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LOL. Thanks for watching and asking. We appreciate it. Funny thing is that I don't recall these coming with any instructions. Can't even remember how I figured out that we missed a step but thankfully, we weren't too far gone to go back and correct it. You know it is, 2 steps forward, 1 step back. 🙂

@ozguy1393 good story. Thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it.

@chaplint70 thanks for watching and sharing your opinion. We appreciate it. We’re unable to confirm from our own standpoint as we have not tested and compared it to others. If we have an opportunity at some point, we will certainly make a video for it.

@@gwot thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it.

Thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it.

Hi Dave. Thanks for watching and sharing the kind words. We appreciate it. I could see your first argument as a possibility had this only be happening in the 4Runner (hitch is only 4-5 years old though) however on the Santa Fe, the hitch is only 2 years old and isn't used very much at all. For your second argument, you are correct, when with lighter trailers, this happens. Pretty common sense, however there are times when you do tow something that is light. For example, to save money we towed an empty uhaul trailer for 13 hours. Heard that rattling the entire way. When we tow our 16 ft., all steel trailer, no noise. Glad you enjoyed the review overall. Cheers!

I have a brand New Truck and the receiver is the same loose

@DoyleWilliams-ut1se thank you Doyle for watching and sharing. We appreciate it. Hope you're able to resolve that like we did.

Hi bobrowe. Thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it. I can certainly see how that would be a cheaper hack with the same result for farm use. For those that don't have a welder or access to one, that might be a little more difficult to make work. Just something to think about. Cheers!

i totally agree for this to work you do have to have a welder, down side to this approach. not something most people have in their garage unless you are on the farm. where i disagree is that this is not only for farm use . i added that to make the point if it will hold up for 60 years of farm work it's going to work for anything i use the same thing with my boat and motorcycle trailers what some people call a hack a farmer will call innovation.

Hi Lightwiz. Thanks for watching and sharing. We appreciate it. You make a valid point. Something I didn't think about as I keep my trailer keys on a several key ring since it also has my trailer lock on it. Certainly 1 item for shoppers to think about. Cheers!

Thanks for watching and sharing. We hope the episode is helping you out and that you're able to complete it successfully. Cheers!

@YellowJacketGarage yeah brother, this hitch is amazing. Absolutely on the shout out. We wear the shirts a lot out and about. 🫡. Thanks for watching.

@@dropitnjax thanks for watching and sharing. We really appreciate it and agree about the rattle. Cheers.

Hi Sirflip1. Thanks for watching and sharing with the community. We really appreciate it. Just when we think things can be simple and all done with the same hardware, a manufacturer has to go and mess that up for us. LOL. Thanks again. Cheers!

Hi George. Thanks for watching. 3" long bolt, I share that in the video. The rubber washers and metal washers were all purchased from a local hardware store. Hope that helps.

Hi Timothy, thanks for watching and the kind words! I do have to admit that testing this vehicle made me question whether I should keep my Santa Fe, or trade it in for the Tucson. We're very glad that you found our video helpful and we love hearing that we have information not included in other videos! Hope you find exactly what you're looking for in your shopping; take care and stay safe!

Hi Carpentrash, thanks for watching and asking. Honestly, we cannot remember the specific size or lengths. We took the fog light into our local hardware store and got the correct sizing bolts, washers, and nuts. If we still had the vehicle, I'd have been able to give you the measurements. Hope this helps; take care and stay safe!

Hi Bolind2. Thank you very much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it and thankful this video was of help to you. Cheers!

Hi Dave, thanks for watching and the laugh! I agree that not enough auto manufacturers pay attention to the needs of the consumer when it comes to setting the lowest cruise control speeds, but I can tell you that the drive assist function is AMAZING in stop-and-go and low speed zones. I find that I use it frequently on my commute into the office. We agree that a vehicle is a more personal choice and we do our best not to judge others' choices or builds, but I think that's simply because we are "car people." Yes, our Santa Fe will drive with the tailgate open, blaring its warning alarm the entire way. While you could absolutely put it in sport mode and floor it to clear out the cargo area, (LOL), you'd put some serious scratches in the rear bumper cover if you did. There are a lot of safety (I call them nanny) features, but I chose this vehicle because I can choose to override them all. I can ignore the door open alarm enough to ferry trash bins to/from the road, I can drive it up/down my driveway without a seatbelt on, and I can disable enough of the other features to have a normal driving experience. Thanks again for watching and the laugh; take care and stay safe in your Merc!

Hi joaquinvargas8936. Thank you for watching and asking. Much appreciated. We actually sold it right after making this video.

HI @daddylobo . Thank you very much for watching, sharing your journey and the kind words. We really appreciate that. So thankful that this video was of help for your FJ. Good luck with the project and we hope you have safe fun on the trails. Cheers!

Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words helloworld2846. We really appreciate that!

Hi 281skunk. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it. Cheers!

Hi KP, thanks for watching and the kind words! The 10 year corn is quite tasty. We actually just recently opened our second bottle to sip and enjoy, and would say it's worth the price we paid and maybe a little more. I saw on caskcartel a bottle going for well over what we spent, and, well, we still don't understand the secondary markets. We buy bottles to drink and enjoy. Cheers, take care and stay safe!

