Recent content by kvanderploeg

I was on my way to pick up a pizza when I spotted a stand-up deep freeze along the road with a sign that read "Works Good!". I proceeded to pick up the pizza and on the way back, stopped the truck, dropped the back seats and tossed the deep freeze in by myself. Man, was my wife surprised when...

If you haven't done so, I would seriously consider getting a CarFax. Sounds like you're having a few too many electrical problems too me. Maybe flood damage? Wouldn't hurt to know that the odometer is correct as well.

1. On my rear heater, there is a 3-way rocker switch that goes: Low-Off-High And a slider that goes from normal air to hot air. This should all work independant of your front controls. On really cold mornings in the winter, I turn the rear heater on for a while to warm the cabin. 2. As...

Congratulations! I'm sure you'll fall in love with your Runner as so many of us have. Love the color too!

Sorry for the delay. They're finally on.

I see the headrests don't look like they are removable. Does this tell us anything about the year? I know my 3rd and 4th gens headrests are both removable.

That's what I was thinking, but it could be just for TV. Being a Ham operator I'm always noticing the towers too.

New tread for the '01 - Mounted! ***Edit - Finally mounted*** Well, the UPS man brought my new shoes for the '01 Runner today. They look great, and I can't wait to get them mounted. I decided to go with the Kumho Road Venture MT's in 265/75/16, and got them for $108 a piece from...

I know that quite a few rural route postal drivers special order right hand drive Subarus for mail delivery. These vehicles are owned by them and not by the postal service, so I don't think that part will be a problem.

I'm not doubting you, but is there a source you can cite? I'd like to read more...

On both of my 4Runners I've thought about antenna placement. With a roof mounted antenna you'll get the best ground plane, but I can't just drive my trucks into the garage with an antenna on top. I settled for a Tram 2M/70CM antenna off of eBay and it's worked great for over 3 years now. I...

Why not put something useful in there like a Ham radio or a CB? http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18172

180 miles, and I'm at 1/2 tank.

I hit the half tank mark today with 180 miles today on my stock '01.

I just saw this episode last night when my DVR caught it on. Simply amazing. If you get Top Gear, you have to check it out. They do things on that show we'd never see on an American show.