Recent content by jasonrohrer

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For what it's worth, nearly 6 years later and 60K miles later, my 2001 LX470 glass headlights STILL look amazing. No chips, yet...

For what it's worth, Yakima is also claiming it doesn't fit the 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser, so I think it's just that their fitment system is bugged. Any thoughts on that little bit of angled metal that's supposed to get clamped in there? What purpose does it serve? Seems like it's going to mar...

I've seen these suggested for mounting Maxtrax and other things on the crossbars of the OEM rack: https://yakima.com/products/mightymount-23h-set-of-4 However, when I enter my vehicle and year on the Yakima website, they claim it doesn't fit my 2001 Lexus LX.

Water drips out under the interior panel to the right of the glove box (if the passenger had their foot jammed hard-right under the glove box, water would drip on their foot). Using a hose and a turkey baster, I've ruled out the drain holes on the sunroof gutters. They flow freely and drip out...

For my 2001 LX470. I'm about to buy a set of these: https://spartanpower.com/product/jumper-cables/ But what AWG is required? I think the 20 ft ones would be more useful, and then I'm looking at a voltage drop calculator: https://www.calculator.net/voltage-drop-calculator.html But I don't...

Okay, I was able to fix this today and get my 3rd row seat release working again. I had to replace both the linkage arm (#10 in the above diagram, called "Link"), and the plastic link rod clips. The linkage arm is part 79436-60010. I usually order from LexusPartsNow, and they listed it as in...

So I swapped those bushings on the bad side (swapped one end of the linkage arm which had a good bushing with the other end). And that didn't seem to help. I think the linkage arm itself is bent, and therefor applying force at an off angle, so it pushes it's way through the metal eyelet in the...

I'm going to try describing this with words for now, because it's very tight in there, and it would be hard to photograph. But I'll post photos later if necessary. I've had a 2001 LX470 for many years, and one of the 3rd row seats won't release from the floor to fold back up. There's a cable...

Yeah, that's an excellent idea as well about the seats. I'm just worried that, out of sight, out of mind if they sit in my garage for too long... that they'll eventually get ruined somehow. They're currently in excellent condition. Like... what if a mouse digs into the foam to make a nest...

Hmm... that looks like a solution! Though I do worry that it will get loose over time as the strap continues to stretch, and it's not adjustable. I did end up buying the cam buckles recommended above. They are very nice, high-quality buckles. However, I never got the strap to squeeze...

I've always had great luck with this website (I've also ordered cabin air filters, floor mats, etc. from them). It's OEM stuff, as far as I've seen...

Yes, this worked. I was able to replace my 20-y-o antenna with a brand new one, and the new one works great now. A telescoping antenna really is a beautiful thing (almost as beautiful as glass headlights).... it's a shame they did away with them on newer cars. The replacement was painless...

Oh... I suddenly get it... the motor runs until it feels resistance! So it keeps running until the antenna goes all the way up... and if there's no antenna attached, it will spit the whole cable out. Man... there are some clever engineers in the world!

And if I DO need to access the motorized assembly, I'll need to take the fender off inside the wheel well..... sounds like those clips that hold the fender in place tend to snap off. What's the part number on those, so I can order extra in case I need them?