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

Went up to visit some dear friends over the weekend. Tell me, how could this possibly happen considering where I am parked, in a rural country town, on a road infrequently traveled.



My buddy and me spent 30 mins prying back the sheet metal enough so that I could make the +200 mile drive back home. The plastic bumper almost popped out almost 100%. Not worried about insurance cause new bumpers are being fabricated and the plastic will be trimmed back to just under the factory fogs...

 

Drove the '23 SR5P to work and home.....smiles for miles!

 

Texting or road head would be my guess.

 

Installed my DD SS3 Amber Sport fogs lights. Had to do it twice because I wasn't paying attention to the slots the bracket slide into in the inside.

My auto light sensor arrives tomorrow.

 

Did a 60k mile service... Oil, diffs, txfr case, ATF, rear brakes, got all the rocks out of the skids, greased all joints, fluid top offs, tire rotation, then added meso hatch lights, all time USB charging port. A transmission jack is The ticket for installing steel skids by yourself! Now I'm looking at Waze to run air conditioning to my bird dog in the crate in the back. I might pull from the floor air conditioner all the way to the back of the crate.




Update.... Found some skid plate rashes and slider rashes that I know I didn't do! Going to have to talk to MyWyf! Haha

 

Interested in seeing how you route the A/C for the Doggo.

 

While I needed something different for AC, this was an early consideration.

$65 NOGGLE, 6ft - Kids Personal Air Conditioning System, Made in USA, Directs Cool Air to Children in The Backseat - Air Conditioning Vent Hose for Vehicles, Making The Back Seat Cool Again - Grey

https://www.amazon.com/Noggle-6ft-P...20597083&sprefix=car+ac+extend,aps,147&sr=8-2

 

Someone was getting the ol' Hawk Tuah! LOLOL!

 

I'm thinking of something like this exactly but a bit more permanent. I'm looking at 3d printing a connection specifically for inside the center console and coming out somewhere. I am in the CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) phase haha

 

80% Offroad bash bar installed.

 

drunk rural country idiot is my guess..

 

I think they actually had an 80% off sale at one point
Principal alone, I can never buy one now

looks real good @2021venture

 

4R dom rock sliders back from powder coat, pickup and bolt on this Sunday

 

Finally got my hands on a Pro exhaust so I can modify the side exit pipe to work on the stock exhaust. Not sure how soon I'll get it done but at least I have it in hand now. Will be doing an oil change, as well as a much needed cleaning inside and out

 

@wax poetic
Zero knowledge on this
But I’ve seen the modified side exhaust or people who cut it short since it was in the way/already bashed up
Any reason to use/start with the pro exhaust VS going to a muffler shop, etc?
Already designed to exit via the side?

 

That sucks.

Looks like someone backed into it, IMO. Was there a driveway across the street? If not, somebody probably decided to turn around right where you were parked and nudged into your front bumper with their rear.

 

I can't speak for everyone, only me. And FWIW I can totally see this as a waste of money as it is mostly for looks and maybe to help a bit with taking fumes in the rear window when it's open and my dog is back there. I believe that last part is debated so I don't know if it's true or not.

For me, I was looking specifically for the rear section of the pro exhaust for the reasons above AND it is the only way to get the black trd tip (although the sombrero is available separately). Is this the most cost effective way to have a side exit ... definitely not. Is it worth it? Most likely not.

I hope this helps.

 

TD did a great job. Tucked perfectly under the bumper. Very nice

 

That looks great

 

Heya guys, Look at what i found =). Hoping to get replacement parts ordered this afternoon and will replace later this week.

| Edit | it started making banging squealing sounds so i took the tire off and found it like this.






Ignore the puddle. its just water from the driveway.

 

Whoa! That's crazy.

Time to start putting clips on the top, although they might have not done a damn thing.

Wonder how that happened??

 

The dealership replaced my pads a couple weeks ago so I honestly have no idea how it happened. Probably a lazy reinstall. As a personal rule, i dont work on my brakes cause im a novice and it would be really dangerous if I screwed it up.

 

Did you buy this from 80% off-road and have Tread Depot install the entire thing? Their work looks GREAT!

 

I live in OKC and I have been looking at the 80% off-road bash bar. I have done a few projects with my grandpa and welding but if I can get it from a shop it might be worth a trip down to Dallas. If you don't mind me asking how much and how long?

 

crazy, but yes i use steel spring cotter clip pin and not the factory thin wire retainer.

 

it was really dangerous what happened here by the dealership. Sounds like a call to them asap!

 

Love these, can finally use the cubbies without everything flying out. Good spot for gum and OBD dongles, lol. They're made really nicely, feels like they'll last just as long as the 4Runner will. Link to the '10-'13 models (You can buy top / bottom / both). The shop obviously has a set for '14+ models, too.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1258136020/5th-gen-2010-2013-4runner-storage-drawer?ref=yr_purchases

 

Wait wait wait ... wtf is that little flip down thing? This is the first time I'm seeing that.

 

Little door that flips down and covers the top half (the bottom cubby is always exposed). My 2015 didn't have one, I don't think.. but my 2010 does haha.