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SOLD!!! 2007 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD -Mechanically perfect! Asking $12,500/offer ADDITIONAL PICS: http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/cto/4248714038.html One owner -- southern car (NC) - Email me for more pics, I have many and they look great! All original paint other than front bumper cover...

Thanks Hi - I really appreciate the details in this post. My fan light control bulb burned out and drove me crazy. I thought it was a LED but was a bulb. I got the dash unit out in 5 minutes, replaced the bulb and was good to go (after putting the bulb in partway, and thinking it was a bad...

My seats have 106k miles on them and I am looking for a new set of gray cloth OEM to replace them, and the headrest covers too. Anyone have them or know where to buy them? Thanks!

6000 gallons of gas used so far Just hit 106k in my 07 T4R, and have used exactly 6,000 gallons of gasoline. I record everything I do to my Toy. Mileage is a hair over 18 mph. I would love to push it up to 20 mpg but have not found anything to do (provable/measurable) to do so. Any one found...

I did the FJ upgrade at about 95k and love it. Got the parts for a low price and they only had 50 miles on them. They were from a 4wd FJ and had the Tokico shocks and built up struts. Good luck finding a set - they are out there. Many owners kept them for years and are finally cleaning out...

I have Michelin Latitude Tour on my 4runner now. I can't tell much difference in ride or noise over the Geolander's I replaced. But the Geolanders did not wear and I got the Michelins $160 cheaper because big tire store honored the wear warranty. The best price I found for the Michelins was...

With flipping the seats so often, I tore up the covers on the two headrests in my T4R. I have an 07 but guess that any 4th gen would work. Looking for a pair in the light grey cloth that is factory. I don't need the entire headrest, just the cover that unzips. Thanks. And if you know where...

I have a 2007 T4R that started leaking water on the front passenger side, near the front/hinges. I have never seen the water coming in, but after a hard rain the weathertech mats have about a cup of water on them, and also under them. I first thought the door seal was out of place and...

It only needed new pads in the front, and was good to go. No seized pistons and no difference in braking (was never an issue). Rear pads are still great.

I don't know how hard the metal on the bolt is but the same thing happened on a transmission mount bolt on a Celica. I drilled a small hole in the center of the bolt and screwed in an "Easy Out". Basically it is threaded backwards and as it gets tighter and tighter it puts pressure on the bolt...

Started out in my 07 with the Dunlops that came with the Runner, then upgraded to Geolanders (which I loved but wore out at 45k miles, not the 60 warrantied), took the credit for the early wear-out and got Michelin Latitude Crosstours. Far better handling, quieter ride (though my kayaks on the...

It ends up that my inner pads were quite worn relative to the outer pads on the front. The pads were replaced and no calipers were seized! My shop also does not turn the rotors unless there is pulsing while braking, indicating a warped disc. $130 later and I'm off driving and can't tell any...

FWIW, my local Toyota only mechanic told me they would only replace a caliper if it seized up, and does not do them in pairs. Rotors and pads are always done in pairs there. They just had one come in with a 'stuck' piston, could clean and free it up and were convinced it would work as it...

My 07 T4R goes in the shop Tuesday. The driver's side pads are wearing quite unevenly (outer looks great, even at 104k hwy miles, inner is almost gone). My mechanic only works on Toyota's, so I am hoping it is an easy fix. Though possibly costly. BTW, I found this when getting new tires. The...

Thanks - that might account a little for my mileage decreasing recently. I am not feeling any pulsing when I brake, so hopefully there is no rotor warp. And I just got the the third set of tires - went from stock Dunlops to Yokohama Geolanders, now to Michelin Latitude Tour, so I am hoping the...