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

You have to remove a few factory bolts. The flares themselves set atop the factory once. Pre drilled holes let you reinsert those factor screws. Now, I did have to drill (using a 5/16 drill bit) to create a few extra holes. Not terrible -- quite easy considering all your drilling thru is plastic. Most of those are filled with with plastic inserts to keep them attached (think of plastic inserts to keep the radiator cover in place under the hood).

Edit: I forgot one import piece: the rear ones a little different. You do have to remove the OEM rear ones to allow those to attach properly. It's a little scary to remove them, but they prop right off once the screws are removed.

 

I hate you @djwantke. I can't UNSEE this now.

 

Ballsy drilling holes

 

If anyone is curious about the instructions:

https://www.tygerauto.com/mm5/graphics/instructions/TG-FF8T4358.PDF

 

They look great! Trying to decide between these and Wildpeaks. Have heard great things about both. If anybody has experience with both, would love to hear your opinion.

 

You cannot go wrong with the wildpeaks

 

Recently I posted a video showing where my almost 6 yr old jump starter pack casing exploded due to battery swelling.

For my other jumper starter pack Aukey (Ordered on February 9, 2018) I tried to charge plugging in to the wall outlet for 2 days looks like the battery is not charging. It was just flashing but when unplugged there is no charge even enough for the flash light. Visually I don't see any damage to the casing but internally I do not know what is the status of the battery. May be safe to dispose it safely.





Edit -
I opened the casing. Visually no damage to the battery. But I did smell some strong gas smell. (Could be the smell of glue).

 

Just replaced my fan/blower motor - SUPER easy on a 2016 limited. Three screws, one plug, and 30 minutes. No more fan speed issues, no more noises, blowing like a champ!

 

Nice! How were you able to end up with red stitching???

 

Meant to reply, but forgot. Thanks for the vid. Looks relatively simple. Gracias!

 

I took it hunting up a gnarly road. First time engaging the locker and using the crawl control. Very impressed and so glad I have the clearance to venture out. My Buddy with me said it was fancy with all the 'batmobile buttons' haha...now he wants a 4runner, even though he was teasing me for lifting a 4runner.

 

Can’t go wrong with Wildpeaks or Baja Boss.
There are many many threads discussing people’s experiences with these exact tires.

Mickey Thompsons clearly are the superior choice…I have to say that cuz I slapped a massive MT sticker on my 4R. Wildpeaks are a heavier tire but the rest of the specs and performance are:

 

Here's my Wifi hot spot not working story where I fixed by just unplug the 12v battery and back.
(why I use wifi hotspot? my $15/mo phone plan(s) only got 5GB data.)

https://youtu.be/ZQUGMN4e09w?feature=shared

 

This isn't something I use, but I'm curious how it works. Who's providing the service as we're running down the road, if it's not by way of our cell phone? How's this stuff work?

 

I work in the industry, I think wifi hotspots use towers and satellites via LTE to give you internet just like your phone is doing.
@kmeeg ur hotspot, all in, is cheaper than adding data to your plan!?

 

Thw wifi hot spot works like a regular wifi router at home. Phones, laptops, tabs connected previously will automatically connect to the wifi. The wifi hotspot service is provided by AT&T. I pay $200/year. I don't know if there is a limit for no of connections/devices. Our family pays $15/month that comes with a small 5GB limit. I think having unlimited plans to our phones would cost more. Not sure.

 

Yeah, that comes out $31 and change per month. I don't think you can find an unlimited data plan for that price.

 

I think I just proved you wrong....

 

Maybe. It is unsaid on both yours and kmeeg's examples if that is total or per line. Kmeeg said "my family" pays $15 and that sounds too good to be true but we can let him chime in. The ad you posted doesn't indicate one way or the other at least in the portion I can see.

 

I've had Mint Mobile for years. I have the $15 per month plan. I pay it yearly in full. It's $180 a year, plus tax. I think it comes out to just over $200. That's for data & voice.

Oh, to clarify, it's for ONE line.

 

So, essentially, it's another subscription and the signal comes by cell towers.
Or am I oversimplifying?

 

I think it's that simple. I believe the service runs through the AT&T network, if I recall correctly.

 

Inspected my rustproofing , under the dirt its still super clean , im from Canada they salt the road here

 

Got it. Thank you!

 

Cool. Good to know.

 

I took my shift lever into a fabric store and matched the thread color. I took out every stitch and matched the factory pattern. It wasn’t that hard just tedious.

 

Shoot.. Did I say that in video? Very sorry, That's wrong. Each phone plan is $15 per month. We have 3 personal phones.

T-mobile prepaid - https://prepaid.t-mobile.com/connect/phone-plans?brand=connect

 

Each of your phone plans is $15 for 5 gigs or whatever, that’s low compared to my area I can barely buy a six pack of for $15. I’m in a liquor store right now lol

 

Finally finished the 3rd row removal project with the cargo platform

 

I bought a black coroplast sheet and cut it to cover the gaps in the back by the way! Also had to trim the plastic pieces so that the coroplast was flat.