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

In addition to it making the cabin cooler, is it also quieter? It would have been great to do a before/after sound test. I'm sure it's not SUPER quiet, but I bet it's better than before.

How long did it take you to take off all the interior panels?

 

@wildgoose you and thacrow certainly have some courage, and skill pulling panels and liners. I can’t help but feel like I’d have new rattles after disturbing everything, driving me mad.

 

This is quite impressive, sir.

 

Not as quiet as I had hoped, outside noises are a bit more muffled while parked and driving noise is a bit quieter. I haven't done much driving since the install so time will tell.

If I were to do it again I would want to install hushmat then the insulation. Hushmat would have added a lot of time & cost though.

 

The paneling is pretty simple to pull it is made to come apart and go back together you just have to know what order to take the panels off in. The hardest part was getting the headliner out and back in without creasing it, going that deep and taking the headliner out isn't for the faint of heart.

No new rattles so far, I have pulled the rear paneling a number of times and never had rattles but now with the added fluff behind them I doubt it will be an issue.

 

The rear/ side paneling is pretty easy stuff, keep in mind the rear seats, seat belts, and trunk carpet were already removed which probably speeds things up and I was using an electric impact to zip all of the bolts/ screws out.

Hard to give an exact time, maybe 1-1.5 hours to get the paneling & headliner out.

 

For me puting the b pillars back was the "hardest". No really difficult per se but I initially installed them incorrectly not realizing the seatbelt needed to be lined up correctly before going on. Then each time taking them off to re-align the yellow clips would fall off and into the frame, lost forever. Good thing I had bought a bag on Amazon.

Made sure to have a couple helpers for the headliner so as to avoid folding.

No rattles either.

 

Changed my oil.


I am not a wrencher, I do stupid stuff like this a lot. Drain pan plug is plastic, so it got lifted up by oil and sucked into the drain, plugging it up again. I walked away for a couple minutes....

 

A mental reset is often the most critical bacon-saving step of any process.

 

Pedal commander showed up in the mail, so I installed it this afternoon and took it for a test drive. Very happy with the throttle response.

 

I especially love the ghetto-chicken wire string you have holding your FRONT PLATE on. That's awesome man.

 

How were the rail cars? We just got them in OKC and we are trying to get a scheduled time to go.

 

The wife and I had fun. 2 miles of tracks both ways and site seeing. We thought it was worth doing them. Also these are in Cape May NJ. Which the tracks have been in since the 1800’s.

 

A man of culture. I have no doubt. Would have a beer with this fella

 

bet that sounds nice driving down the road

 

Do you use the Platinums?

 

LOL, you should see my awning!

 

Just added my new SCS wheels today. Soon as I get my Gen5’s cleaned up they will be for sale.

 

Looks great, I've got Blaze 10's on my truck and really like the SCS product.

 

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I like the black lug nuts on that gray/gunmetal.

 

Excellent taste, classic look, slick 4R

 

Project Farm had this top of his list just below Optima’s… for 100 bones cheaper!

 

I have learned my lesson with these plug n play speaker upgrades.

They suck! Compared to infinity component speakers (google it). The latter requires some minor additional work, to ensure they fit properly, and some soldering. The sound is easily 200% better than the Subaru speakers. Much fuller and smoother sound signature.

the infinity speakers cost less than these inferior Subaru ones as well.

 

Looks great 94 Hokie!!

 

Infinity dash speakers for the win, it was a HUGE upgrade over stock (non-JBL system). Note the vast difference between the factory and after-market.

 

Yeah I watched it. I watch a bunch of his vids.

 

Currently that's what's in mine

 

That's just pure class right there.

 

Went to Uwharrie Forest in NC. First time on the trails.

More information in a trip report here:
https://www.4runners.com/threads/2024-uwharrie-forest-trip-report.41365/

 

Best thing I ever did to my runner man! You're gonna love it! Woke my runner up! Sport mode 100% of the time