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

Happy 60th birthday!

 

i wish, Id be a little closer to retirement if I was. Lol!!

 

Yeah. I ran into my dealers today as well. Gotta love the tagalongs.

 

Old Milwaukee. Lord. I didn't even know they still may that stuff. Last saw that prob in college nearly 20 years ago.

 

Canada is last to get everything, maybe nearly 20 yrs behind the US of A haha

 

I wonder if I'll be posting in 2033:

Drove the 2019 to Helium Depot to pick up 5 gallons for the wife's H-car, then returned home to replicate a pizza in the food synthesizer...

 

How do we make this a t-shirt NOW!!!

side note:
I usually say “t-shirt waiting to happen” when someone says something brilliant…but this NEEDS to be the option for ethnicity under rather not say…
Yeah, I’d rather not say cause I’m frickin’ awesome!

 

Since I’m wearing a Magpul tshirt I hope they dont steal your idea and make one that says, “Magpul, we get it done!”

 

haha they wouldn’t be wrong!
I mean if you’re gonna have a bday dinner, might as well Viking it out!

looks like yall had a great night, can’t put a copyright on that

 

Yeah man! Good times indeed!

 

Added some patches today. I sometimes take clients out to lunch, so I moved the one patch lower

 

Decided to try out desert backpacking. Packed up the 4Runner and Mika and headed out to the Domelands Trail near Ocotillo (for those who know Southern California). Sandy, rocky dirt road to the trailhead. Some of the sharp rocks made me wish I wasn't still driving on stock tires. Made it with no issue. Hike didn't go quite as we planned so ended up parked in a dispersed site by the entrance. Was kind of nice to set up right next to the 4Runner.

Couple pics:

 

Degreased and cleaned the front valance.

What grit sand should I use before spraying out black? 400?
Hand sand, orbital, multitool, dremel?

*keeping the sanding and spray paint super simple, I want the paint to adhere obviously is all that matters. this thing is scratched to sh*t and will keep getting scratched - will do future touch ups with valance on vehicle.

 

Minus 18 at the top of the ski resort this morning, so wifey and I did a tour de Kootenays, stopping at various auto dealerships on the way. Saw a cybertruck on the highway, and a brand new all-black Land Cruiser at a Toyota dealership. We decided we liked our runner the best.
Was close enough to freezing when we got home (about minus 4) to give it a wash and let it dry off in the sunshine.

 

How come you don't have Pro wheels?

 

Is this good enough?

@TrailSpecial22

 

Winter tires (Continental Xtrm with studs....only available in Canada) on a set of take-off TRD OR wheels I picked up from the dealership. Keeping everything stock or OEM except the tires.

The nice black wheels on K02s will be back on in the spring.

 

holy shit yeah!!!!

 

did somebody say GroupBuy?!?!?!?

Side note:

 

It's been about -3 at the most here in Kelowna for the last couple weeks and I can't bring myself to wash either of my vehicles. But we've barely had any snow this winter so can't complain too much.

 

Bought a head unit from a 2023 to retrofit it.. from lkq for 100 bucks.

Will it turn out to be what I am hoping it will be? Will find out...

 

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What grit sand should I use before spraying out black? 400?
Hand sand, orbital, multitool, dremel?

*keeping the sanding and spray paint super simple, I want the paint to adhere obviously is all that matters. this thing is scratched to sh*t and will keep getting scratched - will do future touch ups with valance on vehicle.

 

Forgot I ordered some rear emblem overlays when I first ordered the 4R and found them in my spare bedroom lol. Figured I’d paint them the color of the valences/TRD off-road emblem today since I was off work and had nothing else to do. I followed this guy’s instructions besides the paint shown below https://www.4runners.com/threads/diy-custom-painted-emblems-or-no-more-chrome.8852/. Gonna throw them on tomorrow

 

that’s a cool idea looks good.

it’s funny I’ve almost completed the opposite approach - deleting all Toyota silver and grey
I cut the rear valance off and started primer on the front valance

 

400 grit is usually a good starting point. 320 if you need to smoothen out deeper scratches. Just wrap around a 6" piece of 4" pine block, you dont want to press hard just 'feather' the surface then wipe down.

 

Thanks man! White and black is a classic/clean look for sure. Your 4R looks good. The silver accents compliment the mgm imo so I’m gonna keep it oem+ for awhile.

 

Hah
No ya keep it OEM dude, I wish I could go back to factory in many regards

 

In my uneducated opinion:/ I like a touch of silver wish I had it.. your rig looks great

 

Thanks man! Yours looks great