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    What to look out for 2013 Sequoia

    I’m looking at a ‘13 Sequoia Platinum with 125k miles. Original owner. Says he’s done all recommended services per the book - sounds like regular fluid changes only. Doesn’t sound like any major components have been replaced. What should I look out for when inspecting? And should I expect to be...
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    Need help with right mirror

    For those of you that have repaired the mirror wobble, did your mirror fail to open and close when you pushed the button inside? I’ve got a ‘10 LX where the driver mirror has a slight wobble when driving 95% of the time. Every once in awhile it seems like it locks back in place and doesn’t...
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    Awesome feedback. I ended up having them remove and repaint both bumpers and the cladding on the side. Turns out they have a separate recon shop that does more professional touch ups but it wouldn’t have saved me much money. We plan to keep this truck for a long time and my wife preferred this...
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    Is this just grease from driveshaft?

    Just got back from a 500 mile round trip vacation. Right before leaving had my oil changed and drive shaft greased. Looked under truck tonight and see this red stuff - first reaction was coolant but on further inspection it looks to be grease. Am I right?
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    Not sure. I was told it was the same mix they used for the front bumper.
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    I take it you’re recommending the aerosol cans of paint that you spray on and feather/blend in rather than the brush-in bottles or paint pens?
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    I 100% agree with this. But unfortunately I have to draw my line in the sand somewhere because I could have a full time job doing stuff myself. Maybe when I retire in 25-30 yrs and my kids are gone, I can live this out! The experience and input from this forum is invaluable to determine what I...
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    Spoke to the shop manager finally. He said the “bad” touch up work is a result if the fact that they only use water based paint (don’t have solvent based) and it’s about as good as it can get when it doesn’t go through the full process like when you remove the part, sand it down, etc. This is...
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    Here are the before pics:
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    I agree. When I first got the pictures, I responded with “is the paint not dry yet, it doesn’t match”. He just texted me and responded with “those are the effects of water based paint on touch ups. I can remove it??”
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    I know the GM of the dealership well. He hooked me up with his dealership’s collision center and the guy who runs it did it for me at employee cost. But I wouldn’t expect that to result in sub par work which from most of the comments folks agree. I’d rather pay full price and have it done right...
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    It should be noted I have not gone to pick it up or paid yet. I just got these pictures this morning via text update
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    Little under $500 for the complete front bumper, touch up of these two spots and going over the whole thing to take out any smaller scuffs/imperfections. He knows I’m not an off-roader - LOL. I get you can’t blend but seems to me like the color should match better than this. I bought a $10...
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    This is what I wanted some opinions on. It looks to me like it’s the wrong color. If the color was closer I think I’d be fine with it.
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    I asked his professional opinion whether to paint the whole panel or just touch up the spots. He said touching up won’t be perfect but should look pretty good. Scrapes on my front bumper are larger so that is being removed and entirely repainted. These two areas aren’t as big so I decided to try...
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    Is this acceptable touch up by professional shop?

    I got these pictures from shop who is painting my front bumper and touching up these two spots. This looks completely unacceptable doesn’t it? This is a professional collision repair shop. Looks like my 6 yr old could do better than this - do I have unrealistic expectations about touch up...
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    Weird steering issue?

    So prior to the alignment, the truck drove straight but the steering wheel was off center to the right a bit. When I turned the steering wheel dead straight, the truck would veer left. Post-alignment when the steering wheel is dead straight, the truck drives dead straight. The ONLY thing I am...
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    Weird steering issue?

    Old caster left : 3.1* New caster left: 3.4* Old caster right: 2.8* New caster right: 3.4*
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    Weird steering issue?

    Alright I got the alignment printout….see below. Thoughts?
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