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I'd like to see some pictures, of both the bug deflector and vent shades. Can you post some on the photo board?
Shipping was $7.95
We will both enjoy the upgrade.
Thanks for any ideas.
FYI,
2004 2wd Sequoia with the options listed priorly $33500
taxes,lic.fees,$ 3630
total out the door $37130
hood/bug deflect. $ 70 truckstuffusa.
4/pc window /ventdeflect. $ 99 truckstuffusa.
prepainted rear wing/lighted $ 240 spoilerfactory.
DVD/ 10" fold down monitor $ 1300
grand total $38839
And I still believe mine looks like yours and I for sure feel better than You with the money spent. OH , I forgot to mention, " no finance charges".
Of course your looks like mine, and you also have a DVD player which I don't have. You did very good with that price and should be proud of yourself. I paid a bit more, but I also have 4WD which I need here in Upstate NY. I was planning on getting the SR5, but my wife wanted the grey color and neither of us liked the two tone paint scheme on the SR5.
Good luck with your Sequoia and no hard feeling please. I had no intentions to offend you. Sorry.
Bob
p.s. I just installed the Weathertech Weatherflectors last night. They were a [non-permissible content removed] to get into the window channels in the front windows, but they look great.
had falled in love with the Sequoia and every time she would see one one road, she would tell
me to look at them and see how nice they were. Finally, months after, right on her birthday our 6 years old minivan broke down. That is when I gave up and decided to get one, with the only condition that it did not have to be a 4WD. I reality we did not need it considering that we live in the Bay Area and we do not have snow or mountains nearby. Now , she is very happy and so am I. Now that we own one I think that The Sequoias are nice and reliable vehicles. Robert, I think you folks made a good choice purchasing the 4WD. Good Luck and Happy Holidays. Sincerely, oslol2.
When installing the weather flectors. I would advice anyone installing them in the future. To put at least two layers of masking tape to protect the paint from scratches near the mirror area. Because, it may be sratched with the end of the deflector also if it is neccesary, slightly file the end/corner of the deflector ending by the mirror side for easier access into the channels. I learned the hard way with the driver's side.
From what I understand it's just a set of cargo coil type springs with a different shock absorber. Supposedly there's an internal valve that will allow the shock to "pump" itself up based upon the load you're carrying.
I haven't towed anything yet, but I have carried heavy rocks in the back and I can't tell if the load leveling system is working or not.
I am interested to know if it is no more than just special shocks that will have to be replaced at additional expense on a regular basis as the previous post seems to indicate. Anyway, if you are interested in purchasing it, I happen to know that that particular option is currently in a production run in Indiana at this time, so you may not have to wait so long to get it.
If you wish to do something like this on a regular basis, you can simply hook a toggle switch between either wire going to the connector. When driving down the road simply hit the switch and it'll disable traction control, and then restart your engine when you wish to re-enable it.
With respect to playing the DVD player's audio through the car's sound system, you can use a device called audio bug or some type of wireless FM trasmitter that will allow your car radio to pick up the sound. It is about 25-35 bucks. I personnally do not want to listen to the kids video/music while I am driving, so the player on low volume for the kids in the backseat works just fine. When my kids are old enough to use headphones, the Toshiba player has two headphone jacks. No problems for me.
Mito suspension theater and audiobug can be bought from Dynadirect for $65 and $35 respectively with a combined shipping charge of approx. $10. I don't know how well the audiobug works as I don't have a need for one right now. Dynadirect is also an on-line store.
Dream System. Website is www.sounddomain.com. Click into video systems. $729.95. Same system at
Best Buy is on sale for $899.00.
Some thoughts about flipdowns.
- Anything larger than a 7 inch will block part of your rear view.
- Almost all of them have to be used in conjunction with IR (infrared) headphones and not able to play thru the car stereo. IR works great, but needs a clear line of sight from player to headphone, your kids turn their heads too much, use a blanket or pillow etc., and the audio signal is blocked.
- The flipdown screen sometimes will move around when you hit a bump or pothole and you have to reposition it.
