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

https://www.arclightleds.com/collection/icarus-hatch-v202-5th-gen-4runner
You'll need to drill a hole in the factory lens for the white/red push button switch.

 

Nice solution! I little custom stuff like this!

 

Thanks. There's so many little custom touches you can make to your 4Runner and I like finding simple solutions to them. That's half the fun of owning one!

 

What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?
I joined the Wildpeak club as well this weekend. Stock size on a TRD OR Venture.

 

My wife didn't think it was as funny as I did but I think Toyota guys (and gals) will appreciate my new license plate -



I know, I don't have a TRD Pro but I can at least claim TRD BRO since it is a TRD model lol

 

Now just buy some badges, if you haven't done so already.

https://natalexauto.com/toyota/toyota-trd-bro-emblem/

 

I have seen those, they are funny. I like the badgeless look of the Venture Edition though.

 

That has been the exciting part to me. I had a Titan for years which had minimal aftermarket support compared to other brands. If you did find stuff, it was often very expensive.

 

Nice setup. Please share what safety measures you have taken to prevent theft on the spare and the tire carrier.

I was also thinking may be a cover on the tire to protect it as its exposed vs running tires are fairly covered been under the car and keep rolling. Back in the day we used canvas covers that also have a pocket for trash.

 

Same here, I've always owned pickup trucks for work (including a Tundra Rock Warrior), and there's only so much you can do to them while keeping them functional. I figured there'd be a decent aftermarket for the Titan though, they made a shit ton of them and you see em pretty often. With 4Runners the sky's the limit as far as modifications, and I'm enjoying it so far!

 

I took off my skids and because the manufacturer did such a poor job welding the nuts to the transfer case Cross member the nut broke off the tacks they had. So needless to say it was “fun”. I went down the nutsert route. Problem is that it is soft metal and you can’t get the screw to the manufacturer torque specs. So I took it apart, welded a new nut on and that is doing so much better.

 

Yeah from what I saw, there were 4 tacks on each corner of the nuts, and that sucks about the cross member. Thankfully I just had to do the threads where the skids went into and not the skid brackets to the cross member. Unfortunately I don't have a welder so the rivet nuts were the only inexpensive option for me.

 

Thank you. That's right, flairs not flares. LOL.

Thank you for the info. I will try to track them down.

 

Installed cat shields, wiper blades and changed the oil.

 

It's not good to say but thanks to pandemic leading to work from home my 4runner is safe from today's hail storm.

 

Whewww! My 4Runner was in the garage!!! Stay safe!!

 

Installed a ceiling cargo net. The Rainglers were mad expensive. I watched one of their install videos and came up with this. Net w/zippered pocket $19.00 and D-rings $7.99 from Amazon. Easy install.



While I was at it, I finally got the Meso dual color map and dome lights.

 

Where was all this at?

 

I’m in Denver

 

Earth

 

I thought it was Uranus

 

By his avatar, I was guessing Endor or Tatooine.

 

And in pops Gamma with the butt jokes...

 

I prefer the forests of Endor, but always need to specify.

 

I paired my phone and programmed the Homelink to open the garage door. (You have to start somewhere).

There's more challenging stuff coming up. Apex front recovery points should arrive tomorrow, and I'll try to install them over the weekend.

 

Maybe I could ship it to you. I can look up cost if you are interested. ??

 

Yeah that makes sense. My nutsert was spinning on me and so I had my neighbor weld it in but then I got to torque specs and the nutsert gave way being it was soft metal. So I got my welder out, plasma cut an opening on the cross member, then welded a grade 8 nut and welded the metal part back on the top. Then painted it good. It has been that way for 2 years and I trust it more than any of the nuts Toyota “welded” On that cross member.

 

BAM came thru this time it seems. 4Runner skid plate came in while at work.

Project this weekend.

 

I have these and love them. There’s an install video, I think on their website.