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

When my Runner grows up, I want my Runner to be your Runner

 

Now I'll drink to that!!!

 

Where did you get the black steering wheel logo cover?

 

Hi people, just bought a 2019 4runner SR5 Premium with 20k miles dealer certified. So the first mods I did immediately was to remove the stock running boards, and put some proper Blizzak snow tires on for the end of the ski season. Also I am getting some Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT (C1 load rating) next week. Also I added a StartX remote start kit.

If anyone is interested the stock tires (Dunlop AT20 265/70-R17 w/20k miles) and running boards will go on the for sale section once I get some more posts in.

BTW that lift 1.5/1" lift looks great! Did you have any issues with fitting the 285s?

 

Beautiful sunny day here in Pennsylvania. I got the itch to go for a drive on my lunch break so I Google'd and found a gravel road through the woods within 12 min of my work. I got to drive my 2 day old 2022 ORP on something besides the blacktop it was a glorious 5 minutes and well worth it.

 

Lots of clearance, the UCA had way more clearance than my Tundra, it touches passenger's side mud flap at full lock on very deep incline in reverse, will sort that with a heat gun.

 

I just got my 22' ORP and was considering getting the AlphaRex headlights but seeing your post made me second guess myself... Is changing out the bulb a huge difference? I would like to save the $1200 on new headlights if there are more practical options.

Thank you in advance!

 

After flushing the water system x3 some improvement in clarity. With little access to water when Overlanding in the desert, the dilemma is water for drinking or for shower/dishes but both are not doable with one water source. On the other hand, where water is plentiful it's a no-brainer to capture water when available for drinking and shower/dishes but dump the shower/dish water as more is available to fill the tank. A work in progress.

 

Installed a second rodent repellant, this one under the floor where wires and other miscellaneous are vulnerable to hungry rodents. Also moved the first installed to a better position. Fingers crossed rodents stay away.

$30 Under Hood Animal Car Repeller Rodent Electronic Repellent Ultra Sonic Rat Strobe Light Keep Mice Away from Car Pest Prevention for 12V 24V Automobile

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCKBGY8?th=1

 

H9 in the low beams and 9011 in the highs. Its a great improvement over factory. Also pair those with some diode dynamics fog lights

 

I ordered mine from Amazon. Available in matte black or carbon fiber look.

 

different type of trail....

 

I have used HIR bulbs on the past (long time ago when I had a 2004 T4R with retrofitted LS460 projectors) and Yes, they do make a difference. It’s quite noticeable actually!

 

Battery bracket and steering wheel blackout emblem.

 

Well that makes me feel a little better—- I see this steering wheel pic has a similar defect on the surface as mine - to the left of the logo.

 

He has factory bi-LED headlights, so he can't change his bulbs nor should he want to. The factory LED low-beam is twice as performant as the H9 halogen headlight.

I do not recommend any Alpharex products for any reason. They are TERRIBLE and unsafe.

https://youtu.be/kItoEHPgn98

@ysbear you should keep your factory headlights, as they will be the highest performing and most reliable option out there. If you need more light, you might consider a pair of road legal driving lights like the SS3 pro or SS6 kits.

 

nice, where at? Im not too far from Chesco

 

4 Runner?
https://www.youtube.com/embed/CaocZnp1KYQ

 

Nah. Land Rover maybe

 

Mine has a small blemish as well. I guess most plastic overlays produced in china aren't going to be 100% perfect.

 

Its nothing special just a gravel road back to the
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

there is a loop around the parking lot and building and you can just drive back to the main road. I am just trying to find anything off the asphalt near Philly and this is the first one I came across. Picture below from Google maps.

 

I had the Pirelli scorpion all terrain plus tires in stock size installed this morning by discount tire.
I paid 644 OTD for them.

 

Thank you Tory for the feedback. Saved me $1,200.
I will look into some of the SS3 and SS6 kits.

 

Hey Tory,
Can you elaborate more on Alpha Rex lights please.
Thanks.

 

If you watch the video comparison Tory posted, the Alpharex headlights don't offer much gain in "lighting". In short, they look cool, and that's about it.

 

Correct. The lights are dimmer than stock and even the brightest portion of the pattern is several degrees lower than the cutoff. You want the brightest portion of your headlight pattern (the hotspot) at the top of the pattern, so that it can project far into the distance. You want your eyes far down the road at highway speed, and a gentle fill lighting in your foreground for continuity.

By blowing out the brightest part of the pattern into your foreground, your eyes will focus too close in front of you, and you will not have time to react to things like deer or roadblocks until it is too late.

Aftermarket headlight manufacturers do not care about this. They want to make a quick buck for selling cool lights, and they don't need safe and legal optics to do so.

 

I don’t think that is a defect looks like its raised in the center if you look close at the wheel it’s on both sides.It looks like a defect but it is made that way. i thought the same thing until i looked at real good almost brought it back to the dealer.

 

I’m currently in Milford, DE but I hop up to my folks in downingtown pretty often
Been trying to organize something at Rausch Creeek sometime soon

 

That’s where the tear-seam is for the air bag.

 

installed a Greenlane Offroad roof rack. install was easy and its well made. I was going to get a sherpa, but the wait was too long. Greenlane is local to me, and had it ready in a week. Very happy so far.