I hear ya on the low car, trying to change the oil in my Acura with how low that car is was nearly impossible on my back. I ended up taking it to my buddy's work to use the pit so I could get leverage on the drain bolt which would not come out in my garage. No skids on the Ack at least

 

Yeah, I had to double wrench the Flex to get enough leverage.
Odds are, I'll go Fumoto on the next car(s) we get.

 

how fucking tight are y'all diy'ers putting that bitch on!?!?
I used the mityvac on both my German hos

 

Tighten to the verge of stripped, right?

Just an odd angle & helps having a bit extra leverage.

 

Righty tighty till righty loosey.

 

I had a scare once from not tightening an oil filter enough. Not risking that again.

 

Tight, tight, tight, loose....

 

this only affects people that do their own wrenching.
If you go somewhere to pay someone you are guaranteed they will leave the drain plug out

 

Loose, or with double crush washers... I've seen both

Shit my wife was driving around with 2 lugs tight out of 5 on one of her wheels after going to the stealership

 

Looks great Chris, I got the metal filter housing for my Tundra. WTF with plastic???

 

not bad, that's still like 60% of them tightened according to their math

 

I believe 4 out of 20 were tight total.... So yeah... I had to tighten all of them myself so she wouldn't die

 

now the real questions...
did you tell her and did you ever let her take the car back to be worked on by anyone else?

 

She takes the vehicle to the stealership for inspections and oil changes only, and I always check her lug nuts in the parking lot now before she drives it anywhere. I make sure that the shop managers can see me with my tire iron in the parking lot too

Oh I forgot to mention, the wheel that only had the 2 lug nuts, only had 2 lug nuts on the hub! They crossthreaded and stripped one of the studs and stopped, didn't put the other 3 lugs back on the wheel, and gave her the vehicle back that way and let her drive off

 

Couple small updates, this first one I actually installed these a while back, but never posted. I got these new license plate LED panels to replace the stock license plate bulb holders. A small update, but makes a HUGE difference.



They plug into the stock wedge bulb socket



They come with new gaskets as well.



And here's a before of the stock enclosure, and as you can see the stock screws *gasp* are rusty



And here's the new light installed with fresh new screws



Here's a before of the LED bulb I had in there



And here's the new light panel lit up, these things are crazy bright and I actually have to turn down the brightness and contrast for my backup camera because they drown out the camera at night lol

 

Another small mod. I've been looking for a different shift knob for a few years, but could never find anything that really looked and felt better than the stock knob. This one just came out and I instantly jumped at it. It's made with the same material and style as a knife handle. I have a strong affinity for knives and constantly carry at least one with me at all times. I was very impressed with the quality out of the box.



Another view before install



A couple befores of the stock shift knob, honestly I have always loved the stock knob and had no reason to change it.






And here's a couple pics of the new knob installed



I took some pictures outside and was fighting with the sun



But I love the look and feel

 

It looks like a giant pocket knife...


But it looks cool!

 

That's cool but you need a red safety switch and rocket and machine gun fire triggers added for sure...
only thing is...
they just open the rear hatch and unroll-shoot the terlet paper from the holder back there at your ass!

 

I keep trying to find "the right one" too. Everything that seems to be coming out checks the "looks cool" box, but seems like it would be a bitch to rest your wrist on.

So far, I think the pre-MMC 5G 4Runner giant rubber blob is the most comfortable.

 

Yeah, I didn't want the all metal knobs that most places sell, didn't like the look and didn't want to burn my hand in the summer. I had been looking at Tundra knobs which are much cooler but wouldn't give the right fit. I'm happy with this one though

 

It's paper towels

 

maybe for you but I'm have a HUGE asshole!

 

Nice, I also liked the Tundra shifter (similar to your oem) The LED license light is nice too, LEDs are among my first mod on all new cars.

 

Yeah, I had all the incandescent bulbs replaced within a few weeks of owning the truck, this was just a step up since they just released them

 

Got a link on those license LEDs?

 

Yes sir!

https://caliraisedled.com/collection...ate-led-lights

 

Ah, mostly Toyota-based products.

 

Yeah, these are OEM replacements

If you're looking for nice bright white LED wedge bulbs, I have these on my Ack

Amazon

Amazon

 

Poor Ack...
Always sitting, watching...never getting any action

 

It's my summer car, it gets driven in the summer.... when I'm not busy moving lol

 

Did my first hand wash / maintenance wash in almost 2 years. She was durty



So much salt



The paint looks amazingly shiny under all that grime



Water spots on the hood, still looks like a mirror though



I foam gunned it first



Let that sit and foam for about 5 mins



Hand washed the whole truck with the 2 bucket method



All clean



Then I hand dried the entire truck



She looking clean and shiny









After she was all dried I hit every panel with speed shine and buffed off. The next day I hit her with a new fresh layer of the sacrificial layer of spray ceramic. I was impressed how even after 2 years with no maintenance wash or spray ceramic how well the water still beaded on the ceramic coating that I did almost 2 years ago now. Here's some shiny pics, it's raining outside

 

Very very nice, C.

 

That was two years ago when you coated it?????


Anyway, still looking hot.

 

Yeah time flies...
You didn't wash it after the winter TWICE to get all the grime off the metal? Salt?

 

I ran it through a touchless car wash a few times, especially to get the undercarriage, but hadn't done a full hand wash since I was so busy moving and all my shit was packed in boxes. I had to go around and locate my foam cannon and other supplies lol

 

IKR? Definitely hard to believe it was almost 2 years ago. I think it was labor day not spring of 2019 so a year and a half, but still WAY too long

 

She was so clean I almost didn't want to drive her lol. Had to come into the office today so tried to grab a couple pics in the sun

 

So, took almost a year and a half thanks to moving and Covid, but I finally got the summer wheels back on, and the truck feels whole again

 

Lookin good.

 

you mean working from home and actually being moved into your new place over a year ago?
that stopped you from the 25 minutes it takes to swap wheels.
Kinda like washing it...it didn't happen cause you didn't give a shit!
Poor Covid. Tired of it taking all the blame.