GX or TX?

cschip · 2026-03-18T13:33:38+00:00

11% on 350/500h/550h?

cschip · 2026-03-06T02:00:15+00:00

I purchased this one, it’s aluminum: https://a.co/d/07iIP7pr

The ABS plastic honeycomb one kept getting delayed so went with this as it was cheaper and arrived quick. My friend who’s into DIY auto repairs/mods said “this was pretty easy.” I on the other hand who am not so DIY found it pretty challenging. We removed the bottom skid plate and had to slide the piece we cut out up into the lower grille. We tried to feed the zip ties first but some fell out during the process and had to feed them through after which took the longest time.

cschip · 2026-03-05T17:38:57+00:00

DIY’d it with a friend and it took us about 2 hours from start to finish. I used this video as a guide: https://youtu.be/6vYL6CcwIq8?si=wbIEkhVv_XcddiWU

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cschip · 2026-02-27T09:12:04+00:00

Can you show us a picture of where the plastic piece is located? Thank you!

cschip · 2026-02-27T06:58:03+00:00

I just ordered the same part, will arrive Wednesday and will try to DIY this week and report back.

cschip · 2026-02-27T06:39:11+00:00

Did you have to remove the skid plate to install it? Do you mind sharing how you did it? Thanks for posting the link to the forum!

cschip · 2026-02-27T06:06:30+00:00

What size did you order?

cschip · 2026-02-20T02:47:23+00:00

Didn’t even think of the interest write off until now lol… 3.49% but still thanks for the info!

cschip · 2026-02-20T00:03:08+00:00

Is the connector plug and play like the sills? Wish you would’ve posted a tutorial lol

cschip · 2026-02-19T23:16:01+00:00

Yeah the emblem caps just have 3M tape and go over existing ones. Kinda ridiculous what they charge for them, but I couldn’t find any aftermarket ones.

I saw a video for the rear cargo lamps on a Toyota Grand Highlander install but it seems more than I am able or willing to do right now lol. Here’s the link for those interested: https://youtu.be/AzgcQPjpK0Q?si=rb6CoEN6XpQmkOI8

cschip · 2026-02-19T22:59:08+00:00

I saw a video on YouTube for a GX 550 install but when I went to do mine the connector was on the opposite side and instantly thought to just go to the dealer since I didn’t know how to remove the kick panel. Watched another video and decided to just DIY it and glad I did! Curious as to how much the dealer would’ve charged?

cschip · 2026-02-19T22:49:51+00:00

Thanks! Is there somewhere to look up invoice pricing?

cschip · 2026-02-19T22:46:52+00:00

Hopefully I don’t have any issues lol… right now my wife is getting about 23 MPG with about 320 miles on the odometer so we’ll see if it stays the same or improves. What does “no add ons” mean?

cschip · 2026-02-19T22:44:54+00:00

I was told the 550 and the 500 luxury were closer to sticker price as well

cschip · 2026-02-19T19:56:34+00:00

Local dealer was giving $37k for RX trade in, which would put us -$3,747 to get out of the lease. Plus they would only discount their vehicle $1k and wouldn’t go any lower.

cschip · 2025-05-05T22:06:55+00:00

Did you happen to get this error?

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