2021 Hilux mods, off-road bar work mods part 7 

Want to know more about why you changed tyres and what was required to make the 33” fit

This was a great video Ronny.

Subbed! Very informative as I am researching to start my 4 wheeling adventure. Also, I’ve hit the notification bell icon mainly for that bull bar video!

Would love to see that Bull-Bar comparison. A comparison from full bar to the half bar without the top protection would help myself a lot too.

Really love & appreciate the thaught you put into this build for us as well rony!

awesome stuff Ronny very very informative video big thumbs up

Right on Ronny. Would love a video just on bull bar considerations!

Great Vid as usual very helpful Definitely suspension and new tyres next

Great work Rohnny! It would be awesome to see a episode dealing with winch recovery’s, especially solo recovery’s.

i would love to see that bullbar video, Ronny. Think it's gonna be the next mod I put on my Tacoma.

I put an Aussie Aluminum Alloy Bull Bar on my 1987 Suzuki Samari. Was running 30" tires and a 2" lift, doing 65 MPH down the road and a ten point white tail buck jumped out of the ditch. This thing weighed 200lbs dressed. My reaction time in those days was better then most and I was able to hit the brakes at impact couldn't bare to look at damage for a few minutes, thought my Sami was toast. The only damage, was the top horizonat bar was bent maybe a half an inch! At 1000 dollar price tag in those days, that was the best insurance possible. Weight was a factor with the Sami so I went with the Aluminum Alloy, advertised as "strong as Steel"! Enjoy your treks on the tube, trying to adapt my Sami to accomodate my bilateral amputation, slowly but slowly, LOL. Regards John R Monroe Hibbing, Minnesota

Yeah that bull bar video would be great!

I need that bull bar comparisons video

Ronny has a strong Nordic phenotype.

Keen to hear more about the water tank setup!

Hey Ronny This is a great series of videos! I'm learning a lot, even for my Ranger, as my first proper build. So far my only disappointment is the Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform not being as capable as I expected and was advised it would be, as you outlined. I'll keep my platform for now and just be more careful when loading it. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have done with your tyres and suspension as these are more of a priority upgrade for anyone than some of your other indicated modifications. Cheers mate

Cheers mate love to see a video on wheels tires & suspension.

Everytime I watch your series, I feel like buying some shit I don't need for my luxy 😅😅 Love your content

Great ep Ronny. People dont consider weight. More importantly the distribution of weight

Great episode!

Suspension and tires, Ronny! You are the man!

Hey Ronny. I’ve noticed you have a genuine Toyota snorkel on. Please include an in-depth review or your thoughts about it, in a future video. That would be interesting I reckon

Super keen for a bull-bar comparison video.

Great idea, please make a dedicated bull bar video. I would really like to have more details about this as well as your opinion.

Loving the maxtrax ramps

thanks for sharing the bull bar. I am going to get this same one for my tacoma. and have a shop do the install. thats just one i dont feel entirely comfortable doing.... cant wait. love your videos keep it up

We all want the bull bar video

Love ya work... Bull bar video please. Cheers

That's a tough looking hilux, looks awesome. Be interesting to see at the end with all the weights and gvm and costs of accessories. Do suspension and tyres next. Keen to see another trip episode but.👍

Keen to see more about the water/fuel cell in the back! Looking to get something similar in my new Dmax

Just the content I love to see🤤😍🥵 fantastic stuff

Gday Ronny, yet another crackin vid, I'm enjoying watching Project Luxy evolve. Whilst I may not agree with some of the additions you choose, I thoroughly enjoy each video of the build. Torbs needs to host a Q & A with you asking questions about why you started the channel and why you do what you do...

Yes bullbars video!

Best looking Hilux from the Side I have seen so far in the whole world.. would love to hear about the sides protection in ur next video :-) :-)

Can't wait to see the Far North trip vids!

Its looking beast! I wish my budget could afford one of these front bars. One day, one day lol

thank you for the super detailed video true see weight add up on your build as weight take offload up trip add tailer this

Good looking rig 👍🏿

My rear recovery point is a 15 ton pintle hook and recovery strap. I got both the hitch and plate for $40 total plus hardware. The last 2 years I've recovered several vehicles in Alaska. I can't complain, it works.

