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Replying to: toyotagal (Apr 25, 2009 5:44 am) Regards, BGood
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Replying to: webgood (Apr 25, 2009 1:34 pm) Curious what do you and others use those straps for? |
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Replying to: toyotagal (Apr 26, 2009 5:25 am) The straps are the seat belts for the third row seats. They have two seat belt buckle type connectors on them. When the third row seat is raised, you plug the buckle at the end of the strap in to holder at the outer end of the seat and then use the second buckle normally as a seat belt. However the plastic receptacle into which they are supposed to clip when not using the third row seats does not hold them secure. I just let them flip around but if the buckle is laying in a position where it rubs against other hard components, they rattle. Judicious use of a rubber band around them seems to work. Cheers Graham
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Replying to: grahampeters (Apr 26, 2009 2:02 pm) To me they are distracting when looking into the rear view mirror and also flapping in the breeze when wiindows are open.
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Replying to: toyotagal (Apr 27, 2009 5:36 am) That is weird. I have never known a car manufacturer to install something as expensive as seat belts if they do not need to. The third row seats are normally folded flat and form the load floor. If you slide the second row forward you can see the head rests for the third row and the release has a handle in the middle of the floor. If there is no third row, the third row seat area is replaced by a storage area. Cheers Graham |
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Replying to: toyotagal (Apr 27, 2009 5:36 am) |
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Hi all, My 2003 HL 4cyl. 4wd. heater control is not doing it's job. Intermittantly, no matter where the dial is placed, HOT air is coming out..  ...This also happens, sometimes, when the A/C is on as well. After a minute or so of playing with the dial and fan settings, I can get things back to normal....but not always. Any ideas where the gremlin is? This whole thing is "heating me up"!  Thanks, |
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Replying to: rpell1 (May 08, 2009 3:32 pm)
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Replying to: webgood (May 08, 2009 4:25 pm) |
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As I wrote before, the odds are good that your heat control nut is going to come loose and possibly result in an expensive problem. If it stays loose long enough, some of the wires may break from fatigue. If the knob feels the least bit wobbly, you would be wise to pull the knob off and tighten the nut. It only takes a couple of minutes. I put some Loctite on mine. I didn't wait for the heat to become erratic. Why Toyota didn't put a locking device on the nut is a mystery to me. I am not cynical enough to believe they are trying increase dealer profits, but this is something they should have fixed years ago. I wonder if the new model Highlander has the same problem. |
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