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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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SWEET! Thanks! Again, .....looks fantastic. I LOVE the Cool White more than most i've seen!(no offense to anyone with RED dash, etc... those look good too...) And in fact, I'm not sure how much light I want from my dash.... so I left those alone(I had new LED lights for the dash... gave them to a buddy, cuz I can see mine fine and don't like when it's too bright while driving in there, ya know? lol). Actually, yours just looks more, well, 'CRISP', .... not so much BLINDING, lol. (I saw you said something about that, thought you were talking about the dash, right?)... I'm definitely going to take them out and clean them up though...(the old greenies, lol... HEY< it does help, ya know?)

Keep it up, man! Let me know when you are wanting to go hit the Angeles Crest and just don't wanna roll alone into the Great White North-of you, hehehe.
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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ChefYota4x4
SWEET! Thanks! Again, .....looks fantastic. I LOVE the Cool White more than most i've seen!(no offense to anyone with RED dash, etc... those look good too...)
I agree. I'll likely use them on my project truck. Do the leds dim properly or are they undimmable
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Dutchbelly
I agree. I'll likely use them on my project truck. Do the leds dim properly or are they undimmable
In my f150 they dim really well, but in my 4runner, they barely dim. But frankly, I've never dimmed my lights before so it doesn't bother me. Technically speaking, leds don't dim, they are either on or off, but some of these bulbs sense the load and flash real fast to appear to be dim.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 06:16 AM
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Killer rig. Just read through the whole thread and wish I had your motivation to work on my rigs.

The LED interior lights look awesome. Makes the dash look brand new.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by russ_
Killer rig. Just read through the whole thread and wish I had your motivation to work on my rigs.

The LED interior lights look awesome. Makes the dash look brand new.
Thanks, it helps that I'm a tech so I've got tools and a lift to use after hours.
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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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Where you at, holmes? lol.

Happy Thanksgiving, Blake! Tell yer pops I wish him the same, k?
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 07:52 PM
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what's up Chef??
way to be mr popular calendar guy!!

I let him know, you too.

I haven't been doing anything sadly, too busy quitting my job :p moving to san diego..
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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Hahaha... I didn't know until you posted that in my thread, lol. Hilarious...

Anywhoooo, thanks, and WOW, really? A move, eh? SD is nice... hope you'll be happy there. Gonna do college there, too?
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 10:41 AM
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no college. I'm happily employed in my career as an Lexus Technician

Just got some SR5 seats swapped into my truck for free. My uncle is selling is crawler ( for cheap) and said if i came over and put my seats in his, i could do it for free. What a difference!



although I do wish he wasn't selling his truck.

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/2702108213.html

It was very capable.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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You DOG! those are amazing seats. I had to swap my passenger and driver seats to get something that nice
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Philbert
You DOG! those are amazing seats. I had to swap my passenger and driver seats to get something that nice
Lol, thanks! It's honestly feels like I bought better suspension. It's amazing what some padding can do.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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nice seats... i keep hearing such good things about sr5 seats..
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Outsane
nice seats... i keep hearing such good things about sr5 seats..
Thanks, on top of the extra padding you can adjust lumbar, wing width( how tight they hug you) and the angle of the bottom cushion. On top of the obvious tilt and slide.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Sounds the same as the Mr2 seats I have.. I think they need a rebuild..
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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These could use fresh padding and upholstery but as they are they are loads better.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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now I'm hungry for more sr5 amenities. anyone know of a list of everything I'm missing out on? door panels, center console...
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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I think:
power locks, windows, mirrors
rear view mirror with dual map lights
Seats (you know)
Carpet instead of vinyl
Inclinometer (you have already)
SR5 cluster with oil pressure, temperature gauge


That's all I can think of right now.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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yea thats about the same list i have. Power stuff, I'd rather do without to keep simplicity.
I wouldnt mind finding some map lights, and i have a turbo cluster which is like the sr5 except it has a little blue light and says turbo at the bottom, I'm guessing to indicate when boosting.
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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seats look good. moving to SD means beach crawling lol might enter the baja in Mexico since your close by j.k
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Old Nov 29, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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hopefully theres some local places to cruise around! besides baja. tell ya what.. you buy me the TC LT and I'll drive wherever you want.
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