this thread has got me worried now since i will be buying a 4runner in the next 6 months or so.anyway,, if I remove the spare tire and just store it in my garage, will that warning light still turn on ???
I know some of you will think my idea is retarded ,but FYI, the spare tire on my 1998 tacoma got stolen in 1998 also and i never replaced it. However, I bought one of those cheap small cigarette light-powered tire inflators and put it in the backseat of my tacoma.
this cheap inflator has saved me many many times giving me enough time to go to the tire shop. the one or two times where the deflated tire hole was too big , I just called a tow truck.
so now its 2013, and I still drive around without a spare tire
true story.
note though that my tacoma has no spare tire warning light.