoy. You came to the right place if you want to learn from the best!!!
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Groot welkom Rudi!,
Ek het ook n '08 soos joune, het hom laas jaar November gekoop maar kon nog nie al my planne in plek kry om ordentlik te gaan toer met hom nie . Ek is seker jy gaan hom geniet en met daai lae km's gaan hy jou nog laaaaaank hou.(myne staan op 187000km's)
Ek het ook n '08 soos joune, het hom laas jaar November gekoop maar kon nog nie al my planne in plek kry om ordentlik te gaan toer met hom nie . Ek is seker jy gaan hom geniet en met daai lae km's gaan hy jou nog laaaaaank hou.(myne staan op 187000km's)
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Rudi. Welcome. You are at the right place. The guys on this forum are a goldmine of information. They also tell some realy good jokes. The Lux looks great but is short of a sticker. I trust you've joined the club.
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Hi Racing SnakeRacing snake wrote:Hi Rudi. Welcome. You are at the right place. The guys on this forum are a goldmine of information. They also tell some realy good jokes. The Lux looks great but is short of a sticker. I trust you've joined the club.
Thank you to all for the warm welcome!
I have not yet joined the club, but is definitely planning on joining - what can I expect when I join?
I need to start looking at building up the bakkie for a 4x4 camping trip to Botswana in December and would need some advice on what to buy and what not - as I have a limited budget.
Thanks
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Jacques,jacques kotze wrote:Groot welkom Rudi!,
Ek het ook n '08 soos joune, het hom laas jaar November gekoop maar kon nog nie al my planne in plek kry om ordentlik te gaan toer met hom nie . Ek is seker jy gaan hom geniet en met daai lae km's gaan hy jou nog laaaaaank hou.(myne staan op 187000km's)
Dankie baie vir die verwelkoming!
Ek sien jou bakkie is so mooi opgebou met al die toerusting en ekstras - kan jy dalk vir my enige raad gee ivm wat ek moet kry en wat nie? Ons beplan n trip in Desember na Botswana toe, so ek moet n paar goedjies aanskaf. Die bakkie het reeds die Old Man Emu suspension op en ook dan BF bande. Ek het gedink aan die volgende:
Recovery Kit
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Ek is nie nog nuut op die forum, nie seker of hierdie die regte plek is om raad te vra oor die tipe van ding nie.
Dankie baie
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Welkom! Koop net eers n yskas sommer n Engel, die ander minder belangrikke goedjies kan later kom.
Ek het twee Engels in my lewe, die een het my nog nooit k-- gegee nie.
Meeste van daai recovery goed koop jy vir jou minder bevooregte vriende wat met volksvreemde voertuie saamry.
Ek het twee Engels in my lewe, die een het my nog nooit k-- gegee nie.
Meeste van daai recovery goed koop jy vir jou minder bevooregte vriende wat met volksvreemde voertuie saamry.
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Baie welkom Rudi, geniet die uitkit en spending.....
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Welcome Rudi,they say life begins at forty, it starts when u get your first HILUX,enjoy
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi,Thunder02 wrote:Welcome Rudi,they say life begins at forty, it starts when u get your first HILUX,enjoy
I like this saying very much, it really makes me feel even more excited about my decision to buy the Hilux!
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Dankie Hoppy!
Ek dink dis it baie goeie raad, waar moet die bier dan anders koud gehou word
Ek het net 1 Engel op die oomblik, sal ook maar nog ene moet aanskaf.
Hehe....LOL, ek sal dan maar moet die recovery goed koop vir my vriend met sy Nissan Hardbody
Ek dink dis it baie goeie raad, waar moet die bier dan anders koud gehou word
Ek het net 1 Engel op die oomblik, sal ook maar nog ene moet aanskaf.
Hehe....LOL, ek sal dan maar moet die recovery goed koop vir my vriend met sy Nissan Hardbody
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Jy kry die idee, jy moes lankal n hilux gehad het!
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Rudi
Welcome here in our neck of the hoods,
This being the begining of a brotherhood.
Glad you decided on a Toyota,
As many people oughta
My name is Donkey,
Also proud owner of a Toyota key.
Since being on the forum I'm an addict,
Many will agree on this verdict
Once more, welcome! :wink2:
Welcome here in our neck of the hoods,
This being the begining of a brotherhood.
Glad you decided on a Toyota,
As many people oughta
My name is Donkey,
Also proud owner of a Toyota key.
Since being on the forum I'm an addict,
Many will agree on this verdict
Once more, welcome! :wink2:
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Dankie Andrew!
Ek is self ook oorspronklik van die Vrystaat...Ficksburg se wereld, maar dit was in die vroee 90's
In watter area bly julle?
Ek is self ook oorspronklik van die Vrystaat...Ficksburg se wereld, maar dit was in die vroee 90's
In watter area bly julle?
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hey RudiRudi J wrote:Dankie Andrew!
Ek is self ook oorspronklik van die Vrystaat...Ficksburg se wereld, maar dit was in die vroee 90's
In watter area bly julle?
I see I meant it when I said in "our neck of the hood" - grew up in Ficksburg also - late 80's when it was still green/yellow with Sunflower fields spreading for kilometers and a game of polo on weekends. And then there the cherry festival which occurs annually,
Small world.
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Rudi and welcome!
