AZ BS Thread 4²0

Did apache trail down to fish creek last week. Smoother than 4 peaks rd. Fish creek canyon is pretty cool need to go back and hike around more down there

 

I need to get the roof of my Camry wrapped since the clear coat is fucked. Does anyone have experience with a shop that wraps cars they’d recommend?

 

Don't wrap over shit clear coat. A body/ paint shop, even one of those questionable back yard type places or diy it... might be able to wet sand the clear and take off anything that's bad and throw a layer or 2 of new clear coat down. A wrap will cost more than a couple cans of plasti dip. My buddy sprayed that on his clear coat fucked hood and peeled it off 6 months later and it took all the shitty clear coat with it. Hood looked great after lol

 

Taking care of the important stuff on the Ferd. 3D printed cupholders with custom diameters to hold my redbulls.

 

I have a buddy with a 2nd gen Tacoma long bed that wants a 6 foot bed rack. Anyone have one for sale? Or knows someone in the valley that builds them?

 

Quick search on fb marketplace (sorry @XPOTRPR) pulled up someone trying to break even on a PakRax Honestly, I just keep my keywords fresh in those local marketplaces, because there's always some mall crawler out there ready to move on to a Raptor, rather than just run the Raptor lights. And that means barely used parts for me.

EDIT to say if you're Gerri and happen to be reading this - you may not be a mall crawler dumping gear, but someone else on there definitely is.

 

I’ve been trying to find a 3d printed piece for redbulls for 2nd gen’s for my buddy with basically no luck surprisingly. Any of you 2G owners got suggestions lol

whether it’s a legit piece or a bit of dumb trick that seems to just work

 

What I did was find an existing listing on etsy for a printed cupholder insert and asked him if he'd be willing to make a custom diameter product. I've done this for a couple of things now and the sellers are always responsive to it. Redbull cans are 57mm so I had him make the hole 61mm and it fits great.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1709240474/2nd-gen-toyota-tacoma-cup-holder-insert?click_key=a60cb5d7c2daa54b45741a84ac8f135187072769:1709240474&click_sum=80460452&ref=search2_top_narrowing_intent_modules_top_rated-5&sts=1

 

Face lift complete

 

Very nice!

 

anyone got any suggestions on good shops to bring a 2003 4Runner V8 into have CEL codes for O2/Cats (P0420/P0430)? My daughter bought it without really getting it checked out. Took it into firestone and they are telling her she needs all new cats and sensors. They want 12K to do it.... I jus don't trust Firestone.

 

$12,000??

 

I about fell out of my chair... they are saying there are 3 cat.. two up front and 1 in the rear..

 

I can see that but 12k!

 

I have been trying to convince myself it wasn't what I thought it was, but it's time to swap my OEM needle bearing with the ECGS Bushing in my Tacoma.

I recall a removal tool being shared/rented/sent around, is that still a thing? I'd be looking for the bearing removal tool, the bushing install tool, and the seal install tool too. Happy to pay a nominal fee to borrow it for a week.

Thank you.

 

@llibrm

 

Yeah I was just looking on Rockauto and its definitely going to be an expensive job, but nowhere near 12k.
Looks like aftermarket parts are in the $300-1000 each range depending on brand and carb/epa stuff

If it were me I'd be trying to figure out if theres just 1 bad cat instead of replacing all 3 given how expensive they are. I'd probably be buying from ebay and get used oem from a partout.

As for a shop, I haven't used them personally but I've only heard good things of YotaPros in Tempe.

 

I have the removal tool and seal installation tool as well

 

Finding and swapping the entire sections of pipe from a part out is going to be your cheapest option. Ive gotten a set from a junkyard before too, just have to find one who looks like they could be swayed by cash. Otherwise go to an exhaust shop and look at universal options to weld in, will be exponentially cheaper, even if you have to replace (or go back to the mechanic) for O2 sensors.

 

Not sure how different they are but I’ve got them for a 1st gen