01-26-2022, 03:54 PM
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thats really cool. cant believe all this stuff is done by hand and not at the factory.
amazing.
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01-26-2022, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 2021nightshade4x4
So yes, for our Manufactured-in-Japan 4Runners, there are THREE places at which a part can be added:
1.) Factory floor
2.) Port
3.) Dealer
Don’t let #2 confuse you. A union dockworker isn’t installing your Predator step bars.
There are separate private companies, such as Southeast Toyota, which handle certain vehicle prep tasks, that’s it.
Southeast Toyota Distributors • JM Family
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as an idiot, I can confirm this post helped me understand the process better. thanks
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01-26-2022, 03:59 PM
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same here! stuff i would have never known.
thanks to this forum i can now speak intelligently about 80" wide vehicles requiring marking lights and what happens when 4Rs arrive in the states lol.
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01-27-2022, 09:39 AM
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hahaha hey now my trail came with a stock rack, and not steel wheels, take it easy!
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01-27-2022, 12:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by honda250xtitan
hahaha hey now my trail came with a stock rack, and not steel wheels, take it easy!
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01-27-2022, 01:40 PM
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01-27-2022, 03:12 PM
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HAHA!!!
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01-27-2022, 03:49 PM
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I had no idea this is how it all happens. I would have thought at least badging would have been more efficient to add on the assembly line.
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01-27-2022, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieOE
I had no idea this is how it all happens. I would have thought at least badging would have been more efficient to add on the assembly line.
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This is why our destination charge is now up over $1000
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02-21-2022, 12:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jason p.
doesn’t seem that special when you see it naked, now does it.
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lmao!
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