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

They mount on the frame with five 12mm screws in threaded holes from the factory.

 

Finally installed the AVS Aeroskin hood protector and regular in-channel window visors.

I have a little overhang on the hood on drivers side, so much that I was worried the sharp edges would scratch the fender. I used a file to smooth the sharp edges on that side. If I had to do it over I'd probably file the sharp edges all the way around. Live and learn.

Back window visors were happy and didn't seem to be an issue. The front window motors didn't sound like they were happy sharing their window space. My hope is that after seating the next few days that VHB tape will flatten out a bit and make more room.

 

Nice, definitely way better than predator steps! That's so awesome you made the fb marketplace guy get under ur truck and uninstall them. If he would have helped you install your sliders too, that'd be a heck of a customer you'd have to be friends after that

 

Grill ambers and Miromoto XBs

 

Blacked out the chrome mustaches on my ‘23.

 

What happened, noise?

stock tire specs are on the door sticker

I got toyo at3 265/70 115T. First change from factory setup.

 

@pastoreater

 

Do you have a part number. For them?

 

Couldn't find no part number, but maybe this will help some:

 

Seems like the norm now after every rain.

 

Where are you leaking?

 

Last time it was the passenger side front and rear plus the cargo area. This time just the front passenger area. Higher up isn’t wet like a cowl leak or the evaporator box and the sunroof drains are not plugged. Also I haven’t touched the rack. The only thing I disturbed in those areas are the seals when I installed my sound system.

 

Another successful riding lesson

 

Damn poor guy @whippersnapper02 !
That's bullsh*t eh
I remember your post(s) before, I couldn't remember but figured you had done a rack. But no. I took my stock Trail rack off to sand and paint, god was willing. Goodluck my man

 

That really sucks. I hope it gets resolved quickly with minimal consequences.

 

Looks like a someone needs some bamboo charcoal bags to help with the moisture.

 

It doesn’t rain here often because California but still it’s just a pain to deal with. I may order door seals and use the 3M weatherstripping adhesive. I used it on the rear seal since it already had some from the factory.

 

@whippersnapper02 Out of curiosity how did you discover wet carpet? I have good floor mats coveting carpet not sure I would evenknow unless started to smell it.

 

i started to smell it during a hard rain and discovered wet carpet. I thought I had just tracked in water because my feed did get soaked so I immediately ordered Husky liners. Well the smell persisted and I pulled up the carpet and found soaked sound deadening. The first time I used a head gun to dry everything but purchased that blower from Costco in case I needed it and to blow air under a car while I was working. It worked better than a heat gun to dry everything out. At some point I’m going to have to park it and rip the interior and replace the deadening with my own but not until I find the leak.

 

Hidden collage in progress

 

I like that. I’ve never personally been a fan of putting stickers on the body or windows of my vehicles (even though it’s proven that every sticker adds 5 whp each) but I can definitely appreciate the way you did it.

 

Nice! I'm installing the same bumper and lightbar. What bracket did you go with for the ss30 lightbar?

 

I pulled the trigger on the Rago Molle panels for the back windows. I watched the video on how to install Seems simple enough for a Jarhead can do it LoL. Has Anyone else purchased the Rago equipment?

 

How messy was this, doing at home?

 

I had this done professionally. But I would imagine if you do it at home on your back in the driveway it would be messy and hard to see and hit every area completely. I’ve done some spot touch ups and my spare tire, but that’s it. That being said, some guys here do it themselves with the right equipment like a wand to get inside the frame rails.

 

Aha got it.
I will look up local installers for the NH undercoating. I don't want to do it myself if I can help it Mine is still 5 months old, so I have sometime.

 

Just a tip, remove your spare tire before your appointment and make sure the they hit your trailer hitch and wand inside the entire length of the frame rails. Some places won’t do it or are just lazy.

 

Can you explain where you tapped into the turn signal, maybe a schematic for the less electrical inclined folks? TIA

 

I reached out to someone on the forum just like you did and he had designed his own brackets with something like CAD on the pc then had a website make the brackets for him. I got lucky and he had a second set that I paid him for.

Edit: here is the start of our conversation: https://www.4runners.com/threads/diode-dynamics-ss30-in-a-c4-lo-pro.32011/#post-458774

I bet if you get his order number with SendCutSend they can re-make them and send to you.

 

Day one.

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Cleaned and conditioned redwood leather this AM