Well done, op. Looks like a new car again.

This is where she starts to think: "Did he crash it?" :p

My aunt and uncle had a very similar car and year which was hit in the front due to someone sliding on ice. But after some home repairs ran great for 8 more years until they sold it for a nice little down on something newer.

Awesome and lasting repair I think!

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I'm glad you liked it!

Fairly handy, but I haven't done a project quite like this before. There's really not a lot to it if you've got the basic tools. It's just a matter of noting the order of removal so that you put things back on correctly, and then fiddling a lot with the fit to get it all right. I live fairly close to a lot of salvage yards and enjoy hunting through them. Also having a Toyota dealership close by to replace small broken parts and clips is helpful.

Are you pretty handy with cars, or did you just figure it out along the way?

This made my day. Thanks for being such an awesome person. Great job too.

Thank you! Her reaction was a great reward. Mom said that she kept saying, "why would he do this??"

Thank you! I'm now a damned expert in how the front of Toyota Highlanders are put together.

Seeing her reaction (mom took a video) made it all worth it :)

You are a good person and I'm sure your family is super proud of you! Such a thoughtful thing to do.

That was a very nice gesture and good for you.

After working on this for a couple of weeks, my mom drove the car to pick up my aunt from the airport. She didn't even recognize it at first and actually started walking towards a different silver SUV at the gate. When she finally realized, she started crying right there on the sidewalk and basically didn't stop the whole way home.

One detail I left out of the image notes: I replaced the driver's seat belt, which had nearly frayed in half.

Edit: she's so excited. She just texted me a picture of the headlight pattern cast on her garage door. She still hasn't noticed I replaced the frayed seat belt.

I love this so much!!!!!

What a heartfelt present to say thank you :) good job

Thanks!!! Was able to get the faucet off and install the new one.

https://imgur.com/a/NARLm1E

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Sorry for the confusion. The water lines weren’t fed through the white fastener.

So I need to disassemble the faucet from above to remove?

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Is it significant that your picture focuses on the disposal switch and not the faucet?

As to the faucet, just unscrew the white fastener with the four flanges, either bare-handed or with a basin wrench.

Its from above, on the side there should be a set screw, allen key, remove that then twist 1/4

It's not that big, but thanks anyway.

Ball cocks. Sealing off big nuts.

Plumbers are fuckin hilarious