Love my Toyota Aluminium Bull Bar and think it looks sweet.

I got a price for the ARB bullbar from my local. Wowee, was my first response. Then extra for their fog lights, extra for recovery points, etc. I can see why their shops always look so nice

Love your videos. I went with a Carbon Winch on the BT50 due to its quality and its shipping weight was 29kgs so bare winch was even less. I try to keep weight off the bull bar if possible.

Cheers, come on! Please continue to build and publish the video quickly, I will follow your build in Taiwan!

Bull bar awareness video!

Yes bullbar awareness vid

Lift and tyres 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Another advantage of steel over aluminium is it's WAY easier to work with when it comes to repairs or adding things like mounting tabs etc.

I like the clean look of the front bumper. I never understood the antenna mounted to it.

The rhino hide seems like a great investment, just hoping they release a set for my 4x4 soon

Not my favourite car but I like Ronny explanation and all the info

Hv to admit, 15 years of 4wdriving since i was 25 yr old and i hv been using the shackles the wrong way. Thanks Rhonni

love from norway :)

Would like to know more about the body chop! Suspension, tyres and body chop episode next 🤙🏼

Did you add a catch can and prefilter yet? I'd like to see the shocks next. The new ARB bullbar looks really good, what a great design. Excellent video Ronny, thank you.

Hey Ronnie, just a thought on your winch set up. Weight, Safety and everything in between, I am pretty much down to a soft shackle for all my attachments now and have removed my hook all-together. Basically I go direct from the thimbled eye on the winch Dyneema to my soft shackle to the point I'm loading, cant for the life of me see why I need another potential point of failure in the system (the hook). I have a short section of inch poly pipe with a v groove cut out for the thimble that locks against my fairlead to hold the thimble in place, just winch in and lock it away. Works a treat, keep up the good work bud

Would love to see a video on the bullbar. I really like the Summit that you went with, that's the one that I would like to put on my 4Runner eventually.

A bull bar episode would be awesome @

Great vid mate, whats your your thoughts on the gen bar

Great info Ronny, I’ll suggest double checking the weight of your bar. Had a steel TJM delivered to my home to install on my FJ. i was told it weighed 65kg. Bar arrived in box and the weight printed on the box was 100kg. I weighted every piece contained in the box and yep it all came to 100kg. I weighed the parts that came off my FJ to install the bar which came to 12kg. I added 88kgs before even installing the winch. Your weight of 65kg is bar only and not all the added bolts, support steel bracing etc etc

I would be very interested in seeing an in-depth on the Rhino Hide please Ronny, Im actually working on our side & body protection starting next week Mate.

A lot of that weight is down low which helps with stability

Loved it, but what’s on the exterior armour of your car mate love to how you did that bud, looks like a armadillo 💪🏽🦔

you are lucky to even get the bull bar Ronny. I've been waiting since late October for my summit bullbar to rock up to the ARB workshop with still no date in site :(

Suspension tyres mate 👍

Ye the bullbar video would be good

I T-boned a Camry & wrote it off, got a small dent on the summit bar of my Lux as a result. They are expensive but worth every cent.

Still waiting for the Rhinohide review, hopefully you will cover off on this next video.

As usual absolute legend best on RU-vid Been waiting for this and the suspension one as I have the exact same vehicle so was interested in your opinion before I put my gear on mine. What do you think of the TJM bar as I prefer the look Cheers

Is a video of these side body armour type things still coming? They look very useful and I'm interested in how they are mounted and how you have been enjoying them. Awesome videos btw!!

Great review of all your Lucy updates. Really good info. Are you able to post the card you have for the front recovery points?

Good video Ronny! What's your take on whether or not it is also important to add a fuel tank skid/bash plate?

Love your content mate! Very informative. Isn’t adding all that extra weight will significantly affect performance and mileage? What are the options to improve these after all this additional weight mod ?

currently waiting on the same bull bar for the same car. Will be copying a lot of these mods on my hilux this year.

