Recent content by redstar

I'm just gonna leave this here if anyone needs it ;) Complete 2001 4Runner SR5 Bulb List

I bought Monroe top hats too... they were mashed within a year. I can't wait to replace them with OEM. Since dealer prices up here in Canada are outrageous, maybe I'll go with KYB if others have found them to be ok.

I did this last summer on the passenger side. Did you get your dog leg from Wolf Steel too? The one I got didn't fit well at all so I had to beat it into submission with a hammer. Make sure you get all of that rust! You definitely don't want to do the job twice!

I am going to highly recommend that you jack up the truck, put it on jack stands and start checking the front end components. Honestly, just grab the parts and shake them. If they move in directions they shouldn't, you should replace them. I had bad wobble from my outer tie rod ends being worn...

Every single passenger that I have ever driven slides out of the seat rather than lifting their lazy a**es out... So, like many 3rd gens, the plastic panel on the outside of the seat has been broken for forever. Finally got around to fixing it! A little plastic welding, some wire mesh, scrap...

I love that... so I copied you! (speaker wire with a bit of hot glue to keep the strands from shearing lol)

I just took mine out and replaced the contacts today. What a b***h that was on my rust bucket. I had to remove the transmission dipstick and the sway bar body mounts. I have no idea how anyone managed through the wheel well... Figured I'd summarize everything I've read: Our 3rd gens come with...

Wouldn't start yesterday; all I got was a click from the starter when I turned the key. Having browsed these forums relentlessly over the years I knew my starter contacts were gone. Grabbed a hammer from the back, and using my old wooden ice scraper as a punch, gave the starter a whole bunch of...

I've actually had both the 199mm and 231mm brakes on my '01. The 199mm for almost 2 years and the 231mm for 4 years. Cant say I've had braking issues at all since switching from stock.

I've spent far too much money at SuperBrightLEDs. The quality of their bulbs is really bad... the bulbs are always breaking. I've switched to buying bulbs from AliExpress. This is the one I chose: https://tinyurl.com/ybdgslvr Actually all my exterior bulbs are the 'NAO' brand. EDIT: If you...

Switched the turn signals from the silly ones at the bottom of the bumper to the corners and replaced all the signal bulbs with LED's. The LED's caused hyperflash so bad that the lights wouldn't even shut off haha. For those interested, the Novita EP35 flasher relay fixes the hyperflashing with...

Sorry I meant to type 'quality'. Silly autocorrect. Ya, thats exactly the boat I was in. Don't even bother taking the bulb out. Just cover the led with a bit of masking tape, and spray some shiny paint in there.

Pretty sure I used one of these: https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/instrument-cluster-gauge/neox-led-bulb-high-power-instrument-panel-led/221/1005/ Though I would take that with a grain of salt since that was years ago. I do remember not liking the brightness afterwards using that...

Im sure switching to synthetic diff oil will help. Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

You have to stick to quick spot welds and jump from one side to the other. Lots of practice definitely helps. Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk