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Toyota’s New Cloaking Device

Did Toyota Really Just Patent a Cloaking Device?

The headlines sure suggest they did.

Toyota patent reveals ‘Cloaking Device’ for cars

Toyota Just Patented a “Cloaking Device” 

Other outlets were a little more, ahem, transparent about the story

Toyota patents a device that could make car pillars transparent

The folks who broke the story (The Drive) were probably also the clearest in their headline

Let me begin by giving credit to the original author. I found the Ram Mount iPhone mod on Tacoma World here.  G.T. from TacomaWorld is the original poster from what I can tell, all credit goes to G.T. This is an incredibly simple mod and I was determined to make it happen. Especially so because this mod solves one of my major concerns with my daily commute. I am a Waze user. I love the ability to…

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Fixing the A-Pillar Trim

Not long ago I had the headliner, A-pillar, C-pillar, and sunroof panel recovered to replace the sagging original liner.  Everything went together well, except for breaking off the tiny plastic mounting tabs on the A-pillar trim pieces.  These plastic tabs slip into metal clips on the A-pillars and retain the trim piece.  Unfortunately they are very fragile and became brittle over time.  I originally just used the rubber door gasket to help keep the piece in place, but it wasn’t working that well.  After a little time the pieces would loosen up again and start to fall away.

Fortunately the broken off tabs weren’t lost, having been stuck in the metal clips.  I picked up some plastic epoxy from the parts store and went to work.

1. Pulling back weather stripping.

2.  Epoxying the tabs back into place.  I added some epoxy to the sides of the unbroken tabs as well, just to add a little strength.

3.  Tighten up the weather stripping by pinching it together.