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

This worked! I tried to buy a set of excellent used ones last weekend on FD Marketplace, but the guy wasn't co-operative. With the code, new was only 20 bucks more than he was asking............

Thanks!

 

Since the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer) the actress from My Sister Sam, motor vehicle departments all throughout the United States have stopped releasing information based off of names, addresses, driver's license numbers or vehicle tags.

The only thing that is truly disclosable with a license plate is a VIN. With a VIN, you can find out which plant it was manufactured at, maybe the original sales date and maybe resale listings (if it was at a dealership or if the VIN was disclosed on a commercial resale website like autotrader.com).

They will never be able to trace you back to an address.

When helping people buy used cars, if I can't get the VIN either through a license plate number or directly from the seller, I won't even talk to them...

 

So, I think I mentioned that somebody let go of a shopping cart and it rolled downhill on sideswiped my white 23 Off-Road Premium...

Part of the determination of the condition of the car was washing the car and then using an acetone wipe down.

My graphene coating, which I did at home protected the car really well. The photo is where the handle of the shopping cart scraped. It scraped the coating, not the paint. After using the chemical wipe down, it completely disappeared. I will need to retreat it though.

 

I just realized, I was searching on Amazon for the term "Magic Box," but this was the "Smart Box."

$90 Auimoni Wireless Carplay Adapter, 3 in 1 Wireless Android Auto Adapter with Netflix/YouTube/Google Play/Stream Media to Your Car, Magic Box 2.0 Carplay Ai Box for OEM Wired Carplay Cars

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQT2S22N

So far, not horribly impressed but not too disappointed. To get to wireless Android Auto or Carplay, it does take additional screen taps. If it were cold weather and I need to warm up the car, no problem. But by the time I'm getting Android Auto started, I've crawled a thousand feet.

For $9, a great thing. I don't think I would be too happy at $100. There may be some options so that it starts and connects automatically, I haven't put much mental effort into learning about it. I did try to put a micro SD memory card in it for music and the card slot was bad.

I had a wireless Android auto adapter that worked very well... But stepping over to iOS, I needed to more versatile unit. The one linked has the same number but doesn't look like the one I had ..

$40 DriveLink Android Auto Wireless Adapter for 2016+ Factory Cars Converts Wired Android Auto to Wireless Dongle for Android 11+

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN1CPL4H

 

yup, they are always a crowd pleaser!

Thanks, these are always a crowd pleaser!

 

Caught a rock in the windshield this am on the way to work. Nice lil marble at the top of the windshield. Got a repair kit and filled it in.

 

Got these 2 drawers of of Etsy. They were marked down due to some issues when printed. However they went in with no issues.




I had bought this Magic Box 2.0 a few weeks back. Finally got to REALLY test this thing yesterday on a small roadtrip. YT played on my screen with no issues using Hotspot. So it's worked as advertised. Need to download a few apps to see how that works. But so far I like it.

My only LEGIT complaint is if you leave it plugged in, it'll kill whatever your source of media is. As in my case, I usually keep it on XM radio. But after start up, it goes straight to the Magic Box. Can always unplug it. But ya now, gotta have something to belly ache about.

 

The switch that came with the unit was faulty. So I had to retrofit the switch from my old radio unit since the switches and the housing for the two model years are different. So is the harness.I just opened it to see where I can make adjustments to make it work.
I think I have a base but I do have heated seats and sunroof. So who knows.
The 21 radio is out of a 21 4runner with navigation non JBL.

 

Love the dobs!!! Same ones here. Amazing and ride Fantastic. You’ll not hear of people having them fail like SPCs.

 

No pictures because I was hella stressed out tearing my dashboard apart, but installed the Accessorides Remote Start w/Override (works great!) & since I was in the mood, ended up also installing the Raptor lights I bought off eBay last November. Was a good 'Runner day!

 

Great job! How long was the remote start install?

 

Ha. Well, longer than I thought it would be. Probably 1hr. Would be a lot faster now that I know how (easy) it really is. Had to cut 1 wire on my 23 TRD ORP which was nerve wracking for me, but all in all, pretty straightforward. Directions they supply you with are OK, I searched YouTube for additional support when I wasn't sure on a step. For example, there is nothing in the directions they give you on removing the driver side panel, which you need to do to access the BCM. Its like whoever wrote the directions had amnesia and just forgot that entire part. Also the directions don't mention a thing about what to do with the little box (remote start module) when you are putting stuff back together. Would've been nice because its right by the passenger airbag, we improvised eventually. But got 'er done, and the thing works as promised!!

 

Awesome. Glad it works well. I have remote start but it does shut off. One day!!!

 

Do the drawers work well, I mean do they stay put and not slide out while driving?

 

Anyone know of a reason why my new style TRD pro wheels required the front hub grease cap to be removed to mount correctly on my 2020 SR5P?

 

Are they OEM wheels or replicas?

 

OEM

 

OEM 21' and newer pro wheels have a smaller hub, I bought replicas for our Tacoma because of this. Here's a thread with some info in the Tacoma forum.

2022 Tacoma Off-Road will 4Runner TRD SEMA matte gray wheels work? | Tacoma World

 

Hmm

So no cap will fit my 2020 with the new style TRD Pro wheel I'm guessing

 

It's been 2 years since I did all this with our 22' Tacoma but if I remember right there were some work arounds on the Tacoma's but not sure with 4Runner. I think they were grinding the hub a little bit since it was a slight angle on the hub bore instead of being straight like the 20' and older. This is from memory but the Tacoma forum has a ton of info on it.

 

Edited my post with a link.

 

What did you pay for it?

 

I thought this was a fitting 4runner wheels on a Tacoma issue? From what I understand there have been zero changes in 4runner hubs the entire generation. I have the new style TRD Pro wheels on my 2021 Off Road and they fit with zero issues.

 

I was actually looking for the new style wheels for my 2011 and was told they are a direct fit other than increased offset but now I am not too sure. Not going to go around modifying hubs.

 

Without the grease cap they fit perfectly. With it on they could no seat properly according to the tech and what he showed me.

 

Like I said I can't remember all the details but that Tacoma forum had a ton of info when I made my choice 2 years ago. I do remember the dust cap issue and a rear hub issue which was why I didn't go OEM.

I 100% agree and I bought these wheels since they have a better offset and lighter than OEM. Would have got them for the new 4Runner but they were sold out. The customer service was excellent when we got our 1st set from them. 2 years and 30000 miles and they still look new!

Flow Forged 4TR Pro Style - F246 - Factory Style Wheels

 

I ordered wheels from a dealership, and the wheels came with the center caps. They didn't come with lug nuts though, and I must have ordered the only Toyota wheels that couldn't use the standard lug nuts or any of the aftermarket lugs I already had.

 

Ok so grabbed the caps. The arrow points to what I was told the problem was, that ridge/flange stuck out too far for the new wheels to fit to the hub.

 

This is better, just bolted a plate mount through the Greenlane logo with big washers.

 

A little late but installed lasfit liners, center console organizers, a silicone license plate holder and nylon license plate screws.