Is the 150 showing any signs of cracked inner guards

[hulbyw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hulbyw]

Looking to do some bigger trips later this year. After reading about all the cracked guards I wanted to do something before I hit the prolonged corrugations and rough stuff.

I was going to install a patch kit and noticed that several members had success bracing the battery after initial repairing/welding of cracked guards. Seemed like a simple solution. Without the bracing the guards would crack again but with a brace they held up after numerous trips.

I made this for the passenger side and have gone to a smaller battery and will make something similar for the 2nd battery. Battery is rock solid now. Prior to the brace I could flex the battery a couple of millimetres.

Hi Tin

Did you have to bend the positive battery lead much to get it to bolt on to the Optima terminals?

Cheers

[KarlCaudwell Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KarlCaudwell]

So after 5 years since first reading this thread and 100k km it has happened. Right side cracked. When ever I air up I kind of glance under with squinted eyes to see if the cracks have appeared. Until this point I thought I was one of the lucky ones.

I have the part numbers from the thread but wondering if anyone has had a quality repair done in Sydney? And where they recommend (or not recommend).

Also read that Toyota don't supply the bolts, how do I know what / where to get the right ones and quality etc.

Cheers guys.

[hulbyw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hulbyw]

Hi guys
Can someone who has puchased or fitted the patch kit for the 150 Prado from Toyota please confirm for me that it contains only one sheet metal patch per side.
On a side note the bolts and nuts are still available. Just purchased the kit $358.65 in total , nuts, bolts, plastic inner guard clips and two metal patches.
Regards SAPRADO

Looks like they were available in Oct 2016

[KarlCaudwell Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KarlCaudwell]

That's good news, I was just going off someone else's comment.

Is this patch kit an easy bolt in situation, as in, just come in from underneath or do you need access to the top and have to remove parts in the engine bay or is it more complicated. I'm assuming the crack also needs to be welded.

I only have pretty basic mechanical skills.

[P W Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close P W]

Looking to do some bigger trips later this year. After reading about all the cracked guards I wanted to do something before I hit the prolonged corrugations and rough stuff.

I was going to install a patch kit and noticed that several members had success bracing the battery after initial repairing/welding of cracked guards. Seemed like a simple solution. Without the bracing the guards would crack again but with a brace they held up after numerous trips.

I made this for the passenger side and have gone to a smaller battery and will make something similar for the 2nd battery. Battery is rock solid now. Prior to the brace I could flex the battery a couple of millimetres.

Tin,

[P W Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close P W]

Don't know what happened there. But Tin, I was going to ask if you ever put the Optima brackets into production???
Phil

[panarchy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close panarchy]

Hi KarlCaudwell, Did you find a dealership able to source the "patch kit" for you? I'm looking for a LHS one, but I feel that I would be better off searching for a unicorn. Everyone I have spoken to has no idea and the parts do not appear in the standard listing of 150 parts. Thanks.

[KarlCaudwell Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KarlCaudwell]

I haven't tried yet. Was going to get on it this week. Where are you? I'm in Sydney and need RHS so maybe we can work together. Have you called dealerships in sydney?

[Dobbo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dobbo]

I bought most of the parts I needed from Amayama but they weren't able to supply the RHS patch.
Ended up buying that from Stewart Toyota in Kirrawee. Gave them the part number, they had it in a few days.
Cost me about $152.00.

[Oxleyj Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Oxleyj]

I had a mate (ex mechanic with father a panel beater) install the dual patch kit two weeks ago. My local Toyota spare parts office had no problem when I supplied the parts list listed in this thread. Two patch panels with all the nuts and bolts. Cost was around $400 for both sides.

[KarlCaudwell Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KarlCaudwell]

Kirrawee is close to me so that will work.

[panarchy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close panarchy]

I haven't tried yet. Was going to get on it this week. Where are you? I'm in Sydney and need RHS so maybe we can work together. Have you called dealerships in sydney?

I'm in Melbourne. Perhaps that is the problem. I'm happy to work something out if you can get the patch parts for the LHS. I don't think you can imagine how frustrating it is to have EVERYONE tell you that "this is the first I've heard of it" "never seen it before" "not in the system" etc, etc.

[panarchy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close panarchy]

I bought most of the parts I needed from Amayama but they weren't able to supply the RHS patch.
Ended up buying that from Stewart Toyota in Kirrawee. Gave them the part number, they had it in a few days.
Cost me about $152.00.

Hey mate can you please post up (for the millionth time) the part number for the LHS (passengers) patch? I have given the numbers in this thread to 3 Toyota dealers in Melbourne and they tell me they are all for the RHS (drivers). Not sure what I'm missing. Thanks in advance.

[whitey5759 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close whitey5759]

Hi guys, I'm struggling to find any Toyota dealer in the Melbourne Eastern suburbs (or anywhere in fact) who knows anything about this issue or the patch kit for Prado 150 inner guard crack issue. Can anybody in Melbourne who's dealt with this issue point me towards a good dealer who can supply and potentially fit the kit?

My guards aren't cracked and my car is bone stock (2012, ~70k), but I'm about to start kitting it out, and the idea of cracking guards doesn't particularly appeal to me I'm a big one for preventative maintenance.

[Phs Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Phs]

Part No.


5373160100 Patch Fr fender 1
5373260060 Fr fender apron 1
9017606042 Nut cap 17
9017606042 Nut cap 17
9018906065 Grommet 8
91671A0612 Bolt flange 10
91671A0612 Bolt flange 22
9018906065 Grommet 2