slight rant...new 2012

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Digitalwiz

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ok, I've owned like 35 cars in my short existence and this is the first time...

I had to pull out a manual to find the spare tire release mechanism...ugh

and

the only time Ive ever seen a freakin creamy yellow wheel as my spare...

wth Toyota?

ugh...

a simple plastic guide would help the first item...and i'm speechless about the creamy yellow wheel...It was a perfectly good rim...why paint it?

ok, done with rant...still like my t4r
 
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Its a japanese thing, they paint it so you find it ugly and dont roll on it long. You know how some people roll on spares for months..
 
Mine isn't creamy yellow.... Maybe Canadian spec spares are different.....

And I agree.....the mechanism is dumb. At least they use a chain instead of a cheap cable on the hoist mechanism.
 
Digitalwiz said:
ok, I've owned like 35 cars in my short existence and this is the first time...

I had to pull out a manual to find the spare tire release mechanism...ugh

and

the only time Ive ever seen a freakin creamy yellow wheel as my spare...

wth Toyota?

ugh...

a simple plastic guide would help the first item...and i'm speechless about the creamy yellow wheel...It was a perfectly good rim...why paint it?

ok, done with rant...still like my t4r
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I had a hard time the first time I lowered my spare too.Second time was much easier. I recommend everybody to practice at least once so you don't get out along the highway on a cold rainy night and get frustrated trying to get it down.

The yellow-green is a epoxy primer for corrosion resistance and looks exactly like the stuff Boeing uses these days. Low VOC and eco friendly compared to the old zinc chromate primers of old.
At least it matches the other 4 rather in case you trash one ,you can have it painted to match unlike the other models with just plain steel spares.
 
The only time I had a flat, I had to get out the manual to get the tire out too. All things considered, it wasn't a big deal.

You shouldn't be driving around on your spare, and Toyota doesn't want to encourage you to do so either. Considering Toyota is offering roadside assistance for free with new vehicles, it's in their economic interest to encourage owners not to do stupid things like not bother replacing their spare.
 
harper7 said:
The yellow-green is a epoxy primer for corrosion resistance and looks exactly like the stuff Boeing uses these days. Low VOC and eco friendly compared to the old zinc chromate primers of old.
At least it matches the other 4 rather in case you trash one ,you can have it painted to match unlike the other models with just plain steel spares.
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Is the rim / tire combo a direct match to the others? When putting on my snow tires it seemed like a direct match save for the horrendous color. I am doing a 5 wheel rotation on my snow tires, and was wondering about doing that for the factory wheels as well. (assuming all tires are of equal wear) I was thinking I would either get the rims painted or plastidip them all to match or even to sell them as a matching set.
 
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chmura said:
If I recall correctly my 2007 Lexus IS had a skinny yellow spare as well.
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Yes it does, because the IS350 has staggered wheels. The 4th gen 4Runner had the same full sized alloy spare (so does the GX460). They got cheap on the 5th gen!

Koz
 
Digitalwiz said:
ok, I've owned like 35 cars in my short existence and this is the first time...

I had to pull out a manual to find the spare tire release mechanism...ugh

and

the only time Ive ever seen a freakin creamy yellow wheel as my spare...

wth Toyota?

ugh...

a simple plastic guide would help the first item...and i'm speechless about the creamy yellow wheel...It was a perfectly good rim...why paint it?

ok, done with rant...still like my t4r
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Yes, I recently had to change a tire also. The owner manual doesn't say to slide that lever in at an angle. I had to go under the truck and follow it to figure out where to route the thing. Now that I know, next time shouldn't be a big deal. I also had a hard time in my limited figuring out exactly WHERE to put that jack to get my truck up to change the tire. The place they tell you in the owners manual doesn't seem to cut it on the 20" wheels. I didn't have enough clearance to get it done so I had to move the jack elsewhere. I think I ended up putting it under the transmission brace (which was the only place I could find where I could get enough clearance and I know better than to try to jack up on the control arm). Anyway, I hope I didn't break anything (at least I didn't see anything). As harper7 said, it's that color for protection. I agree, its ugly as sin and it also has no TPMS sensor.
 
OP, those 35 cars clearly have not included Japanese trucks. They have been this way since the days of my 1975 Datsun pick-up.

Well, if you off-road, you'll discover sticks and stuff like to accumulate right where the rod is supposed to go.
 
Those 35 cars in order:
1974 Mercury Comet
1980 Honda Prelude
1993 Ford Ranger supercab white
1993 Ford Ranger regular cab Grey
1995 Dodge Neon...lemon replaced with
1995 Plymouth Neon dealer offer...
1994 Ford Explorer Green
1996 Ford Ranger metallic Red
1997 Ford F150 regular cab
1999 Ford Probe
1997 Ford f150 supercab
1999 Toyota 4Runner 4x4 sr5 metallic Red
2000 Toyota Celica GTS
1996 toyota picup...beater
2001 BMW 525i
2002 BMW Z3 Coupe Green
1999 BMW 525i
2002 BMW 540i 6speed
2001 Toyota Tacoma 4dr prerunner
2002 BMW x5
2003 Ford Ranger regular cab red
2003 BMW Z3 coupe topaz blue
2006 Toyota tacoma 4dr prerunner dark blue
2007 Porsche Cayman S
2007 BMW 525i
2008 toyota tundra trd crewmax nautical blue
2008 Toyota Sequoia
2012 toyota 4Runner Limited Grey

motorcycles
yamaha 400
Suzuki katana 600
Honda Cbr 600 f2
Yamaha yz600
Yamaha yf600
Ducati 900 ss sp
Ducati 750ss
2003 harley Davidson 1200
2005 Harley davidson 1200

ok...maybe i have a problem....
 
4runnin83 said:
Its a japanese thing, they paint it so you find it ugly and dont roll on it long. You know how some people roll on spares for months..
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I need to convince someone that they want to collect four of the creamy yellows and then graciously offer to trade my creamy yellow for one of their ugly shiny ones.

Any takers?
 
Good advice

harper7 said:
I had a hard time the first time I lowered my spare too.Second time was much easier. I recommend everybody to practice at least once so you don't get out along the highway on a cold rainy night and get frustrated trying to get it down.

The yellow-green is a epoxy primer for corrosion resistance and looks exactly like the stuff Boeing uses these days. Low VOC and eco friendly compared to the old zinc chromate primers of old.
At least it matches the other 4 rather in case you trash one ,you can have it painted to match unlike the other models with just plain steel spares.
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After reading your post went out to check out my truck. Holy ****! Never imagined having to read the manual to change a tire. Half the time my manual is at home. Yes, I did practice and from now on, I'll keep the manual in the glove comp. I figured if Harper had a hard time figuring it out, I better take your advice and practice.
 
I was pretty frustrated too the first time I lowered my spare to check pressure. I had a Nissan before which I had no problems because the rod interface was much closer making it easier to find. Yellow? I don't remember seeing that I will have to check again.
 
I had a PreRunner (98 Taco) and the OEM jack would not lift the vehicle high enough to remove the tire!

Koz
 
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