Recent content by doru

I do not remember all details in that very long thread for metal replacement but I think one issue was service people tightening the thing way too much resulting in broken plastic housing. So $35 vs $100 replacement part. I may not remember correctly. Plastic is fine by me as long as it is a...

There was a post last year about lowering running boards a member purchased for his kids. He was happy with them. You may want to search for it.

I would put a new deep cycle battery not the regular starting battery. The deep ones are made for this kind of abuse. The I'll put a solar powered trickle charger on it. Finally I'll buy an OBDII dongle and phone app to read and reset codes when needed. Search the forum, there was a discussion...

The bumper-to-bumper warranty may not have covered it if indeed is rodent caused. Hopefully insurance will cover it either fire or rodent.

I the meantime you can search Inet for car audio shops in your area and make some calls asking if they can do a harness repair if you provide the right connectors. If they say they can, send them the pics and ask them if they still can and how much. Looks like there are a few north of you in...

By cutting *all* wires (except for the 2 big ones in the picture) and replacing all that issue is mitigated. The resistance will match across the harness (same length and wire). But I don't think that is the actual reason. It is more like Toyota wanting to ensure quality of repair in case of bad...

If they not, ask them to give you the connectors part # (or the code on them) while the truck is apart, order the connectors, and go to a car audio shop to fix it. And while waiting for parts minimize the use of the truck to prevent further electrical damage.

So, if no part are they going to roll their sleeves and actually fix the harness? Or are they sending you away to figure it out elsewhere? How about investigating the cause?

Dealer will not fix it. They just replace at a very high cost. Ask for the cost before you approve. Post it here for future education. For connectors look for a very small print 5 digit number. Put that after "90980-" and you have the part number for your connector to look it up (thanks to...

It is repairable if you can get new pins/connectors depending on how damaged they are. For wires is just replacing the damage with new and solder and crimping. But you should also find the cause of the corrosion and fix that. Do you have a leak?

There are aftermarket systems but none as nicely integrated as the factory ones. The ones I'm familiar with install sensors in the rear bumper corners under the cover, and have wires routed to somewhere in the trunk for the brain. Then two LED indicators that you can install wherever you like...

That is a rule of thumb not scientific for minimum, not for optimal. If you want it scientific it is 13.8 to 44.6mm depending on the class of the bolt and the carbon content of the steel used. Example 8.8 and low carbon steel it's 15mm. To the OP, there are plenty of tables and formulas online...

There are three parts to this: 1. lug type - it depends on the wheel you use. Some aftermarket wheels do not use LC style lugs so you'll have to find the correct style for them. 2. lug depth - it depends on the wheel's hub you are using. But in general, if OEM length lugs are too short it means...

When you replaced the original black cap with the aluminum have you switched the inner support tube to the new aluminum cap?

Wow! I just had mine replaced 4 weeks ago and it took one week to get all the parts windshield and molding included. All Lexus OEM parts. This is Seattle area. I went to my preferred glass shop for more than a decade: Car Tech Auto Glass