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

Put in a new battery as the OG factory one had a dead cell.

 

Had to replace a leaking left front Eibach shock.

Between shop labor, re-alignment and two Uber rides, I'm several hundred dollars lighter today and now paranoid about the other three corners. If the rears go, I can do those myself, but I don't mess with coilover assemblies.

 

2.0 model coilovers?

 

Nope. Pro Truck Sport, 14,000 miles.

 

Tomorrow or Sunday, taking the roof rack off. Don't use it or the equipment as much as I thought I would. Keeping off-road lights and stashing the shovel and traction mats inside. Use it on long trips and that should improve mileage a teeny bit!

 

Yeah wow they stick far out. I thought my Predator bars were bad, yikes!

 

I made a roof rack from laser-cut aluminum plates and extruded aluminum. Used it to haul a piece of steel for a snow plow cutting edge.

 

Sorry to hear that! Are they Eibach Pro Coilover 2.0? How long have you had them and do you off road hard?

 

Nice work!

 

I answered that a few posts up. Not 2.0s. Pro Truck Sport before the 2.0s were released. 14,000 miles.

To answer the rest, a little over 3 years. Maybe 10% offload miles and I while there have been some difficult trails, I am pretty methodical about lines and speeds. Over all, moderate.

In fairness, not a slam on Eibach. This is not my first set and I've never had a problem prior over an excess of 100,000 miles on a Tundra. It's just a bummer because it's still expensive even if you get reimbursed for the shock and it makes me worry about the other three corners.

 

Surprisingly they don't hinder getting in as the indents are perfectly placed.

 

My 5" may come in handy when negotiating through protestors. I know I may regret this comment on 2 levels.

 

If you are referring to the predator step bars from Toyota I agree. My Dad near fell trying those on a demo vehicle. For myself I found them awkwardly placed myself but liked the look of them. If someone needs the step I agree they seem to be off on positioning.

 

Installed a few tiny LED lights in the useless hood scoop. Have them wired to a switch panel but would rather have them wired to driving light wire for the head lights, if you know witch wire it is coming from the headlights, it would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

I've had really good results with the Natika cameras. Here are a couple configurations. The first one looks similar to the one you are replacing, but it is a much higher quality with a warranty.

https://amzn.to/3yqypi4



https://amzn.to/3mF21Ws

 

Awesome Output but brave having so much wires in the engine bay.
Is the vehicle out of factory warranty?

 

The hood scoop is non-functional from the 80s.
Yet still catches attention

 

Especially when the sun hits it just right!

 

I sure hope you're joking about wires being in the engine bay. But if you're not, rest assure it will be okay, its all under the insulation and wrapped in 1/4 inch cord protector with a 5 amp fuse.

 

I'm hoping one of you kind folks can help me solve a slight wiring issue. I bought a MESO Puddle Switch Kit. It works fine (as in it will allow me to control turning on the puddle lights), but there is one thing that has been driving me nuts. It has an extended green wire that should be able to run off another green wire to illuminate it. I tapped into the rear wiper button and it's still not illuminating.

Button I'm referring to:



Instructions from website:



Tapped into green wire:



I know the first question is gonna be are you sure you put the connectors all on correctly. The answer is simply "yes." I've checked those. Again, I'm stumped.

Any idea would be greatly appreciated!

 

Looks amazing! I was wondering about the same exact mod since I will be primarily using my truck for fishing, it's nice to be able to know I don't need to replace the OEM TRD Pro rack to mount a "rac a rod" on the crossbar. Quick questions, I know you everyone had to remove the rack then delete, did you have to replace rack hardware with a brand new set?

 

Been working with a custom 3D printer for an idea I had. He sent me a prototype! Fits my vape, glasses, and parking pass

 

Ever since I installed my GMRS radio I’ve been looking for a solution to mount the mic without screwing a mount into the dash or using a mount with 3M tape stuck to the dash. So I had this idea and combined the Off Roam phone mount base (w/arm) and the ICS FAB mic mount, both use the 20mm ball. Worked out nicely and very secure.




I don’t know why my pics are always sideways, but you get the idea.

 

This thing is quality, much better than the OEM fob. Worth the $35.00 Just got mine.

 

I'm firing the TSV 18 also

 

Has anyone ever tried to stick something in between the hood and hood insulation to prevent the hood from jiggling or kinda bouncing up and down when going down the road?

 

Power outlet cover flip

 

Another idea if anyone want to use the 3M tape -

 

More fun with the Plasti Dip today.

 

@playdixie damn I feel your pain, I had frustrating issues tapping into fog light wiring for new sequential bezels. Where you follow the instructions but some things don't work right. Wondering if you've used a multimeter on the t tap after crimping to the green. In my case, I had taps that were locked but actually didn't make good enough contact for continuity. Good luck, I'm interested