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

Don’t knock my dream build.

 

Warm night in the garage, so on with the skid plate. Genuine Toyota, not CTH.
Installed with Sakers stud/button mod/method https://www.4runners.com/threads/trd-skid-plate-mounted-w-studs-2010-2021.27082/


I suppose it would look better if more lifted since I am just an inch up front. But it is a nice aesthetic mod.
May add black letters, dunno.
Popped on stronger liftgate gas struts also. Now it goes up nice nice even with the ladder installed.

 

It's the Cali Raised Anytime kit. The kit itself seemed good quality. I think it took about 2.5 hours. I took my sweet time because I really did not want to scratch stuff up. But of course I did. It's so freaking easy to scratch shit when you pull stereos, especially when you have to let things hang. I scratched the passenger airbag indicator with the metal head bracket. Dammit. It's hard to tell, but still... I had put a blanket over everything else but didn't watch what I was doing on that.

If there was a difficult part, it's the camera install itself. I put the camera as far back to the grill as possible, centered above the radar, and sure enough there's a flange on the inside/top that made it difficult to get the nut on. It is a tight fit in there. Not sure how it would have gone had I not pulled the grill forward a bit. Tip's N Trick's here - take a correct sized socket (I forgot the size...12MM maybe?) and slide the wire through it and over the nut. Use pliers on the socket to snug it up.

The video quality itself is just a little bit worse than the stock backup camera, for reference sake. (EDIT - after further review, the video quality is the same as the stock backup camera. Just a different color gradient.) Good enough though, I think. Haven't tested it on any sort of varied surface yet, like big rocks. Hopefully it has enough contrast in those cases, but I think it will. I had to laugh a little because I found myself watching the screen to drive it back to the house, instead of out the windshield. It's not good enough for that. Perceived distances are out of whack, because of the fish-eye perspective. So watching it under speed screws with how fast it seems things are going. "Objects in the camera will be on you faster than they appear."

One other thing; the instructions specifically mention tying a red wire from the camera harness to the 2 green wires from the other harnesses, but at some point they changed the red camera harness wire color to match the green. Which make sense, but they didn't fix the instructions. Also also, in the instructions the first pictures of the back of the head unit are for earlier years. The picture after that are for later years. Took me a minute to figure that out.

Sorry for the wall of text. Best of luck on yours!

 

Not just today but a project over the past few days.

made trim panels out of ABS and magnets for the boss strongbox and then some Amazon dividers that are pressure fit to keep stuff from sliding around



keep some side of the road gear, IFAK, and some work equipment in it typically.

 

Hope pre-2020 Limited owners would appreciate? Maybe...

I bought this from Amazon - https://amzn.to/4ahm80H

https://youtu.be/QHOHQY8ASZQ?feature=shared

 

ANOTHER ALIGNMENT

 

This is the structure parallel to the radiator... it is a stiff area, it should not be shaking to rub anything, I think it's just a shitty paint job...

 

Love the lights man. Clean Install !

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Thanks for choosing us for the Anytime Backup and Front Camera Kit! If you need anything don't hesitate to reach out

 

Correction to my previous comment... The video quality of the Cali Raised camera is the same as the stock backup camera. The color gradient is different, warmer than the backup, but after looking at trees on my way to work this morning, I would say the clarity is the same.

 

Ordered my Eibach pro sport truck shocks and struts. Install is next Thursday

 

Compete suspension overhaul. New UCA, LCA, sway links, bushings,shocks,mounts front and rear. Everything OEM.
Got an alignment just now. Hopefully this is the end of suspension work on the vehicle during my ownership.

 

Just received my roof rack delete kit today.

 

my little guy's helping me delete stickers
his electric leaf blower isn't super effective

 

Got some new Toyo AT3s (255/80-17) to go along with the new Bilsteins (6112/5100).

 

before & after

 

Diode Dynamics door LEDs

SKU: DD0030P

Bulb Size: 194

Color: Red

Bulb Model: HP5 (92 lumens)

 

There’s nothing to flex on that screen capture

these are more comparable

 

Nice!

 

There’s something about a fresh detail

 

What did you install? How does it work with the OEM head unit? I wonder if it’s better image quality than the OEM MTM package?

 

I’m pretty sure it is better quality than MTM.
MTM gives you the Birds Eye view and side cameras but the quality is horrendous on the 5th gen. The 6th gen will be much better quality based on what we’ve seen from other trims. Still keeping my 5th gen though. Just wish Toyota did half ass it because it’s the end of the generation

 

I need to see the front

 

Added Toyota’s OEM Rock Rails. I had previously replaced the interior lights with some LEDs (big difference), added a catshield (f*# thieves make me spend money on what could have been a cool mod). I’m good for a while now. I’ll replace the OEM tires when they need to be replaced.

 

Nice

 

I'll be interested to hear your impression after some time on them. That's the same size tire I'm most likely to get.

 

I've been thinking of removing the front sway bar to gain articulation but here it is with it







and another angle from front driver side

 

stickers are hate speech, go straight to jail !

 

What brand is your vent shades? They look a lot bigger than the AVS I have.