Recent content by Pug

The day the music died... Well, after a week-long wait the new head unit arived. It took the dealer about two hours to switch it out and button everything back up. The only inconveniences were: the loss of all of my satellite and radio pre-sets the loss of satellite unit reception (my Sirius...

Excellent reminder! :thumb3:

Good call. The service department from Toyota of Plano just called. They are replacing the head unit. The tech said it simply went out -- no other explanation. But they are putting in a new radio, under warranty of course, and that will be that. :party:

Fortunately, it was parked inside so I'm pretty sure that no rodents have fed on the filaments... We did have a squirrel get into the attic last year and attempt to chew through the deck adjacent to one of the exhaust fans. After 2-3 days of trying to bait and catch the little guy, I finally...

LOL! :thumb3: No harm, no foul. Yes I poked the button several times, wiggled the harness, jiggled the keys, started and killed the motor, replaced the fuse, slapped the dash, kicked the dog and cussed in Japanese. But all to no avail...

Yes, I checked the fuse box and everything seems to be fine. It's really odd. We just got back from a 1500 mile round trip to Ft. Benning and everything worked flawlessly. I parked in the garage for New Year's weekend and when I went out this afternoon -- no audio. I cannot power up the radio...

2011 OEM Audio is completely DOA...UPDATED Got up this afternoon (yeh...kind of slept in) to run some post-NY errands and fired up the T4R. Odd -- no SiriusXM. In fact, no AM/FM/CD or BT phone function either. The entire audio system is dead. The display won't even light up. Anybody else ever...

Several cars on our street got 'tricked' (or 'treated') on Halloween by some young vandals. Fortunately, having recently waxed my son's truck the spray paint came off of fender easily using McGuire's polish. On the plastic I used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser and then followed up with a liberal...

The installation was not complicated at all. The most difficult part was torquing down the bolts with the bull bar in place. It required a swivel-head ratchet that I had to pick up at a local hardware store. Unless you've got a very compact air ratchet, this will likely be the most difficult...

Love to ride! Current favorite is a newly un-crated 2008 VTX 1800T. No pics of it yet as I've got it torn down to farkle (winter mods). My other rides are a 2008 GL1800 and a 2006 ST1300. My "Gran Lounger" is the red '08 in the front center... My STeed is great when the bride doesn't want to...

Yes, I have used PDR on three of our vehicles (my Lexus, the wife's Camry and the daughter's Stang). The largest dent was a half-dollar-sized door dent in my wife's Camry (from an F-350 in an Academy Sports parking lot). My Lexus was the worst with hail and multiple door strikes (spent just over...

Santa came early. Bmw Z3 Z4 318 black carbon fiber retractable 4.5 - 8" antenna (2 minute install, adding some red thread-lock to the antenna side of the stud after testing placement), a Go Rhino Hitch Step (2 minute install using a Master Lock chrome hitch bolt), and a SteelCraft stainless...

Just finished the install (along with mud flaps and body side molding). The first pic made it a lot easier. :thanks:

:thanks: Got mine on Friday -- perfect color match. They came in a 5' cotton "sock" inside a cardboard tube, with everything needed for the install. After measuring no less than 6 times, and then verifying my measurements 2-3 more, I peeled, placed and stuck them on. Drop dead good looking...

Helpful write-up... Installed mine today. Took less than 40 minutes. On the front simply turning the wheels to the extreme R/L allowed for easier installation. For the rear a socket with a phillips bit made it a breeze to tighten the screws (some one in another post suggested removing the rear...