Agree with Hoppy .... leave the recovery kit for later once you understand what you need or don't need. The High lift is a useful tool on the odd occasion from time to time but a dangerous one to use as well. You would also require high lift jack points on the vehicle which you don't have yet (those come with custom integrated bumpers and rock sliders), so forget about the high lift too for now (unless you intend using it only as a poor-man's winch). Just get yourself a decent tow rope, a spade, a tyre pressure gauge or a tyre deflator (available from the forum shop) and a mini compressor (an air-jack might be a useful option in your current case). Some sand ladders could also be useful.
Don't have any problem with the rest of your list ....
Roof-rack + fitment
Double Jerry Can bracket
Gas bottle bracket
Bash Plate
Jerry Cans (x2)
Wolf box / ammo boxes (You'll need a lot more than one)
Lumeno Lead Light Strip (LED strips can also be bought from the forum shop)
byl
brandblusser
graaf
Awning
Yskas/vrieskas
Duel Battery System
Agree with Hoppy .... leave the recovery kit for later once you understand what you need or don't need. The High lift is a useful tool on the odd occasion from time to time but a dangerous one to use as well. You would also require high lift jack points on the vehicle which you don't have yet (those come with custom integrated bumpers and rock sliders), so forget about the high lift too for now (unless you intend using it only as a poor-man's winch). Just get yourself a decent tow rope, a spade, a tyre pressure gauge or a tyre deflator (available from the forum shop) and a mini compressor (an air-jack might be a useful option in your current case). Some sand ladders could also be useful.
Don't have any problem with the rest of your list ....
Roof-rack + fitment
Double Jerry Can bracket
Gas bottle bracket
Bash Plate
Jerry Cans (x2)
Wolf box / ammo boxes (You'll need a lot more than one)
Lumeno Lead Light Strip (LED strips can also be bought from the forum shop)
byl
brandblusser
graaf
Awning
Yskas/vrieskas
Duel Battery System
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Welkom
Die pret begin nou eers, al die besluite van wat moet op wat moet wag en waar kom alles bymekaar en hoe gereeld gaan ek wat gebruik.
Die pret begin nou eers, al die besluite van wat moet op wat moet wag en waar kom alles bymekaar en hoe gereeld gaan ek wat gebruik.
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Welkom Rudi, jy gaan daai Hilux van jou geniet.
Heel eerste op jou lys- yskas en die res van die dinge sal volg. :arrow:
Heel eerste op jou lys- yskas en die res van die dinge sal volg. :arrow:
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And beer of course!Mud Dog wrote: Don't have any problem with the rest of your list ....
Roof-rack + fitment
Double Jerry Can bracket
Gas bottle bracket
Bash Plate
Jerry Cans (x2)
Wolf box / ammo boxes (You'll need a lot more than one)
Lumeno Lead Light Strip (LED strips can also be bought from the forum shop)
byl
brandblusser
graaf
Awning
Yskas/vrieskas
Duel Battery System
Welcome Rudi!
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Welkom Rudi.
As jy vinnig wil leer - kom kamp saam einde Nov by Thabo Monate te Warmbad - doie manne en dames sal jou vinnig inlig en leer wat nodig is en hoe dit gedoen moet word
As jy vinnig wil leer - kom kamp saam einde Nov by Thabo Monate te Warmbad - doie manne en dames sal jou vinnig inlig en leer wat nodig is en hoe dit gedoen moet word
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Andy,Mud Dog wrote:Hi Rudi and welcome!
Agree with Hoppy .... leave the recovery kit for later once you understand what you need or don't need. The High lift is a useful tool on the odd occasion from time to time but a dangerous one to use as well. You would also require high lift jack points on the vehicle which you don't have yet (those come with custom integrated bumpers and rock sliders), so forget about the high lift too for now (unless you intend using it only as a poor-man's winch). Just get yourself a decent tow rope, a spade, a tyre pressure gauge or a tyre deflator (available from the forum shop) and a mini compressor (an air-jack might be a useful option in your current case). Some sand ladders could also be useful.
Don't have any problem with the rest of your list ....
Roof-rack + fitment
Double Jerry Can bracket
Gas bottle bracket
Bash Plate
Jerry Cans (x2)
Wolf box / ammo boxes (You'll need a lot more than one)
Lumeno Lead Light Strip (LED strips can also be bought from the forum shop)
byl
brandblusser
graaf
Awning
Yskas/vrieskas
Duel Battery System
Thank you for the tips, I will then only get the essentials and get the rest as time goes by.
Much appreciated
Rudi
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Dankie vir die uitnodiging Anton, sal kyk of ons dit kan maak...
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Welcome & Enjoy. The lighter the vehicle the less recovery equipment you need. Drawers for easy packing, Fridge/freezer for food & dop & roof rack for wood. Long range tank saves a lot of fuel hassles.
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Rudi J
i got the a hi lift jack(farm jack) and 2 jerrycans and the bracket for sale.R1000
Contact me if interested faniebergh3@gmail.com or 0824476655
i got the a hi lift jack(farm jack) and 2 jerrycans and the bracket for sale.R1000
Contact me if interested faniebergh3@gmail.com or 0824476655
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Re: My eerste Hilux
Hi Fanie,
Ek moet net eers bietjie spaar en mooi beplan wat ek wil koop en wat nie, ek sal jou laat weet nader aan die tyd.
dankie baie
Rudi
Ek moet net eers bietjie spaar en mooi beplan wat ek wil koop en wat nie, ek sal jou laat weet nader aan die tyd.
dankie baie
Rudi
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