Recent content by Hacksaw

You're welcome! And by the way, being annoyed by it is a good enough reason, in and of itself. No other explanations necessary.

This is baseless misinformation. Do better. I'll re-post what I posted 16 months ago on this forum: " I don't know why people think implementing Auto Start-stop (ASS) was just a simple matter of adding a 0 mph detector and shutting off the engine and calling it done. There's way more to it than...

The revival of this thread motivated me to go down the tedious road of the only viable solution (in part due to Toyota still using FAT32, the crappy large font navigation, and because the toyota system doesn't reliably recognize tags for FLAC files) to creating the equivalent of playlists. And...

I ended up using this stubby PNY 256GB USB drive: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSLRSPS4 recommended in some other related thread and it has been operating reliable for over a year (except for the weird random switch to powering up in FM radio when you normally default to the plugged in USB...

Thank you! It begins at the 22m37 time stamp if anyone else is looking for it. (and thanks to Nodak for pointing out its existence in the first place)

I must not be looking in the right place> All I found was this thread: https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/non-jbl-stereo-standard-audio-system-speaker-sizes-speaker-harness-bracket-info-upgrade-info.5972/ but no video showing grill/speaker removal. When you have a moment, I'd sure...

"Front Radar Sensor"...is that marketing-speak for antenna?

From some angles, it looks like the Bronze Oxide color available on Tacomas (one of my favorite Toyota colors and I was hoping they would provide in on 4runners but no luck). From other angles it's clearly gray. Anyway, looks good.

Here's a video that covers most of the things discussed earler: "Don't get tricked at the dealership with this social security number tactic!"

Knowing your SSN--in and of itself-- doesn't give them any info on your current bank account balance, but I get your point about playing along due to the demand and they have leverage to ask for just about anything and can turn you away if you don't provide it. However, if they used that info...

An OFAC check is a federal requirement that must be included in every car purchase but an OFAC check does NOT require a social security number. It takes only a few seconds to complete the check. Per-state requirements...who knows what they may require. You'll have to look that up for yourself...

I picked up this kit that has a box that fits 5-8 FOBs and 2 pouches. Tested all and works. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GNZMLVS Faraday Box & 2 Pack Faraday Bag for Key Fob Protector, by Todoxi. Seems like a reasonable price for all that. The closed pouch is small enough to carry in your...

I did an experiment just out of curiosity. I put my keyfob into an Altoids tin, closed the tin, and I was still able to lock/unlock the door. So the small gap due to the fit of the Altoids lid was enough of a gap to allow the RF from the fob to escape. So if you were thinking of buying a...

I did a search on that; you'll find more info via a general search. There aren't too many instrumented tests under controlled conditions. That's the only way to get meaningful with/without numbers where the rack is the only variable. So I would take everything with a grain of salt. There are...

There are a lot more roof racks available now than when I looked back in May. Many of them are having black friday sales. In case you are looking too, here's a catalog of what full length racks are available, in table form. Let me know of any errors or omissions, since I threw this together...