Oregon and Washington BS thread

Thank you. It just came up today. I’m going to grab my wife’s 4runner and leave my truck at my friends house in Portland. Taking the 4runner across the US with my bulldog. I still want to do my 2 month long road/camping trip when we settle

 

Safe travels since it’s starting to get colder over the US

 

Yea I’m just going to be driving as much and no real site seeing which is a bummer. But I will leave about 4-5 days before thanksgiving. My wife and baby will fly

 

S1’s are tiny but pack a punch

 

Those are very nice.. The S1's never have seen those.

Be Safe..

Dan

 

LOOKING FOR A GOOD REPAIR SHOP

We live on the SE area of Portland Oregon and are looking for recommendations on a shop to have work done on our 96 taco.
It needs timing belt etc, valve cover gasket, tranny flush.
Everyone seems to want an arm and a leg for these. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
J & K

 

The OffRoad Shop is in outer SE. Erik the owner is super reasonable with things. Give him a call perhaps. I think he is at SEMA this week.

Ive heard good things of Mach1 motorsports but more for mods....don't know about them personally. Also Halsey Automotive on the east side is pretty reasonable for maintenance things.

good luck

 

I had a good experience with K&M a few years back with repairs and maintenance. They've got two locations in SE. https://kandmautoservice.com/

 

Has anyone here used these guys for a spray in bed liner? https://www.xtremecoatings.com/

They are local and have been doing this for years so I think I'm sold on them over LineX, but just wondering if anyone else has any feedback on them?

 

Anyone around Bellevue-Metro good w/ electrical? Trying to install a front camera but I'm confused on how to run wires.

 

guys..need your brains. My radio/hvac controls will basically turn off/reboot randomly. If my headlights are on i can watch the illumination in the hvac panel flicker which tells me my radio is about to die. Next is the radio reboots, the hvac panel goes dead for about 1sec, then all good for some random amount of time. Somehow the power for the HVAC and radio harness are integrated somewhere behind the dash. Ive torn the ever living hell out of the dash to find any loose wire, plug, pin, ground that i can possibly trace that goes to both the radio and hvac panel. Im at a loss and searching here and the google only brings up 3rd gen issues and 2nd gen RADIO issues only. Im stumped and its really starting to piss me off. I only drive my tuck like one day every month basically and would like my siht to work when i do haha.

EDIT: Aftermarket stereo. Installed back in 2009 and never had an issue until this month, except one random time like last year or the year before.

 

Water behind the panels that never get dried out since the truck doesn't get run much?

 

Didn't notice any moisture in the dash at all anywhere, but also wasnt really looking fkr it. hasn't rained for a long time here, so it's hard for me to guess that would be it.

 

Low batt?

 

Hey guys! Need help with my HID headlights. Bought a set last year from a GB here on TW and they've been working flawlessly until Saturday. The driver side has been turning off by itself. It'll turn back on when I switch off the headlights and switch them back on but it goes out intermittently. At first I thought the rough road was the cause of it ( I've been out hunting) but last night while sitting idled at a red light the driver side turned off again. The amber light still works - it's just the lights don't.

I emailed the company and they said they'll mail me a new ballast Thursday. I made sure all connections are snug. What can be causing this and what can I do for troubleshooting? I'm not a light/wiring expert.

Thanks!

EDIT
I should mention they're Retrofit Projectors.

 

My 96 Taco makes gurgling noises from behind the dash like water bubbles in the heating system. Anyone else experience this? No heating or cooling problems just hear water gurgling in the hoses or heater core...

 

Probably a bad ballast. If you swap them (pas->driver driver->pas) then see if the problem persists on the other side. If it does, it's a ballast. If not, swap bulbs next and see what happens.

 

That can happen normally.. but Id check to see if you're coolant level is a little low.

 

Well everyone made it over to Seattle okay. Bulldog made the flight just fine which was my biggest worry. We drive down to Portland for a few days of break and then I head East for a few months. Can’t wait to be back over here as quick as possible.