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

My impatience put me in this place...

I debadged my 4Runner logo... In the process, I took too much off.

Everything was going fine except the main stem from the final letter R was leaving some adhesive.

I was trying to do it on a cold and rainy night in my garage. I had a hair dryer which made removing the lettering quite easy but getting the adhesive off of the black plastic base was a different story. Because it isn't metal, it wasn't heating up and holding the heat well like a body panel debadging would. I would have been better served to have done it on a nice sunny day with the sun beating down on it for hours.

Goof Off was used in the latter stages after I had got a vast majority of the adhesive rolled up on itself. I used my finger to push the warm adhesive starting from the outside going over itself so that the adhesive sticks to itself and comes off more thoroughly.

The solvent didn't damage anything but I started to do a final cleanup after giving up on the adhesive footprint from that last R. I was going to treat it with my 303 Graphine. I thought I saw adhesive at the bottom edge in the dark garage and worked a little extra there. Turns out that I was taking off the texture coating of the plastic. (Visible just above the July sticker in the photos.)

For the guide holes, I was going to use some black RTV to fill it.

I'll check to see if I can buy a replacement panel. If it's cheap enough on parts.toyota.com (use ZIP code 36601 or 92108 for some of the better pricing in the country)

I do like the look without that big, gaudy logo.

 

Dealerships use 75W-90 (including in the transfer case, which is Toyota 75W flat). Also, something I have noticed is that I don't recall seeing any 75W-85 in a full synthetic. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places (WalMart, AutoZone, O'Reilly's).

The Wilson automotive dealerships along with a few other Toyota dealers in Southern California use Mag1 oils. Mag1 is the same manufacturer that makes Kirkland, Amazon Basics and WalMart oils.

 

Goof off is strong on plastic. I remember using it on a computer case I was going to paint. Goof Off gave that plastic an alligator skin type texture, and I didn't use that much or leave it on that long.

 

I tested it on a corner. I think the fact that I was wiping down around the edge where that texture started might have been a major factor. The rest of it looks fine, it was topical and a light dosage. I am also contemplating using the Maguiar's headlight clear coat spray to see if that might bring back a consistent look on the finish although it would not be smoothed out.

 

A lot of skid plates

 

I can't believe I came to the Stealer, to put the KDSS clamps on. Waiting to get a quote from them.

 

I took advantage of some unseasonably warm weather for visit to the coin-op wash, mainly to de-salt the undercarriage.

 

Road salt is a hell of a drug, stay clean!

 

Enjoying retirement today. Not rushing on doing mods anymore. One down one to go. Morimoto sequential lights and stronger puddle lights.

 

put the meso customs dual color hatch lights in yesterday...pretty dang easy and they light up great!

i tried to install the fuse box cover i got off etsy but it doesnt exactly fit 100%...enough to stay in place and keep dirt out of it though so f it, that works for me LOL.

 

Second was is done. Wow second one much easier.

 

Looks like a 2nd gen Tacoma?

 

Got the picture from Google. Mine has all that, just not clean lol

 

Greenland Hybrid Steps. Well, driver side at least.

 

nice! what puddle lights did you go with..? any other strong ones besides mesco..?

 

Looks the lower links one requires some drilling, not doing that. Any ideas?

 

You might not recall your post. You answered my concern about powder-coating rock sliders and mentioned using a Raptor 2k liner. I'm curious how is it holding up? Thanks.

 

Fyre Flys from Amazon. Had them in my 20 AG Pro and had them in my 21 tundra. I like the brightness of them.

 

Dr. KDSS

 

Filled my SR5 up with gas.

 

I Raptor lined my sliders last spring. They will need a touch up after the winter and them getting a bit of sandblasting from driving on highways. At least Raptor liner is a lot easier to touch-up then powder coat.

 

the good doc!

 

Redline has a synthetic 75W85 which I saw at my local autoparts shop along with their 75W gear oil for the transfer case.

Redline 75W85
https://www.redlineoil.com/75w85-gl-5-gear-oil

Redline 75W
https://www.redlineoil.com/mt-lv-70w75w

 

Used same ones!

 

Drove it home from Express Park S. KPHL AP after being parked there since 5-Feb-24 4:30am

 

How much did money did the stealership extort out of you for that?
I want to do the same, my sway bar slides slightly side to side more than it should I believe, from incorrect angle at the bushings. Also prolly could use recentering while clamps are off.

 

$400 plus tax Just did not want anybody else to touch the kdss

 

My goodness
Just for billet clamps
Aren't they 110 bucks for the pair

 

Yup. What can you. They charged me two hours for the two pairs, front and rear. Stealerships. They had the excuse because some minor drilling was involved