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

finished installing new RCI sliders and installed new interior led lights from vleds.

 

Wow! That is an incredibly high success rate of spotting bears. I have only seen one black bear in the wild. There was one in Washington, DC last week. Great photos!

 

I need to order these or something like it.

 

Another part of the girlfriends bday present...PO had put some POS pods that failed and corroded all over the place. Ended up snapping one of the bolts trying to remove it and had to drill it out. Picked up some mini bars that actually throw light out the sides too which is great for backing up instead of having all of the light just behind the vehicle (I have 4 flush mounted pods in my truck bumper, and they put out a LOT of light, but only directly behind the truck). They are a bit more low profile as well and don't stick below the spare.

The second part of that is ordering some switches from AOB, since whatever the PO used don't stay pushed in the "on" position. I've read the comparison between AOB and CH4x4 or whatever the competitor is so I'm guessing these are the inferior of the 2 that are currently in the vehicle. So I'll yank whatever those are out and install the AOB's when I receive them

 

Not better for me than Canvasbacks.....I prefer have something softer for my husky when going on a long ride in the back. So the Canvasbacks work a lot better for me.

 

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

 

After the previous stock tweeter --> 3.5" dash speaker and head unit upgrades, I have since continued down the car audio rabbit-hole.

Upgraded the front driver/passenger 6x9's to REF-9630cx and added some sound dampening to the doors:





After installation, they did sound good but I could tell the head unit didn't have enough power for them.... So I installed an amp:



And just man. The 6x9's sound amazing.

The stock speakers in the rear and trunk have their days numbered...

 

wait there was a rack and 4runner in that video? Lol!

 

Wow nice work! Does it run off the stock head unit touchscreen, with speakers relocated to new amplifier. Or does involve a new stereo in the dash?

 

Thank you!

I had previously swapped the head unit and did not want to run new wiring from the amp-out to each speaker, so I re-used the factory wiring. The head unit came with an adapter harness from Trail Grid Pro, so that is where I spliced into the wiring (the wire colors on their harness even matched up with the colors from the head unit's wiring, which was really nice), as to not have to touch the head unit harness nor the factory wiring directly.

 

Now I want a Sony

 

I called it.
Amazon said delivered, when it was not. I said resend.
First one just showed up, got two for one Lamin-X's

 

Same here, one of the best purchases I never knew I needed

 

The black letters for the TRD skid plate arrived today. The skid plate is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. Letters were shipped via USPS and the skid plate via FedEx. Not sure why. Anyway, should have it on by the weekend.

 

Two exciting changes this week right before a big road trip: trimmed the rocker panels to install OEM rock rails(not sliders) and it was finally the right time for me to cover up some of my chrome (roof rails, front bars, rear liftgate panel, & rocker panel). I'm very happy with how it all came out.

 

I’m not a fan of chrome, so have been on quest to change it on the interior now. Got the handles, climate control knobs, and radio knobs in black from AJT. Easy install, and looks so much better. BUT, they really feel cheap compared to OEM, especially on the climate control knobs (regretful buy for me I think). Radio knobs I hardly touch, so not an issue there … and door handle I’ll probably forget over time. But the climate control OEMs have a bit of rubber on them that makes it extremely noticeable.

 

Can you link the door handle you used? Looks good.

 

I want to do all of this , any idea where else besides AJT, I can get all this that may be better quality?

 

Whats wrong with ajt quality? I'm eyeing up the door handle covers

 

Same here..I'd love to get rid of the chrome. Hate how it shows finger prints.

 

Ditto here. Without sounding dumb....whats "AJT"? I cant keep up with the acronyms.

 

^^no idea what it stands for...just a brand as far as I know.

https://www.4runnerlifestyle.com/collections/interior/products/ajt-interior-door-handle-covers

 

Got it. Thank I just bought a set....Hated the chrome since day one.

 

Nothing directly against AJT as a company, just the feel of the plastic that replaces the knobs and the covers for the door handles just drops the way the quality feels. Hard to describe, but similar to how you’d know something is a knockoff for a name brand watch, you know the instant you pick up, no one has to tell you there is a difference. Like picking up a DSLR vs a toy camera. Cadillac vs Chevy cavalier base model.

My wife hates the feel of the passenger door handle and the climate control knob. Again not a direct knock on AJT, as they are selling colour change kits and do not hint at equivalent level of quality in feel.

 

Do the door handle covers just snap on or is there adhesive too?

A google search answered my question about adhesive...

Can you see any chrome peeking through with the cover installed? Like from the driver seat? I think that would bother me more than just leaving them chrome.

 

I have these and they are great! They just sort of slide over then snap into place, no sign of chrome at all and no adhesive or double sided tape.

 

MESO Customs has them. They sell out fast so you often have to get on an email list to be notified when they become available.
https://mesocustoms.com/collections/toyota-4runner-5th-gen-parts/products/4runner-door-handle-covers?variant=32107365400689

 

Bought a Thule & went to Grand Teton. Awesome last week!

 

Hello Brother-

 

Which Thule model did you get? Been thinking of upgrading from my Thule Sidekick to something that will open from both sides