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

I'm curious to see how this works out. Please keep us posted!

 

Heritage grille installed. Taco Vinyl with color match. The upper fitment is not perfect but I'll work on it.

 

I had the same concern. This is how I did it.

3 pieces of plexiglass, cut to size and shape.


1st pic shows, right side piece is the outer cover, middle piece is a spacer that fits in the hole, left is the tab piece to hold it all on the bumper.
This is an upside-down pic of the cover.

Slide the back tab through the access hole.

Not a tight fit, but good 'nuff.

It ain't pretty, but it is functional. It should keep most of the salty slush out of the access port.

 

whoa baby... those are some big tires. not sure i'd feel comfortable doing all the trimming and such, but I want!

 

Nice!

 

The trimming isn’t so bad actually. Once you make the first cut, all the cares go away lol.

 

Thinking of doing a comparison video. Stock LED vs the aftermarket LED on halogen projector. 2 pics for now. The most important factor is I'm keeping every setting consistent. ISO, shutter speed, aperture, white balance. If not I think I can make a halogen look brighter than LED..

Stock LED-


Headlight Revolution SV4 on halogen projector-

 

TLDW; Bosch icon

For your viewing pleasure
https://youtu.be/g3S8udUSKtY

 

I immediately put Bosch wipers on mine. Seem to work great.

 

I have Bosch on mine.

 

Umm… you don’t use Toyota synthetic oil and filter?

 

Toyota for us. Work just as fine in our opinion as the Bosch and cost 6.00 a piece. The factory ones on my Tacoma were horrible. The 4R seem much better

 

My Bosch were ~$30 each. Can't remember the last time I bought a $7 wiper, but it probably sucked.

 

Is that price for full blades or just new rubber inserts?

 

That price is just the rubber refills. Takes about 5 minutes to replace the rubber on the existing Toyota blades. I've been doing it for the last 4 years with good results. You can buy a lot of refills for the price of a set of complete blades. I also replace the rubber in the rear blade. A couple of $$ compared to buying a $12-15 Toyota replacements. Keep a spare set of refills in the runner along with a gallon of windshield juice - just in case. Used to have a 64 mile interstate round trip to work and with winter and NE Ohio salt it was a good thing to have - especially the windshield fluid.

 

Do the dealers install the inserts for free or do they tack on a labor charge?

 

Since I bought mine used, it didn't have factory wiper blades. If the Bosch prove insufficient over time I'll look into new OEM blades.

 

Never had the dealer do the the blade refills. I would imagine it would be a cost, but with dealers service you never know. Personally I would never pay to have refills replaced. It only takes a couple of minutes/blade - not difficult.

Part #
85214-06140 LEFT
85214-06130 RIGHT
85214-31010 REAR

 

Yeah, I replace the inserts for my GF's CRV. Easy as pie.

However, since dealer's love to pad their labor profits via upselling, I wouldn't be surprised if inserts + labor $ > new blades $

 

Mine doesn’t. They just go out there pull the strips out slide the new ones on and done.

 

We got 6" of rain the weekend I bought the Bosch wipers. No complaints yet. We'll see how they handle all the salt, sand and windshield defroster. But I don't anticipate any trouble. There's always a few things I'll never skimp on. Wiper blades and Tires are 2 of them.

 

New winter shoes this year. 255 75 17 Firestone Winterforce LT

 

I have the ICS mount installed, I was able to get a few more RAM Mounts, the middle for my walkie-talkie, and the last arm for either an iPad Mini with Gaia or the Garmin OVerlander (still haven't figured out which one I want to go with...)

FYI, If you have the ICS mount, RAM has a B size "RAM Track Ball with T-Bolt Attachment" ($11.99) that is 500 times easier to install instead of the screw-on mount. It also makes it easier for you to move the mount on the fly without tools which is an extra bonus.

 

Wish I can have that price here in CO;

 

I thought you meant Total was $28.99.. LoL

I think I paid over $30+ each for Bosch Envision wiper blades last year.

 

I like being able to see clearly.

YMMV

 

I like the idea of these mounts. I’m seriously considering the rago version, but the extra USB ports are really nice on yours!

 

Bro, go for the USB ports. It hurts a little for the extra expense, but the ability to power devices up-top and liberate the controls is fantastic, especially when you are wheeling and want to adjust your controls. No pesky wires to get in the way.

 

I believe it! Do you know if there is a way to mount a CB mic mount on yours? It’s one of the reasons Im drawn to the Rago

 

Got my 275/70/17 AT3’s installed. This is my 3rd vehicle that I have had them installed on and they are a fantastic tire IMO. Ordered a 1” Cornfed spacer which will level it out nicely.