fwiw no one needs any type of lift, ramp, or jack. just clothes you
don't mind getting grungy
set Park, set parking brake,
get on your back and slide under there
easy peasy.
normal enough...
my 99 4runner, 2013 tacoma, 2010 yaris all have some level of fade on engine bay crossmembers, but any outside facing paint is complete
4runner is easy as pie to do myself,
(my tacoma is even easier it's filter is on top of engine)
I do my own except 10,000 and 20,000 which is free.
otherwise, change it myself and save the oil and filter receipts
in the glovebox for some type of record keeping.
bring the old used oil to the...
do not coat or touch any orange hybrid parts or cables
and do not coat any cooling fins on any transaxle or
housing that has cooling fins (this advice more for rav4/prius/highlander/sienna)
if that is a Toyota VSA, you were robbed. I suggest cancel and get your money back, [if this not all wrapped up in a loan] then buy one again for less than half what you paid... 8 yr / 100K - $1255.00 or very close to 1255.00
Oh man they boned you with GrandTreks ? that's gotta sting.
A chub of bologna has more traction than those things.
LTX MS2's replaced my barely driven Yokohamas recently
it depends if you exceed the minimal crud capacity of OEM
how much mud and snow do you get in San Diego ?
OEM all weather mats are largely useless if you track mud and snow in
every day such as a New England winter. slop gets over the sides quickly.
WeatherTech, Husky, TuxMat, LasFit can take...
that is definitely weird
you can attach a microphone kit to locate the noise
search for 'chassis ears' ain't super cheap (100 bucks for entry level)
but if the dealership gives you 'the hand', a couple cold days with this
can isolate the problem
depends on what you compare Lasfit to...
weathertech has different types of material you can order
floorliner or floorliner HP (softer)
WeatherTech FloorLiner is made of a rigid HDTE plastic, while the FloorLiner HP uses a softer, more flexible thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) that feels like...
my rear seats are permanently folded down (not tumbled) 'cuz it's my gravel bike
and mtb hauler. I treat it like a Tacoma with fully integrated cap basically.
really they are about the same. pick whichever.
there are more color choices with weathertech
there is more long term use feedback with weathertech
lasfit hasn't been in the floormat business as long as weathertech
(....I've had these WT's for 15 years and my heel did not wear a hole in them...)
I am keeping mine 'cuz never know when I need to strap random crap
up there. But I have found my SR5 seems* to have the least wind noise
with them as far apart as possible, so front to the first notches and rear to the rear
notches.
*difference is slight and I'm not bothered by any noise this...
not so much a mod than a part SR5 doesn't have.... I got OEM D-pillar lights and they
really light up the cargo bay so much better than the little stock LED chips on the side
...SR5 is pre-wired for these, open connectors were just layin in there waitin for a job to do