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    SOLD Atlanta: 100 Series Landcruiser & LX470 *Limited* Part Out

    i really just need the door panel, one of my kids tore ours up pretty bad. for the window switch, i thought they were all the same but if not i need one of the ones from the drivers front door to control the passenger front door
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    Parting Out Franklin, TN - 1998 100 Series - gray/tan

    im interested in the right rear door panel if you have it
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    SOLD Atlanta: 100 Series Landcruiser & LX470 *Limited* Part Out

    do you have a right rear door panel? you said your interior stuff is tan right? I also need a window switch and both the left and right sun visor clips
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    I think I removed the rotary switches for access but I can’t remember for sure. I can tell you I wouldn’t have pulled them off if I didn’t need to
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    This is what i have at work but it is way out of reach of the home shop: JBC Rework Station Something like gee314 posted will work well for this type of repair
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    AC Compressor Bearing Replament

    i used that bearing on my 2000 LC and it worked great. I also ordered a japanese made NSK bearing (30BGS10DST) to keep as a backup since the Santech one is definitely a chinese bearing. Good luck!
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    Sunroof drains but still leaks...

    Mine continued to leak even after i had fixed all the drains and i had water coming out of the same area you are describing. I finally pulled the head liner down while it was raining one day and realized the leak was coming in around the windshield. I had the windshield replaced back in...
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    Yeah, if you have not done electronics repair before its probably 2-3 bananas Once you have it out on the bench it takes no more than 5 minutes per switch. Overall time from start to finish including removing/installing/testing was about an hour for me but i have a pretty nice desolder station...
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    one last photo showing height of stock switch
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    I probably should have listed this first, but here is some info on replacement switches: The existing switches are ~5.2mm tall with lead spacing of ~5mm. This lead spacing works out to a very common size for thru hole components which is 0.200", there are many options on digikey, newark etc...
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    With the old switch removed, use your solder removal device and clean up the thru holes in the board Insert the new switch in the board Be careful to ensure that the switch is fully seated against the PCB, if the spacing is wrong you run the risk of the button being depressed all the time...
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    Remove this screw as well Once you have removed these screws, carefully separate the circuit boards and the black plastic cover assembly from the front panel and lay the assembly out on the bench. You can unplug the small harness with the red wires to make this easier on yourself and...
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    100 Series Button Repair How-To - A/C, Defrost, Recirc etc

    April 2020 edit - after 18 months, everything is still working great! Edit - Its been about 5 weeks of daily driving since i did this and all the buttons are still working great! Hi All, I have taken tons of valuable info from this site and now it is my turn to contribute something. This...
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    Parting Out 1998 100 series

    No worries, interested in the headrests regardless
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    Parting Out 1998 100 series

    i just looked again and it looks like all i really need is the back "cover" for the center console along with the pieces that snap into it. this is in addition to the headrests. Let me know what you want for that stuff including shipping to 28078
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