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I am very ignorant when it comes to detailing. But I'm smart enough to steal from guys who know what they are talking about. I read your post and immediately googled Turtle Wax Hybrid Solutions and was confronted with about 20 different products. Can you explain or show exactly which one...

Wow!! Totally impressive. When I picked up my Jeep at Gupton, my wife suggested I take some photos of it because it will never be that clean again. ha. She's probably right.

Modern police cars don't have those lights because it compromises the strength of the A Pillar.

Great article. I struggled. I bought my Mojave intending to put 35s on it and that's it. I wanted tasteful factory looking wheels because teh Mojave wheels are hideous and dull. I was going to go with one of the Quadratec brand Jeep knock offs in 8.5" wide but then stumbled upon 5 take-off...

Agree 100% When a transient force in introduced to the tread, if the tire is laterally stiff it will transmit that force to the suspension and the steering. (big rims, low profile tires) If the tire is laterally soft, it will soak up a portion of it and dampen the rest that it passes to the...

I don't know what you want to do, but that configuration is so functionally full of fail, it's almost unfixable. You have low profile tires on huge rims. Which because of the short sidewall makes them unusable off road. You have enormous and heavy rims that work against you on-road...

It's actually easiest if you just put the tops on. That way the pins are of different lengths, so you don't need to line them both up at the same time. Put the tops in, just a bit, then line up the bottoms and lower the door the rest of the way.

FYI. Subaru did this because there was and still is a ridiculously high 25% tariff on imported trucks. So they made it into a passenger vehicle in the eyes of the Federal Government by putting seats in the bed. Complete with inertial reel seat belts.

I know nothing about this system. But based on your description, it would also seem to reduce transient peak loads on the entire transmission. Which is not a bad thing.

Flashbacks. By the way. you can buy rear seats like this on amazon for your truck. Complete with seat belt to keep you from getting a ticket. Its actual effectiveness is debatable.

Toyota has been building PHEVs since 2012. So it's not a new thing for them. Also, you describe PHEVs as being fundamentally different from a regular hybrid. They aren't. It's just a matter of degree, but the exact same tech. A larger battery and motor are the only hardware differences...

I don't think my truck burning to the ground is worth worrying over. Major fires in generally stock vehicles are EXCEEDINGLY rare. I have seen one in my life first hand. I'm not talking about custom cars with questionable engine installations. I'm talking about factory, modern cars. Oh...

I'm not sure I'm buying that. How is the velcro secured to the vehicle? With a screw and a washer under the head? What kind of screws? And if the passengers head slammed into the bottle. Sorry. For the cost of an extinguisher, just mount it in the bed and if someone steals it, you buy...

Fixed it. Ha. oops

One question is how heavy or light of a hybrid its going to be. The Tundra is a pretty light hybrid, with a small battery and motor, no ability to run on electric only and only about a 4 mpg bump over the straight V6.

I know nothing about the Tacoma. That has nothing to do with anything. My point was that Toyota knows how to build reliable hybrids. FCA does not.

If that hybrid was made by Toyota, whose been building them for 25 years and left most problems behind 20 years ago, this would be a NO Brainer. big power HUGE torque great fuel economy very reasonable cost with Government subsidies. Unfortunately, even a quick perusal of the 4xE threads at...

Yup. Pull the drain plug. If the oil drains clean in the begining you are ok to spin it. (water will settle to the bottom) If not, change the oil before you even spin it. Pull the plugs, spin it. Put the plugs back in. Check the oil for water. If there is any water in the first quart...

your solution sounds very reasonable. The heaviest thing I'm carrying around stored in the interior of my Jeep is a 3 way draw bar for the receiver hitch. I've got it behind the locking rear seat. That should contain it, though who knows. I keep it behind the 1/3 portion of my rear seat and...

Maybe I'm too conservative, but I won't drive across anything that I'm not willing to walk through to check its depth. Yes, it's a pain in the ass, but it makes more sense than blindly driving into 4 ft deep water.