Recent content by MrMikeyG

@Hornd I burned through your thread. We're "wheel buddies." My po had those same wheels installed. I can't believe the crap you're going through regarding rust. Great stuff man. I've been looking at head unit options. I think I'm going to ditch in-dash gps as an option. It adds a ton to...

Another update of sorts. I managed to get the slot loading unit "repaired" I then tried the install last week. notes; the slot loading player is bigger. It is about 3/4" wider, 1/2" deeper and there is no recess/notch where the harness exits the right rear. If one wants to get into the nitty...

I can't comment very accurately on value since Seattle area prices seem to be higher than most (yes typically no rust but still) I picked up my '03 with under 200k and seemingly good maintenance and zero mods for 8500. Almost every 2UZ equipped rig I looked at in the 180-230k price range had...

I couldn't find another thread that seemed appropriate for this, so hijack warning. In the ML systems where is the equalization and stuff accomplished in the Amp or the head unit? Is it possible that a non-nav head unit will drive the full ML system? I'm lucky in that all the speakers seem to...

Thank you. I have one of the packout rolling boxes, that thing saved my butt for some handyman type work we got in a 36th floor condo. I've also been really happy with the packout M18 fuel vacuum.

I feel like at some point there's deliberate effort put into messing up that bad. There's not using a torque wrench on everything which might be forgivable, but throwing parts away? WTF?

good notes. I've been trying to assemble a timing belt/water pump kit and have been wary of a few sellers having prices that are crazy low. Does anyone have an idea how long the Eibach GX470 kits have been around? It seems like they are pretty new so maybe not a ton of user reports yet? I...

Nice work. I have a couple of questions. Is any sort of primer recommended and/or required for the Raptor liner adhesion on plywood? Those SDHQ battery terminals look really nice, but doesn't that introduce a whole mess of dissimilar metal action? I think of all the crap electricians go...

I've done some reading regarding the valving (digressive,progressive,linear) and have emerged from the fog of confusion a bit. To put a very simple view on it; it sounds like around town digressive might be a bit harsh over typical potholes and other pavement issues but be reasonably firm on...

It seems like most of you are concerned about off-road manners. How do these Bilstein setups handle on the freeway? If I want to hit any trails, I'm an hour plus on the freeway to get there, so I need to keep that in my decision process. I appreciate the note from @helocat regarding...

Well crap. The slot loading unit I bought was doa. There were things rattling around inside. cd player adventure relegated to far back burner for now.

I scanned through some more listing for used units. I'm not calling myself an image comparison expert, but the connectors seem to have the same number of holes (30), and the shape of the connectors looks very similar. I found a unit on ebay at a price I was willing to gamble on. I will update...

Has anyone seen both units? I wonder if the connector is the same or not? I guess a person could unpin and re-pin to the appropriate connector, but there may be other compatibility issues? Yes, I'm weird and would still like to use actual cd's.

This is not a put down by any means. I ran across your thread today, and the picture up at the top looks like a 4-door Isuzu vehicross. (mainly paint scheme and tires that look huge). This is a very interesting build. I'll read more when I get a chance. I just picked up an '03 myself so I'm...

Oem factory service manual arrived. 4 volumes, good lord. I thought it was only 2. $180 Oem blank key with transmitter hasn't arrived yet. $134 Does anyone know if the later year in-dash cd changer (single slot) will work in place of the older changer with the disc cassette? I can't get...