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Have you ever ran aftermarket bulbs that were over the OEM recommended wattage? If so, you might have damaged the plug. I had to solder new connectors on both of mine because it basically melted them from higher wattage bulbs. if the connectors look ok use a multimeter and check the voltage at each ...

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couldnt this have been posted in the original thread?

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Use a site that allows hot linking, then use the image tags like below. I prefer imgur.com for hosting.

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Congrats on the new vehicle purchase. I've been actively looking for a replacement for my 03' Xrs w/ 97k on the clock. Lately my cruise control has been intermittent and I'm afraid other small things here and there will start popping up. So, I've been looking at 07-12' Rav4s as a replacement. Been p...

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Sorry for the loss of your car, but I have to ask: why does it have to be another 2006? That's really limiting your options. Also, have you checked craigslist? I found this on cargurus. It is "low mileage" for an '06 but it has been in an accident. Not sure if airbags deployed, frame was ...

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I just typed my VIN into the GM website and got no returns. Is this latest recall for both first and second generation Vibes? I had all the previous airbag recalls taken care of. from the OP. And although it doesn't specifically mention the Vibe it should also be included for those years. The Japan...

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Why not just buy a cheap flashing 12v led and wire it to come on when you cut ignition power?

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Right. And what about the fire hydrant he knocked off too?! Surely he felt THAT right in front of him. Sadly, it wasn't like GTA where it became a geyser after he hit that. :lol: Yea, I was surprised there wasn't a geyser, especially considering in DDE's video yesterday that had a car that ran over...

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Well, obviously he wasn't a horribly experienced driver. If he was, he would have known that 53 foot trailers are verboten in a lot of northeastern cities, and not even ended up in Queens at all. Add that to the simple fact of relative mass, he probably wouldn't even have noticed shoving the Matrix...

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My question is how the hell was this driver not aware he was doing this?

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"Fifty-three foot trucks are not allowed on most New York City streets for a reason. I could sit here and explain to you what those reasons are, or you could just watch this horrendous video of a 53-foot truck eradicate this Toyota Matrix XR, knock out a hydrant, and otherwise lock down an enti...

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zbyers wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 3:10 am Yeah, i wasn't even thinking about the license plate location.

Yea, I'd be lying if I said I never had a brain fart. Lol!

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Basically through the interior... Run it under the spare tire, pull up the carpet, and just run it straight up the center of the floor to the radio. If it's a license plate frame mounted camera, why would you run the wire under the spare tire? To the OP, you'll need to disassemble the rear hatch pl...

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your post about a post offends me.

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I'm not to happy about this either because I thought we had this issue taken care of a few years ago. I just checked and found the following on my 2005 Base: Toyota has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about an upcoming safety recall that involves 2005-2008 model ...

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Video segment I pulled off of the CBS Evening News on Aug. 28, 2019. Note the interesting way he enunciates the name Matrix.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/P8YMDpW5eXg[/youtube]

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Seriously, what's the point of having a youtube button if it doesn't even work?

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"Toyota is recalling about 191,000 Corolla and Matrix cars to fix airbags that replaced defective Takata airbags but may have been damaged. The Japanese automaker announced Wednesday that it would recall certain 2003 through 2008 model-year Corolla cars and 2005 through 2008 model-year Matrix c...

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black wire, ECM, far right plug, pin 5

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/fo ... ?tid=46272

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You could always use another forum's site if you belong to more than one (almost all of us do). Since cardomain.com changed their format some 5 years ago or so, I lost several pics that were uploaded there. I now use SilveradoSierra.com since I bought my 2014 Chevy truck and chose that community to...

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I think I've actually looked into this before and concluded that it would be almost impossible to do it.The front and rear parking lights are wired together via a junction block. If it were possible to move the drl's over, all your parking lights would come on at the same time. You'd get the same r...

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Add me to the list of non-working CC. Although mine seems to be sporadic. When it does work, it works as it should. When it doesn't, here is what I have noticed so far. The light illuminates on the dash when I press the end of the stalk to turn cruise on. When I press the stalk down to engage, the l...

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SeattleJeremy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:39 pmVW? I thought it was more of a slammed mini-truck thing.

That's where I know it from, considering I had a bagged and bodied Hardbody. Also, to the OP. If you're going to take the time to french the plate in, why not fiberglass over where the original plate area was?

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motohockey wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:57 amdont quit your day job anytime soon and dont waste members time

The jokes on you, because I don't have a day job.

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"This 4 cyl engine," pointing at the 1ZZ, "a modified version of it, is in the baby lotus".

Yeah, not quite Scotty.....