- Flipdowns are obviously higher up versus the headrests, and I was afraid my little one (4 year old) would get a neckache, looking up near the ceiling for long periods of time.
Yes, I looked at all other options: portables, player in a bag, etc. and for me this was the cleanest way to do it. I spent 30k for our Seq and thought it was worth it to spend another grand or so to make it nice. I have 2 headrest monitors, with a DVD player and tv tuner in the center console. I also have audio/video inputs just under the center console's rear cupholders that I plug a Playstation in for really long trips. The kids can use RF (Radio Frequency) headphones or I can play the audio thru the radio.
For aftermarket flipdowns, make really sure whoever does the install is experienced. I saw one nasty install where part of the ceiling cloth was still drooping and the installer smeared a little glue near the edges of the unit.
We just came back from an 8 hour drive from Lake Tahoe to Los Angeles and it was great for the kids. The Seq is so roomy back there, it was like a couch in our living room. They watched movies, played video games, and snacked on munchies and drinks. I have a 12 volt cooler I got from Target and held it down with 2 small bungie cords and it was perfect.
Stevek80 brings up a good point. I also didn't like them exposed all the time. I found headrest hoods online, that covered the whole headrest, but I thought them not convenient to use day to day. So I purchased a cheap roll of carpet cover from an Auto Store and cut and stapled them to the headrest. It's basically just a flap that I secured at the "hinge point" with a regular stapler and hold closed with velcro stuck along the monitor's edges. I trained my kids to just pull the flaps down and then flip back up when done. The Seq has tinted windows, so at night you don't notice them at all and still can hardly see them during the day. I can post a pic if your curious to see them. I even got fancy and stuck a Toyota logo on them because they looked too plain...lol
We left the car parked all day at a ski resort with hundreds of people walking around and also every night at our rented condo's parking lot without any problems. Yes it would be a pain and I'd be royally aggravated if they were stolen. But I still preferred that setup over the flipdowns and I won't let fear of thieves sway me Plus that's what insurance is for
I got fancy and added another monitor in the front passenger area for my wife, amplified antennas (I need my football games..lol), and a built in power inverter. So in total I spent about $1800 I checked my auto policy and it covers $1500 for added electronics such as this or steroes and navigation systems. So I figure close enough for now, and when my policy is up for renewal I may add more if it's a nominal charge. Especially if I added my backup camera by then
It was a fun project, I did most of it myself except for the electrical hookups, which I paid the Circuit City guy $100 to run. He even put in a noise filter so you wouldn't hear audio static when the engine was running. I'm very happy with my setup, thanks again Raddboy for the inspiration
Does anyone have experience with these kits that they can share?
I know that when installing the "flat" kit that you gently heat the parts so that they will bend to the contours of your dash. Does the "flat" kit look as good as the much more expensive "molded" kits? Are the edges attractive on a properly installed flat kit?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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My new 04 has the Toyota (superior dash) pieces, which are molded plastc. They look decent, but not as nice as the real stuff I had before. There's pics of those in the gallery also.
And for the Wood Dash Kits, I also used the superior dash molded kit and they look great. This forum is a great resource, I ordered from the same place Gkatz1 ordered his running boards @ www.toyotaparts4u.com They do look a little plasticky I guess, but I like them shiny like that. I saw pics of the flat ones installed on a sequoia for sale on ebay and those looked really cheap. The molded surfaces cover everything and these are the same ones toyota uses so they'll look exactly like factory.
Gkatz1, do you remember the part number you ordered for the foglights? Is it hard to install yourself?
As for the difficulty installing....my uncle helped me out, but I could have done it myself with the directions I had. You can actually tap in to the OEM harness under the hood. The wires that go to the connectors in the bumper are present(You can see the connectors tucked up underneath), though you will still need a relay.
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Gkatz1, thanks for the info on the foglights. $240 for the pair...wow...yikes! I just bought a GPS last month, so I have to start saving again. But I think I just found my next addon
FYI, for anyone considering a navigation system, they are worth every penny. Can't tell you how much time and frustration that thing already saved me.