Recent content by Beaumont67

2000 Toyota 4Runner, SR5, 4x4 auto., with low mileage and rust free (no E-Locker) / maintained at Lexus-Toyota dealer (first 15 years). Near Pristine condition - a rare sight, in the Canadian rust belts / that use rock salt & chemicals, on winter roads....original owner was 70 y/o. - was...

^^ Thks for the case review / very helpful ! Don't laugh All - I still have an Apple 5s / will upgrade to a used 6s next. - son has an "Digital IT" company, so I get his hand-me-downs (Free is good) Cases - Really like the SPECK Products ones...

Re- All work is performed by myself on my super low student budget lol ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Acorn22 - will be following, your awesome build. ^^ LOL, I know how that works...:high5:...got to love the good perks...

Steve - nice choice in 17" rims... ^^ OEM 6-spoke, is exactly the same ones I'm looking for. - don't know all the years & models - once saw them on an original 2012 4Runner SR5 - once sourced, the alloy rims going on a 2000 T4R SR5

^^ A great product The product is great. It is too bad that Honda produced wiring harnesses in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 knowing that the plastic was soy-based and attractive to rodents. Yet they make and sell the tape that is rodent repellant. Thus they charge the customer for the repairs...

1 common key (ignition & front doors), on my 2000 4Runner SR5. - purchased from the original-senior owner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When I need keyed alike and new lock cylinders / my go to guy is Walt, in the USA. - he...

Bosch Icons here - first put on Volvo v70, cheaper & better than OEM...got sold on them. - I use to change them, every 2 years / excellent in winter conditions Going on a budget DD'er, I will buy Michelin wiper blades @ Costco / similar quality & cheaper, to BOSCH. Now I coat new wipers first...

^^ Good to know / excellent analysis...2007 & up are GM Junk !! - Active Fuel Management (AFM) is a trademarked General Motors technology that improves gas mileage by shutting down half of the cylinders under light-load conditions to reduce fuel consumption. It is also known as Displacement on...

$800...:rofl: Wife once had a rapid left marker blinker, on a 2002 Volvo v70. - she works for a auto training facility - so I said, phone Dealership Parts for a socket pigtail...shouldn't be to expensive - Parts guy said, the socket pigtail is NA...we will sell you a complete wiring harness for...

Excellent thread on Toyota Longevity, from a problem-free drive train / for the most part. - informative read to see in print - and the Big3 horror stories, are so typical :bounce:^^ A Toyota Bird in the Hand, is Worth Big3 in the Bush !!...:bounce::bounce::bounce: Ryan1975 - your 2016 has...

FIRST: Most of these school shootings, come from Single Mother &/or dysfunctional families. - kids don't develop boundaries or learn empathy / single mothers don't do it...spelling future Trouble maker boys - because many FM's today think, "I don't need a Man in my Life, to have a baby" / due to...

Just the wife and I and a family Doberman, so we made our v6 RAV4, a 3 passenger SUV. - folded rear seat back, now covered with an LLBean dog bed - jumping into the front buckets option, is eliminated ... so is dog toe nail damage to leather & console top My free Mod. attached.

Salt belt driven trucks, Frames also rust from the inside out....thin metal not pretty. - can't just re-paint big rust blisters - whole frame should be sandblasted and any rust pits neutralized first / plus epoxy primed >> big $$ to fix right - with Extend (mild phos acid) rust converter or...

Like having a well made and powerful Portable Car Jump Starter / at fraction of NOCO Genius price. - got one for Xmas & used it 3 times already / easy to use a) boost John Deere 318 tractor garden with snow blower / 18HP Onan b) boost Silverado 4x4 / 5.7L gas c) boost 2000 4Runner, to get to...

AWESOME from the dollar store, is all I use / cleans up greasy engine components & dirty under-hood plastic perfectly. - I learned this Tip, from a used car lot detailer - also works real good, on alloy rims / to remove brake dust easily