Land Cruiser (Kid of the Road) Towbar Wiring Provision

[Arabian]

I was so happy to buy a brand new 2009 Land Cruiser V8 GXR at a cash cost of USD 47,500 from the General Dealer of Toyota in Saudi Arabia ... in reference to Toyota's advertisements " Land Cruiser King of the Road" "Land Cruiser the Pride of the Land" ... etc.

Last month I was trying to hook my T@B Trailer www.tabme.de (Mini Caravan) and enjoy camping at Red Sea coast in Jeddah but I got so sad and disappointed that the Toyota didn't add any provision in order to connect the trailer electrical wiring plug which contain the most important things to be visual to other drivers behind you (Break, Parking, Left & Right signal lights)

After so many visits to our General Dealer in Saudi Arabia (Abdul Latif Jameel) I ended up with no answer at all. So, I contacted Toyota in Japan and I got their negative answer (below). They don't bother to pull and check the electrical sachem drawing and come with a solid answer .... !

Guys can you imagine SUV without towbar electrical provision!!!!

Regards

Hamza Saad

The Owner of the Kid of the Road

2009 LC200 V8 GXR

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Our Ref. NCR-0037247-03-M

December 9, 2008

To: Mr. Hamza Saad

From: Tetsuya Otani, Customer Relations Division, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Dear Mr. Saad:

Thank you for your e-mail message of November 30, 2008. Please accept our

sincere apologies for the delay in replying to you.

We checked the wiring kit (part number:PZ457-70561-00) was designed for

European spec vehicle. Hence, we did not test it for the vehicle was

designed for Saudi Arabia.

We regret to advise you that by policy we cannot make any comments on those

modifications to be made on your car, because we would no longer be able to

assure you of the safety, performance and quality of your car with such

modifications made.

Therefore, we are unable to assist you on this matter.

Although our reply is in the negative, thank you for your continued

patronage of Toyota.

Best regards,

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Tetsuya Otani

Group Manager

Overseas Operations Dept.

Customer Relations Division

TO/tm

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[TCO]

No issue in Aus - Factory option - maybe show this to your dealer.

http://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-200/a...sories/exterior

Wiring harness is also genuine Toyota part - maybe you can get one posted from AUS if you are concerned about warranty.

http://www.toyota.com.au/TWR/content/static/53670.pdf

Good luck and Merry Christmas.

TCO.