Definitely would like to know about the suspension and tyres Ronny 👐

Need a video on winch choice!

Love the vid Ronny Heads up in the Weight added section you wrote "ABR" not "ARB" on the screen

Great video Ronny. What happened to the Maxxis RAZR AT811's you had on?

I wonder how many people have added all the gear and now have an over weight vehicle once loaded, it sure adds up pretty quick. The recovery point weight blew me away.

I reckon the alloy bars look killer especially the tjm

Love your vids mate. Ronny I get that you don't like the look of most aluminium bars but the Toyota aluminium bar is the best looking bar for that model car in my opinion (its well balanced compared to others) and you can have it painted black. It's winch compatible with the little number plate door. The product development budget is 20x more than all other after market bars so it's not unnecessarily over engineered, it has 90% the strength of steel, yet less than half the weight (not two thirds like you said) and of course its air bag compliant. It's designed to flex and fail before your chassis does which is a big thing if you don't want to crab walk forever after a kangaroo strike. It's also designed to act like a hull in water. The reason why I bought one is because being a bricky I've dropped many profiles over decades, steel and aluminium and the steel ones always bend on impact where as the aluminium ones flex and stay straight. I knew this flex was important so I went down that path and I was right. My bar has hit a good size roo (unfortunately hard enough to kill it) and it only dented (which was easy to hammer out). It acted like a tough spring, I suppose thats why Toyota promise you can drive on after a kangaroo strike. Thats my experience anyway.

That’s a lot of weight, but when touring, it’s a necessity. Hit something with stock bumper it’s a trip ender. Speaking of the front bumper and it’s removal... it IS actually a removable bumper. If you look closely, there are lines underneath the lines & the front grille. So the bumper itself was no need for cutting it. You could’ve removed it with ease.

Would love to see the review of the Rhino-hide compared to other options like the bush barrier and other magnetic systems.

I would love to see a bull bar video. I have not got one yet and would really help me weigh up my options.

I like the start of the video "Hilux reliability " 🤣😂😂

Wow is an additional 120kg forward of the front wheels really a safety feature? Also you have used half your payload on accessories so no passengers or GVM upgrade? It's amazing how quickly it all adds up and no doubt continues to add up in additional fuel cost over time, hopefully you can show us the sums so we can make an informed decision on what we bolt to our cars. Great series 👍 Cheers

You should add the fender mirror. plus I think they make a car look cool & a serious off roader !

Nice video again! About the transfer case bash plate, I think those mounting points on the case looks pretty weak. Aren´t you worried it will just break off those instead? I figure the original one will give way, but still protect the cast housing with a bit tougher steel? Maybe you have some experience or stories about what and how things break underneath - would surely be an interesting episode ;)

Great video mate👍🏻How did you like the Sahara bar old your old lux? Do they weigh less than the summit?

You need some portal axles. A bumper video would be cool too

Great work, do you recommend put on rear bar? For tub protection or corner guards

these pants look cool. What pants are that? Oh and the car looks also pretty good.

Plate no.4 good idea

Ronny great video! Does the bar work with sensors for air bags etc?

A Bullbar is a must if you are travelling remote locations and as you say not just for animal strikes. I was in low range trying to get up a sandy track and smacked into a tree at the top as my momentum didn’t allow the car to turn as I hoped .... a dent in my Bullbar but I could continue my trip

I’d love a video on whether you need a winch and whether you need a lift kit. Or if you can get away without one or both for a solo traveller.

Hey Ronny as always thanks for your work. Quick question and recommendation, 40mm or 60mm ARB Summit steel bullbar? For a 78LC what would you suggest? I don’t intend to install flares on the LC78. I’m leaning towards 40mm due to weight. What is your recommendation regarding weight and strength difference stats. Thanks in advance and Happy Easter.

Suspension tyres and body work please next episode. Great stuff as always. Keep it up.

Bloody hell I just want to see a video of the lux on a trip already

Hi Ronny, would you recommend to apply any kind of protection against rust on the frame?

Any particular reason you choose the Brown Davis Under Body protection (weigh, price or quality)?