Recent content by FrancisK

.... I'm new here but not new to car forums, honestly this is probably the most convoluted and problem plagued forum I've ever seen. It's one thing if this were some whatever forum with no members but it appears to be pretty busy. The incessant ads are just silly, I realize this place isn't a...

I appreciate the replies fellas, new wrinkle here. The truck wouldn't turn over this morning and I took apart the hack job and reconnected them as original and only then did it start. Tested it beforehand connected and disconnected, it would only start when connected. Never saw this mentioned...

Haha that's interesting, that's a pretty skillful hack job! I'm going to try to find that video, if nothing but I would love to see that!

Not dumb and you're right but im a half banana mechanic and after researching the cost and involvement of that job and how difficult it is to actually correct the issue I felt it was a bit redundant to invest that much into the truck, mind you a truck a 16 year old is most likely going to...

Hi guys, my first thread and my sincere apologies for the semi spammy post count approach I did my best to keep things relevant but this is kinda important I don't want to leave a kid stranded. Very happy to be here and thankful for this place! I picked up a 2000 4runner for my little cousin...

Sounds like a good excuse to slap a steel bumper on there to me.....get the rest from a salvage yard.

Dealer gave me one for a few days when I took my GX for service, they know I'm a toyota addict so I'm sure they were hoping they could get me into one. I wasn't impressed, it looks like it's trying too hard where as Lexus to me are usually "smooth" vehicles, the engine didn't feel right for...

Okay....so why do my pictures keep uploading sideways??

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My first car was a 97 LX450, bought it off the auction floor coming off a lease my cousin was a car dealer and spent every penny I had down and he financed the rest for me, I worked my tail off the pay it off every month. Had plenty of cars in there but kept her for 18 years as whatever else I...

If you care about resale value and reliability at all then the choice should be pretty easy...

Newly registered, for some reason it's super slow if you're not registered and logged in. Just popping in from google searches and half the time it doesn't even load...

Does the 2021 not have carplay? If it does you're all set, carplay makes any headunit modern no matter the age. If it doesn't I would be shocked if you couldn't find a module to pop it in using the existing hardware, they make modules to add carplay for cars 20 years old....

Would you be able to point me in the direction of finding the pieces you used please and thank you! I have so much "gear" in the back of my GX and I hate clutter....

I'm about to pay $1200 to have my front done in PPF, never thought I would be putting PPF on a lexus but good god michigan roads have torn apart the front, even only after 6 months of ownership. Having it touched up first, well worth it for peace of mind especially considering I do believe...