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

Ordered it online. Guess I'll find out soon

 

Goog luck! Just take your time and you will be fine. I'm not sure what a dealer would charge for replacement, however as we all know - DIY = $$s saved to spend on mods!

 

Let me know if you need any more pics and of what and where.

 

Stock stereo is pretty bad. Any upgrade is worth it. It's not as fun as I had hoped.

 

Fun is not a word I would personally attach to the process I see there haha
Maybe the word exasperation
a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

 

I swapped out the stock speakers for a package from Trail Grid Pro. They're Kicker's, and I slapped an AMP & Cross over on them to max out the sound. Now my stereo rocks. I kept the stock head unit though. I actually like the look of it and the layout of the display.

Plus you'd never know I upgraded the system. It's stealthy.

 

Ran it through car wash yesterday. Noticed a tiny chip on hood. Ordered OEM touch up paint supposed to be here tomorrow.

Reminds me when I was in Corp. Flt Dept. We'd do this every Dec. on the S76-C for the 12 mos. inspection, every 3rd year tare the head apart & remove swashplate, T/R blades for snubber bearing Insp.

 

We have air Finished wiring up the on-board air today. Now on to the next upgrade......

 

Installed Cali raised transfer case skid. I got the powder coated aluminum.

 

Gave our 2024 it’s 1st break-in oil change at 780 miles (was hoping for 777 ).

Also installed the cali-raised cat shields as they’ve been sitting in the garage for about a month.

Glad to finally get my hands dirty with our new 5th gen.

 

Drove the female parental unit to the local K-Rogers.

Then saw this in the lot:

 

I have been thinking about getting cali-raised cat shields.. How was the install? as easy as they make it look?

 

Little more progress today. Configuring and looking at installing the maestro and head unit

 

warshing the truck tnite with the 3 yr old, little brother had his 2nd Birthday party today so he passed out


Anyone else tint their taillights with, dare I say it, decals!? (removable like lamin-x).
These things are 2 years strong

 

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I put some juice in the rear diff. I was going to do the front one, too, but that will have to wait for another day.

 

No pics, but had a chance to do my first tinkering.

- Donger power adapter and Garmin mini dash cam installed

- Put a ProTech screen protector on the head unit screen and the gauge cluster screen…that thing was a real pain to get on somewhat smoothly since it’s curved!

- added the auto dimming sensor in the dash - super quick and easy

looking forward to Clazzio leather seats coming in a few weeks…my fingers are(n’t) ready!

 

X2 27F battery, tundra tray and “voltage booster pro” diode system to replace a Toyota battery that barely lasted 2 years.

Hopefully I don’t have to test the 48 month warranty on this one.

 

not too bad… they did give me 4 undersized washers for the security bolts (I went to Home Depot and got the correct size). The video made it look easy to take out the 2 long bolts - 1 was easy, but I did have to use a jack to get the other bolt to come out for each side.
I did scrap my knuckle pretty hard on the passenger side, but I was rushing to get this job wrapped up and that was my fault - the CR logo is sharp!.

Overall, I like the product and feel much better that they’re on there. A thief could grind out the 4-5 bolts per side with an angle grinder before using the sawzall, but I don’t think they will do all this work unless they are really desperate (especially on 2 sides).

 

Without pics it doesn't count, and we don't believe you!

 

Installed catalytic shield protector. Easy install.

 

if I was getting a tune, I’d do that…. But the diode system works great at this point.

 

Just added a one foot extension to the AC drain line, now it drains below the frame.

 

Last week a couple cars in my neighborhood had their catalytic converters stolen. Not like I worry because I have the urd midpipe which eliminated the last two cats.

But it does make me wonder what the 4runner cats are worth in the underground market.

 

They sell for 6 bags of meth in most regions.

 

Started the day by getting the Overland Torque Tune installed by Ryan at Colorado Toyota Tuning (https://www.coloradotoyotatuning.com/). Super experience, Ryan is a pro!
Enjoyed the drive home from Denver with the new tune. Got home and did a complete wash, clay bar, light polish and ceramic coat. Should be good to go for a while.

 

New wheel day (actually Friday, late to post).
https://imgur.com/a/OCIOg6B

 

Meth must be cheap. I asked a buddy who mainly scraps honda/Acura. He's said both 4runner cats are worth $100. I wouldn't even waste my time on 4r if I was in the business.

 

I chuckled a wee bit too much at this (considering my line of work). But I do like some dark humor.

 

scarab!