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  1. Tinkerer

    Recommended Highway / All-Season Tires ?

    Tried JonD suggestion, the Defenders available from (local major tire chain with three letter name) in one width smaller, 265/70R16 (OEM is 275). The Defenders had significant lateral tread runout, but I gambled on them anyway and the ride turned out OK. (Lateral runout usually causing less...
  2. Tinkerer

    Recommended Highway / All-Season Tires ?

    The runout problem was obvious looking at the tires on the balancer. Wheels not the problem. Tire seller saw it too, offered to put my old tires back on when he saw it. I've always had this problem with these particular Michelins in this size. This is just worse than previous. I've had good...
  3. Tinkerer

    Recommended Highway / All-Season Tires ?

    Seeking recommendations for all season tires. Been using OE-spec Michelin LTX M/S in OEM size 275/70R16 since I bought the '99 LX470 new, but have always had problems with tire runout / force variation -induced vibration. Road Force balancing helps, but costly and does not fully resolve the...
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    Transfer Shift Lever Buzz/Rattle: Suggestions?

    Anybody have any good ideas to eliminate buzz/rattle from Transfer Hi-Lo Shift Lever? Mainly happens only when fully warmed up, around 20-25 mph, certain load conditions. I rigged something years ago which stopped it, but it came back recently. Now I've rigged something else* that has...
  5. Tinkerer

    Drop in altitude Drop in MPG??

    Your mileage is ranging from about 14 to 16mpg, doesn't seem to correlate to altitude much. That variation could easily be due to just variarions in operating conditions other than altitude (elevation). The 1999 LX470 curb weight is about 5500 lb, with heavy running gear, I expect the 2001 LC...
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    Heater Hose T's - Do NOT Wait!!!

    Don't know about a dealer, but I remember back in the 80's when I worked in auto shops we used plain tap water, straight from a hose pipe connected to city water. Filtered or distilled water costs more, I would not expect a typical shop to use it unless they can't get away with using plain tap...
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    Heater Hose T's - Do NOT Wait!!!

    Curious: Those who found original Ts deteriorated / disintegrated: Do you know history of vehicle coolant changes? If so, was it every 30k miles using distilled water for mix as recommended? I followed recommended 30k intervals using 40/60 distilled water /coolant mix from the beginning (LX...
  8. Tinkerer

    New seat cushions and leather

    I bought a leather drivers seat bottom cover in August 2014 for my LX from Shane. Good response, good product, fit well and still holding up well. No complaints (other than PITA job itself and finding my seat heater wire had nearly worn to a break with "overheating" signs at one place). Its...
  9. Tinkerer

    1998-2002 Alternate Steering Wheel ?

    I am actually looking for non-wood type. This LX (1999) came with 100% leather, I would prefer that or some plain textured resilient plastic OEM Toyota or ? Problem with a vehicle that posted maybe 50k total units per year production is that salvage parts are scarce. $700+ for a new steering...
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    1998-2002 Alternate Steering Wheel ?

    Notice that OEM steering wheels seem to be pretty rare. (Other than the new ones at the dealer, which are exorbitantly expensive.) Can anyone advise regarding other OEM steering wheels that fit the 1998-2002 100 series, including accepting the OEM 100 series center horn/airbag pad? Such as...
  11. Tinkerer

    Coolant level in reservoir keeps getting lower?

    You smelled coolant around the first time you noticed level drop? That implies an external leak somewhere. Pressure test. Don't forget the rear heater core/connections if yours has this option. Some burping after coolant change is normal, as is some slow evaporation from overflow bottle, but...
  12. Tinkerer

    cloth 100 series?

    Seat heaters are mainly needed for leather seats, which are colder on the buttocks than cloth seats in cold conditions. I have mixed feelings about seat heaters, after discovering a burnt spot in the polyurethane cushion evidently caused by a fatigued heating wire bend in my drivers seat bottom...
  13. Tinkerer

    Best Windshield Wiper

    Aside from application-specific things like environmental conditions, windshield condition, pressure etc., wiper blades performance depends greatly on wiper blade aspects including chemical formulation, production tooling and process control, and finished product "freshness". It takes a lot of...
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    Anyone Know What These Seat Bottom Cover Parts Are For?

    Got my replacement seat bottom cover from MetricTLC yesterday. It came with some small elastic cords and other parts in a bag. Still waiting on a reply from MetricTLC about these parts, but meanwhile, can anybody here identify them and what they are for? See image:
  15. Tinkerer

    Yet another Leather seats thread

    MetricTLC sells a drivers seat bottom leather cover only, about $300 delivered with installation tool/kit. Don't know firsthand anything about quality, fit, etc. - I ordered one a couple weeks ago but not sure when it will ship. You can do a search on MetricTLC on Mud to get some more...
  16. Tinkerer

    another Hundy vs Sequoia thread

    I think one reason older Sequoias may look dated is the headlight bezels: Toyota used the plastic bezel (lense) material that turns cloudy and yellowish over time. That makes any vehicle look dated. Haven't noticed that problem with older LC, and my LX has glass headlight bezels (lenses)...
  17. Tinkerer

    DIY: Replacing heater hose pipe T's *important*

    Did my tees recently, after reading these posts. For some reason, mine were in good shape, at 180k miles on 99 LX. The hoses are also all in good shape, no reinforcement weave deterioration or other problems. I suspect it may be related to maintaining good coolant chemistry: I always use...
  18. Tinkerer

    Anyone Else Used This Parts Source?

    Anyone used this parts source? If so, can you offer info on how well it worked out, parts as represented, prices, etc.? http://www.amayama.com/ (From https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/another-hundy-vs-sequoia-thread.812084/ page 2) TIA...
  19. Tinkerer

    another Hundy vs Sequoia thread

    As noted, your referenced source "ayaman.com" does not appear to be viable. Is that the correct source? (Not to hijack this thread, but info on reasonable cost AHC globes might be relevant to a decision to buy LX or AHC-LC vs. Sequoia. I would avoid used 12-year-old LX with over 120k miles...
  20. Tinkerer

    another Hundy vs Sequoia thread

    Accumulator charge depletion is probably affected by use, more pressure cycles and/or higher pressure peaks due to more miles and/or rougher roads probably accelerates the leak rate. Also, general wear of the seals and bladder are likely increased by high cycle fatigue effect, also affected by...
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