Recent content by Bigshankhank

I have had success! I lifted the rear end put it on stands and removed both rear wheels. This gave me easier access to both rear wheel sensors. Since I was only getting a code for the right one I tested voltage at the plug on the left side and sure enough on one of the two terminals I have...

I've used dielectric grease on electrical connectors for decades and never had a connectivity problem. But YMMV.

Is the forum weird for anyone else? Anyway, here's where I am in my own VCS/TRAC/ABS dash light saga; My Dastardly 3 lights are on with the Brake light but NOT the CEL. Several years ago I had the ABS codes scanned and it indicated the right rear wheel sensor which I replaced, lights did not...

So picking a darker one would be a better choice? Again I’m only intend to sand off the clear and scratch the OEM paint then spray the blue over it.

The tailgate on my Nautical Blue 08 was stove-in by a rear end collision a few months back and the insurance has decided to total it. I am going to keep the vehicle + cash and my local pull-a-part has several 4th gens but none of them have a matching color, they are all either black, tan or...

I'm certain its been discussed before but I am wrapping up my research on a 3" lift (probably from Toytec but maybe OME) for my 4WD V6 and need one final piece of information; Is it worth it to get HD springs on the rear? I don't have any additional weight like bumpers or a roof rack, but I tow...

I managed to salvage a set of springs from an 07 2WD FJ and without digging through 50+ pages of this thread, what’s does “will not yield the same results” mean? Not the same amount of lift? By how much? I have searched multiple places and nothing really clarifies this caveat. If it’s less...

Lord I thought I was the only person who had this happen to them. Same deal, had a shop replace my rear wheel bearings (they were shot at 250K) and while they were in there go ahead and replaced the parking brakes and rear pads. Rattled constantly, took it back and told them and they did...

By doing this, are you increasing the likelihood that moisture will actually get trapped inside the shrink tube and accelerate the rust? Isn't there a copper alloy tubing that would be more moisture/rust resistant?

Got a notification that a local pull-a-part had gotten in a 2004 & a 2006 SR5 and since I broke my passenger taillight recently I figured I would snag them quick. Not quick enough however since it would appear that the two rigs were brought in some time ago and were pretty stripped. However, I...

Gotta think you could score a replacement engine cover from a junkyard fairly easily, so cutting out around that bolt probably wouldn't be too earth-shattering. Something else you could try is getting a 1/8" cobalt-tipped drill but and drilling around the edge of the nut until it breaks apart...

Doing a little more research apparently there is something about how the speakers in the doors are wired in series with the tweeters and if a speaker goes bad it shuts down all the speakers (there is no amp in the base model SR5 stereo).

That’s what I was afraid of, doing it the hard way. I appreciate the help.

Does this require removing the door cards, or the head unit?

Probably 4 years ago my factory (non-JBL) stereo stopped putting out sound. It still powers on, all the buttons work, just no sound. I stuck a Bluetooth speaker in there and just listen to podcasts and internet radio anyway so no huge sacrifice. However I find myself carrying more passengers...