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

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: 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.

 

Did the same today. Installed the new amber DRLs that @CoastPro4 recommend. Heart kinda sank after installing them because they wouldn't come on. Put the old OEM bulbs back on same thing they wouldn't come on. Come to find out I had my parking brake on. Finally installed the new DRLs and boom they work

 

I am considering the Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro Stage Series Backlit Ditch Lights. I really like their products.

Let us know how Baja Designs perform.

 

Had a rough 200 miles on mountain highways and need to find solutions to quiet the exhaust ASAP, else I would be forced to build the Limited for our trips. Mrs is absolutely not happy with TRD Pro exhaust.

 

Did some more wiring, cut taco Tunes Brackets to fit better, tested fitment with seats on.





looks like we clear but I plane to add about 1/8" washers

 

@Thacrow
Wow dude, you got this.
And I thought I was ballsy for stripping down my shifter console, one time.

can you point out what the taco Tunes Brackets are in that bag of snakes

 

Lmfao. Thanks dude! Those things the amps are sitting on

 

The wifey wanted fang lights, so I put some in a couple weeks ago. She also got some black roof rails last night to get rid of the silver, so those will be installed today.

 

Gave her a bath. Love this color!