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Rigger said:
This is a great discussion! Bottom line: Smelly rubber crap from Harbor Fright is the pits!

I'm now rethinking my whole relationship with that place.
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Ya... Harbor Fart rubber be nasty... (I've decided to, hence forth, refer to them as Harbor Fart...until they de-stinkify that nasty rubber)
-Even nasty to the touch. All stanky-panky-sticky on your hands if you touch those things. Bleh.
Reminds me of an old Dr. Suesse book, "Bartholemew and the Oobleck."

OTOH, I WAS quite pleased with the 4-Ton floor jack I just got from Harbor Fart (Think I'll call them Harbor FART from now on until they find better rubber.. Thing worked a charm and had me whole rear end up and off the ground in a jiffy. Two 6-ton jack stands from there just fine too. But bleh!
 
That's it: Harbor Freight, aka Harbor Fright, just became Harbor Fart.

It's entirely fitting.
 
Some think it might be one of the temperature sensors for the climate control system...

The graphic in this parts catalogue are horribly bad...but this sure looks like it...

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Markuson said:
Some think it might be one of the temperature sensors for the climate control system...
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My Yota electric wiring diagram manual identifies them positively as temp sensors for rear seat climate control. Wire colors on the harness on each side also match the manual.

teve
 
How hard is it to keep a white land cruiser clean as opposed to black? White is my first choice for color but I think black will hide scratches and blemishes better and be better for an offroader.
 
My $.02

I'd reverse those colors. Black will show every blemish, scratch, swirl, scuff, bump, and dirt spot. White will still show dirt but, the other items will be a little more difficult to notice.

Clean is clean, they'll each take the exact same amount of effort. Now, if you mean to ask which you can go the longest before it becomes obvious that it is dirty...well, I say that would be white. No one ever notices how your white turns to an off-white.. then an eggshell... But, your black.. well everyone notices the smallest film of dust.
 
My belief is silver hides things best, white and black are better looking colors, generally speaking, but are a bitch to keep clean. Black shows swirls and scratches more.
 
Reckless said:
How hard is it to keep a white land cruiser clean as opposed to black? White is my first choice for color but I think black will hide scratches and blemishes better and be better for an offroader.
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Black is THE hardest to keep clean IMHO.

I had a Silver 100 and it was great at hiding dirt. My current dark grey shows more, but is still far better than dealing with dirt that my first car was back in the day that was black.

Silver easiest by far. Then maybe grey... I will never own a black car again. Not only hard to clear, but gets so hot to the touch in sun. That's my only gripe with my dark grey. Get's pretty not, but not like black.
 
Thanks for the responses, I am hoping to put ARB safari bumper in front and maybe ARB bumper in rear with slee sliders with BP-51 shocks. Also, TRD Pro 17" wheels or Rock Warrior Wheels (they both look nice to me but I can't pick out the perfect tire). I am debating between black and white for vehicle color. I have to drive 300 miles to get the Super White.

I have always had black cars and from a business man's perspective is more suitable for conducting business. But white is my color for clothing, shoes, hats, etc. I wonder if the white will gleam in the sun while driving. I think that might really bother me. Black also seems a bit less conspicuous which I might prefer in traffic.
 
Reckless said:
Thanks for the responses, I am hoping to put ARB safari bumper in front and maybe ARB bumper in rear with slee sliders with BP-51 shocks. Also, TRD Pro 17" wheels or Rock Warrior Wheels (they both look nice to me but I can't pick out the perfect tire). I am debating between black and white for vehicle color. I have to drive 300 miles to get the Super White.

I have always had black cars and from a business man's perspective is more suitable for conducting business. But white is my color for clothing, shoes, hats, etc. I wonder if the white will gleam in the sun while driving. I think that might really bother me. Black also seems a bit less conspicuous which I might prefer in traffic.
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Silver looks classy...goes with any trim...hides dirt well.
White is the most popular car color in the US by far, but shows dirt too. Not as bad a black.
Black is hot, and shows every single blemish or bit of dust.

Can't go wrong with silver or grey.

My 2 cents...but you seem very particular in your black cars and white clothes! ;)

Black, white, silver or grey though... Can't go wrong with a Cruiser!
 
CLHickman said:
Black will show every blemish, scratch, swirl, scuff, bump, and dirt spot. White will still show dirt but, the other items will be a little more difficult to notice.
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I can say positively that tan/gold goes the longest without looking dirty. Over the years I've had vehicles in white, light blue, silver, dark green, dark red, and black exteriors as well as gray, black, light blue, and tan interiors.

That said my personal preference for my LC would have been red exterior, tan interior, but I believe Toyota only makes the red LC in a black interior and the great price on my tan LC made color choice irrelevant.
 
linuxgod said:
I can say positively that tan/gold goes the longest without looking dirty. Over the years I've had vehicles in white, light blue, silver, dark green, dark red, and black exteriors as well as gray, black, light blue, and tan interiors.

That said my personal preference for my LC would have been red exterior, tan interior, but I believe Toyota only makes the red LC in a black interior and the great price on my tan LC made color choice irrelevant.
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I agree 100% on that. If the @Reckless left his choices open I would have mentioned tan/gold.

My favorite combo is white exterior w/black interior. I had to settle for silver and black.
 
Not an option, but I'm curious about the new sand color I've seen on Tacomas and Tundras.

Agree that silver is easiest to keep looking good. Still pretty pleased with super white and tan interior.
 
Is there any software or mod that would allow my iPhone screen to show on the dash display?

I never use the factory GPS. It would be great if the system I use on my fjone could show on the dash screen.

What say you, sayers?
 
dukmon said:
Is there any software or mod that would allow my iPhone screen to show on the dash display?

I never use the factory GPS. It would be great if the system I use on my fjone could show on the dash screen.

What say you, sayers?
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I looked for that a while back and found zilch...

My method for "getting iOS on my screen" is I velcro the back of an iPad case right above the screen (velcro strip in front of the clock...then a screen-width male velcro flap along the long edge of the case). This lets me flip it up when I need other screen functions...and back down for cruising using Google Maps on the iPad screen. ;)
-Actually works a charm on long trips for maps, etc.
 
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That's exciting! I'm calling these crux people for more info. I'm skeptical it will work in these landcruisers but it's worth a shot. It's not the same entune system.
 
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