North West BS Thread

Depends on the activity.... If you're tryin' to bust a sweet headspin or moon walk then you gots to have the Chuck Ts

 

I just hit 57k

Ya definitely doing a drain and fill soon.

 

I tried going with the converse but being a size 13 my feet for some reason looked way too long like a clown. Never again.

 

Size 12.5 and flat footed - I can never get Chucks to fit or feel right. But Vans do

 

I just did 3 drain and fills this winter around 50k miles, a couple weeks apart for each d&f.
I drained out 3-3.5 quarts each time, filled it with 4 and let the overfill dribble out when the trans hit 100°.
I think the spec to pull the check plug is 99-110°?

Don't forget to pin the transmission t-stat on the passenger side, there's a couple threads out there on the drain&fill.

 

At the dealer today and they had a 2023 TRD Pro Tacoma and TRD Pro Tundra open. Sat in the back of the crewmax Tundra and man those are smaller than the Gen 2 backseats. I couldn’t sit in any position without tilting my head haha (6’3). I think it’s a combo of higher seats and the large moonroof back there. Front seat is fine though. Tacoma feels like my 4R but a little smaller in the front seat, definitely want a manual Taco or FJ one day. What was interesting is they had prices for center caps, the 6 spoke center caps look super close in size to the Gen2 Tundra size in some cases.

 

Gents, I ended up with an extra Bestop TrekStep last year through a warranty replacement. I’m a big fan of mine, great for getting in and out of the bed. This has been sitting in my garage and needs to go to a good local Tundra that will put it to good use. Brand new in box, first $150 takes it ($275 new). Located in Renton Highlands, WA. PM me.

Bestop 7530515 TrekStep, Rear-Mount - 2007-2018 Toyota Tundra (Requires Factory-Installed Hitch)

$259 Bestop 7530515 TrekStep, Rear-Mount - 2007-2018 Toyota Tundra (Requires Factory-Installed Hitch)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003YK5KHG

 

Anyone in the market for a taco? My father in law is about to list his. It’s a 2021 TRD Pro in LR. He babied this thing like crazy and only kept it in the garage (I tried to get him to drive it more), it’s only got 9500 miles.

 

My daughter wishes, but that’s gonna be outside her budget by a long shot…

 

She lookin for a job by chance? She can scoop at their ice cream shop and try to work out a deal with him Lol

 

I’m headed down to Vancouver in early June. Might be able to mule them down. “Might” cuz my time is very limited that weekend and we’ll need to coordinate the handoff.

 

She’s got a full time job as an esthetician

 

Has anyone setup a dual battery to run their fog lights and other aux lights? Thinking of putting an 100ah LiFePo4 under back seat. Mainly to run my fogs ditch lights then add some 12v and 120v plugs to bed. Looks pretty straight forward but any input would be appreciated.

 

We appreciate it but I’m gonna meet up half way on May 6th. If it was sooner I’d be all over it.

 

After 10 days at the dealer the Tree is back. All went smooth, the only extras they are going to replace are a broken third row cup holder flap and the steering wheel they cut like in 30 spots Probably a sunroof assembly fell onto it. The rest of the interior is only moderately scratched and dirty. But it is highly scratchable anyways and we have 3 kids, so who cares? Fix the cup holder and replace the steering wheel.

This is why I do everything myself. I would do the sunroof, too, if only the part was a couple of hundreds... If I break something, it's only me to blame it for.

 

Just got back from the coast. We ended up with about 40 clams but this was all I kept. The rest went with my son and his wife who drove

 

Guys, if any of you are over the age of 50, I implore you to get the Shingles shot that is available to you. I’m in my late 30’s and am on day 6 of battling a case of Ophthalmic Shingles (face and eye). It has also managed to attack my Trigeminal Nerve. The docs started me on anti-virals and nerve pain meds 3 days ago.

The pain is unimaginable. Ranges from weed burner to multiple electric shocks to the face, to a battle with fire ants, 10 defenseless rounds against Mike Tyson etc. etc.

 

Wow good to know, I'll look into it.
Get better man

 

Man so sorry! I did one shot (out of two) and it knock both my wife and me down for days. We are over 50. This was 2019. Never been so sick or had a reaction to something that bad before. Never did the second as I am a big whimp. I better toughen up and get the shots as I have had friends go through shingles and they all said it is the worst. Again so sorry you are going through this.

 

Sorry bud…I’m due this year for that shot and I will be sure to ask for it at my next appt.

 

I’ve had a few friends get it and described it very similarly.
My wife 52 got hers last fall. I’m a few years away from eligible still

 

Hate to hear that man. My mom had it years ago and it was awful watching her go through that, they’re definitely no joke. Hope you’re on the tail end of it!

 

Too lazy to go back and read all the posts…. Finally dropped the truck for repair today and I learned since I had it inspected that another one came in with same issue, and there was a backorder on replacement parts. It is being repaired today and I got out to see it… but the tech is out and I didn’t get a good take on the real issue. More to come of this adventure.

 

It is so bad it is comical…

Headliner not installed correctly. Broke my Meso, dirty as hell (said they would detail it but didn’t) the door seals were not installed properly.

I’ll give them a chance to make good before I flame them. But geez guys, do it right the first time.

 

WTF.
I cannot like this post.

 

Oh. Fuck. No. I’d walk right back in and find a manager

 

I tried but it was actually after the department was closed. So I had another service advisor take pics and send them to the manager to call me tomorrow.

I am going to take it to an auto body shop at lunch and have them quote installing a new one and billing Toyota.

I am shocked they would release a vehicle like this and not expect problems.

 

Meeting in Napavine early Saturday if anyone’s around for coffee we will be there. Come see a really slow terrible travel truck and a nice rig much cleaner than mine lol

 

That's crazy, so disrespectful.
Hopefully they make it right for ya.

 

Not cool