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

Nice ! Do you happen to have a (expanded) pic between the spare tire and the rear bumper ?

 

giveaway wheels from summit off road finally arrived can't wait to throw these on they look way better in person

 

gotcha. Looks like it came out pretty sporty

I’d probably use rivets just to use up some of the stuff I aready have

 

I’d have loved to use rivets but that would be investing in a rivet gun and times are tight lol.

 

Question on the TW thread - does the following paragraph in that writeup mean that the newer Osram bulbs need an upgrade in the wiring harness to reach their potential? Or was the problem due to the two different brand bulbs being installed at the same time?

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With the 35w Osram HIR and the 30w Philips HIR installed at the same time, the max lux reading was 460 from the 35w Osram HIR, which was less than the 486 I had previously measured the 30w Philips HIRs at. The Osram should come in about 15% higher than the Philips based on the specs. Something was off. I initially used a newer professional grade light meter for the updated comparison reading, but went back to my hobbiest light meter to eliminate the variable with no better results. After thinking it through I realized the lights are choking on overloading the small gauge reverse wiring. Removing the 30w Philips bulb the 35w Osram shot up to 529 lux, a 15% improvement. This places measured readings of the Osrams about 10% brighter than Philips, which is approximately inline with the specs.

If you've read my other lighting threads about installing a standalone harness, this is proof of the benefit. Stock wiring hinders performance when turning up the wattage by restricting power. In this case a 860 lumen bulb is failing to provide performance of even a 750 lumen bulb due to inadequate wiring. A relayed standalone harness for the reverse lights would provide at least 15% benefit and likely more by going to a heavy gauge wire. This would also alleviate the load on the tow circuit while providing even brighter reverse lights. Note for future mod.

 

Well, still no ETA on the Marlin Crawler gussets (ordered in late August); and with a glimmer of hope of getting other stuff in time for this weekend (our Offroad group is doing our fall color run)... I did the fiscally responsible mans cam gusseting, and just put a big weld bead behind each tab. I was close to overnighting some TC gussets, but figured this was basically free, should do the job, and if I decide to still do the MC gussets later on, should fit with just a bit of grinding. (I did have a couple bent tabs).

UCA’s show up tomorrow; so should be able to get everything mostly back together; then just to sit back and hope coilovers show up on or by Friday. With time to throw them in, wheels on, and a DIY alignment.

If not, I’ll be riding shotgun in a “gasp” Jeep. (Not really a big deal, but figured that comment would add a bit of drama to the post, lol).

 

Finally installed my lift. Eibach shocks w/ dobinsons springs.

 

So I did the cheap LED bulb kit swap out for $20.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/order...&pf_rd_p=d8e05aa3-599e-414f-a5ce-cce5b9a20ea7

I'm not providing any pics because there are plenty out there for reference. I will say once the sun went down I was pretty impressed with how much brighter the inside was.

With that said I am not sure what four door puddle lights will do. Maybe once I am in a pitch black parking spot and I'm getting out of the door I'll notice if they have any value.

I did not swap out the footwell on the mirrors. Partly because it was close to 7:00 PM and I was running out of daylight quick, but mostly because you have to damn near take the whole mirror apart. Screw that!

Then there is the pointless glove box light that comes with the kit. From what I read you have to essentially take the whole glove box apart to get to the light. Then you'll find out it's not a plug and play light like the rest of the lights are. Is that true?

So out of 16 bulbs in the kit I used 13.

In my opinion if you find a kit out there that only has 9 bulbs in it I'd recommend that for normal schmucks like me. The two vanity, the two map, the dome, the two rear hatch door, and the two license plate are good enough.

FYI...the dome LED bulb seems like its just a tad too long. Doesn't really feel like it snaps in as well as the two in rear hatch door do. I have a feeling if I hit a huge bump or pothole it's gonna pop out.

 

Looks great!

How's it ride?

 

Great! Very smooth and no more brake dive. In case anyone is wondering. Dobinsons 300/723 coils. The KDSS specific coil is prefect. No lean.

 

I agree how the lighting changes with making the color different. Looks good. Just finished mine up with Griots correction cream and 2 coats of the ceramic spray. It’s prepared for the winter.

 

I wasn't sure about the Army Green when I first saw it but the more I saw it the more I liked it. I still love my Nautical Blue but this Green is really nice!

 

Got some new shoes

 

Finally got everything blacked out that I want to. The last thing was the wheels, painted them gloss black. The first two pics are when I first brought it home in Feb. 2019. Last two are how she sits now. Nothing major but I think I'm settled and happy with it now. Maybe...

 

Would think the Mc gussets would’ve been sitting on the shelf

 

Would have thought so too... and at the very least not something that would be backordered for a month? But things happen I guess.

 

My attempt at "bronze" overlays. Getting tint on Thursday.

 

Looks good. Photogenic pupper is photogenic! What a beautiful dog, love his/her markings.

 

He was just supervising. Making sure I didn't mess up his ride.

 

Looks awesome, I'm waiting on my bronze platidip to come in to do the same

 

Are you doing the Brass Monkey?

 

The funky monkey?

 

Lol sorry. What color of plastidip are you doing?

 

lol, gold bronze

 

FYI, I used the same number of bulbs you did, as my kit included mirror puddle lights, but my OR doesn't have those in the mirrors.

The led bulb provided for the glove box is useless, as that bulb cannot be changed out.

AND, you might want to check it out - I found the license plate led bulbs from the kit have too much glare, in that they mess up the backup camera image at night. I ended up taking out the led bulbs and putting the stock bulbs back in for the license plate lights. I've been told there are led bulbs that are much better for the license plate lights, as they are designed for that location. Found some at Diode Dynamics - $8 for the pair.

 

Dropped mine off at the shop with my OME 3" and tires should be delivered tomorrow.

 

Now that AG Pro is all done getting detailed. Going in next week for the first oil change and state inspection. Also getting the alignment done since adding the new Eibach springs. After that need to find time and some more money for 285’s but the wife put the brakes on the tires. Lol. Find time to add my Bajadesigns led amber bar. What I would like to do but there we are again need more money. These dam mods. Like to get 2 LP4’s one on each side of the safety sense. Already have the NFab mount for them.

 

Nice! Methinks that bronze TDRP wheel would also look nice on Barcelona Red 4Runners.

 

Don't settle man! Go for it! (Says the guy with no wife)