Recent content by mr_magicfingers

Recently removed from our RAV4 where it was working perfectly. The only fault is that the plastic top of one of the buttons is missing, the button underneath still works and the stick on mount for the mic broke when I removed it. A bit of tape or sugru would work fine instead. Comes with the...

yep, those are the sort of things I've been seeing and pondering making my own. Aluminium would be lighter but steel is easier to weld at home :)

I've been seeing some folks in the US with roof bars that mount to the inside of the roof rails on a 120 which makes for a much lower profile mount for things such as a roof box. Over here, all I seem to be able to find are the ones that sit on top of the roof rails and have large clamps that...

Thanks for all the very helpful replies, I feel a project coming on :D

That's a really neat solution. will have to take some measurements and figure out if I can fit mine there and still have room for the number plate. I wonder if there's a minimum height for the plate to be.

Ah, I hadn't thought about the import duty, you're absolutely right.

Thanks I'll give him a call.

OK then, current state of play. A seal from Toyota is about £160. I can get the same genuine seal shipped from the UAE for around £105. only place that has anything similar is Seals Direct who have a rear door seal for a VW T5. It's not exactly the same but you can see how close it is in...

I did think about the number plate mount but as everything is plastic, I think it'd just bounce around too much and possibly stress/crackt he bumper. The bar would sit just above the number plate and the light bar would be forward off the plate by the depth of the bar, probably 2-3 inches. Is...

Good advice, thanks. Given the current weather, I've just cleaned up as best I can for now. When I get round to doing it properly, I'll get the heat gun out and dry it all thoroughly. Planning to get it all rubbed down, rust treated, primered and top coated under neath everything.

Ah, now I hadn't thought about tow stuff. The tow bar I have has a single connector, not the usual double one you'd expect for caravan towing. There's no buzz on indicators when everything is hooked up though. My last truck did that but this one doesn't.