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

What wax did you use? Also, what do you wash your Runner with?

Kevin

 

Water, garden hose, micro fiber, meguires wash shampoo. Then turtle wax hybrid wax.

 

New PROPER shoes, Nitto Terra Grappler 2's 265's. Bye Bye crappy dealer road tires.
And a grill emblem from the kiddo.
Next on the list, install the Bilsteens in the garage and get that nose up.

 

Finally got some cross bars so I could install the roof basket. Just in time for the gear we'll need to carry on a Christmas week road trip.

Excuse the rubber ducks...they belong to our 3 year old and we're not trying to look like Jeep owners!

 

Change the rear USB ports to USB-C. Took 45 seconds at most



Edit:
for those who want the link

 

Surrounded, as usual.

 

Ask if they want to play "Follow the Leader."

 

updated my 4R.com profile photo albums
too many folks talking big game spittin deep knowledge but give little help back to the community or documentation of their handywork. I've had a lot of dudes ask me for photos of what lies under the bumpers or behind the dash!

 

@sparkydog33
Couldn’t find the part on Toyota website so I got it from here.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256...il_item.2.7a35f19c0OKptt&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

It’s essentially what comes in the Highlander. It came with a wire harness but I didn’t need to use it. It’s plug and play with the original harness from the 4R.
Works great.

 

Received a shipment of speakers today. Would appreciate some guidance. Mainly, the Crutchfield’s rear door bracket comes with a set of “speed clips”. They are meant to clamp onto the circular hole where the speaker sits into. But I really don’t want to do metal-metal surface contact. Plus, I think the truck already has those green nylon anchors for screws right?
i bought the Infinity Reference 9632 6*9 for the front, and Kicker 47KSC504 co-axial for the rear (the Kicker is 5.25” diameter).

 

I havent done the front as I have the 2.4A that was pre installed by the dealer (this one https://parts.priceleblanctoyota.co...T_LGCA7qKyOeeGpWMs2IK8qZ1i0oZ8ZxoCkhEQAvD_BwE)

for now it's sufficient and gives me the ability to use USB-A (just the normal USB ports) without using an adapter.

The main reason I installed USB-C at the back is to charge my ipad. The link for it is in the quoted message below

 

I did the Christmas lights on the rack thing again.

 

You just did that so we'd stare at your rack.

 

Rose between two teeny, weeny, itsy, bitsy thorns.

 

What step rails are those?

 

Finally got my Toyota TSS rims put on today. Luckily, guy I work with bought my old rims today as well. Made a small profit today. Winner, winner! Chicken dinner!

As a side note: Anyone know where I can get some black lug nuts for decent price? Don't wanna pay an arm and leg for lug nuts.

 

nice bro, way to go!

cheap
https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Auto...1696633682&sprefix=gorilla+et,aps,202&sr=8-10
not cheap but I run them they're sick
https://www.procompusa.com/product-skus/pro-comp-6-lug-kit-12x1-5-spline-lug-kit-black-11134b/
maybe the price is higher too cuz they come with premium valve stems (no sensors)

 

I can't help but think things like lug nuts, spark plugs, brake pads, recovery gear, etc. may not be the wisest components to cheap out on

 

I bought the OEM black lugs from my local dealer. $50 for all 24.

 

I too have oem that I don’t remember the cost but wasn’t bad. Is what it is if you want. Makes all the difference imo. Before I bought them I did come across while searching, there are rubber lug “sleeves” that go over the chrome ones. Kinda like a condom that are cheap….

 

Four sets of PT076-60200-02 from BAM was like $62 shipped. I have black Gorillas on my old car and they're kinda rusty.

 

Make sure what style of lug nuts you need first. If that is an oem wheel it is most likely conical and your dealer will be the place to go. If it's after market it may be spline and then you'll want to source some of those online. As someone said above it may not be the place you want to super cheap out.

 

Here are the part numbers for the OEM equivalent from Gorilla. I'm not sure if you would need the 1.5" or 1.85" long lugs for your wheels. On my 2nd gen Tacoma I had the 3rd gen Tacoma TRD/OR wheels and I used the 1.5" lugs but wished I had gotten the 1.85". I only changed my lugs because the OEM ones where starting to bulge as they are hollow and the Gorilla's are solid. I paid $73 for all 4 wheels in 2020.

12mm x 1.50 x 1.50" - 73138TBC
12mm x 1.50 x 1.85" - 73138TXLBC

 

Thank you to everyone for lug nut info. Called my local dealer and got a set of 24 for about $18/6 pack. Not great. But not terrible.

When i went in to place the order he said he said their lug nuts usually are sold individually. And proceeded to tell me it was $400-something. I said NEGATIVE.

But the part number I gave was for pack of 6 and not the individual ones.

Talk about sticker shock!

 

At least you weren't stuck with 120 extra lug nuts.

 

oohhhh, can you please share the details on where you got those usb-c ports?

edit: saw you shared it above! thanks

 

Installed the Infinity reference front and kicker 47KSC504 for the rear, also did the Subaru Kicker dash tweeters. Very happy, no fitment issues. The clarity is incredible now. No need for subwoofer and sound processor in the next five years.

 

I swapped in the DS-18 Pro ST Dash tweeters on my premium HU and like the results. Can definitely hear the difference in sound quality.
I’ll look into the Infinity for the front doors.