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Gotcha, that's good to hear. The color is annoying but that can be improved in future production runs pretty easily.

I think you can reach up from underneath, and you can also see some it from the engine bay. It might also be an issue where the rattle doesn't exist when cold, but does once the exhaust warms up and parts expand from heat. Which will suck to poke around with your hand because the downpipe and...

This thread should get merged with the other Grab Handle thread that the vendor posted. I highly doubt this has even been tested with the airbag that it covers. I read that the plastic is completely different on these new aftermarket pillar covers... less flexible than the OEM part. That's a...

I'm 98.6% sure that's a heat shield rattle. Check the downpipe/cat off the bottom of the turbo.

Huh, I guess I'm wrong. Maybe I was thinking of trucks more than cars... It's been a long time since I've done anything on non-4wd vehicles. I've also ran zero toe on my modded trucks and cars in the past. But in recent years I've stuck with very slight toe-in. More like 1/8" toe-in per side at...

EDIT: Apparently my brain went to trucks, and some cars are zero toe. Most shops hadn't updated their alignment computers for the new specs for the 4th Gen. And most chain alignment shops flat out suck... I can do better in my shop by hand. But the numbers have always been available in the...

OEM tires being different and "worse" than aftermarket tires is nothing new... It's been happening for many years. And they aren't "cheaper" at all, they are very specifically engineered for NVH and MPG optimization. And that comes at the expense of lifespan. The aftermarket Falken tires I've...

That won't work with a Toyota E-locker. It will quickly kill the splines in the differential - it's meant to be locked/unlocked only from a complete stop, then creep forward at idle until the lock collar engages/disengages. It's not at all like a ARB, that you can engage/disengage at any speed...

Interesting... That's more of a buzzing noise than a rattle IMO. The difference being that a rattle is just something loose bouncing around due to the truck moving. But a buzzing like that is something caused by vibration at a certain frequency. Does your truck have anything aftermarket added...

Negative. You would need this product to be a 3/8" lift spacer AND a strut bushing reinforcement: (I have a set sitting in my shop that I'll probably install this coming week)...

It's a 3/8" thick aluminum plate. As long as the holes are in the right spots, it'll work. And in my opinion: 3/8" is the perfect thickness for a top spacer on these trucks. That's the maximum amount that still allows for full thread engagement of the stud nuts, and keeps a very small amount of...

If someone has honestly never said to themself "damn, I wish I could engage my locker", this product probably isn't worth the hassle. And personally, I may not even do it. I'll absolutely wait to see how the product does after some time on the market. It's sending spoofed signals to the truck's...

Oh boy..... It's time for some 2wd donuts.

Ah ha, thanks. So my TRD Off-road 4dr Taco with premium package would only have two door lights, freeing up the other two for footwell lights. I'm digging this idea.

On most new vehicles, the OEM tires are not the same as their equivalent aftermarket version. They can have lower tread depth for better NVH and MPG, are sometimes thinner and lighter carcasses, or a different rubber compound entirely. If you look into it, you'll find that the OEM tires have...

Gotcha, thanks. I assume that our Tacos don't have lights in the rear doors, but other Toyota models do? (I don't have my truck nearby to check)

Just to confirm... Did you order an extra set? Or did they come with an extra set?

Dammit... I've been holding off on the Meso lights, but this has probably changed my mind. It looks so badass.

I've had the best luck with a metal straight-edge, regular old pencil, metal scribe, and then a utility knife with a new blade. Mark out the cut with the straight-edge and pencil. Go over the pencil line with the scribe and metal straight-edge to get a deep line. Repeat with the straight-edge...

Based on my ownership, and purely IMO, the Denso alternators that Toyota uses aren't the "best of the best" compared to Bosch or even Motorcraft. Every modern Yota I've had killed an alternator by the 120k-ish mile range. And it's not unheard of for them to occasionally die earlier. It...