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

Here is your solution, I did this 4 years ago with no issues since.
General Motors, DIODE, 12135037
Here is a YouTube link to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shbVV_AFUzo

Hope this helps.

 

discovered this issue was just a bad ground and fixed it

 

TEQ off-road under hood lights installed. Easy and well worth it. Also installed a nice little bus setup.

 

My 2017 tundra battery died after 2 years. No mods or extra electrical adds. Didn’t have time to go elsewhere for a battery so dropped it at the dealership. Service guy called and said he could put the same type battery in for $200, or a lifetime warranty one for $250. No pro-rated bs. Pretty obvious which way I went. Of course this was 5 years ago so I have no idea what they would offer today.

 

That is a nice bus setup and what an efficient use of space over the fuse box. Great idea on the hood lights.

Have you considered a fuse bar like this? so wires off the bus are immediately fused.

$30 Blue Sea Systems 5046 ST Blade Fuse Block Compact 8 Circuit with Cover

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-Circuit-Common/dp/B01BV1MTF0?crid=1L1E2V29SE94I&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xPaMfc853hNi0BRjXJcfsBXWxlLm-mTXqvCJJAY2wjgyZxM481RKgOIDUi8YvVOzVRj23-jKSyDq8-Xbx--dfbyqjuOwAdQeQPs3PnppeGZCbqbG8EY7HOaaQ48bGXY4UJI3vV11pfDYQKgmqLkImtG2eYpGbasKNWmsm210Wd3tUz9YzfqdbgNtnQ2tApCTpuysg3SmSQD4vPolynkoSF9WoPAb11SVMxGMULda1lw.RD9_m4kDxv4WI2wsxHxnkwNO2GK565qEAF8varcHN-E&dib_tag=se&keywords=fuse+block&qid=1732072744&sprefix=fuse+bloc%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

 

I have an older version of this one (mine doesn’t have the LCD screen)

$80 SOLVTIN S6 Pro Max Battery Jump Starter 3000A, Portable Jump Box for Up to 10L Gas and 8L Diesel Engine with LED Display, 12V Car Battery Booster Pack with 100W Two Way Fast Charging

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2CMND35?ie=UTF8&th=1

Works great. It has a boost button which starts the 4R right away

 

Ceramic coated my new 4Runner for a killer deal (because it’s new and I’m getting 2 cars coated).

 

With the tire carrier installed a few days now, my wife doesn’t like that she can’t use the backup camera. Has anyone relocated their factory camera? I was also looking at the wolfbox mirror backup camera. Thanks!

$120 WOLFBOX G840S 12" 4K Mirror Dash Cam Backup Camera, 2160P Full HD Smart Rearview Mirror for Cars & Trucks, Front and Rear View Dual Cameras, Night Vision, Parking Assistance, Included 32GB Card & GPS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0811Q28N6

 

Added some Backwoods Adventure Mods deck panels to the roof rack.
Lots of mounting options that work with Etrack and Ltrack. Also works as a deck.

 

How much did you pay?

 

I dont think you have enough panels...

Looks great. I might take your idea and do the same to mine.

 

This video discourage me to buy Noco X series.

https://youtu.be/_kscEuRkGBc?feature=shared


I went through the Amazon reviews about (non X) GB150. And the reviews are concerning.

 

I am currently using the wolfbox and it works great. I put the camera just under the rear spoiler and it gives me a great view of the cars behind me. Also works great when pulling a trailer.

 

Which model and can you post up the location of the camera and the mirror when the camera is on so it can give me an idea? Thanks!

 

I own one and its a pita. If you have a vehicle 100 percent dead or trying to test a starter it will tell you the leads are reversed. Also the voltage display doesnt work anymore.

 

Changed the rear differential oil after 25k miles. Used Redline 75W85. The oil dint look too bad.
Going to do the front at an interval of 50k miles since I hardly use 4wd. It's probably in good condition given how the rear was. Transfer case will do next, sometime next year.

It was a shit show though. First my torque wrench stopped working. While looking at it, the pump pipe got dislodged from the bottle and oil fell on me. Picking the pipe I banged my head on the spare tire.
A 20 minute job took an hour and I smell of oil and the plugs are not torqued to spec.but, no leaks so I am not going to bother for next 25k miles.

 

Worked on a bunch of design projects, this was one... nifty covers for the new winch bumper's access openings...

 

Ouch. And the rear diff is the easy one.
Tips: Drop that spare tire the next time, you’ll have much more room to work under there. And use the squeeze bottles (3.2 Qts) like Valvoline 75W-90. Much easier to squeeze it in and no pump needed. I used to use Amsoil Severe Gear in the squeeze tubes for 3 changes, but each time the drained oil looked really gray and muddy and had lots of metal debris and sludge on the magnetic drain plug. I don’t think it holds up well. I just changed mine and the Valvoline still looked pretty clear and clean after 15K miles.

 

I just got lazy dropping the spare. I went with Redline simply because of it having the exact OEM viscosity. Valvoline squeeze bags are of course much simpler to use. Suggest me a 1/2 inch torque wrench?

 

$550 for each car.

 

This one has worked OK for me but I only need it every couple of years so not much use. They also have one with a 10-150 range.

$60 LEXIVON 1/2" Drive Click Torque Wrench 25-250 Ft-Lb/33.9-338.9 Nm (LX-184)

https://www.amazon.com/LEXIVON-2-In...locphy=9030088&hvtargid=pla-840836212682&th=1

 

What bumper are they for?

 

USING THE WOLFBOX 850

 

I need to do this. Do you have a write up on how you routed the wiring?

 

This!

 

That is exactly what I need to do.

 

Wife drove the 2018 to dentist today.

 

yep. i have that one. I use it occasionally. It works. I tested it side by side with a $500 Snap-On wrench and it was spot-on.

 

Yeah I went for the bigger top end version because I think there was still a 3rd gen in my stable at the time and the chance of that 180 ft/lb crank bolt with timing belt changes. In this case it was for the lower link bolts so I could have gotten by with the 150# version, but between this one and my 3/8 craftsman that goes to 75# I have most everything covered short of inch/pounds.