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

Just got mine up last night. Don’t forget the silicone, and I ended up using a stronger double sided tape for the front mount.

 

Red with grey wheels looks good!

 

Thanks Newlife! I like the red with gray wheels.

 

Nice. Your before and after pics are pretty much spitting images of mine. Though I got Ridge Grapplers instead of what looks like Terra Grapplers on yours (can't really tell). Looks great.

 

FYI.....if interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaB7Uq8IExs
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They've been in mine so many times they installed a stainless zipper years ago

 

I looked those up after you first posted about them. Back injury here too which sadly becomes a way of life. Any and all tips on more comfortable driving positions are always appreciated. One of the reasons I got back in a truck (SUV) was to escape the seating position of my car (though I did keep it because I still love it).

 

So I drove the 4Runner for the first time in 3 weeks today, am I crazy or does it seem like our stearin wheel points slightly to the left of our seat?

 

You would have really got a kick from watching me climb the Gobi ladder with my backpack blower to get on the roof. Gotta get every nook and cranny!

 

I bought

$20 Tool Daily Foam Cannon with 1/4" Quick Connector, 1 Liter, 5 Pressure Washer Nozzle Tips

this one off Amazon and it works great. I have used it 3x.

 

Well since listing the full names of what I have the SIMPSON PowerShot 3600 PSI at 2.5 GPM HONDA GX200 with AAA Industrial Triplex Pump Cold Water Pro Gas Pressure Washer is what I attach it to.

 

Did my first oil change today, thanks again BroRunner for your help w/ torque specs. As we all know the dealer doesn't ch ange the first till 10k and I felt bad not getting to it sooner, did it at 6k. Glad I did the oil was a little darker than I thought it would be, but no metal flakes. Then we gave it a bath.

 

Mounted my new 4xinnovations sliders after priming and coating them with truck bed lining.

 

Changed the Oil & Filter on my 2016 4RTP @ 70,000 Miles and Just purchased a compact CB Radio so I can communicate with my son on the trails!
https://president-electronics.us/CB-Radios/AM-transceivers/BILL-FCC

Can’t wait to do the install!

 

I had that same radio in my Jeep prior to getting my 4Runner. Great little CB! I haven't mounted in the 4Runner yet. Keep us updated on your install... I'm looking for mounting location ideas.

 

Will do and see interior pick below; I plan on installing it in the lower shelf pocket. Still waiting on 18ft Cable and Antenna Bracket (from Rago Fabrications).

Also, added some bling to the dash above the glovebox!

 

Looks great! How do you like your Toyos? Quiet? Easy to balance?

 

Guess it’s nice to be reminded what you’re driving in case you forget

 

My dealer changed oil and filter at 5K

 

Mine would not

 

My dealer, on the wife's Rav4, did oil changes at 10,000 mile intervals until she hit 40,000, then oil changes every 5,000 miles. I thought if I was getting 4 "free" oil changes that they would do, at my request, every 5,000 miles until I hit 20,000.

Nope. I did, and still do, change the oil every 5,000 miles.

 

I’ve heard it’s up to the dealer to decide and I’ve heard only at 10k. My dealer rotated the tires. What a waste of time.
My Honda came a similar plan and has done two oil changes one on mileage and the other on time. Plus the Honda dealer has an oil drive in addition to the service drive. If you come in for an oil only, straight in. The Toyota has just the service drive. Waiting means a whole different thing between the two.

 

maintenance manual says 10k for first. Oils have come a LONG way. There really isn’t a need for sooner. I sold my 2003 M3 at 220k and all was good. It had 15k oil changes. Just as long as it’s regular. Don’t be like my wife and go 30k miles before she met me. That poor vehicle didn’t fair so well….

 

Well guys tell your dealer that you tow and go off-roading with it. They will have to change the oil at that point as the oil is required to be changed at sooner intervals if these environments. If they argue pull out the manual and show them. I don’t remember where I read it but I am pretty confident I did. If you don’t do these things then stop worrying about frequency of oil changes. Toyota is one of the most reliable vehicles and I don’t think they are going to steer you wrong.

 

Added Morimoto headlights and Taillights on this 2020 Venture package. These lights have a sequential signal and have a super LED performance.

 

Great looking wheels, what tires you are going to put on here?

 

Mine were delivered today. Gonna try to install tomorrow. Thanks for the tip.

 

My Tacoma came with those Smitty Built steps. First trip, bent the shit out of the steps. Shifted the whole bar when I caught them on a rock.

I ordered sliders soon after.

 

did you install the TRD skid plate? If so, how difficult was it?