Recent content by Fried Rice

You’re not wrong but I figure Toyota put it there for a reason so I’d at least look into it. I don’t want to throw $150 at this problem but if there was an aftermarket option around $50 I might have gone for it.

My drivers side front suspension member bracket (51226-35060) is pretty severely rusted. I see these on eBay from Japan and the are close to $150 for options in the US. Any after market options out there? I’ve done some searching and have not found anything…

I apparently did not take any pictures that I saved. Sorry! In general, though, you are going to be connecting the ILX harness to the half of the Eclipse harness that connected to the vehicle. You’ll need to run power, both constant and switched to the maestro and make the connections to the...

You don’t need anything special but plan on doing lots of splicing. The Urban Runner’s dash harness is unique to that model and there are no quick install harnesses for it. When you remove the factory radio, you’ll need to snip the connectors from the radio that mate to the vehicle side harness...

I finally worked through the differences in the Urban Runner install and an install on the other 4Runner models and documented all the differences in this thread.

After a few years of having a Pioneer AVH-4200NEX head unit installed with an iDatalink Maestro using the generic Toyota Land Cruiser Firmware (as documented in other threads), I decided to get to the bottom of the install differences once and for all and update the installation in my 2008 Urban...

I have about 4 years and 50k miles on the NAPA premium axles with the HD boots and have not had a problem so far. I am not a wheeler but I do have the adjustable Bilstiens with 1” lift on the front just due to the occasional minor flooding I have to deal with in my area. As I recall I was able...

I’m using the Maestro RR with a Pioneer 4200NEX and I don’t have tire pressure data either. My understanding is that the TPMS data didn’t make it into the OBD2 stream until 2009.

AuxBeam Check out AuxBeam on Amazon. I picked up a set and they are great...Plug and Play and won’t break the bank!

Urban Runner Wire Table Hopefully this works, attached is my wire connector documentation for the Urban Runner.

Hi, I got your PM and replied. Here is a link to my thread on the iDatalink Forum telling you what firmware you need: 2008 Toyota 4Runner Urban Runner Edition Questions - I also installed an OBD-II connector and a parking brake bypass on my setup, both of which are available on Amazon or...

I know it’s not quite what you are looking for, but I ran mine down the drivers side to the rear of the vehicle, then up the rear pillar and fished it through to the lift gate and mounted mine on the bottom of my spoiler. I have a nice view behind me and it’s angled so I can see my trailer ball...

I’m interested also as I have the same thing going on. I have replaced the front wheel bearings and the axles (which needed replacing anyway) as well as all the brake parts but still have the noise. Good luck!

FWIW, i have the Michelin Defenders and I really like them. Quiet and Capable on my 08 Urban Runner with Bilstiens and FJ rear coils.

Interesting. I bought a set of the Auxbeams for the low beams on my 2008, had no problems at all and really liked them so I bought two more sets for my high beams and my Mustang. The one of the two bulbs for the Mustang fits more loosely than I’d like (sounds similar to your experience) but...