I went to look at a 1999 toyota 4x4 ext cab 4cyl . He is the orginal owner, showed me his title and everything.. Well the tailgate says sr5 v6, and the cab has a sr5 sticker on it too.. Well under the hood, it has info for a v6 5rz? The engine is definitely a 4.. He made sure to point out every little dent and ding, and swears it is the orginal hood and tailgate. Told me to take the vin and run it if I want... Has anyone heard of this before? How would I tell if it is a sr5? Thanks..
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never seen it but if you want to, you can PM me the full vin number and i will run it through TIS and i'll be able to see what the build sheet says it was from the factory.
OK ... Let's try to untangle this ...
The 1999 4X4 XtraCab was available in both 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions.
The 4-cylinder would have had the 2.7L 3RZ I-4 engine. The 6-cylinder would have had the 3.4L 5VZ V6.
Check the 5th character in the VIN. To the best of my knowledge it should be an 'M' if it's the 3RZ 4-cylinder and 'N' if it's the 5VZ 6-cylinder.
As of 1999, 'SR5' denoted an optional trim / accessory package, not a model. This package included SR5-specific external badges: 'SR5' for the 4-cylinder; 'SR5 V6' for the 6-cylinder.
There were two SR5 option packages for 1999 4WD Tacomas:
SR5 Package #1 - 4WD
Includes chrome plated package and rear bumper, Deluxe ETR/Cassette with four speakers, sliding rear window with gray privacy glass, CFC-free air conditioning, passenger sunvisor w/mirror
SR5 Package #2 - 4WD
Includes SR5 Package #1 with the chrome package replaced with color-keyed front bumper, valance and grille
In other words - the only difference in the two 4WD SR5 packages was whether the optional exterior trim parts were 'chrome' or 'color-keyed' (color-matched to the body color).
So ... (Assuming I'm interpreting your post correctly ...) either:
(a) Someone's swapped the tailgate badge from 'SR5' to 'SR5 V6' OR ...
(b) The wrong badges (and under-hood sticker(s)) were installed at the factory OR ...
(c) This truck has had a motor swap
The 1999 4X4 XtraCab was available in both 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions.
The 4-cylinder would have had the 2.7L 3RZ I-4 engine. The 6-cylinder would have had the 3.4L 5VZ V6.
Check the 5th character in the VIN. To the best of my knowledge it should be an 'M' if it's the 3RZ 4-cylinder and 'N' if it's the 5VZ 6-cylinder.
As of 1999, 'SR5' denoted an optional trim / accessory package, not a model. This package included SR5-specific external badges: 'SR5' for the 4-cylinder; 'SR5 V6' for the 6-cylinder.
There were two SR5 option packages for 1999 4WD Tacomas:
SR5 Package #1 - 4WD
Includes chrome plated package and rear bumper, Deluxe ETR/Cassette with four speakers, sliding rear window with gray privacy glass, CFC-free air conditioning, passenger sunvisor w/mirror
SR5 Package #2 - 4WD
Includes SR5 Package #1 with the chrome package replaced with color-keyed front bumper, valance and grille
In other words - the only difference in the two 4WD SR5 packages was whether the optional exterior trim parts were 'chrome' or 'color-keyed' (color-matched to the body color).
So ... (Assuming I'm interpreting your post correctly ...) either:
(a) Someone's swapped the tailgate badge from 'SR5' to 'SR5 V6' OR ...
(b) The wrong badges (and under-hood sticker(s)) were installed at the factory OR ...
(c) This truck has had a motor swap
Truck came from the factory with a 4cyl.. Tailgate on the truck from the factory had v6 on it. On the inside of the hood, where there are stickers giving uou info on the engine (forget what all they are) are for a v6.
I ran the vin on the free part of carfax, and it came back as a 4cyl. So I guess the wrong stickers and badge were put on at the factory. The 5th in the vin is a M
I ran the vin on the free part of carfax, and it came back as a 4cyl. So I guess the wrong stickers and badge were put on at the factory. The 5th in the vin is a M
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