Recent content by ivman

My starter went out about 4 years ago at @150k miles. Had it replaced with a remanufactured, which lasted @ 6months. That was replaced under warranty and I have had no issues since. Alternator is still original. 2008 v6 with 175k miles.

Replaced the rear drivers side door. Paint on the door was bad and flaking. Found one with the same paint code/year for $200. Significantly less expensive than repainting. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. Popped off the door panel, there are plenty of instructions on that that came...

Just replaced my Bilstein 5100s with the same, as well as tires. I had roughly 100k miles since my initial install of the 5100s with FJ cruiser springs. I went with Cooper Discoverer's with a 265/70/17 profile. The tires have a slight rub on full lock turn, but ride very nicely! 170k miles and...

Bumper cover I'll assume you are looking for a front bumper cover as opposed to the whole bumper assembly. I've been looking for a while and this is a pretty good price for a painted cover. On sale for 1 more day. I'm in NY and its $396 shipped, painted to your code and has the upgraded clear...

Mine is an 08, that I picked up with 30k miles and today it just rolled to 168k miles.

PM Sent.

5 or 6 years ago, the same lights came on for me. The truck was running fine so I did not get all worked up about it, but I spent 10-15 minutes searching t4r.org just as soon as I got home. I determined the first thing to try was cleaning up the surfaces on the gas cap and filler tube. That...

Funny to see this thread today when I am just getting back form vacation. I had a squeak in the back that started up last weekend. Sprayed the hatch lock mechanism and the catch with with some white lithium grease yesterday and it has been silent since then. 400 miles and no squeaking.

I just picked up a set of sport rims for $40. Flaking badly but I only bought them so I could have a set of dedicated snow tires. A weekend, a bit of elbow grease and a few cans of Plasti-dip should make them look acceptable. They wont be perfect, but they don't need to be. Still need to add...

To throw my 2 cents in, I did my install of the FJ springs and Bilstein 5100s @ 2 weeks ago. Donor was a 2007 FJ with a little less than 30K miles claimed when he pulled his springs out. ($50 on CL so I wont complain) I used the recommended .85 setting in the front and have to say it is almost...

I picked up my V6 4wd 08 SR5 with 30,200 miles in May 2013 as a certified Toyota from the dealer (New Rochelle, NY) for 21,999 (listed at 22999). It is a stock SR5 with the only options being sunroof & 3rd row seating, which was exactly what I was looking for. I had spent a few months looking...

I've had my 2008 SR5 for a week now and could not be happier. I am coming from an Envoy and am getting better mileage, have more space and can tow almost the same. Spent a lot of time looking and was able to get a good deal on a certified model with the 3rd row seat (hauling scouts) and only 30k...