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82169-60080 Should include the damaged bracket and plug right in.

I did use the clips. Can’t see why anyone wouldn’t.. they fit above the weather stripping so shouldn’t impact regulator function at all.

Pics of grille removal in this thread Edit: turns out there is an LX grille removal video in that thread. Should help.. very small differences per my friend’s 13 LX https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/polishing-headlight-lenses-grille-removal.1205764/

No video but…. Remove plastic radiator cover Remove three 10mm bolts holding grille wings and center. Remove front camera harness. Pretty tricky.. I needed an o-ring pick to get the tab to release. Use flathead screwdriver to work around the grille perimeter to loosen all tabs. The ones...

Also good points. I’d consider getting any wheel that will fit and put as cheap a tire on there as you can. Then take your time deciding on 5 wheels in preparation for a set of whatever new tires when you need them. When that time comes you can recover some of the cost of the interim wheel...

I dunno about later models but my 2013 has something of a flap that is still an external element of the light. Spiders and small things do tend to get wedged in there but compressed air from the outside can knock them loose.

Good catch, but I still wouldn't put much weight in it. Even toyota doesn't know what parts fit their vehicles on occasion.

Probably says that because the owner's manual doesn't explicitly allow it. Then again the manual calls for DexIII which doesn't seem to be in a 200 from the factory.. Or if it is, they got it without the dye. I wonder who in Toyota Engineering that CCN got that information from, or if he's...

The non-cosmetic side of the wheel being pointed down and the tire sidewall protruding a good bit further than that seems to prevent actual damage to the wheel. Other people get on harder trails than I do but while I have dragged the spare a number of times (though less than you'd think), I have...

I know. The backwards compatibility objective was enough to convince me. I would not put WS in there though. The fact that toyota would specify DexIII when they have WS in their regular parts system tells me there is a fundamental reason it's not a good idea. Without knowing what that reason...

This. Once upon a time I had 285/70R17s on Rock Warriors and was looking at Aux tanks. Knowing the 13-gal options require lowering the spare tire somewhat, I was also looking into which tires I could run on a narrower Tundra wheel to reduce impact on ground clearance while keeping an...

I’ve been using DexVI for about 60k miles without issue.

This goes against what the owners manual says, and is likely very unhealthy for our Torsen limited slip center differential, especially if that driving includes any freeway time.

These engines are well-known for being easy on the oil. I’d be shocked if any damage was caused by using mobil1 vs another product. Even the OCI is within what the book says is acceptable, though I accept the evidence that repeating this for the majority of OCIs can cause rings to stick and...

Yeah I started a thread about people's maintenance spreadsheets, partly to collect other people's ideas and see if they could improve my system. The torque sheet is particularly useful though. I've definitely spent time digging around in the FSM looking for a specific value, but having the...