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

Picked up (pun intended) something so the 4R doesn’t feel lonely (no I’m most definitely NOT getting rid of the 4R).
They’re both being used very differently.

2011 Tundra SR5 double cab 2wd with the 4.6L V8. 130k miles on it. It’s in great shape.
Main use will be towing what the 4R can’t, haul the bike at the back, or just throw a bunch of things in the bed of the truck… because that’s what trucks are for…

 

Nice Score, looks super clean.

 

Ah yes? BUT what is that bike I may ask about?

 

22 Yamaha MT10

 

Slapped on these great looking vinyl decals. Decals came from our fellow 4 runner member MyWyfsRnnr. Quality vinyl and so easy to install. Thanks again Chris!

 

Coverking ballistic seat covers for the dogs, since I seem to be collecting cargo permanently. Some guys don't like how they fit cause there's zero stretch, but I'm happy with the quality and will do the fronts too.

 

After 45,000 miles we had to replace the stock tires before winter so got some Mickey Thompson Baja Boss. Didn’t realize how smooth (or bald) the old tires were as I could feel a change in grip and control on the first turn I made. Wasn’t expecting that. We also got the stock ORP wheels powder coated. It’s the wife’s daily driver and she likes the blacked out look so started with the wheels. Need some new lug nuts and a can of paint to finish off the wheels while we wait for the black out emblems to get delivered.

 

Nice! I've been seeing a few sets of the black paint/powder ORP wheels around, it's an appealing look.

 

I like the way they look as is, gives it just enough to offset the black. Very nice look.

 

Nice looking

 

Traded the 18 TRD OR for 2023 TRD Pro Ice Cap! Now the mods.
Who on here said they had the plug & play for anytime driving/fog lights? I would greatly appreciate the link. Thank you.

 

Nice Kevin, Congrats! Get some pics!!

 

A sienna would rock a set of MT AT tires! Pics when you get them!

Minivans are the unspoken best form-factor for a passenger-utility vehicle, if you ask me. Kinda wish they’d body on frame those, so we could mod them up like 4runners lol.

 

Nice!
I also like the Dark Trail Wheels.
If I ever go that route I’ll add the Black center caps. I’m pretty sure the caps from the limited wheels should fit.

Here’s an example:

 

Further dechroming with some alibaba headlights. These plugged right in to the '21 (along with an add-a-fuse for the startup animation that I'm sure wil cause weird issues later); EXCEPT the high and low beams didn't work. Turns out the included adapters for one of the plugs were pinned on the opposite side of the factory harness. I should have taken pics, but I was able to pull the pins and swap them around.

 

Here it is.
If you look under the hood opening you can see my trade in 4R. I curious as to what they're gonna ask for it?

 

The person who had originally wanted the Ice Cap swapped to your color! Win Win for both of us,eh!!

 

I think(?) I could hear them on the highway, but I was really listening for more sound. When I rolled the windows down I couldn’t hear anything over the wind. But I was only able to drive about 2 miles on the freeway so haven’t had a long test period. In short, I don’t think they’ll be noticeably noisy but can report back after getting some more miles on them.

 

It doesn't say it'll work on 2023 & $125. Maybe I'll do it the old way splicing & adding a relay IF possible?? Don't mind spending the $$ if it works.
I just went to their webs site says 2022-2023. gonna order one.
https://www.4runnerlifestyle.com/products/the-brite-box-4runner?variant=43134024941813

So after reading a little about the harness , I asked the vendor "Do I need a separate switch or does it use the OEM turn signal rotary switch?

 

Ordered RED TRD Vinyl for sides & back & some carbon fiber for interior.( Real Carbon fiber is awesome went through FSI Advance CF course in KPBI) Gonna set up window tint tomorrow. Waiting to hear back from anytime fog light vendor on whether I will need a separate switch or if it'll work off OEM rotary on turn signal? Gonna order my raptor lights ( I like them some don't).

 

Need to order ne aluminum Oil filter housing too

 

Speaking of aluminum, look what arrived from Canada:



Happy with the angle, there's still enough step for me to hop out without dragging the seat.

 

Today I reinstalled the nerf bars. I removed them in the spring because the surface rust was getting unbearable. Finally got around to spraying with rust fix and bed liner, and just got them reinstalled today. We’ll see how long it lasts!

Before and after pics:

 

Very close to 1000...

 

With cold weather around the corner and after struggling last winter to raise the heat from the storage compartment into the sleeping cabin, I moved the heater to the sleeping cabin. Much better and a lot more efficient. While in single bed mode, the heater worked best, heating both upper and lower areas, it was difficult to get the heat into the sleeping compartment while in full bed mode.



At first, I tried spinning the heater 180 and venting it through ducting but the heater fan could not move the heat fast enough and the heat accumulated in front of the heater causing it to shut down due to overheating. Putting another fan at the distal end of the duct was another addition not interested in doing. Not to mention, that's how I raised the heat previously. While doable it was additional steps.



In the top storage, the heater fits perfectly without the heater's box heating up at all. In this location, it took no time to heat up the sleeping cabin. Thus, using less battery.



...and since now I travel mostly with India, The Bed Hog, the single bed is no longer a choice. Sacrifices.

 

Before buying my 4Runner I read several posts and saw vids about the hood scoop causing glare and people getting decals to get rid of the glare. I thought this was silliness

now that I’ve had my 4Runner for 10 sweet months I’ve noticed the glare. While not horrible it is kinda nice to not have it so got a Hood Scoop Anti-Glare decal, Very civilized and helps as I usually have a 40-90 minute commute in mornings driving East with the glare in my face whole way and same on way home. ETSY also seems to have some good selection of those as well. Amazon associate link https://amzn.to/3FIPdoj

I would probably put the hood scoop anti glare decal as one of my first 5 upgrades. Not sure if the non hood scoop hoods give glare.

 

Scheduled 3M Ceramic front window tinting for Monday.

 

I had the same thoughts and I'm glad I did it. It's one of those few mods that is 1. relatively inexpensive; 2. functional; and 3. it looks really cool in my opinion!
I got mine from an Etsy seller and happy with it for sure. Mine also came with a TRD decal to put on the scoop and it looks really nice and OEM, too. Only issue I had with install was I have hood PPF and had to trim the "fingers" of my decal so it did not overlap the PPF.

 

Oh yeah I had to do mine also!! Nice.