Recent content by GergDees

Any luck returning your old calipers? I was going to ask why you didn't go with the no core charge option from Amazon, but I see now that you're in Canada. Is that why you went with Napa instead?

I ordered Centric calipers from Amazon. They never charged me a core charge, I got free two day shipping with Amazon Prime, and the calipers I received don't look remanufactured at all! I'm still unsure if they are remanufactured as they look brand new. At the time I'm writing this, they're...

Two reasons. As mentioned already, it's lower quality parts that are made in China by slave laborers, and the markup on a lot of the premium turbo kits on the market can be astronomical. In addition to the final vendor doing substantial markups, each individual component of the kit has been...

^^This^^ I'm not sure if this will apply as I haven't heard of this issue on any other vehicles except for GM full size SUVs from the last decade (e.g. Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, etc. and probably their full size trucks as well), but those vehicles have an issue with rust on the mounting surface...

The '99 Limited does not have a headlight chime, because as stated earlier in this thread, once the key is out of the ignition and the door is opened, they turn off. If for any reason the BCM (I think it is the BCM that controls this anyway???) does not register both of those events, the...

Just saw this set of 2001 fender flares, mud flaps, running boards, etc. on craigslist a few minutes ago and thought I'd search to see if anyone on here is looking for a set. I know in the past I've seen quite a few people looking or commenting on how hard it is to find a set. NOTE: This is not...

Just saw this set of 2001 fender flares, mud flaps, running boards, etc. on craigslist a few minutes ago and thought I'd search to see if anyone on here is looking for a set. I know in the past I've seen quite a few people looking or commenting on how hard it is to find a set. NOTE: This is not...

Forgive me if I missed it, but what do you have planned for rear light mounts. I see it appears the rear top and bottom bars are lined up vertically so they couldn't be mounted to the bottom tube and be inboard of that bottom tube. If there were light tabs added to the bottom tube, would the...

A lot of times the dealership won't have anyone trained to do windshields and they won't have all of the equipment to do them. At least that's how it's been at the dealerships I've worked for. What they will do is take your $400+, call in a local auto glass specialist company to replace it for...

I would be quite skeptical of any paint job that costs $200.00. Normally that's what it would cost just for the paint and supplies such as masking paper, tape, etc. A quality, full car paint job of the same color should cost at least $1000.00 and that's on the way low end. (like if you had a...

Remember to lube the seal before you put the axle back in too. If it's dry, the axle may destroy the seal before any lube gets in there. I would think that would be a part you could get fairly quick and as long as you have the time, swap it out before you leave on Friday.

That reminds me of an old '84 Nissan/Datsun pickup I had. It was a 2wd, 2.4L 4cyl 5spd that I bought for $50 with a bad engine. I picked up a used engine for $200 that had been in a truck that burned and swapped it in with only a few dollars in gaskets. I drove that truck daily for a year or...

One nice thing about Toyotas, is the OEM O2 sensors are Denso which are normally cheaper than other brands such as Bosch. Rather than going through a Toyota dealer, I picked up some exact fit Denso 02 sensors from Amazon for around $60 each. The wires were about 1"-2" longer than the original OE...

The same thing happened to me but it didn't have anything to do with the yellow plastic clips mentioned earlier. The drivers door lock actuator was behaving the same way on my '99 Limited and then all of a sudden it stopped working altogether. I assumed it was a bad actuator so I ordered an OEM...

What brand and model wheels are those? They look familiar but I can't seem to find them anywhere. They look really good on your 4Runner. I wonder how they would look on mine.