GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

hehe not a clue what you’re talking about

 

close up of why it sucks?

on another note....LOOK AT YOU!!!! I had no expectation of you actually being the one to wrap it....but that does look pretty good! I think I see some air bubbles on that headlight?

 

To get rid of the air bubbles you prick them with an razor blade and heat shrink. I have don’t many wraps for my old job, and that’s how you get rid of them.

 

Finally getting back around to list of stuff for my taco - got a vibration/noise ever since the wreck and from hours of late night reading on here sounds like clutch on AC compressor likely.... sounds pretty common anyone here replaced it and got lucky didn't have to go full ac system fix $$ compressor condenser etc? Sounds like most places try to make you buy a new compressor with clutch vs sourcing the clutch separate but few on ebay etc. Also anyone got these cheap HF ac guages ? work aright enough to use every blue moon or so when I actually need them?

 

Yeah man, I’ll take some pics of the bad areas in a bit. There are def bubbles in there; like @Built2Ride said, I plan to poke with with an exacto, I just haven’t yet. Still trying to put it back together. Gotta get the mirrors bolted back and the doors put together.

 

My AC is doing a weird thing where it will blow and then just stop. Then it will blow and then just stop again.

I'm thinking it is the fan blower resistor. Anyone have any similar experience?

 

So here’s some of the worst areas. The seams didn’t go right, but it’s okay enough I can live with it. It’s not like im gonna rip up the whole thing now.

Is it the fan or the actual AC? When my resistor went out, the fan would work erratically on anything that wasn’t HIGH. To test, see if it works on high and then try wiggling the resistor when in a slower speed.

 

Yes... You're prob right but check the pigtail to the actual blower motor and get the resistor kit with long pigtails too. If it's like mine you'll find more than few inches of compromised wiring. The pigtail to the blower motor melted on mine as well I ended up having to replace the whole set up, but at least it's super easy.

ALLMOST FOR Compatible with...

$13 ALLMOST FOR Compatible with Toyota Tacoma 2005-2016 Blower Motor Connector 90980-10916 6" 12ga Harness NEW

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Dorman 973-582 HVAC Blower Motor...

$22 Dorman 973-582 HVAC Blower Motor Resistor Kit Compatible with Select Toyota Models

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I bet you money is the Main AC Relay. Happens a lot after some miles on the truck. Seriously just change it out.

 

How much?

 

I just bought like 3 truck payments worth of parts from Toyota.

Resistor and harness were $60 of it. I'll maybe install that tomorrow.

Also decided to buy OEM LCAs, so I won't need those from @MDB Taco . Thank you for being so willing. Also, I bet those air bubbles come out with time.

Rounding out the purchase today was a new evap canister. That's been overdue for a while now.

Rotated my tires tonight and found a torn sway bar end link. The joys of an aging truck.

 

This will likely be the next step if not the resistor.

 

Anybody know what’s the biggest tire size I can fit on a stock gx460?

 

35"

 

To those who took their sway bars off and have no intention of reinstalling them: Do you have your sway bar end links that you'd like to trade for a 6-pack of something delicious?

 

What side do you need? I had to replace my passenger side after tearing the boot doing some work so I bought replacements for both sides. If you need the driver, I could go ahead and install the new one real quick and you have have my take off. IT will be in good shape. You can have it if you want it.

 

Driver side.

What replacements did you get? Best price for OEM I've found is $104 each. Like you, I want to replace both just for the peace of mind and not worrying about the other side tearing. I'm not sure how much I trust the $30 options that i'm seeing online.

 

Movotech was like $25 each. Its a sway bar link so It's not super high stress area and it's pretty basic piece so I was more concerned with it having flat sides to use a wrench on instead of having to clap down on the boot end with a vice grip to get it off like the oem ones. There are somethings the brand or oem are necessary or worth getting. Sway bar end links I don't consider one of those things.
Esp considering the amount of people who don't run the sway bar anyways.

 

https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4211244&cc=1445515&jsn=1142

These the ones? You go greaseable?

 

yeah the

$34 MS86849 Mevotech Supreme Stabilizer Link MS86849

MS86849 and

$27 MS86850 Mevotech Supreme Stabilizer Link MS86850

MS86850 are the ones I got. Yes Greaseable. Not sure if that makes much difference but for $20 each, sure why not haha.
You need to get one for each side b/c they are different.