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PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Jun 18, 2020 at 11:52 AM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco [OP] Encyclopedia of useless information...

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    Ive currently got a non-OEM blower in my truck, so I don’t think the numbers will match.
     
  2. Jun 18, 2020 at 11:55 AM
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    Looks like that fits 1995-2004 Tacoma.

    chuck
     
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  3. Jun 18, 2020 at 1:05 PM
    PennSilverTaco

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    Yeah, I’ve got a 2nd Gen...
     
  4. Jun 18, 2020 at 3:37 PM
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  5. Jun 18, 2020 at 3:40 PM
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    How do I disconnect this?

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    Just squeeze the tab and it will come out.
     
  8. Jun 18, 2020 at 4:23 PM
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    What he said above.
     
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  9. Jun 18, 2020 at 5:06 PM
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    Tried it...

    Anyway, my mechanic is going to be replacing it for free under warranty tomorrow (can't argue with FREE); If the new blower makes noise too, then I'll buy a new Toyota OEM one!
     
  10. Jun 18, 2020 at 8:21 PM
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    Difference of $500 quote could be explained by dealers charging different labor writers per hour, worked at a dealer that charged 130/hr and another at 170/hr, also different markups on parts at different dealers. Lastly quick estimates that include calls to the shop by service advisors are rough quotes and likely will not be correct, for those we go off of memory of how many hours since we will not see that job(not paid $0.01) ourselves if it gets sold.
    Sorry for thread jacking.
     
  11. Jun 18, 2020 at 8:49 PM
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    15-20 minute install by me
     
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  12. Jun 19, 2020 at 6:41 AM
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    Looking good!
     
  13. Jun 19, 2020 at 7:18 AM
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    My mechanic is replacing the blower motor for free...
     
  14. Jun 19, 2020 at 7:36 AM
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    Wow that's awesome, it's not too difficult of a job so he should have you out in a few minutes.
     
  15. Jun 19, 2020 at 10:07 AM
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  16. Jun 19, 2020 at 8:19 PM
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    Did you get the new fan installed?
     
  17. Jun 19, 2020 at 9:12 PM
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    Yup! No noise! The brake noise came back though; But guess what? My brakes have been given a clean bill of health, plus I've been keeping the windows up and the A/C on due to the heat...
     
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  18. Jun 19, 2020 at 9:19 PM
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    Maybe the pads are sensitive to humidity or something strange, if everything checked out then I wouldn't worry about it.
     
  19. Jun 21, 2020 at 7:23 AM
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    Look what arrived today!

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  20. Jun 21, 2020 at 8:11 AM
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    Even GTA 5 doesn’t require two discs!

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