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Toyota Previa final assessment 2017

So I finally get the word from insurance.  It was an older vehicle and considered not worthy of fixing. So they totaled it. ----------------------------------- 2 options. $1400 and they can scrap my van. $1200 and I keep the van... This is a No Brainer. I've dedicated so much time and effort to this van, that I couldn't simply let it die. No... This whole project was about reviving this van and that is still the mission. So I've been dreading it, but finally had time to really assess the damage. With the limited time off due to work and family time, My junkyard salvaging has been severely hampered. I was able to find a fender and grab it, but limited in time to get all the other parts needed, but those parts were either gone or damaged because dummies didn't care about them when removing. -------------------------- As I was taking everything apart for Previa, I seen that the right side isn't just pushed back, but pushed into the engine bay as well. I wa

2016 Toyota Sienna "Long Console"

So I've been looking at a few things for the Sienna. I've kinda been into the OEM options. Upon looking in the manual, there are a few different types of consoles. I believe one has USB charging in the back and then there is this one: "Long Console". I think this must have been for the newer Sienna models. But for some reason, I'm really digging it. -------------------------- While I wanted this console, I realized that looking at my SE, it is going to be different than the XLE. See the SE has the sliding middle row with middle seat rail is different than the 7 seater models that don't have the additional center seat. Now I cannot 100% confirm unless I see this in person, but it looks like the sliding console's extended track might conflict with the SE middle row sliding track, as seen in this picture. Here is the long console  You can see that the with the XLE model, there is not additional track for the