If you think the paint is original, don't repaint. The patina is wayyy cool.
My $0.02
My $0.02
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I did have a moment of confusion when the wine and cheese came out. Followed by seared scallops on endive spoons with a Fresh herbed cheese spread. I thought I had wandered into a rover garage. Thankfully a look around revealed rugged flannel, lots of beer, and toyotas everywhere to ease my concerns. Many thanks to wifeofRice for fueling the garage spirit and another great meal.
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Stopped by my favorite local wrenching haus/watering hole for some assistance with that magical entity of electricity. Between half an old abandoned harness and some leftover lights and robbing some switches and relays I got lights! Many many thanks to @Rice for the assistance
I did have a moment of confusion when the wine and cheese came out. Followed by seared scallops on endive spoons with a Fresh herbed cheese spread. I thought I had wandered into a rover garage. Thankfully a look around revealed rugged flannel, lots of beer, and toyotas everywhere to ease my concerns. Many thanks to wifeofRice for fueling the garage spirit and another great meal.
Nice! Which LEDs did you go with?
Codes P0301 and P0300 in Laura's 1.8T lead me to remove the coil packs, only to find the spark plug bores filled with oil. Replaced the valve cover gasket, and plugs, as a result last night. Runs much better now.
The blue is Hylomar. Highly recommended sealant. Replaces, and is much better than, RTV, in all scenarios based on what I've read.
Uhg. Exactly the same job I have to do on the 4Runner. Believe I am going to find the same spark plug "coolant" you did. Will look up the sealer you used. I had thought I would use the black Toyota sealer since it was already in the drawer.
The LED's are by a company called "Made in China"
Here they are:
http://www.amazon.com/Tuff-LED-Lights-27watt-Polaris/dp/B009ERTIKI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420033610&sr=8-3&keywords=Tuff round LED
I obviously have nothing to report yet regarding longevity, however, was impressed that all the mounting hardware was fine thread stainless and they used heavy gauge wire even to pull only 2 Amps.
I'm sure Toyota FIPG would do the trick just fine. I bought a couple tubes of Hylomar after recommendations from wrenching buddies here at work so I had it on hand. It was originally designed for use in aerospace or something, but it appears to work very well. I've yet to have anything leak that I've used this stuff on, so that's a plus. Another plus is that the cap actually seals against the tin tube, so the tip doesn't dry out.
The only downside is that this stuff is expensive at $22 a tube.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PBCZCI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Only pull 2 amps? That's nice, and they've got a nice low price. Care to take the truck out to a field and do some range tests with those lights?
Speaking of lights Johnny when are you going to mount up your monster light bar