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    5th gen TPMS disable

    First I'd like to confirm that this mod does indeed work. Second I'd like state for the record that zeindog is the man! Because the wires were so thin I had to hack the scotchlok and insert the wires by hand so as to strip them sufficiently. Did the job. For those who need assistance...
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    What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

    Driving her through the creek may not have been a good idea, but this here, this was a bad idea. Emboldened by the ease with which the truck had conquered several obstacles over the past few weeks, I decided to push her to her offroading limits. Miles from civilization, I found an obstacle...
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    What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

    Thanks for the tips. Will definitely have that breather in before the next water adventure. Got me worried about the mold part though...
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    What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

    <br> This was probably not a good idea but I decided to drive her through a creek. I wasn't sure I was going to make it as it had just rained and fast flowing mud water made it impossible to gauge depth or analyze the bottom. The exhaust was fully submerged and water made it well past the door...
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    TPMS Bypass for 5th gens.

    Nobody figure this out yet?! C'mon guys...:p Did this on my 4th Gen before and it was easy as cake. I'd try it on my 5th Gen but would much prefer someone else experiment on theirs first :D
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    Post up your Flex shots

    Does this count? lol
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    Northern Virginia Toyota Club

    I had a master tech at Brown's Nissan in Fairfax do my complete lift kit install and he did an awesome job (this included welding and lots of prep work). PM me if you want his contact info.
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    Northern Virginia Toyota Club

    Fairfax here, would be interested in a NOVA off-roading meet.
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    Tire Size and Fuel Economy

    I'm running 285/70R17's and I'm getting 13.5MPG city and 17MPG Highway (V8).
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    Fixing the transfer case shift motor leak from within..

    I had this done last weekend (in addition to a bunch of other work). I bought the car from NJ and drove it back 250 miles and put it in the garage. A week later I took a look under and found a nice puddle of gear oil. Seems previous owner never engaged the actuator so me doing it may have cause...
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    Just how does one check the transmission fluid?

    I was one of those geniuses...Instructions said to let the transmission reach operating temperature then remove fluid level check plug to see if excess fluid spills from it. I did that but for some reason decided to turn off the engine before replacing the plug which caused the ATF to rush to...
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    ***Cracked Dashboard Action Request***

    Forgot to add pics...
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    ***Cracked Dashboard Action Request***

    Just had this done. I picked up my '04 from a guy in NJ and was disgusted by the look of the dash. It had a big vertical crack on the passenger side and what looked to me like melted fingerprint marks as if a hot, finger-shaped item pressed itself all over the dash. I relayed my concern to the...

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