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

Washed it after a 570 mile road trip to see our son in college for his birthday! The weather in Texas today was amazing!!!

 

Washed mine twice yesterday and again today. Drove to San Antonio Wednesday in drizzle and fog. It was filthy like never before. Cleaned all the windows and wiped the interior down.

 

What kind of steps r those

 

Thank you!

And... um... yikes!!

 

I got my hook off of EBay, $40. Do you have a pick and pull neer you? The hook on the left fits the right also, there are literally 1000's of 4runners in salvage yards.

 

Yessir, I drive by two of them each day. I'll be dropping by....
Evidently the part number is the same for the FJ, which helps the odds of finding one.

 

"If we have to, overnight parts from Japan"... because it's cheaper that way. I did this in 2023:



Clean out the two threaded holes in the frame with a thread chaser before driving the bolts in.

 

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I watched that whole video and learned some cool tricks.

 

I'm reminded of this scene in "Freddy Got Fingered"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2aKsoizx1w

 

Yes, if you have a trusted eBay source, it is much better there. Pick a part should be best though. Happy hunting!

 

hey, they’re custom steel dom tubing made by local fabricator, and then local powder coater.

 

I'll gladly pay the extra money to live in Northern California instead of Texas

 

Yikes

 

This is why we moved out of NY in 2012.

 

How is it possible that British Columbia just got its first snow of the season???

 

Metro Vancouver....meanwhile, we had another 40+ cm of fresh powder (on top of the 400 cm we've had so far this winter) at Red, then bright sunshine.

 

mic drop moment... Kroger fuel points and my fillup was $1.95/gallon.

That is Gizmo, and he is a 9 week old beagle/lab mix. He is either full throttle or asleep.

 

I know how beautiful and scenic Northern California is; so you've definitely got Texas beat there. Every state has its pros and cons. I have flat land land (I get better MPG's) and cheaper gas, but my views suck.

You have awesome views, but crappy MPG's and pay more for gas. There's always a trade off.

 

Stunning! Nothing beats west coast skiing.. powder + sun (vs. east coast's ice + drab skies).

 

Today's view. Those are trees in the background, 71° today, 48° for a high tomorrow.

 

California has its share of miles and miles of…

 

SSO Slimline and Warn EVO 10, thanks again to Gillian's crew at Apex Overland for the install.

 

^^ That looks amazing. Perfection.

 

That looks great. Do you still have the recovery/tow hooks on the front? I painted mine red, just a subtle change.

 

Looks like they're built into the Bumper/Winch mount.

 

Correct, the recovery points are welded onto the front of the bumper. The upper opening is cut for a 20" Baja Designs light bar (which sadly I can't afford right now), but still looks good empty. I was curious on how to access the clutch (the remote is wireless, just have to charge it up which she said lasts for months with no use). They listened to my concern but forgot to tell me they cut in an opening for easier access and even cleaned up the edge. I'm really liking that shop.

 

Went for a nice drive in the country, apparently Photon knew something that I didn’t, this pallet was waiting on the loading dock when we arrived.

 

^^ High wings?

 

I don’t know, Photon wouldn’t tell me what/why/how these things will work.

 

looking good! Love mine!