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19 city and 22 highway. Stock except Revo2 tires. After 7500 miles I've found, the dashboard MPG nearly spot-on with my calculations at fillups.

You're right, there are only LATCH connectors for the outside rear seats. However, I don't see any problem using the LATCH connectors to install a carseat in the middle position. In a side-impact collision, having the carseat in the middle position is the safest. Before the birth of our...

The sliding deck is sitting in my garage. PM me if you're interested.

for iPhone, Remote Start

Thanks, IceNomad. I had high hopes for things fitting more easily, but I'm very pleased with how things turned out.

Drilling out the holes for the 3rd row install was the easy. If I had to order the parts from Toyota, I probably would not do it because of the price. I just lucked out that another member was selling his same-color 3rd row at a decent price. My plan had been to wait several years and attempt...

I didn't mess at all with the 3rd row airbags. The 3rd row seating will only be used occasionally, and I figured that any passengers will still be safe. Plus, it's not like my other vehicles have all the special airbag coverage that the 4Runner has, and I'm ok driving them with passengers and...

I really liked the sliding cargo tray when I bought my 4Runner, but with two carseats in the 2nd row, we quickly ran out of room to transport adults. So, I replaced the sliding cargo tray with 3rd row seats. The seats, seatbelts, and trim were purchased from IceNomad (thanks!). We also...

While I haven't tried it, the center position has a seatbelt and LATCH connectors so you should be able to put any type of kid seat there.

I'm 6'3" also. I probably have the driver's seat around the middle of it's front-back travel for my normal driving position, and with the infant carseat behind it, there is still about 4 inches of space between the seat and the carseat. Here is a picture that shows it:

Nope, didn't have any problems using the LATCH on the Brittax or on the Chicco infant seat base. I'm not quite sure what the problem could be.

Thanks. They were about $40 cheaper there.

Has anyone replaced their stock fog lights? I ask because I am looking to purchase a replacement fog light assembly as mine was damaged in a careless garage accident. Or, if you point me to a good place to buy the part. Thanks

It does work well as a baby changing table--have used it a lot for my 2 1/2 year old and my 5 month old. Other than that, I haven't found the sliding tray very useful. Once the kids are a little older, I plan on removing the sliding tray and installing third row seats.

All models have Hill Start Assist Control. The SR5 has Downhill Assist Control, but the Trail has the more variable Crawl Control instead.