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

performed variety of safety checks, wheels, aftermarket tie rods still great, no KDSS leaks; taking the family on a long, rainy drive to drop work truck at Ford dealership out of town. Don’t ask why

 

*update ^
my 24 month old just puked all over his backseat right upon arrival to the dealership.

 

Links!

 

...and they spell out TRD PRO


Of course. You Pro owners have to flex every chance you get.

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1523998391/5th-gen-4runner-bumper-bolt-cover-set

email the guy,
he will do any color or text you want...6 letters

his default is R-U-N-N-E-R or O-V-R-L-N-D for $25

as you see,
I did T-R-D-P-R-O in red and it was $30

 

I already have these in my ride, but they're just flat black. Now I think I'll slap letters on them: H-I B-R-I-D

 

true...wait til you see my custom Katzkin seats

grey leather, red stitching...with TRD PRO stitched in red on all FOUR seat backs

the grey seats match my custom leather shift boot and knobs


I'm also thinking of adding another PRO basket on top...
a double 16 incher basket

 

It's part of a secret Toyota club. If you don't have a Pro, you have to make it look like one and super cope. If you have a Pro, you have to spell it out everywhere ad nauseam. TRD Pro, the lunch box. TRD Pro bed sheets. TRD Pro those annoying kitschy black with red line cup holder and sill liners...NOBODY gives a shit when they look in your interior by the way (you idiots know who you are, hoping the Toyota Most Innovative Interior Design Team comes knocking for an award). True Pro owner's add Ferrari and Ford emblems though and have low rider rims with Aztecs and Velvet Elvis headliners. IYKYK./S

 

Pro rack installed

 

Your rant reminded me of Spaceballs.




"May the TRD Pro be with you!"

 

Don't have to. It's a Ford. 'nuff said.

 

where I can buy those TRD PRO cup holders you mentioned?

And thanks for the tip on the Ford emblems, I will add those to my list...

Here is an artist concept of my PRO build...

 

I swear to God, if you do that to your 4Runner I will lead the charge to have you evicted from the state of Texas!

 

We should start a gang, ese.

 

Funny thing hearing you guys discuss the Pro cult. Reminds me of my new TRD Pro computer mouse.

 

An evening and a day, mostly under the car
Replaced needle bearing with the ECGS bushing.
(2019, around 45k miles, but the needle bearing was getting louder and louder)

Oil changes:
- both differentials
- transfer case
- engine

So i practiced draining the oil 4 times, each time with a mess.
But I'm learning.

 

Why are the pictures always full size when i select thumbnail ???

 

Just finished doing the Infinity dash speaker swap, wow what a difference in sound. Will probably end up swapping out the door speakers in the near future as well, those Infinity’s are nice.

 

I found a used tire (Nitto A/T Terra Grappler G2 265/70R17) to match my existing 4 tires with 10/32 tread and a similar DOT date. Had it mounted with a TPMS sensor on a matching rim for my spare tire. This allows me to rotate my spare in with the other four tires every 5K miles. Now I have to see what it takes to get the TPMS sensor to be recognized as a 5th sensor.

 

that's a great idea,
did you buy a Toyota TPMS sensor to mount in the spare?

If you use Discount Tire...they got all my TPMS sensors to work on my other Toyota
no charge, just bought the tires there

 

I've been looking at these as possible Chase lights to mount on the Crestone rack. Does anyone think they would be too bright?

 

Put my black lug nuts on.

Replaced my sunroof weather seal. Really goobered up one of the screws and had to use an extractor kit to get it out. Have a good enough replacement in right now so I can actually have a functional roof.

 

I did this on my 2008 4Runner and it always worked fine. The TPMS sensor was purchased locally, but it looks identical to the other OEMs. I will be messing with this in the coming week. Going to mount the tire on the right front since I know the existing sensors all work and then "Change the Wheel Set" and see what happens.
Great tip about Discount Tire!

 

That’d be a nice setup
@ 24w 2245Lm / each, I reckon they’re a good choice
I run two amber’s off eBay from LED-Club @ 20w 2000Lm / each

 

Cleaned the engine bay. Hose it off real good. Let it dry. Saturate everything with cheapo tire foam. Boom. Magic. Don't like the results? Repeat. Or get a sponge. Keep the water away from the alternator. 20 mins. plus dry time. Easy-peasy.

 

Installed an oil catch can:

$35 EVIL ENERGY Baffled Oil Catch Can,Oil Separator Catch Can 300ml Universal Aluminum Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081N392BN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

I couldn't find a sintered bronze filter to modify the catch can so I used the steel wool provided but added a 1" stainless steel mesh screen to help condense the oil from the air flow: https://www.mcmaster.com/9317T551/

First I installed a 3/8" site glass so I can inspect the level


I test the fit here where a lot of people install the can it seems:


I wound up bending the bracket and reconfigured the mounting bracket so that I could put the engine cover back on


I had a length of silicone hose and a length of regular fuel line hose. I'm going to swap out the fuel line hose for silicone in the future


This is the finished result


And you can see the sight glass from the side

 

Those are nice looking too.

 

Edit: I mounted the tire at the right front and had put 7 PSI more in (42 vs 35 PSI) to make sure it was found and in the correct position. The new TPMS sensor worked and was read perfectly. However the OEM tire and TPMS sensor that was on the right front and placed in the spare tire position was NOT recognized at all - not even the dashes when it is searching "---". I will have to do some researching on this. At least I know the new sensor is working. I watched a video that shows the change that can be made in the Toyota/Lexus software, so that's my next step.

 

don’t throw your oem speakers away. One of my Infiniti dash speakers shorted after 3 months. Warranty replacement should be here next week.