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New 2018 SR5 premium owner coming over from Tacoma World

Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by AlphaVII, Sep 28, 2018.

  1. Sep 28, 2018 at 10:37 AM
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    AlphaVII

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    AlphaVII [OP] New Member

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    Hey y’all!

    I’ve had a 2011 Taco for 4 years, but sadly I’m having to sell in because I’m too tall to put a car seat comfortably behind me. Enter the 2018 SR5 premium 4x4 on Saturday. I don’t do much off-roading but do like to camp and hang at the beach. I’ve always done some modding to my vehicles, mostly cosmetic with some basic performance upgrades.

    What are some good starter mods to work on?
     
    AlphaVII, Sep 28, 2018
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  2. Sep 28, 2018 at 12:23 PM
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    jester243 rabble rabble rabble

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    I changed some lights, tires and tinted windows...mind blowing huh
    Welcome over Justin, there is an every growing number of us that have made the same switch. As for upgrades, I guess that depends on how deep your pockets are and what you want to do with it. I hated the interior lights so I changed them to LED and I wasn't that fond of the headlights either so I changed those out for HID (both items should have come from Toyota). The blackout covers for the badging seems to be pretty popular around here too as well as the raptor style amber lights in the grill.
     
    jester243, Sep 28, 2018
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  3. Sep 28, 2018 at 12:33 PM
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    hmmm... i'll have to take a look once i get possession. I have this insatiable need to customize a vehicle a little bit as soon as I get it just to make it feel my own I guess. I'll have to go digging around to find the mods youre talking about.

    Sadly, the deeper my pockets get the more adult my brain has become. Like "why replace my tires until the old ones go bad" type of thinking. Small mods for now, biggest might be a level lift.
     
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  4. Sep 28, 2018 at 12:34 PM
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    SlvrSlug Slightly bent.

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    Welcome aboard.
     
    SlvrSlug, Sep 28, 2018
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  5. Sep 28, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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    I changed some lights, tires and tinted windows...mind blowing huh
    this is so true it hurts :laughing:
     
    jester243, Sep 28, 2018
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  6. Sep 28, 2018 at 1:02 PM
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    jester243 rabble rabble rabble

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    I changed some lights, tires and tinted windows...mind blowing huh
    jester243, Sep 28, 2018
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    brownbear Relax

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    Welcome from FL.
     
    brownbear, Sep 28, 2018
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  8. Sep 28, 2018 at 2:49 PM
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    Cheers from Utah. How you loving the runner compared so far? Most, absolutely love the change/swap. Hope your happy man.
    Again, welcome. Wheres the pics of said smexiness ???? I wanna see :)
     
    Kyblack76, Sep 28, 2018
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  9. Sep 28, 2018 at 6:20 PM
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    I’ll update this as soon as I get it tomorrow.
     
    AlphaVII, Sep 28, 2018
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  10. Sep 29, 2018 at 12:25 AM
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    4runningMan, Sep 29, 2018
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    Also, Sylvania LED 194's are AWESOME. Get the Zevo's, not the standards.
     
    4runningMan, Sep 29, 2018
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  12. Sep 29, 2018 at 6:01 AM
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    5100’s up font set at .85 to level frame and stop the stock nose dive.
     
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  13. Oct 1, 2018 at 11:12 PM
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    Do you mean it fit well in your 4runner? I see what you mean about poor cabin lighting now.
     
    AlphaVII, Oct 1, 2018
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  14. Oct 2, 2018 at 7:55 AM
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    same boat kinda...howdy for TEXAS. story here is got my runner and did upgrades then surprise here comes the little man. happy I got to work on Frank before baby came. I guess this goes with out saying but jic...FLOOR MATS and cargo area cover. canvas back makes a good product for the cargo area and husky or weathertech. husky seems to cover way better.
     
    ruiz4251, Oct 2, 2018
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  15. Oct 4, 2018 at 6:42 PM
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    ....oh SH!T?!?!?! Gotta get mine put on! Bob sent it over to me and I keep forgettin to stick it on my truck! Thank you Jester for the reminder!!

    Welcome from IL Alpha!
     
    SLoTH_XVX, Oct 4, 2018
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  16. Oct 5, 2018 at 11:41 AM
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    This fits a 4runner? Amazon says no
     
    AlphaVII, Oct 5, 2018
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  17. Oct 5, 2018 at 3:02 PM
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    No "adulting" allowed here...

    :bananadance:

    .
     
    gdvan01, Oct 5, 2018
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  18. Oct 5, 2018 at 3:05 PM
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    That 'check to see if it fits your vehicle' crap on Amazon is garbage most of the time.

    My personal experience, the Sylvania's blow hard knobs. The JDM Astar's you can get on Amazon work perfectly. I also have a couple of the festoons from Diode Dynamics.

    You can check Xenon Depot as well. I only have their HID headlights, can speak to the LED's for internal stuffs.

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    gdvan01, Oct 5, 2018
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