Most irratating thing with your Lux

Maddoglips · Post by **Maddoglips** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:47 am

Hi All

As it's clear, we all have our love and passion for our Toys whether they old, new, sfa, ifs, we love them to bits, but with this there's also always some thing that is just never as we want it/ would like it to be.

Mine, is the rust, I hate it with a passion, and can't understand why motor vehicle manufactures have never really done anything major to try and prevent this.

They've spent millions on suspension upgrades for comfort, gearboxes for better ratio's where alot of the time it wasn't a problem. But never rust protection! :evil:

So lets hear what's yours.

PS. Not the luxury/image add on items you'd still like to fit like ali canopies ect.... just the "stock" items which are supplied.

Zane

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:49 am

Dat hy nie nou kan start nie.

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:52 am

mine is broken... :evil: :evil: forcing me to use the Ford...

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:03 am

Mine's missing!!

Post by **JohanM** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:05 am

a 65L fuel tank!!! :roll: Way to little for a off road vehicle.....Should have been a 80 lt fuel tank at least.

Hi-Hilux · Post by **Hi-Hilux** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:06 am

In cab rattles

OOOOMS · Post by **OOOOMS** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:10 am

That we always have to recover LR's.... :evil: :evil: :evil:

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:22 am

The SFA's useless reverse lights... brakes... and my lux's incurable wandering steering...

Oh and yesterday one of my wiper blades decided to jump ship in Durbanville, clearly it had had enough of all the work it had to do over the last few rainy days...

The reverse light upgrade is now on my top 5 pending mods list...

Mr B

Post by **CasKru** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:38 am

Brakes brakes brakes and handbrake :evil: :evil: :evil:

Maddoglips · Post by **Maddoglips** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:41 am

Mud Dog wrote:Mine's missing!!

I feel for you my freind, obviousely no news yet.

Are you looking at replacing it with another SFA and it's poor brakes, reverse lights ect...

Zane

Thabogrobler · Post by **Thabogrobler** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:16 am

The missing transfer case lever!

Post by **george** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:30 am

Just did a 10 day/4000km trip through the Kalahari and Nam in my 2.7.

All I can think of is that it would be nice that if I switch off the van the central locking will open the locks.
Otherwise no complains

dalkill · Post by **dalkill** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:13 am

the spine shattering, liver damaging drive, and this is just on the black stuff

Uys · Post by **Uys** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:54 am

Everybody warning you to be careful not to roll your Fortuner!

duppa · Post by **duppa** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:12 pm

OVERTAKING!!!! it is a mission to overtake another car on single roads.......but I wil keep on dreaming about replacing the 22 R with a lexus v8

HiluxJunkie · Post by **HiluxJunkie** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:28 pm

Sitting at work thinking of all the places I should be driving to !

No.... realy , can't think of any, except maybe better fuel consumption...but what the heck, I still love my van !

Hoppy · Post by **Hoppy** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:30 pm

a Hilux is like a woman, it's the little things that's not perfect that makes them attractive :D

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:49 pm

Maddoglips wrote:
Mud Dog wrote:Mine's missing!!

I feel for you my freind, obviousely no news yet.

Are you looking at replacing it with another SFA and it's poor brakes, reverse lights ect...

Zane

No news yet ... thought I saw it yesterday freshly re-sprayed hummer yellow, but I was unable to turn around and pursue due to traffic congestion ... will see it again though and check it over ... if it is mine, they'll *a* for what they did ... a Hilux ain't yella at all!

She never had any of the issues you guys speak of .... drove like a car, ... comfortable on and off road ... nice positive power steering ... an aircon that really worked well ... no brake or light issues ... gave me between 10.5 and 11 km / lit on the open road, between 6 and 8 in town depending on the foot. Damn, I miss it!!

Maddoglips · Post by **Maddoglips** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:56 pm

Andy

If you see it again and it is yours, find out where it's parked and let me know, I'll spend the R1000 on petrol to come join you in getting it back.

At least I know the goverment will pay for my trip back to pe as it'll be in the back of a police van once we finished with them.

Will be worth it

Post by **Mud Dog** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:05 pm

Thanks Zane, but I'll go the legal route with a lot of civilian back-up ....they'll be paying for years to come.

Back to Hilux problems ...... if there are any .....

