yep, painted right in the driveway. came out 9/10. I strategically waited until February for a few reasons: #1 its not too hot out, air is cool & dry (no humidity) , no leaves or pollen flying around.
ive done it on my 2000. It's going to be more difficult on the 2002 because there are no 2002 Manual ECUs available. But it probably can be done. Its too big of a job for a step-by-step writeup, but here is my thread
2000 Limited 4x4 Manual Transmission Conversion
i can answer some questions...
Big update! I painted the manual swapped 4Runner. Went with Tamco braind paint base/ clear . I chose the OEM color, Imperials Jade Mica (6Q7).
But what's gone now is the 2tone . I am loving the color again, and I am loving the solid color, I always felt the 2-tone was too 1990's. I showed how I...
yes, i can confirm that on the 3rd gen, the bottoms are interchangeable. I grabbed a mint condition oak leather passenger bottom for my worn-out drivers seat. worked great
I had the 555 made in Japan ones on my mildly lifted 2000. They were junk after less than 30k miles. OEM or nothing on the ball joints. I will probably replace my OEMs every 50k miles at least
Hey everyone, i am very sorry for never finishing this thread. I've been battling a lot of things in my peroneal life, but I am glad to say that things are really up for me now.
I am glad to report that I did get the truck finished, the only thing i never hooked up was cruise control or the...