Now that the whole fuel pump episode is in the past, I can move on to sharing some progress photos....
Behold the most expensive indicator light ever bolted onto an FJ40.
You're probably wondering how an indicator light runs over a grand. Well, here's how it happens... A few months back I picked up these lights, and while installing the driver's side I noticed it was sitting slightly tilted. That's when I looked closer and realized the whole fender was completely FUBARed — and once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it.
My OCD kicked in immediately. A wonky fender simply would not stand. So the hunt began: phone calls, emails, DMs, and a few hundred bucks later I had myself a brand new OEM fender. Off to the paint shop it went. Grand total between the lights, the fender, and the paint? Well over a thousand bucks — all because I couldn't live with a light that was maybe three degrees off.
I'm off to a mental institute now.
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