What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Ahhhhh

 

Truck feels excellent after 100k service!
their wash they offered blows, even the wheels are untouched - what a surprise
It started snowing as predicted. Shouldn't freeze up inside garage.
Working on lighting tonight. And probably every night for a week or two.

 

Ordered TRD Pro exhaust and CAI this week for my 22 TRD Sport. Go ahead and flame me if ya want, I did my research and know what I’m buying Curious if anyone has added the TRD Pro exhaust to a Limited/TRD Sport? LMK if anyone comes across this and has.

 

I might agree. Initially, I wanted to remove all the chrome/shininess components, and so did the wheels too. But now that Plasti Dip is off, the look might grow on me.

 

More lights? Oooohhh...

I like the license plate ambers, there's probably a law against that here in California.

 

For now, going to see if the plain look grows on me.

As to the power-coating, the rock sliders are powder-coated and starting to fail from driving off pavement. Would that same failure not happen to the power-coated wheels?

 

I suppose they might. I’ve had great experience with my local powder coating shop. Everything seems to be holding up great for now

 

Nor more lights but roof wiring and splicing, plus all cabling relocating to new head end fuseblock & breaker
Then comes my new dash switch solution built into cubby next to usb

 

While not regarding the wheels, which is your suggestion and I appreciate, attached is my experience with powder-coating on the rock sliders after ~20k-30k miles after installation. Again, not the wheels. The forum consensus was that while powder-coating looks good, it is not intended for components, like rock sliders, that will take a lot of beating from driving off pavement. https://www.4runners.com/threads/wh...h-gen-4runner-today.2261/page-689#post-369154

Now that I think of it, the wheels not being in that line of fire, for lack of a better description, might weather better. Thanks for the suggestion. I might consider after seeing how the bare look grows on me.

 

FWIW, I expect after I put sliders on, I'm going to be touching them up with Rustoleum or the equivalent at least a couple times per year.

 

If your dog sits in the front seat it can be harmed/killed by the airbag in an accident. My wife is a veterinarian (retired) and she treated many dogs that were hurt that way. If you love your dog put it in the rear area. FYI

 

I'm willing to bet, if your dog is ANYWHERE in your vehicle and you get in an accident, it will suffer harm.

 

If you live in a non-rust belt state, coat them/touch them up once a year. If you live in a rust belt-ish state, do it two or three times per year. Otherwise they look like oxidized chunks of scary looking metal.

 

My life be like...


For the uninformed... https://genius.com/Grits-ooh-ahh-my-life-be-like-lyrics

 

Did you get these back from PC yet? There is a set I can pick up really cheap and I'm thinking of selling the dark grey trail rims and picking these up and pc'ing them as well

 

https://cartrimhome.com/Car-Automatic-Window-Switch-Module-For-TOYOTA-4RUNNER

https://youtu.be/tUvhXV0Lr7A

 

Wow! Is that a massive hill that just appears flat due to the camera wide-angle? Looks like gravity-caused to me. Elevation changes seem to disappear with most pictures, more so I imagine with dash cams. It can all go sideways in a second!

 

agreed if its not harnessed in

 

I've used the Arclight "fuse" and AGM for 2-3 years without issues. It works great. Another benefit is that it raises the voltage above the "smart alternator" thresholds used by DC-DC chargers (Redarc, CTEK, etc) such that you don't need to run a separate wire to the fusebox to trigger house battery charging when using one of these chargers.

 

Thanks for the link. Cool.

 

Some folks have used bed liner paint, but Rustoleum is a good choice, too. Thanks for sharing.

 

I had mentioned it had a different color, "brown." A lot of the reviews also listed the color purchased as brown. Brown is out of stock right now, maybe it was a weird clearance thing or maybe somebody made a mistake, but keep an eye on it and look for the color brown option.

As time has gone on, it's a lot slower than plugging the phone in. I just wanted to go wireless.

 

Acetone evaporates pretty quickly and it was used to clear off the marring on the finish.

I was most impressed with the fact that the graphene coating is still pretty much there minus some of the gouging. Fortunately, I don't have to buff any paint down. I'm a big believer in leaving full thickness on and that is a big issue with these ceramic and graphene coating places, they want a good mechanical bond and they do that by grinding the top layer of clear coat.

 

Same goes for putting your feet on the dashboard. It didn't take some doctor to make me think about that, it's something about science and physics and physiology.

The sad thing is I saw an unrestrained dog in the back of a truck yesterday. People just don't think...

 

dropped it off for the 100k maintenance and bilstein 5160s for the rear.

 

My new (to me) 4runner still has the factory tires on it. Picked up a brand new set of Yokohama G015s mounted on TRD wheels I found on craigslist. Scored a killer deal. Excited to put them on once my black lugs come in.

 

I have used geolanders since I had my suburban back in the day. Absolutely recommend these, you will like them.

 

Good to hear. They weren't on my short list for new tire options, but after finding this deal I looked them up. Haven't seen anything negative about them. After I read the reviews, I couldn't pass up four new tires mounted to four new wheels for $1200.

 

What's the date code on the tires? If you got them secondhand, you'll be able to tell how old or new they are.

 

I have them same ones and they haven't fallen out on me in the few months I've had them. Must admit though, the storage space is pretty small as they're pretty thick plastic, but sturdy.