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It's just the way things are made nowadays. Everything has gone cheap. When I was checking out all the mid and small size trucks online one of the problems the Santa Cruz guys have is that their radiators are so light duty that just small debris kicked up from traffic in front of them goes right...

I don't have auto A/C. It's an SR5.

I'll have to check my fins now. But my worry is that the compressor or the cooling fans will go out due to excessive wear from the short cycling A/C. They're constantly spooling up and down every 5 seconds and apparently from past posts this is normal. But here in Southern AZ the A/C gets heavy...

The Good...............engine, trans, ride quality, steering feel, ease of maintenance. The Bad............cheap feeling buttons, switches and shifter, thin fragile paint, inaccurate gauges, small gas tank, hard plastic interior, lacking in features that base models in other brands have like...

Do a search for hail proof truck covers. There are several out there. Probably better than nothing. When I had to park my Dodge Challenger R/T at work during what we laughably call the "monsoon" here in Southern AZ, I bought a roll of dense rubber foam and cut pieces for the hood, roof and trunk...

Has that Earl Scheib look to it. Should have stuck with Cavalry Blue.

There are tons of various brands (including dealership factory brand) A/C vent system spray deodorizers that kill the mold that causes the odor. Check Amazon of any car parts store. Toyota parts may even have a house brand. I had a problem with a Ram of mine a while back. Bought the Mopar spray...

Got rid of those hideous 17" SR5 silver wheels that look like cheap Pep Boys wheel covers and the 245/70-17 tires and had Discount Tire mount 18" TRD takeoffs I picked up cheap and 265/65-18 Continental HT tires. Looks better, rides better and now my speedometer is accurate with the taller tire...

I imagine it would have to do with the efficiency of the engine under various loads vs time. Yes, you're using more fuel when accelerating quickly but accelerating slowly for a much longer period may not be as efficient as quickly for a short time. An example would be that V8 engines are far...

Some organization, I forgot which, did a study on acceleration about ten years ago. They discovered that getting up to speed from a stop slowly actually uses more gas than getting up to speed quickly. Not drag race quickly but a lot faster than lollygagging up to speed.

Wrap it in aluminum foil. My spare is hidden somewhere on/in the vehicle wrapped in foil. Works fine.

Wow they stuffed yours down against the shield. Mine are still just a loop but shorter as I pictured above in post #53.

Just the rubber hoses but it comes as a side specific kit with hardware. If you try to do it yourself you'll void the warranty. Put the following in your search engine for the technical instructions. RCRIT-25V058-4476.pdf

Had my rear brake recall done last Wednesday. Made an appointment for opening time. Vehicle was taken right in. Work took two hours. Truck came back unmolested. Fix looks good. They surprised me and I'm satisfied. They also have one of those new A.I. UV vehicle scanners you drive through at the...

I had mine done last Wednesday. Original hose had about 3/4" clearance. New hose has approx. 1 1/2" clearance and the new hose is ribbed.

I don't know why this is a mystery to so many people when dealing with plastic. I once had the windshield of a Mustang I owned replaced. The plastic cowl panel had six screws. When I got the car back literally five of the six screws were power screwed all the way through the part. Only one screw...

This is why you don't use power tools to put metal screws in plastic parts. Simple as that. There was a technical term for that many years ago. Oh yeah, it was called common sense.

A brand new part will fail if installed incorrectly. They probably over torqued the screws and cracked the shroud. Given that after two full years no one has had a fan shroud issue, I'd suggest having your insurance company get the repair facility to fix it. Maybe even correctly this time. Some...

I'll find out tomorrow about my service department. Going in for the rear brake line recall.

Oh come on. The service department isn't that bad. ASE CERTIFIED