You will find almost all PDI’s are pencil whipped. I used to work for a Peterbilt dealership and they got paid 4 hours labor for doing a PDI on a class 8 truck. The guy assigned to do them most days would “knock out “ 5 in a 8 hour shift and was always first in last out on all breaks and lunch...
I removed mine after having the truck for a week. About a 80 degree day and was able to get an edge started with a finger nail. They came right off although not in one piece. Very minimal residue left and it came right off with minimal effort. When I got my 99 TRD I removed them after about a...
I have it on my OR I specifically requested it along with 6ft bed. Looking through the allocations with dealer very few were available. I’m pretty sure this isn’t available other than when built it isn’t a dealer or port installation. I haven’t had a chance to try it out in an off road situation...
Hopefully they replaced or at least flushed the transmission cooler. If that didn’t happen failure is almost inevitable if initial failure put metal debris in system. Aftermarket transmission builders will not warranty transmission unless coolers are replaced (I know that this isn’t aftermarket).
I have a 1st gen 1999 that’s my daily driver. My 4th gen is expected to be delivered this week planning on it to be last vehicle of my lifetime if it holds up like the 1st gen has. I’m 61 years old so really I probably wouldn’t be driving much in 20 years.
Fumoto valves are used on lots of heavy construction equipment they are installed by the OEM. They are super reliable in my experience (40 years as a diesel mechanic) I have one on my wife’s Honda Passport and my 99 TRD never had any issues. I will likely be installing one at 1st service around...