What did you do on your 70 series today? (14 Viewers)
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Testes, testes, 1… 2…. 3? 
Hello,
Congratulations on a job well done.
The combination of newer model indicators and older model front grill looks great on the third truck on the right.
I like the factory fog lights. They look good and they are very useful.
Mine have served me well. Which reminds me I still have to install a pair in Chance.
Juan
where are these at?
Always genchi genbutsu.
Don’t spend $$$$$ without knowing what the call is.
Don’t spend $$$$$ without knowing what the call is.
FJBen
SILVER Star
What was like the factory or oem look dog lights for the 70 series?
I’ve see round 4wd version and square yellow like above.
I’ve see round 4wd version and square yellow like above.
square yellow was the standard
Today ... we just came back from Deadhorse. What a drive, beautiful landscapes!
Threw some new glow plugs into my Troopy's 1HZ while doing a compression test. Not the most exciting thing on the surface, but hear me out...
Those thrashed glow plugs you see here were still working after 23 years in often brutal tropical conditions. Compression in all six cylinders was acceptable, around 450 (about a 50 psi drop from new). Again, 23 years.
And people wonder why we love and respect these vehicles so much. Hug an engineer today.
Those thrashed glow plugs you see here were still working after 23 years in often brutal tropical conditions. Compression in all six cylinders was acceptable, around 450 (about a 50 psi drop from new). Again, 23 years.
And people wonder why we love and respect these vehicles so much. Hug an engineer today.
Pulled my oem running boards then begrudgingly added spacers all around. Couldn't take the stance any longer. 3 inches makes all the difference.
SACRILEGE! Just kidding....Seeing that picture actually makes me consider spacers with those wheels and you know how much I hate spacers and/or wheel adapters.
Ha. Totally. Love these steel wheels and you were right... they are perfect w/o flares. With flares... little too narrow. @ only $100 each I'm still glad I bought them while in Japan. New stance helped with my highway wander at speed too. Now both tires are firmly in the i5 trucker ruts. SpiderTrax with loctite... keeping an eye on my torque. All the wood knocked.
Hello,
At last, I caught an electrical gremlin that eluded me for years. I cursed the alarm installers (again) and all their offspring in the process.
I have experienced a bad ground issue that sometimes caused the speakers to stop working; it also messed with the rear wiper, especially after rain.
I traced this gremlin to the rear doors. It appeared to be an exposed wire that made contact with the body and caused the bad ground issue. However, I could not pinpoint which wire.
Some context first.
Back in the day, in my neck of the woods, Toyota installed alarms using a third-party contractor (read: butcher) that made a very messy work. This company butchered sections of the harness, panel and trim during the installation. These jury-rigged alarms were (and still are) a headache.
I have repaired the damage done by these people, save for the ground issue.
When it comes to car alarms, there are two choices in my book. Make sure it is factory installed. Or install it yourself.
Back to the present.
I put apart the rear doors' harnesses. Alarm installers had cut the outer casing, presumably looking for some specific wire. The cut damaged a wire deep into the harness, exposing the copper. Sometimes the exposed wire came out through the cut casing and touched the body. When opening the rear doors to check, the wire went back into the harness, thus hiding itself.
Going through a wire harness requires time, patience, and a degree of finesse.
I found the wire and repaired it. I repaired the harness casing as well.
I hope this brings closure to the bad ground gremlin.
Shoddy work by either the PO or an unprofessional contractor can cause lasting problems.
Juan
At last, I caught an electrical gremlin that eluded me for years. I cursed the alarm installers (again) and all their offspring in the process.
I have experienced a bad ground issue that sometimes caused the speakers to stop working; it also messed with the rear wiper, especially after rain.
I traced this gremlin to the rear doors. It appeared to be an exposed wire that made contact with the body and caused the bad ground issue. However, I could not pinpoint which wire.
Some context first.
Back in the day, in my neck of the woods, Toyota installed alarms using a third-party contractor (read: butcher) that made a very messy work. This company butchered sections of the harness, panel and trim during the installation. These jury-rigged alarms were (and still are) a headache.
I have repaired the damage done by these people, save for the ground issue.
When it comes to car alarms, there are two choices in my book. Make sure it is factory installed. Or install it yourself.
Back to the present.
I put apart the rear doors' harnesses. Alarm installers had cut the outer casing, presumably looking for some specific wire. The cut damaged a wire deep into the harness, exposing the copper. Sometimes the exposed wire came out through the cut casing and touched the body. When opening the rear doors to check, the wire went back into the harness, thus hiding itself.
Going through a wire harness requires time, patience, and a degree of finesse.
I found the wire and repaired it. I repaired the harness casing as well.
I hope this brings closure to the bad ground gremlin.
Shoddy work by either the PO or an unprofessional contractor can cause lasting problems.
Juan
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I've never seen aftermarket alarm or remote start systems NOT cause problems. I've had 3 trucks that had this crap and each one was a glitchy nightmare and cost hundreds of dollars to chase down and fix the issues.
prwillard2
SILVER Star
Have any recommendations for troopy sliders?
Those are massive.
Probably best ask a local fab shop to build you a set or build your own
Nice!!! I recognize the vehicle and Richmond. Congrats and love those wheels!
I installed new off-road tires and gave it a thorough cleaning.
