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My 2002 original alternator went 240k

Hundy on Xmas Tree Duty:santa: We usually try to find multi-top trees every year at the tree farm. This one impressed the staff enough they were taking pics and the cashier even came outside to see it. Was way too wide to attempt netting, and took 3 guys to get it up on the roof for me! It's...

For Xmas our 265k Hundy got an oil change, 5-tire balance and rotation, new lift gate and hood lift struts, and some of those Coverado seat covers.

Well, the seat covers for 2nd row are around $350 from LSeat. Dunno what a shop would charge to install, perhaps another $300 is my guess. Seems comparable to what I'd imagine used seats would run, but with brand new leather.

Why not just replace the leather? Something like the Ridies/LSeat leather replacement cover comes to mind. Adapter brackets for the front hinge mount is probably easy but the rear latch needing to be in the right spot to match with the floor anchor is likely an issue fitting other bench seats...

Anyone you know with a Cricut machine at home? Vinyl sticker would probably hold up alright, or use the ‘negative’ as a stencil for painting the text Sweet mod though, I always wondered why they were separated, I almost never use only one

Haha nice! Cheaper than the real thing so might as well! I forgot to at least put up a pic…

^ooh nice! Bought myself one of these 80-series for my Xmas present - it's so awesome! Wasn't expecting it to actually be licensed by Toyota, which is awesome, I thought it was going to say "Katana" all over everything. Now I can micro-crawl with my kids and their SCX24s! Anyways, I was...

I repaired the same leak at the end of Summer, where the plastic trim was cracked and leaking through (had about a 1/16" gap). Was planning to replace the gasket but didn't end up doing it (the gasket and plastic trim got hung up on the roof when closing it after tilt function). Anyways, I...

wrinkles vs smooth - is it just an aesthetic difference or is there a difference in comfort or durability between the two?

I would Plastidip them quickly to see what it looks like in person as it’s close enough, cheap, reversible, etc. and if want long term paint it or get the vinyl etc. good luck with the project

How are the radiators failing?

Glad to hear they've adjusted their numbers! When I read the initial offer I thought it was extremely low for a Land Cruiser in this market. We're dealing with an insurance claim on a truck and just got an offer of $11.5k for a 2003 Tacoma base model - vehicle values are crazy right now

Weed eater string is one of the go-to's for clearing out the lines

Good call on testing it first! I am in the same boat as you - installed a Mishimoto last Spring, found out there was a very small pinhole leak (mine's located on the top bung weld, right of the filler cap). Mishimoto covered it and sent me a new radiator - but I had to wait a few months due to...