Recent content by runnyeggsham

Why dont you take it to an AC shop or private shop? My mechanic told me my AC coils were bad and would cost $1300 to replace but he said if I have a small leak I might as well keep recharging it. So that's what I did. Not the 4runner but another car. He only charged $75...not bad for a german...

Wow that's a remarkable savings with a bathtub of elbow grease but for that money. It's worth it. Did you need to hoist the engine or anything? For 17 hours of work, I imagine you had to do a pretty big tear down.

You are right. I used a bigger tap splice because the opening seemed to small and would cut through the wire. The one I used only knicked the top. I saw it when I removed it. On another splice I done before it did cut through so now I try to match the tap splice before I crimp. I couldnt think...

Good advice. The wire leads change color from the outlet to the connector. They also seem to change polarity from connector to connector.

Thanks gang. It turned out to be an easy fix. I went on a night run with the Jeep guys last night and didnt have time to do a thorough check. The fuses looked good through the naked eye, a quick charge check with the multimeter yielded no charge so I was worried I fried the wire somewhere...

Well we all went on a night run with the Jeep guys. So I pulled out the console to have him look at it. The fuses are good. We tested for power at the connector and no power was detected. I don't know how you would check the wire to see if its fried somewhere. I guess I have to trace the wire...

I am new at wiring. I wired the backup camera and new Pioneer touch screen. It worked. So, I proceeded to wire the extra USB port that I bought from Amazon. Anyway, i put in 2 tap splices on the wires leading to the cigarette power outlet (12v outlet) on the center console. But, I thought black...

Anyone get this? I am not sure why you would connect the ground to the reverse light wire along with the power wire. -So on the camera side, he is basically splicing the red wire from the power (red) and ground (black), to the red wire on the yellow RCA cable and connecting it to the reverse...

There's a decent post here. I am not fully sure on the write up but the pics are good. You remove that chrome cover and the back plastic panel on the tailgate. Then follow up through the trimmings to the rubber housing on top. Use a wire hanger to wring it through. The RCA cable connectors are...

This is an old write up but not too bad. I followed most but am a little confused still: 1. For step 9: The “brake (reverse) light wire” (red w/yellow stripe) is connected to the “RCA red wire” and the “reverse gear wire” from the headunit. This triggers the headunit basically? -I saw a youtube...

What was the negative? The OP post pics don't work anymore. I was going to tap splice the wires from the cigarette adapter too. Rust is positive....what's the negative? Any why cant you just tap into the cig lighter versus after the white connectors???

HU means the head unit, the radio. That is probably the cleanest way but I think most people are connecting it to the driver kicker box. I believe the reverse light is red/yellow. There is a write up here: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/143982-backup-camera-reverse-wire.html I am...

I think the camera is all set for me but where do you guys power up the display LCD with? I thought about splicing the camera and display to the wire feeding the brake light but then I thought about someday adding a front camera as well. If I just hook it up to the rear lights, it wont come on...

I am looking for a daily driver since my 4Runner which I just bought last month gets 18mpg. My commute to school is 80 miles roundtrip. Saw a nice Honda but Carfax showed it had a moderate accident according to the highway patrol. I guess it got hit in the rear passenger side. Car was repaired...

Yeah I saw some old Buicks and Chevy Luminas in the recall. Lucky for them, those cars were so badly made, there not many left around for them to fix! Imagine if it were Accords or Camrys?