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💯 Mods are a whole additional set of variables.

List any mods done to help, things like mine below can be missed if unknown. I have a small squeak from my steel bumper contacting on the smallest piece of fender, but that is also why I have a radio 😂

It’s a difficult spot and material to work with. I had a similar issue with an interior panel on my Mercedes. All the fastening tabs had broken, but luckily I had a photo of an intact part. I recreated a row of tabs in CAD, arranged them on a...

It could be a dozen different things. Narrow it down: - where is it coming from? - rhythmic? - only wheel rotation dependent? - engine speed dependent? - road surface dependent? - can you repeat it with the engine off, pressing down on different...

Best bet is a mechanical join. Is there a spot where you can drill and tap for a small screw? Adhesives are tempting, but you'll want something specifically designed for that type of plastic and the heat/cold/moisture it experiences. Check the...

older radiators are brittle? But I’d bet that’s not the only damage. Front suspension, steering rack, engine mounts… Them Duke boys went through a heap of Chargers runnin’ from the law.

Yeah I have a curt class III/IV under the bumper. It’s super stout, I just don’t tow and it reduces my departure angle a little. But I can load the 1Up with 100 pounds of bikes and no flex.

Ha! I forgot about this part. My 20 year son’s insurance comes to $4300/year. I bought him a mechanically perfect Outback wagon that he insisted on getting comp and collision for, plus he’s had one minor claim, but even minimal liability coverage...

So I went through the same investigation. I also have an older 1Up and wanted to use a bumper-mounted receiver so that I could eliminate my under-bumper aftermarket hitch receiver. Feedback here and in other sources suggested that the frame...

So the pins, which seem to be attached to the taillight assembly, are replaceable? Or are you talking about the yellow and pink “sockets” that I circled in my pic above? Those are where the pins fit into. Clearly something is loose between them.

I doubt anyone here can empirically tell you that one is better than another. I’d love to see a teardown or cutaway like people do with oil filters. It’s common to see posts like “ _________ sucks!” because one person had one failure. If you want...

Sunk cost fallacy + wishful thinking about how <22 year old brains work. Buy your kid a used civic or something that just meets the bar of his transportation needs. Decisions have consequences. You’ve been a generous dad, and you can continue...

Looks great. If you want another set of 16" from a '99 I'll give you my set for free. Located in Tacoma.

I’m trying to close this 5-6mm gap between the taillight assembly and the tailgate sheet metal The outer edge of the taillight assembly is loose. I can push it closed but it pops back out. Anyone else experience this and have a fix? I want to...

AI generated answer, so take it with a shaker of salt. Personally I think 0.5% is a little obsessive, but to each their own.

Using AI to reason over the broad scenario of a new tire vs identical one with 20k miles, plus some assumptions like no slippage, proper alignment, etc: The worn tire will turn 5-6x more revolutions per mile. But that’s imagining the vehicle...

Gave the back a good scrub, but no paint.

It’s not about mileage per se. Try to avoid tires of different circumference because the drivetrain likes them to spin them at the same rate. If your spare measures the same as the others, it will be fine. In reality, your wheels rarely all spin...

Many short pieces of blue masking tape, tucked into between the tire and rim. Takes about 15 min. I had 3 wheels, 1 still had a good tire so didn’t remove it.

I’m a fan of the OE rims. The 16” ones on the early 100s in particular are functional and so cheap they’re practically disposable, but they don’t need to look that way. I scored some on FBM for next to nothing, but they were covered in...

Starting and driving could be a valet key too, you need to check the security light and what it does when you insert the key.

You might consider just a whole new key/fob combo. Unless your donor and recipient fobs are both OE Toyota, no guarantee that the guts will transplant - the interior of these fobs can vary depending on which vendor made it and when. I bought 2 of...

Air brake. Stuck in the down position. 😉

Not sure what we’re looking at here. You said you received a broken key fob, so is your photo of a “clicker key” with the metal key blade broken off? I’m not aware that Toyota made blade-less fobs like pictured. And is that attached with a key...

So I scored some OE recovery hooks locally, and I’m trying to figure out the design of the big one: 1. I believe this is the passenger (USDM) side front. See how the hook part is angled? What’s up with that? Is the assumption that a recovery...