Recent content by Canuckcarguy

Cheap and impressive? Install rear seat heaters. They'll be toasty, and it's way less complicated than running separate heat. I installed in my cloth front seats, worked very well, with only about 5 hours and $200 invested.

You might want to try lubing the hinge on the wiper. The back window area gets pretty gritty, so that hinge will stop being as efficient as the vehicle sees more miles.

We've had some serious black ice here in Alberta this past week, and I've been running the T4R on stock tires in 4HI, with few problems. The traction control kicks in where appropriate, but I'm finding that the truck's good road feel combined with some decent weight has left me in good shape...

I'm a pretty recent convert to the 4runner world, having purchased my first one (2008 SR5 V6 4wd) a few months ago. It's a great performer. I've owned lots of different cars (I'm a car guy too), and I traded in a BMW 545i for the runner. Frankly, I was looking for some reliability to go with...

Re: You're not nuts That's just the link I was looking for, or at least it linked to the one that I needed. I think I'll try the empty wiring harness that most closely resembes the one pictures, and see if I have heated seat fuses that will affect the power in that harness. Hadn't thought...

Re: Re: Aftermarket heated seat help... Well, I knew it was cold. No question. But I wasn't interested in spending an additional $10-$15K for a whole lot of options I didn't need, just to get the one that I wanted. Plus I bought a pre-owned unit from the US, and it didn't have the heated...

Hi. I'm sure I saw a thread on here at some point dealing with an aftermarket heated seat kit installation, but I've tried the search function and simply cannot find any reference to it. Maybe I'm losing my mind. If there is such a thread, anybody have a link? I'm wiring in an aftermarket...

The floormats look great. What did they cost you, and where did you buy them? they don't look that deep, not sure if they'll catch all the snow? I'm in Edmonton, looking for floormats, and wanted something custom, rather than the garden-variety hardware store kind.

Check who made the glass, there are some pretty lousy windshield manufacturers out there. You could try to insist on oem, but not likely the insurance company will cover you. But insist on a new shield - if they can't make it crease-free, what are the odds it will behave correctly in the event...

I would pry them off gently with your fingers, they shouldn't be too hard to pop off. If they're really stuck on there, you might be able to "grab" them with a good pair of plyers and pull them off, but they shouldn't be tough to remove, really. Then I'd use a mild citrus-based cleaner /...

I've had this problem in various vehicles over the years when it's cold, especially when the roads are a bit wet, and then it chills to well below freezing at night. If you're in a situation that really calls for a parking brake, I'd suggest setting and releasing it 5-10 times before leaving it...

Well, that's embarrassing. Yep, it was the window lock button on the door. My five year old likes to play with the window in the back seat, and now that it's below freezing, Dad exercises his "driver's seat" authority and shuts off the window. Thanks for the help. Saves me a trip to the...

Hi. I recently purchased a used 2008 SR5 V6, and the power rear window doesn't want to work from inside the truck. It works fine with the key from the rear of the vehicle, but no luck with the switch on the dash. This was a sporadic problem for a few days, but now seems permanent. The hatch...

I'm driving the V6 and it's got ample power, in my opinion. Which is funny, because I'm traditionally a horsepower / displacement snob. But I figured the V6 was cheaper to run and also cheaper to buy, and since I'm not planning to tow, there didn't seem to be much advantage to buying the V6...

I'm jealous. I'm here in Edmonton, Alberta, where you can usually rely on some pretty good snowpack by December. This year, having finally purchased a 4Runner, not a trace on the ground. This is the first year in a long time I've been hoping for snow, and there's no sign of it...