Kykdaar · Post by **Kykdaar** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:45 pm

The fact that I can't drive it every day. Fuel cost will bankrupt me

Shamrock · Post by **Shamrock** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:59 pm

Mud Dog wrote:Thanks Zane, but I'll go the legal route with a lot of civilian back-up ....they'll be paying for years to come.

Back to Hilux problems ...... if there are any .....

Dont mean to be negative, but I dont think they will consider the free accomodation, free food, free tv and free studying "paying". :evil:
I believe in jungle justice!! You take from me, I'll make sure that you will never be able/willing to take anything again. You screw with my rights, I'll screw with yours. But thats just my way of seeing things.

Cant help it.

FUDGES · Post by **FUDGES** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:46 pm

That you have to hold down the button so that the electric window can go down.

2.8 d/cab SFA · Post by **2.8 d/cab SFA** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:48 pm

no central locking on SFA, had installed, pain in butt with baby and swambo

Post by **pietpetoors** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 6:36 pm

It needs plenty of fuel to get me places and it has 10kw too little, otherwise I just love it.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:16 pm

Lemme think about this....

Hmmmm....

Aaahhh...

One thing:

Bulldog: Takes too long to fill the LR tank.

White Fang & HounDog: That crappy "peep-peep" Hooter!

Nuffink else wrong!

-F_D

andrevt · Post by **andrevt** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:40 am

the kids always want to drive it

Maddoglips · Post by **Maddoglips** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:54 am

andrevt wrote:the kids always want to drive it

Andre, I have the same issue with my Daughter who's 5, she never wants to drive in moms mazda, just in the van.

Everymorning before school, I have to first drive through the park so she'll be happy

pampoen · Post by **pampoen** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:38 am

The rattles,the fact that im always finding more rust than i can emotionally handle!! the rest of the problems have been caused by me though,,i feel like shes the target of this abusive relationship!!

i love her though!!! with all my heart!!

GeorgeJvR · Post by **GeorgeJvR** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:39 am

MY DAM BRAKES :x

Rooies · Post by **Rooies** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:29 am

Behalwe vir die harde rit wat Darrel hopelik binnekort gaan uitsorteer kan ek nie aan iets dink nie sy cruise gemaklik teen n 110km/h, wil nie juis vinniger ry met daai 31" op nie en ek kry tussen 7.5 en 7.8 km/l en ek ry haar elke dag. Die een of twee rattles wat sy het moet ek nog uitsorteer en sy het geen roes op die bakwerk nie. Ek kry skoon ontrekking simtome op n Sondag as ek nerens heen ry met haar nie.

Vlak vark · Post by **Vlak vark** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:50 am

Die links draai episode, daad moet n manier wees om dit te oorkom en natuurlik
Die kombuis stoele voor waar niks op kan bly wat jy dit gelos het nie.

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:42 pm

Die feit dat myne steeds nie start nie.

Bosfebok · Post by **Bosfebok** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:39 am

Rear brakes and hand brakes.... and a little rust

Everything else I live with as I know she'll take me anywhere

Bloues · Post by **Bloues** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:44 am

Die 5de rat wat 3de rat moet word teen 'n bult....... Res...ek laaik daai Hilux van my soos 'n 2 de vrou.....

Bosfebok · Post by **Bosfebok** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:26 am

Solly, al die ouens op die forum het al daai 2de vrou van jou se privates gesien

Danman · Post by **Danman** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 3:26 am

Not having enough power on the 4y.

not having enough guts to do a transplant

not having enough money to buy a new transplant. :roll:

otherwise:
happy

happy

truckin · Post by **truckin** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 11:43 am

I have no real complaints i love my truck

but will agree that it has a pissy hooter, :problem: even a "chevy spark" has a better hooter

want to upgrade that to a train horn

"BOOYAA"

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 5:27 pm

want to upgrade that to a train horn "BOOYAA"

Or even e Vuvuzela! That's much louder than the pathetic little 'peep' that the Lux's make.

Who invented this damn thing, anyway??

-F_D

truckin · Post by **truckin** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:07 pm

Ek dink dis ge "invent" deur n ou wat nie van sy bure gehou het nie,

want .... daai goed raas,

ek sal dit nie in my trok sit nie, ek's bang ek kry n kopseer as ek moet toot vir iemand "Te laat nout ek klaar een net om daaraan te dink" :roll:

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:11 pm

Family_Dog wrote:Or even e Vuvuzela!

