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    Regear shop?

    Looking to Regear to 488’s. Any suggestions on shop to do the work? In Orange County here. Have the parts lined up at cruiser outfitters. Thanks in advance Ian
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    locate wind noise help

    Had my front windshield replaced a few years back by the same garage that rebuilt my engine - know them and like them and continue to use - they are are 30 min drive away though...... so running to the garage quickly is a pain....... First time on washboard I could hear and see the windshield...
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    RTH please - passenger windows problem

    Took off driver side door panel to try fix dead speaker last night - now only the driver side window will work going up and down - all others dead- unfortunately passenger side window is fully open and I’m heading into 100 degree weather - any tips? Supposed to be heading camping in an hour -...
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    Mouse v cruiser

    So out in Death Valkey and had a little visitor in my glovebox. so woke up and naturally the bait (was gone) and trap not spring - smart mouse! doesn’t look like any damage and hoping the mouse was a day tripper from the local arroweed Only thing I noticed was the thick black cable that...
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    Anza - Coyote Canyon

    Anyone been up there recently? Was thinking this weekend....... I was disappointed a few years back when they graded the hill after the 3rd crossing but not sure of current condition - was thinking of asking a buddy (in a non high clearance vehicle) to see if he wanted to join. Any trail info...
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    Dash ‘movement’ on washboard.......

    So out in Death Valley at the weekend and hit some pretty bad washboard. Tried to stay above it at speed which worked pretty well (cue debate) but at any speed my dash seems to shake and make what I think is a plastic on plastic squeaking noise. As far as I know the dash has never been removed -...
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    FREE  SoCal - rear cargo seats and center console

    Grey interior from 95fzj80 Good condition Free for local pickup only in Irvine, CA - by UC Irvine. No shipping.
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    Rear cargo seats and center console up for free

    Grey interior from 95fzj80 Good condition Free for local pickup only in Irvine, Ca - by UC Irvine. No shipping.
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    What happened to my hood?

    it looks like my hood is warped - center of the hood near the windshield is sittting about 1/2 an inch up from where it should be. As a separate issue the front of my hood does wobble in high wind so I think the bracing adhesive to the hood panel has separated there (I know the fix for that as...
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    For Sale  95 fzj80 front grille

    70 obo - local pickup preferred - will ship for whatever shipping costs are.... Front grill Front grille
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    For Sale - 80 series expo rack

    For Sale - 80 series roof rack
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    For Sale  80 series roof rack

    Sold! Purchased from Gamviti 3 years or so ago - need to buy a lower profile rack to fit in my garage. Selling the rack and mounting towers, 4 light mounting tabs up front, 300 takes it. The powder coat is failing - the rack will have to be stripped and repainted. local pickup only, Newport...
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    Help diagnosing startup rattle and when ‘de-loading’ from high revs

    Have developed a pretty loud startup rattle - also notice a similar but faster sounding rattle when accelerating hard .....have already tried a smaller yota filter as some posts say this fixes it - next up is a new timing chain tensioner and then right angled oil filter holder..... Any thoughts...
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    upholstery shop in LA/OC area for new seat leathers

    Just ordered up a set of new leather seats from Landcruiserheaven and was wondering if anyone had some shop recommendations to do the install. I saw this posted a while back but cannot locate now! In the OC or LA area would work! cheers
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    Upholstery shop for leather seat install

    Just ordered up a set of new leather seats from Landcruiserheaven and was wondering if anyone had some shop recommendations to do the install. I saw this posted a while back but cannot locate now! cheers
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    Ps pump blown

    And 300 miles away from home ....... quick question - up in the mountains with limited cell coverage right now and looks like my reman'd ps pump has just blown. Tried pouring fluid in empty reservoir on the side of the freeway and it's pouring out of the back of the pump - that's from what I...
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    Free - old front calipers and charcoal canister

    am based in Newport Beach - they're going into recycling/trash this weekend. Yours if you want them! Local pickup only!
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    Rear dome, viper electrical question

    good riddance and hello viper! But a question on install - I ended up paying a specialist shop to install and the only issue they had was on the rear door and trunk....need to take back to shop next week. They were saying that the door 'pin outs' weren't functioning so the viper alarm will...
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    starter engaging after engine starts

    Just had a bizzare one. Turned key in ignition to start car and what I presumed was the starter (high pitched cranking noise) continuously tried to start the car even after it actually fired up. Turned key off and car still try's to start itself - lasted about 3 mins Was about to pull the...
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    Cost to replace ps pump?

    Struggling for the time to get this done before heading out of town for work in a few days - lack a couple of extensions that stopped me doing it today.... Anyone got a ballpark for a mechanic to do this? Labor only - i have the parts.....
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