1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

You're buying OEM inner tie rods? Last time I priced those it made more financial sense to either buy a whole new steering rack or go aftermarket. Since my rack isn't leaking, I went with Moog inners.

Also, I don't think you could have timed this any worse. You just missed Toyota's 25% off sale which ended March 15th...

 

Yeah, I'm going OEM. I get a parts discount for working here so I won't be paying full price.

 

Got it. Didn't realize you worked at a Toyota dealership.

Going back to your question, don't forget cotter pins. Maybe you can snag those for free from the junk drawer.

 

Good call. I'm doing the LBJ install while I'm in there and have some from that purchase.

 

Does that mean we could buy our parts through you?

 

I don't work in the parts department directly so I couldn't facilitate the shipping/receiving or any of that. I'm in the collision department.

 

decked is one, sears or kmart or walmart or one of the other big classic chain stores is another, IIRC
sometimes one will pop up and I'm, like, "wha?"

 

My morning commute

 

Be careful out there homie.

 

Got another one. Likely a 5.7L this time.

 

UPDATE
When I called ToyotaPartsDeal.com, I asked if they had the item in stock. The guy's reply was "The item is available for order." I should have paid better attention to his careful phrasing. I have since received an order update that said THEY have placed an order for the item and estimate to have it in their possession by March 31st. I could have done no worse with the local dealer. Crazy!

 

I've posted a few times on here about ToyotaPartsDeal. I didn't have a good experience with them at all and I would advise against them. I believe they're part of a dealer network of some sort and act as a middleman, and the parts will eventually ship from a dealer.

 

This forum and their sister forum TacomaWorld - hey another auto-underline/hyperlink term! - is chock full of horror stories with ToyotaPartsDeal.

I personally wouldn't trust buying with them based on what I've heard.

 

Damn, if only they'd have let ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydBPm2KRaU​

 

Looks like something out of West Coast Customs / Pimp my ride.

 

Gator boots (Gator boots)
With the pimped out Gucci suits (With them Gucci suits)
Ain't got no job, but I stay sharp (I stay sharp)
Can't pay my rent (I can't pay my rent)

'Cause all my money's spent (Mmm hmm)
But that's okay, 'cause I'm still fly (Damn 'cause I'm so fly)

 

I Used to just rock that song out hahahaha thx for the flashback Friday Mamba

 

What's up, Fresh it's our turn, baby

 

1/4 tank a gas in my new E class, but I'm hood rich ya da, da da

And then I heard BOOM, from the amplifiers

 

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Let's play eye spy fuckers

I still need to tidy up the wires from the battery chargers.

Also, BIG LIGHT, BIG LIGHT, BIG LIGHT

 

You moved the saws all and added a white charger

 

I need a runway light for when I wander downstairs in the dark during the middle of the night. Something that turns on/off by itself and not too bright to blind me since I’m going back to bed.

 

Get i white fiberglass cane to tap about. Being able to ‘see’ in the dark is a real skill. Unless you have streetlights.

 

Install SnapPower lights, the lights built into outlet covers..

 

Do they turn on/off from motion? I may not have enough outlets though in the right locations unfortunately.

 

Nah, they have a light sensor and kick up when it's dark. Then turn off when it's light.

I bought a bunch during Black Friday. They were good enough I bought some for my parents for their hall.

 

I have the same thing in the bathroom and hallway. They're pretty inexpensive as well.

 

I already picked the country for our vacation: America. And the state: Texas. And the town: Denton. I don't care what their police did to that cyclist, it's still a good town.

- Hank Hill