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

Delivered today from C4. Was a surprise as i received no shipping notice. Bumper is listed as "repairing to ship", we'll see if ole sandy gets it here for the new year. Notice the photo bomb... he's waiting for his presents from Sandy Paws.

 

Hey dude, the process was a little tedious.
I installed an aftermarket harness, switch, and relay kit.
Bought 14awg/2con. truck trailer wire (grey) from Princess Auto.
Installed 4RunnerLifestyle oem style dash switch. Harness wire travels up behind ebrake pedal, out of drivers firewall grommet.
Crossed rear engine bay poked through passenger grommet, dropped down and followed top of frame rail.
Got a combination of Deutsch connector leads & insulated crimp-on quick connectors to parallel wire to LED pod leads. Strain relieved/e-taped splice.

I wish they were Diode Dynamics.
EVERGEAR 6-LED 18w 1500lm/ea.

***edit: perhaps you were not implying you needed the entire wiring process, well, that’s what you got lol

 

used Tremclad Rustpaint to spray rear body mounts and a couple things nearby.
used Rust-Oleum Specialty Hight Heat paint (650°C/1200°F) to spray chipping MBRP exhaust.
everything under rear bumper is fresh black.
ate Pizza Pizza.

 

Nice. Was looking at getting one but does it make a lot of noise if your driving with the rear window down? That was my concern & why I haven’t gotten one yet

 

Joined some locals for a holiday food drive in freezing weather:

 

Finally got around to installing the dual can roof mount today. With my ocd, I think I'm going to do a little leveling on it as it leans due to mounting on the cross rails. I made the paper sign to alert me that they are on the roof as I would be a dumas and drive into the garage one day with them on.

 

Impressive! So when you put it in reverse do the lights come on automatically? Or do you have to push the button?

 

Link?

 

Yesterday was a storm and power was out for hours. Today there’s blue sky finally and a high of 42°F so on go the ARB skids I’ve had off for a while.

i did not tie the switch wire to the reverse light fuse, so just push button control only. works with truck off too

 

https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.c...hmg9MhEoH7mlSnsWy-Ni6VMw9B52SIeRoCnHAQAvD_BwE

 

Haha, that ladder signage...I wish I did that with my 3rd gen with the Thule Cargo Box before I ground it against the parking garage ceiling!

Front Runner makes really nice gear, the fit on those cans looks perfect!

 

drilled new holes and took a grinder to the mounting brackets for my led reverse lights.
got the pods to tuck in pretty tight now.
40°F and finally mostly sunny.












rerouted wiring safely underneath the trailer outlet bracket.

 

^Does the 2016 backup camera have night vision?

 

hey @3JOH22A
‘16 camera ain’t great, wouldn’t say it has night vision - but apparently the 2020+ cams suck too.
turning on aftermarket lights dramatically improved the factory cam view on the screen though.

 

I had a local shop install balancing beads into my Falken Wildpeak AT4W's 275/70/17 (Load C). The balancing beads was the last ditch effort. The wheel balancing nightmare I've had is now finally over. Balancing beads actually worked. Not a single vibration at any speed 0-80. Long story short..After multiple traditional balances, road-force with match mounting @ Discount, Les Schwab, Firestone, three different local off-road shops and two Toyota Service departments, not a single "specialist" could balance my wheels.

The noticeable vibrations in the steering wheel always occurred between 55-70. The tires are not out of round, road force numbers did not exceed the limits for the tires. It was maddening. I also had Toyota service department diagnose suspension components, wheel bearings, drive shaft alignment, my RRW rims. Everything passed inspections. My ride is a 2023 4Runner Off-Road Premium with KDSS. 23k miles on it.

The shop I visited is called Tire Depot, in Beaverton Oregon off SW Baseline. These guys are open on Sundays. Cost me a 100.00 and took 30 minutes or less. I can't describe how I happy I am with the results.

 

Ride-On is installed by you. It serves two purposes. 1 If you get a puncture in the tread area (no side wall protection) it seals it.2 It's a viscous fluid the constantly moves when tire is rotating & does NOT scum up the wheel like slim. My 2014 New HD from dealer had ridiculous wts on front wheel & I ride mainly W.LH not on grip. the vibration was so bad I couldn't use that side mirror. I put the amount called for by tire size. Balanced, then I removed all the wts, still balanced, Swear by this product.
https://ride-on.com/

 

Drove the 2011 to feed my son's dog. They were out of town for a day.
Wife drove the 2018 to baby sit daughters kids for a couple of hours.

 

https://a.co/d/8dNmU5p

Bought the oil filter cap replacement

 

Interesting. I asked because the 3rd gen Tacoma got night vision in the backup camera in the tailgate handle in 2016:



The camera resolution is still quite poor, but night vision is fairly basic technology found in security cameras and handheld video cameras.

 

replaced the original tires with Toyo AT3
Up sized to 275-70~17.

 

275?

 

Yes. Perfect fit

 

Link?

Switched to the "falken" tires i have now, because at the time Toyo's only came in 265 and 285. AT3's have been in the cart for a month now.

 

I bought my at a local shop in Vero Beach.

 

Once I get a bmc done I will be upsizing to 275 Toyo Open Countrys, but my SCS Blaze 10 wheels at 8.5" width with -10 offset make my 265's look like 285's, and rubbed the mud flaps pretty bad until I trimmed them down to almost nothing.

 

they should be 275/70 and they only come in load E for the Toyo AT3s

(275/75R17 tires do not exist)

 

I can't say I've noticed any additional noise since I've had mine.

 

Washed the salt off the SR5. Friggin cold!

 

https://www.restlessoffroad.com/product-page/5th-gen-4runner-spare-tire-carrier

 

Is that right, hmm, maybe I do? Lol