Who invented this damn thing, anyway??

-F_D

I once heard a rumour that the Vuvuzela was invented by an ex-Springs Technical Highschool pupil. I cannot confirm this to be true.

mushroom · Post by **mushroom** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:14 am

My biggest irritation is all my crap sliding through the bench seat

...its a quick fix, I know, but still. Second to that the headlights and the 4x4 low range lever, always need to kick it back into high range - cant be good but what does one do.

Eric, the vuvuzela originates from the blowing of a hollow kudu horn to get the blokes in the hills to come to an indaba. These days I'm sure a cell phone works just as well with a lot less irritation

swartvark · Post by **swartvark** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 9:08 am

Swartvark doesn't have a hooter. It was never connected to the aftermarket steering wheel. I now have to rev people out of the way!!
The lighter fitting came out when I unpluged my Waeco.

I hardly ever use 5th gear....NOT ENOUGH POWER!!

Work takes up too much of my life....I need to spend more quality time with my truck!!.........and wife.

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:33 am

mushroom wrote:My biggest irritation is all my crap sliding through the bench seat ...its a quick fix, I know, but still. Second to that the headlights and the 4x4 low range lever, always need to kick it back into high range - cant be good but what does one do.

Eric, the vuvuzela originates from the blowing of a hollow kudu horn to get the blokes in the hills to come to an indaba. These days I'm sure a cell phone works just as well with a lot less irritation

James, Bulldog has excellent headlights! Have you tried Osram Nightbreakers, or even Silverstars, which are more durable than the Nightbreakers.Also, what condition are your headlight lenses and reflectors? You might consider replacing them if these are clouded or tarnished.

I can imagine the crowd at Soccer Stadium all flashing their cellphones in support of BB... creates a most interesting picture in my mind!

-F_D

Post by **CasKru** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:56 am

Evidently the vuvuzela originated from a guy that took one of these bicycle horns and removed the airsack. Not being satisfied with the sound it made when he blew through it, he had it lengthened. When he went abroad to support his soccer team (not sure if it was Bafana Bafana) they would allow him into the stadium with the aluminium vuvuzela. On his return he found a plastic company to manufacture him a plastic vuvuzela.

Post by **Mud Dog** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:12 pm

CasKru wrote:Evidently the vuvuzela originated from a guy that took one of these bicycle horns and removed the airsack. Not being satisfied with the sound it made when he blew through it, he had it lengthened. When he went abroad to support his soccer team (not sure if it was Bafana Bafana) they would allow him into the stadium with the aluminium vuvuzela. On his return he found a plastic company to manufacture him a plastic vuvuzela.

Apparently this is debatable since Mexican fans already used a similar instrument in the 1970's ... hmmm. I would also have to wonder about all the paintings of horn blowers from the medieval ages that had an almost identical shaped horn with a flag attached.

Nonetheless, here's an interesting little read .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuvuzela" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Post by **Family_Dog** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:36 pm

During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai and a local South African advertising agency called Jupiter Drawing Room created the largest working vuvuzela in the world — 114 feet (35 m) long — on an unfinished flyover road in Cape Town.[25] The vuvuzela is powered by several air horns attached at the mouth piece end, and it will be blown at the beginning of each of the World Cup matches.

Is this actually happening? What sort of noise will that make?

-F_D

Post by **CasKru** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:55 pm

Family_Dog wrote:
During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai and a local South African advertising agency called Jupiter Drawing Room created the largest working vuvuzela in the world — 114 feet (35 m) long — on an unfinished flyover road in Cape Town.[25] The vuvuzela is powered by several air horns attached at the mouth piece end, and it will be blown at the beginning of each of the World Cup matches.

Is this actually happening? What sort of noise will that make?

-F_D

No idea but saw this thing and it looks impressive

ChrisF · Post by **ChrisF** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 4:07 pm

Family_Dog wrote:
During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Hyundai and a local South African advertising agency called Jupiter Drawing Room created the largest working vuvuzela in the world — 114 feet (35 m) long — on an unfinished flyover road in Cape Town.[25] The vuvuzela is powered by several air horns attached at the mouth piece end, and it will be blown at the beginning of each of the World Cup matches.

