Recent content by asgm4runner

Well, the good news is it looks like this saga is over...For now at least. I was told that one of the harnesses that plugged into the factory unit was a power feed for the mirror and he was able to splice power to it and resolve the issue. I haven't had time to pull the new radio to see how...

Yeah, I wasn't exactly "excited" when I saw the wiring myself. I was taught to solder connections and then seal it with heat shrink tubing. I'm trying not to go ape shit...things get expensive when that happens and I really don't want to buy my lawyer another boat. I'm contacting the owners...

OK, I got photos...And an appointment in a few hours. You may not get to see these and reply before they have the truck. All the connectors appear to be intact but, the mirror is indeed dark. Looking down at the fuse panel... Connectors on the outboard side of fuse panel... Looking across...

If offroad is not a concern, have a look at Michelin's LTX M/S II. We put them on my wife's '08 a few months back. Not a cheap tire but, quieter and better handling than stock, especially in the rain. It and it's predecessor are probably the best tire I've ever driven on a truck in the rain with...

Again, Steve, thanks. As to your original question about the mirror, it's "dark." There's a little green light in it that doesn't come on and the compass readout is also dark. There is a button on it that turns the auto-dimming feature on/off and that too is non-functional since the install...

Well damn, Steve, tell me what you really think! Seriously, thanks so much for the response. It really helps a lot. Unfortunately, these guys came in about $500 over the high end of your estimate. They took the truck (by appointment only) at 9:30 am last Thursday morning. When I called at...

Might be a day or so before I have time to try to post pics. I didn't want to introduce myself to a forum by slamming someone's shop but, it's a fairly popular shop in the Katy, Texas area. They've been in lots of magazines and won tons of awards at SEMA with lots of good recommendations. But...

That's what the tech said and what I'm trying to confirm. There's so much more integration between seemingly unrelated systems now that I can't just blow it off but, at first glance, it seems weird.

Took the wife's '08 4Runner SR5 in to get auto-start and an in-dash nav unit installed. She had what I'm pretty sure was the base audio system for that year. No JBL, nav, or mutil-disc changer stuff. Just a radio and CD player with 3.5mm aux input. For Christmas, I decided to do all the stuff...