Recent content by doofenshmirtz

Checked my invoice. I used “Puddy” as the tan color. It’s a really good match to the tan plastic on the lower section of the front seats. There are a variety of tans inside the 4Runner cabin, but I felt like that was the best choice. They’ll gladly send you a huge batch of colors. I cannot...

I walked away with $13500 after deductible, etc. about $3000 more than I paid for it 5 years ago. I did provide a decent list of upgrades. (I didn’t bring up the headers, since they aren’t road legal.) State Farm doesn’t care about maintenance replacements/repairs, but upgrades will increase...

There are some online places that’ll middle man for you.

Yeah everyone at the scene was puzzled. I managed to stop my car, but the other driver never saw, so I was hit at about 40mph I the front passenger corner. Granted, everyone got out of their own car and didn’t require medical attention, so I guess airbags weren’t needed? Nobody even had cuts...

I bought them off leatherseats.com and installed them myself. It takes about 24 hours per car. I did my wife’s outback and my 4Runner. They each took the same amount of time. I added heated seats to mine, and with both cars, it was like $1700 total. It’s a fantastic deal.

My 4Runner was totaled just before Halloween. After considering all my options, I’m no longer in the 4Runner fam. I didn’t want to deal with parting it out, so it is now on Copart. You don’t want any body panels or the frame. The paint and panels were bad before the wreck. Premium DT long...

Had mine changed just before 180K when I did the timing belt, serp belt, and water pump - first change ever on the trans fluid. Zero issues at about 7k miles later. I suspected a transmission shudder about 2500 miles after the ATF was changed, but it turned out to be the rear diff and rear wheel...

Sorry, I got these sold fairly quickly. They were gone in a couple days from posting.

I never gave a thought and switched to full synthetic mobil1 high mileage when I bought mine @140k. Mine is now @184k with zero issues. I’ve gone 5-7k for each oil change. Usually going 6-9 months OCI as well. I’m trying out the Kirkland 5w30 full synthetic based on the project farm videos...

SOLD - 06+ OEM Headlights For Sale - SOLD SOLD I am selling my used, original and restored headlights from my 07 4runner. Make offer plus shipping from North Georgia. I can get good shipping rates from my work, so PM an address and I can let you know the shipping. FWIW, I sent rear coils to...

So far, that, and Buy More Wrenches have held true. Everything is aluminum, so most torque specs need an inch/lb torque wrench. Plus all the e-torx and torx bits I had to buy, and a 14mm hex drive for the rear diff. Oh and I almost forgot that I finally had to buy in impact wrench. The lug...

Shout out to the 4th Gen, especially the v8, for being so danged reliable. Yes, there's issues here and there (cough.exhaust manifold tick.cough.), but I put in oil and end up draining the same amount out 6-8months later. Never replaced a single gasket on the engine and she's nearly 185k...

For the Helmholtz, I've got a j-tube that open ended and a straight tube that's capped on one end. Then I've got a slip-fit piece that joins them with clamps. This allowed me to do all my math, fit everything up, and then adjust by cutting tube or sliding tube further out the slip fit. First try...

Oh I was thinking not like a ring that covered the hole, kind of like a beadlock ring.

Oof. Tough break on the axle swap! Ya know, the eimkeith kit might actually make things easier to figure out the panhard bracket. It is designed to nest perfectly in that existing bracket, so it would give you a solid reference point for what needs to move where. Glad you reached out to some...