Hi Natures-Anomaly. Thank you so much for watching and sharing the really kind words. We greatly appreciate it and thankful that you found it helpful. We agree and wished there were more husband and wife teams out there but we're happy to be in the small population out there. Cheers!

Hi Lidsman, thanks for watching and asking! We now have close to 55k miles on our 2022 Calligraphy and we still love it. You can see from our other Santa Fe videos that we do as much of our own maintenance as we can without voiding warranties. That said, this vehicle's maintenance is more costly than anticipated (such as the spark plug cost), but not so expensive that we cannot afford to do it. The only issue that we have experienced thus far was needing to have the sunroof readjusted at the dealer which was covered under warranty (it would not close). We did have to sign a paper stating we would pay for the repair if it was found to be due to negligence (like say, if a child had stuck a pencil in the track), and had no problems doing so as we do fully maintain our vehicle. Yes, our Calligraphy has some ambient lighting, but it is only located above the glove box on the passenger side. It's barely noticeable most of the time for us. Our suggestions for pricing and shopping used 4th Gen Santa Fe's is to do the research on the maintenance intervals and ensure it's been fully maintained per the correct schedule: severe driving conditions vs normal driving conditions. The vast majority of drivers should be following the severe driving schedule, and dealers are failing to advise them as such. Ask questions about the active TSB/Recall on the 8DCT to ensure that you will be covered should you encounter the dreaded P1C2D03 code. We hope this helps; take care and stay safe! Happy shopping!

Thanks Honda97ish for watching and sharing. We really appreciate it. We agree 100% with you. Stay safe out there!

Hi Dave. Thanks for watching and sharing. We greatly appreciate it. Sounds like quite the project. Wish we could help but the smallest of differences completely throw off one mount from another as we learned with these and being a waste for us since they don't fit the Cleveland. We wish you luck on your search!

LOL. If you were only closer, that would be a cool collab. Thanks for watching and sharing the kind words brother. We appreciate it!

Thank you for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate it!

It actually came with the 4Runner when we purchased it.

LOL. Thanks for watching and the laugh. We appreciate it.

Hi Nikki, thanks for watching and asking! This generation of Forester actually had 2 different engines depending the which model year. The North American market earlier years, '09-10, had the EJ253 for the naturally aspirated trims, and the later years, '11-'13, had the FB25 engines in the naturally aspirated trims. The EJ engines call for 5w-30 while the new FB and FA engines call for 0w-20. Always follow the viscosity listed on your Subaru engine cap for optimal engine performance! Hope this helps; take care and stay safe!

@@burkestaes8771 lol. Thanks for watching. Dana loves working on this little car.

Thanks IOSARBX for watching and sharing. We appreciate it!

Thanks for continuing to follow along with our crazy projects. We're excited to see where we end up with this Metro. Cheers!

Hi Alex. Thanks for watching and sharing with us. We were certainly impressed with the 6. With Dana and I going in to the office more, we may end up looking at EV's sooner than we had thought. Stay safe out there!

HI Collm.3006. Thanks for watching. I wish I could remember what they were but that was a considerable time ago and I'm just not able to recall what they were. You might be able to look up the diagram for that harness that we used and identify which ones I didn't connect. Wish I could provide more assistance.

@@somepwnguy thanks for watching and sharing. You nailed it. Cheers!

@FixItFrench Thanks buddy for watching and sharing. We appreciate that and agree with you 100%. Cheers!

Thanks for watching. We have the link, bulb type, and the discount code in the description of this episode. Hope that helps.

Excellent gman. Thanks for watching and sharing the kind words. Good luck with your build. Come back and let us know how it went if you don't mind. Cheers!

Thank you Daniel for watching and sharing the kind words. We really appreciate that. We've certainly done a lot of work just like you described so we hope that it helps. Cheers!

Thanks Daniel for sharing with everyone. You're absolutely right. Off camera, we actually tried that since I've personally had success in the past with that hack. Unfortunately this time it didn't help so we had to leverage our free tool loaner buddies at Autozone. To your point though, sometimes those tools aren't available but we love it when they are.

Hi Gordon, thank you for watching! My sincere apologies for the delay in response. This is a very common problem in the design of the 4th generation Santa Fe's. The Dealership response is the exact same that I was told when I heard a rattle in my blower (they also noted that me replacing the air filter myself voided the warranty on the blower, so I now always ask before I do any DIY). They suggest first to blow compressed air through the blower, then to drop the blower. My rattle resolved itself, perhaps a leaf that shredded and blew its way through the system.... I actually have a funky smell eeking out my vents and it's been suggested by my latest service advisor that I drop the blower to check it out, and also that it's also very simple to do. We do have a small backlog of projects to get done first, but will add the Hyundai blower to our list. My very limited understanding is that you just need to remove the glove box, and then it's a few screws holding it up. Again, sorry for the delay in response and I'll apologize in advance for any delay in video release on this project. You're doing everything correct and you have a right to be suspicious of just blowing air through the squirrel cage, lest you end up with a stink bug stinking in your vents! Take care and stay safe; we'll post up when we have the video!

@deleonjacob2834 hi. Thank you for watching and asking. We're not quite there for the maintenance interval for flushing ours yet, but it will be something we'll consider when we reach that point.