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

This was in the tire... no idea what it is

 

I know exactly what it is... its a pain in the rear is what it is ... make ya take tire off and all that jazz and have to use a spare .... luckily they got ya all fixed up.

 

Yeah - was not planning on spending day like this. But all done now, AAAaaaannnddsss the mystery has been solved

 

I sort of crave that cop look too.

 

The start of Install of slee sliders

 

Does it come with a Check Engine Light?

 

Welcome. Looks like you're off to a good start.

 

Time to add some sliders my friend.

 

Lol luckily it does not!

 

Is it front end Friday yet ?

 

Nice! Post some more pics when you have them on. Curious on your initial thoughts as well...

 

did you paint ur garnish or leave it alone plastic?

 

just received ready to put on, try fit and white out look good too. now I dont know which to pick i got 48hrs to decide . lolzz

 

Honestly, I like the white lettering out. If you go the black out everything route it may look out of place, but the white letters out look good on it as is

 

white letters out

 

White walls are like politics. That's all I can say except I won't even buy a tire if it has any white. Since our rigs stand tall they stick out and look worse on the inside. If you put them in, use a permanent marker and black em out

 

I actually dig the white valance.

 

Painted. I used duplicolor trim paint

 

So I made some adjustments on my Bajadesigns led light bar for my switches. Giving it the cleaner look. Just need to order another push button switch for my backlighting.

 

And the next best part.

 

Order another switch.

 

I have to admit that I like the look ..get some black lugs and call it a day.

 

I had Grabbers on my '05 Grand Cherokee. I liked them enough that when they wore out I got another set. First set was letters out but my wife had a terrible habit of scuffing them on curbs so the second set was letters in. I used Duplicolor black tire paint on the letters. It lasts a loooong time.

 

Did a little mud flap mod to solve a rubbing issue (stock lift, ORP, TRD pro wheels, 275/70/17) the fender push and trim mod worked well for my rub in the front in reverse, but still had rub with certain compressions and turns going forward but in the REAR on the mud flap, tried using a heat gun to mold it but somehow made it worse actually. So I just popped off the mud flap (3 x10 mm, two pop it clips) and trimmed some. You do lose a little connection for the flap on the inside so I Jerry rigged a zip tie to stop the inside of the flap from dangling. Ultimately as NIMBY as said could have solved it with a bit more caster on alignment, but wasn’t able to get the truck in for that, and I’m waiting on a lift so I’ll do it then. Took about 10-15 minutes, trimmed with a pair of electrical snips. All in all you can barely tell it was trimmed. Seems like a fine temporary solution. Can always replace the flap from someone who took theirs off. (Note mine is 2020, and I know somewhere over the years of 5th gen, the flap style and attachement changed)

 

Initial thoughts is damn these are gonna be some work to get on by myself but excited to do it. But I will definitely post as soon as they are on

 

1)Inspected the air filter
2)Checked the engine oil
3)Topped up the washer fluid
4)Checked my coolant level and leaky water pump that Toyota says is normal

 

Any plans to address the leak? Have you tried another dealership?

 

Escalated it to Toyota corporate by calling and starting a case. They allegedly called the dealership and researched the situation. They sided with the dealership and said this is not a warranty issue.

They told me that it's not a mechanical failure so it's not covered.

 

Keep all paperwork. When it fails and you end up with an overheated engine and failed head gaskets or worse, they’ll be sorry they didn’t swap the water pump like they should have. Any leak is unacceptable, period.

 

Was a neat phone call with the rep from corporate. I asked how much leaking would be unacceptable and he couldn't tell me. I then asked the Toyota recommended service interval for monitoring water pump leaks and he of course again had no answer.

I then explained to him how a leaking water pump not being covered under a powertrain warranty makes no sense. He just kept reading off his script about how "this will not be covered under warranty"