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Glamorous indeed. It looks damn near perfect!Glam shot
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Have you considered doing something with the door handles and fuel caps? The chrome looks out of place, not too noticeable since the truck is white.
I can’t believe how well that gauge fits above the radio.
I never even knew there was such thing as a black handle until this arrived.
x2 on looking strange. I don't think I've seen a stock 70 series with anything other than chrome door handles. Has anybody?The chrome doesn't bother me enough to change it. If it were a black/silver/grey truck I'd consider it. The biggest issue with deleting chrome is usually in the headlights...they always have a lot in there. So if you don't go all the way and do them, you still will have chrome.
The 88 4Runner I bought has black door handles on it and they look really odd to me...out of place.
x2 on looking strange. I don't think I've seen a stock 70 series with anything other than chrome door handles. Has anybody?
Pretty much finished up the dash's center section. Everything in place and doing what it is supposed to. Switched out AC and the switch for H4 to LED lighting. It's bright. No dimmer in these trucks from what I can tell.
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The dimmer is part of the instrument cluster. With the headlights on, cycle through the trip function until you get a load of lines over the ODO. Then press and hold to reduce the brightness.
Can’t remember if this dims just the gauges or if it also dims the switches. My 78 is in the workshop so can’t check.
I looked up the E7 VDJ78 build and it looks like chrome to me... so does the VDJ79. The 2010-11 parts catalog, I only see them as "plated"
I do need to amend my comment. Both of the VDJ78s and the HZJ79 2 door pickup currently have black handles on them. The 79 Work Mate and the VDJ76 have chrome handles. Form the photos taken when the trucks were being built up it is clear that the 78s had chrome handles. I looked closely at the black handles this morning and if the were painted after-the-fact it was a really good job. I am going to have to investigate this. Greg may remember.
I do need to amend my comment. Both of the VDJ78s and the HZJ79 2 door pickup currently have black handles on them. The 79 Work Mate and the VDJ76 have chrome handles. From the photos taken when the trucks were being built up it is clear that the 78s had chrome handles. I looked closely at the black handles this morning and if the were painted after-the-fact it was a really good job. I am going to have to investigate this. Greg may remember.