Is this actually happening? What sort of noise will that make?

-F_D

it DID happen !

It is so LOUD that you dont even hear the noon day gun (canon) !

psy · Post by **psy** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 1:08 pm

This my third model Hilux, and Im even more irritated with this as I cannot see/feel the rear end of this vehicle. Ive had the bumper knocked and replaced and now Ive totalled the left rear panel, reversing into a low pole marking the driveway of our property.(pole has since been removed) I dont believe in fitting crappy cheap/good looking 2mm. pipe bumpers! This will not make any difference. Spose I must just improve my driving skills!! The wife loves this one though - rubs it in all the time!!

:)

Bushwacker · Post by **Bushwacker** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:08 am

Swambo says it's to high to get in, and won't stay home

Borntofish · Post by **Borntofish** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:26 am

Mine is definitely the sluggish performance going uphill. Have to EFI him one day....

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:17 pm

Brakes, brakes, brakes - oh and the wandering steering. Things get a bit of a handful when trying to stop quickly.

Not entirely happy with my suspension

Other than that, just love my baby

. can't wait for weekends to get to drive her.

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:17 pm

truckin wrote:I have no real complaints i love my truck
but will agree that it has a pissy hooter, :problem: even a "chevy spark" has a better hooter
want to upgrade that to a train horn "BOOYAA"

Daar is 'n goeie rede hoekom daai hoeter nie skerp is nie. Die bakkie is te stadig daar is niemand in die pad vir wie jy hoef te toot nie en as daar wel is is die Lux gebou om oor hom te ry. En as jy by off-road kom is die LD daar voor jou in elkgeval so vas geval hy kan nie vir jou gepad as jy vir hom sou hoot nie.

Ek het geen klagtis oor my Lux nie net dat ek nie genoeg geld en tyd het om meer gereeld in die bos met hom te wees nie.

ismail · Post by **ismail** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:44 pm

no cupholders and the stress that these SFA's are quite easily broken into.....................stole all my clothes last week at the beach while surfing, buggers.

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:59 pm

Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

After driving Swartvark, newly fitted with Lexus V8, on Saturday... the 93kw of Bolt's 2.2L EFi engine seems inadequate(very)...

Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

swartvark · Post by **swartvark** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:35 pm

Mr_B wrote:Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

After driving Swartvark, newly fitted with Lexus V8, on Saturday... the 93kw of Bolt's 2.2L EFi engine seems inadequate(very)...

Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

MMMmmmm....but now I have a new problem....WIND NOISE!!!!

I need to get some new rubbers ASAP. :problem: :problem:

Maddoglips · Post by **Maddoglips** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:38 pm

Mr_B wrote:Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

After driving Swartvark, newly fitted with Lexus V8, on Saturday... the 93kw of Bolt's 2.2L EFi engine seems inadequate(very)...

Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

So Mr B, how much you selling the 4Y for then?

I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes as now you've experienced it and there's no forgetting it.

Only time before you go there am I right?

swartvark · Post by **swartvark** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:54 pm

Maddoglips wrote:
Mr_B wrote:Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

After driving Swartvark, newly fitted with Lexus V8, on Saturday... the 93kw of Bolt's 2.2L EFi engine seems inadequate(very)...

Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

So Mr B, how much you selling the 4Y for then?

I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes as now you've experienced it and there's no forgetting it.

Only time before you go there am I right?

As jou gat eers jik moet hy gekrap word!!!!!!!!
en Hoppy krap kwai!!!

Piesang · Post by **Piesang** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:01 pm

swartvark wrote:
Maddoglips wrote:
Mr_B wrote:Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

After driving Swartvark, newly fitted with Lexus V8, on Saturday... the 93kw of Bolt's 2.2L EFi engine seems inadequate(very)...

Captain I need mooorreee pooowwer...

So Mr B, how much you selling the 4Y for then?

I wouldn't wanna be in your shoes as now you've experienced it and there's no forgetting it.

Only time before you go there am I right?
As jou gat eers jik moet hy gekrap word!!!!!!!!
en Hoppy krap kwai!!!

Hy mak kwaai krap, maar 'n man se vrou slaan harder as wat hy kan krap.......