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Ill prob be replacing my Matrix with something newer in the next year or so, and in turn will be reinstalling the OEM radio back into the dash. If I recall, some of the radio lights were out in the OEM radio prior to me replacing it with my Kenwood. With this write-up, it seems easy and cheap enough...

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I dont know what you consider cheap, but you can put in an aftermarket unit for under $100. Check out www.crutchfield.com

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Wiring should be the same. Does the door lock switch work on the other door? Trying to eliminate whether or not you had a direct short and popped a fuse.

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As this reddit post points out https://www.reddit.com/r/carfax/comments/bhwak6/carfax_is_a_scam/ It's always a good idea to have a mechanic do a pre purchase inspection (PPI). I completely agree, but that's on the buyer if he/she wants to do that. A Carfax/Autcheck is just a good baseline for info ...

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Found a post on reddit/r/carfax where somebody is offering either Carfax or Autocheck for about $5. Will consider that if nobody is able to provide one here. I guess the next question is which one is better? Carfax or Autocheck? Here's the post. https://www.reddit.com/r/carfax/comments/bjmzpy/carfax...

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Yea, I've searched the alternative sites, but they don't really seem to be as detailed. Many of them will say "8 service records" but if you click to get more details they want $$. Carfax puts everything up in a nice little easy-to-read package so I guess that's why Carfax charges as much ...

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So, after owning a Matrix since they were introduced in 2002, I'm considering getting something a little newer with less miles. Which means I'll probably be selling my Xrs in the near future. It would be nice to be able to provide a Carfax for potential buyers, but at $40, I can't really justify the...

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motohockey wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:35 am both front and rear doors on my 2010 AWD no longer stay open when parked on an incline...any suggestions?

park the other direction?

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I like the plural form. Its more fun to say. No I purchase the roll on Ebay for$60 for ceramic tint. I had them installed it which cost $100. I didn't want to go with their cheap dyed tint because I've gotten it before and in about a year it turns purple. so it cost you $160, not $100. That would b...

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What are the FL laws regarding tint % for front windows versus back passenger and tailgate? I didn't do the tints myself. I had it done at the swap shop in ft lauderdale for 100 clams. I'm not sure. https://www.tinting-laws.com/ It's TINT, not TINTS. Also, if you paid only $100, I'll be highly surp...

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this whole thread seems to come off as some advertisement.

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If you can take apart the door panel, then changing out the speakers is a pretty painless job as well. The hardest part is getting the old speakers out. They are held in with rivets that will have to be drilled out. After that, it's just a matter of attaching the new wires and screwing the new speak...

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Installing just a new head unit is a pretty simple task. I would highly consider looking at www.crutchfield.com as they will include all dash kits and harnesses to install your new radio. All wires are color coded so getting it wrong would be difficult. All you would need is some crimpers and connec...

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I think I understand a little better. Are you saying I need a 3rd toggle? I would recommend it honestly. If those 2 wires were meant to be tied together, they wouldnt be separate in the first place. Besides that, I don't know how much power you'll be drawing through the toggles, and you take the ch...

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Can you not just reattach the wires to each other where they were cut? If not... https://i.imgur.com/Y519Bk2.jpg When the wires were cut, you ended up with a car side, and a key side. You'll only be using the car side wires at this point. You'll take the heavy gauge white (12v+) wire, and use it on ...

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He won't even see your reply.

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When I was working on getting the upgrade done, I observed each of the three things mentioned above However, by time I posted the OP, all three of them looked to be resolved. So it should be good to go, perhaps requiring a restart of browser or clearing of the cache. If you're still observing issue...

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I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one havign issues with the site. This si what it looks like on my end. Very difficult even sending out this post. Something is messed up here still. Hope the admins are aware of this and can fix it soon :D Looks exactly what I'm seeing as well. I posted a simil...

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I had the same last night (using a Chromebook that's on v70.something.) Try in incognito mode / private browsing / whatever your browser may call it and see if the site looks normal. Incognito mode worked fine for me, so I assume there was something cached from the old site version that was causing...

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You mean anything like this?

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The only wires you need to start the vehicle will are the first 5 lines in the list. These will all be in the main ignition harness going up the steering column. You can run ign.1, ign.2, acces., and starter all from the large heavy gauge white and black wires. The difference between ignition and ac...

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Yes, if you unlock with the remote and don't open the door, my Matrix will relock all doors after a minute or so. This is normal and I don't know if it can be programmed differently.

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No reason to post this in 3 separate threads. Here are the wire colors for the ignition harness. You really should use 3 toggle switches (2x ignition, 1x accessory) and 1 momentary switch for the starter. But you can probably get away with putting the 2 ignition wires together on a single toggle. Yo...

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