Recent content by Quidnam

My 2018 is no longer a toddler

This is why I have boxes full of parts and random items that I will get around to installing someday, but am paranoid about not being able to get later. (Including a 5W-30 oil cap before I even decided to make the switch...😂)

I'm reading this thread with interest, but I think covering the VIN on the dash will have little-to-no utility. I just used faxvin.com to look up my VIN using the license plate number -- I'd prefer that method over reading a tiny number from up close, if I were a thief. I'm probably going to...

I wouldn't sweat the potential for sensor issues too much -- I put a couple coats of Rustoleum metallic wheel paint (and a clear coat) over my plastic piece to "debadge" it, and all the radar functions still work exactly as before.

I took a closer look this weekend -- there's no obstruction. My receiver is actually tilted a few degrees within the assembly. I only noticed upon tightening the bike carrier because it was effectively "squaring" itself to the crooked receiver (and the wide straight lines of the rack make it...

There's a reason why they just sell them in pairs... I probably would have ordered only one if that were an option. But even with my more limited levels of OCD, I'm not going to leave the matching one in the box. No sign of any issue with adhesion after 1.5 weeks with some large variations in...

When I push it into the receiver and it's just sitting there, there's no lean. It seems to be the tightening ball pushing from the side that makes it go out of alignment, so my best guess is that there's too much space inside the receiver (so it can move and tilt, instead of just getting...

Did you need to do any adjustments to your 1UP rack to make it straight? I got one recently and it works great -- but when I tighten it up in the hitch, the final position is rotated at an angle relative to the bumper. I'm guessing I'd need to use some kind of shim to reduce the play?

It's a misspelling of "Engine"

I changed my cap a couple months ago, but haven't gotten around to actually putting the 5W-30 in it yet... 😂

I've had the XXL version of the Thule Motion XT since 2018. We use it for at least a couple trips per year, and it has served us well. We got 5 duffels that pack up into the space, and it makes a big difference on long trips. No real complaints (apart from the inevitable practical downsides...

That was an impressive amount of reinforcing "the party line"...

So far so good. I was in such a hurry to leave this morning (and driving actively with the windows closed, which previously wouldn't allow space to put my arm up) that I didn't even notice they were on there. So I guess I fulfilled my own "wife test"... On the way home I used it, and it...

"Do the '200 Series' One Stone Armrests fit a 2016+ LX 570?" This is a question that has troubled me for some time -- so much so that I also contacted the company back in January, and sent some photos at their request. Their answer was essentially some combination of "we're not quite sure" and...

If anyone else is wondering, I got a message back from BMS Engineering that their steel bumper is 45kg / ~99lb (plus the weight of a winch, of course). So it's the same weight as the CBI covert and Dissent's low profile aluminum/steel bumper for the LX. And the USD price appears to be about...