by "beautimouse" (beautimouse)
Published 02/03/2017 at 12:24
by "beautimouse" (beautimouse)
Published 02/03/2017 at 12:24
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Well, I used those two words in a single sentence, I can check that off the list.
This part has become my nemesis. It’s on my step sons truck, a 93 Toyota pickup, his first vehicle so I thought a 22R(e) from a family we have known forever was a good choice.
The vent window latch on the drivers side, was pulled too hard, someone tried to pry the window open, or the pivot post is bent. Could be that it’s 24 years old, and everyone knows by the time you are 24, there has been a lot of pulling and pivoting.
Whatever the reason, the window won’t seal because of the gap between latch and frame when in the closed position. Having recently turned my car in to a paperweight, I am driving this truck until I replace said paperweight.
The whistle, which starts at any speed over .00001 MPH (or if there is the slightest breeze while sitting at a stop sign/light) and increases in volume as wind speed increases, caused by the inability to seal the vent window is...irritating to put it mildly. Whereas my step son just turns up the stereo, it’s sort of a steel wool sliver in the eye kind of thing to me.
The folded paper, pieces of cardboard, and various pieces of rubber all eventually fall out, and I just open the thing while driving. I must fix it. I will fix it. If the local junk yards don’t have an appropriate part, I might even pay the $70 plus that Toyota wants, if I can get a definitive part number.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
02/03/2017 at 12:32, STARS: 1
Just left my shop for lunch, but I should be able to get an OE Toyota part # for you in a bit.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
02/03/2017 at 12:39, STARS: 0
Vexed and flummoxed.
Not a sentence, so on the list it shall remain
"beautimouse" (beautimouse)
02/03/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 0
Then I will purchase said part from you/your shop if possible. I’d rather give you/yours the money than just a web site somewhere.
Much appreciation!
"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
02/03/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 0
"beautimouse" (beautimouse)
02/03/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 0
Interesting. I knew someone would say something about that so I opened Word, typed exactly the above and hit return. No red squiggle. That’s what I get for trusting Word.
"beautimouse" (beautimouse)
02/03/2017 at 12:43, STARS: 0
Hahahaha! Now that’s a great idea!
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
02/03/2017 at 13:12, STARS: 0
Wouldn’t some painters tape and an overlay of black duct tape seal it off so the whistle would cease to be?
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
02/03/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 0
i had to look this up, but you dont have a subject.
I am Vexed and flummoxed.
i’m not an english major so whatever....
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
02/03/2017 at 13:24, STARS: 1
My guess from your pictures is the post is bent. That latch looks like pretty beefy die cast, seems unlikely to bend, but it provides a nice lever arm for any force to bend the post it’s attached to.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
02/03/2017 at 13:33, STARS: 0
Nah, don’t worry about buying from me, I’m just a body shop. We don’t really sell/ship stuff, and your local Toyota dealer will eat the freight within the list pricing.
It’s sold as part of an assembly from Toyota, the lower vent pivot (#3 in the graphic).
Toyota part # is 67560-89104, lists for $97.86, but plugging “Toyota 6756089104" into a Google search will give you the part listing on a number of Toyota dealers that run internet sales at a discounted rate. Should be able to snag one for $75 or so, it appears.
"beautimouse" (beautimouse)
02/03/2017 at 14:41, STARS: 1
Again, I say thank you for your assistance!