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@Tam4511 - Did you receive your AL9433X from Rock Auto? I signed up for notifications and ordered one when it came in stock, just got "it" today. The box is "correct" (labeled AL9433X), but it's an AL1290X (90A, different case), so it's going back... (never done a return to Rock Auto before...

Detla VS posts start here (#846): https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/wits-end-order-issues-joey-romero.1316972/post-15470054 It seems like a good time to review what Delta has actually said. It certainly seems like many here have made the assumption that Joey is somehow making money off this...

At least when ordering online, I've found Culver City Toyota to have the lowest prices.

There's at least one more (mine), since I'm in CA and was waiting for the CARB cert............. Haven't gotten around to putting it up for sale.

Well, there's a thread here where someone basically swapped the air vents and the radio location, but that was a lot of work. Nowadays, you're better off getting a radio with an "external" display that you can tilt and angle towards the driver. Some of them can also be mounted remotely from...

Note, that just because an LED is dimmable, that's doesn't mean it's a great choice, as I learned. The ones I put in are WAY TOO BRIGHT, and if I dim them down enough, then the rest of the dash is basically unlit. One of these days, I have to go back and put in dimmer, dimmable LEDs (which I...

Of course you can fail a visual inspection. It's happened to me. Although in my case, I think the SMOG shop was just mad that I didn't want to pay $200 in cash for a "pass". I was trying a new to me shop for my first smog with my '96 and they said "oh, old, lots of miles, for $200 cash, we...

Both and it depends. If the shop does the visual correctly, you’ll fail. If they’re lazy on the visual, you might pass. I personally wouldn’t try it with a 95 or earlier vehicle as the smog procedure is more stringent. With a 96/97 you have an ODB II smog which is a little quicker and they...

Looks like this might be the same vehicle. Wonder if it ever sold: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/spokane-wa-1995-fj80-convertible.1213645/ https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj-80-convertible.725658/

thebfg - Purchased April 2019 (Day 1), Received January 2021 (I voluntarily delayed receipt multiple times, but could have received it October 2019)

It looks like the horizontal sticker red version is 84332-20260 and/or 84332-60190, both of which appear to be NLA and replaced with the black version. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/dubai-80-series-head-lights-altimeters-instrument-cluster.1163084/#post-12787691

Follow this thread: Wits’ End takes over production of the PHOTOMAN alt mod - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/wits-end-takes-over-production-of-the-photoman-alt-mod.1277985/ Although Joey generally doesn’t give out timelines since there have been so many delays for various reasons.

I imagine the cost of labor and real estate (i.e. shop rent) may cause the costs to be higher. But I doubt "regulatory hurdles" have much impact (other than the type of materials, since water based paint is required in CA). Someone I follow on IG took their car from San Francisco to Reno to be...

Partsouq seems to be the only one with reliable real-time inventory. Amayama and Megazip will both accept orders and then cancel the parts when they realize they don't have them.

If you want to help a small company grow, then please be patient and understand what's going on behind the scenes. Joey is pretty transparent either here or on social media, although he tends not to post about delays anymore but rather when things are ready. Things that have effected all...