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

It doesn't have the black hood scoop so that would make it an 18 or older. That rack didn't come out til the 19 pros

 

Not a big thing but thank you to 4 Sticks for the new to me shifters! Just received them today and slapped em on. Looks a lot sleeker.



(needs a cleanin lol)

 

Oil change, vacuum, tire rotation, and rear diff fluid swap. 72000 miles. Riding smooth.

 

Applied Shin-Etsu silicone grease to my rear hatch seal.

 

Swapped the OEM roof basket for a Prinsu CNC full length rack and light bar

 

Correct! 2016. So basket was new to me.

 

Interested to hear if you have any wind noise from it at any speed. (I don't even keep crossbars since I try to keep the noise to minimum level, but if there is any roof rack that has no wind noise I could move my traction boards, hilift jack, etc..)

Also like to see how the light bar wiring is hidden.

TIA.

 

Still get some wind noise with the prinsu at highway speeds. It’s already dark here on the east coast but I can dm you photos manana. I tucked the wire loom that came with it into the guts of the weather strip from the prinsu foot forward and then managed to squeeze it (using plastic pry bars) in the side rubber bit along the edge of the windshield / a pillar and it’s tacked in with a little rtv silicone

 

Thank you, please post some pics. Would definitely help..

 

Finished the lift on my wife’s, got it aligned and new tires. She’s rocking the cornfed 2/1 kit with 285/70/17 nitto ridge grapplers. Big thanks to @2016 4Runner SR5 for getting it here fast. Ordered on a two days before a holiday and got it the day after the holiday. She is very happy.
You can also see her 2/1 kit sits taller in the front than my 2.5 /1.5 bilstein kit after the bumper and winch. I’m about a 1/4 lower than her I measured and I’ve lost 3/4 inch with having the secondary battery, bumper and winch on there plus sliders, and all the other.

 

I have the Artec Roof Rack kit. No noise but low profile does require removing crossbars to put accessories on. I have had about 6 months and am very pleased with it.

https://www.artecindustries.com/ty4r5g-roofrack

 

I used the exact same Auxito for 194s, they seem good quality.
In my 2021 Corolla hatchback, the festoon doesn't fit, they say 31mm, but i cant fit it in the housing for the life of me. I have a back and forth with them now.

 

The color doesn't really bother me, it's the size, I wish they made one smaller and modern for the tranny. That moose knuckle is meh.

 

Did someone say moose knuckle?

 

MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!

 

First and foremost, let me apologize if this is construed as spamming the conversation thread. I'm new to this and forums in general; I never went to e-etiquette classes.

But, to address your earlier question of how the wiring was done...

I flipped the lightbar so that the wire was on the passenger's side out the light, ran it across a cross bar secured with zip ties. Down the Driver-side foot of the RR, and then inside one of the folds of the weather strip on the roof channel (now secured with a little bit of 3m double side tape). Was able to squeeze wire loom into the recessed portion of the windshield gasket (the proper term escapes me ATM), secure it with small amounts of RTV.
In hindsight, for a cleaner install, I should have applied a continuous bead of silicone to the channel instead of the periodic dots, but alas, hindsight is 20:20.
Finally, wire loom went underneath the removable plastic cover at the base of the windshield.

All of this was inspired by the excellent and more articulate write up done by Brenan over at Trail4Runners, who I must give credit to. https://trail4runner.com/2018/08/30/kc-hilites-flex-light-bar-install-4runner/

 

Thank you very much for the info. That hiding wires part on that write up is little scary..

 

Wow!!! Talk about a huge difference in illumination!

And I really like your front bumper. Which brand is that?

 

Are those slides are Nerf Step bars?

 

Not today, not last week; but finally finished my RTMR auxiliary fuse box and got it installed with my front/ rear cameras (dash cam) and backup lights. The back up lights are switched to go on in reverse, off or any time on demand. Thank you all on this forum for the inspiration to accomplish these upgrades to include those I can remember @Saker (tr4r.org) @ForRun, @Dr. Monkeypants and @tacozord on TacomaWorld.

 

Yes, these make a huge improvement in low visibility conditions (these are the step above the SAE version).

Thanks-- the front bumper is the Victory 4x4 Blitz bumper. One of the cleaner lines on the low profile bumpers from what I saw on the market.

 

Which Viofo model did you end up chosing? I was considering the Toyota OEM option for my ORP via the dealership but the cost seemed exorbitant for the camera and install.

 

This one:
A129 PLUS DUO DUAL CHANNEL DASH CAM FRONT 2K 1440P + REAR 1080P 5GHZ WI-FI GPS DASH CAMERA

 

Many thanks!

 

Excited about my first offical mod purchase for our ORP!!! The girls and I poured over all of the multiple rock slider options available...consensus is we are going with the Victory Strike - https://www.victory4x4.com/product/V4RSL-ST-5G.html. We all agreed that the streamlined look is what we prefer. Thanks to @JB15TE for turning me onto the Victory products.

The choice came down to the C4, the RSG and the BudBuilt. All great products - but ultimately a bit too agressive for the look we want.

Next step is a rear ladder...and the wife is on-board with this one. Probably going to go with the Gobi.

Woohoo!!!

 

What are you using to mount your rear dash cam? I built my own bracket but it's not nearly as clean

 

It's DIY mount, similar to this one:

 

Lift kit and tires/wheels being installed today.

 

the nerf steps

 

Have you given any thought to Westcott Designs rock sliders? I will be picking up my 4Runner tomorrow and I will share what they look like (if you want). I found them to be superior to victory in regards to build quality. I hope this information proves helpful.