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

That looks really nice!

 

Can you share Manufacturers Website?

 

Do I actually see a skid that has recessed screws/bolts for fasteners? Every manufacturer has been wrong in my eyes using protruding fasteners. If you use it they will deform and be useless.
Thanks for the info. Time to look again...

 

Just looking at it now... sorry to hijack!
https://www.artecindustries.com/Toyota-4Runner

 

$2k... ouch. However, I may be sold!
You get what you pay for. I am pretty sure that main section covers everything but the A-arms. That is impressive. I wonder what the cost to coat is...


* edit.
Not bad...

 

looks good love the color of the runner

 

No problem at all; Man these are awesome skids and love access panel design/placement and recessed bolts!

 

Very nice.

Where did you get the stereo and speakers from? Would you mind sharing what you paid for them?

How was the install? Take long?

 

They look smoked...? Do you mind sharing what you paid for them and where you got them from? Any chance they are sequential too?

 

Got the same ones with silver accent. I really like them too! Fit is perfect.

 

I will start with install first....

Speakers in the doors and hatch are very easy. Took maybe about an hour for all 6. The idatalink maestro unit for the radio has to be programmed, and i had the radio and maestro unit installed by someone else. Took them roughly 2 hours. The subs and amp took me about 3 hours... But i wanted everything installed very clean looking and even removed the passenger seat completely to get it done. Pushing the power wire through the firewall wasnt fun. I ran it over to the passenger side then went though on that side since the amp was installed under passenger seat.

Cost....

If you just mean the headunit and mids/highs, i got all of that from crutchfield. The headunit with maestro idatalink and maestro wiring harness, dash kit, dual usb plug and everything cost around $900. $650 for the radio alone without maestro. Speakers would be around $250 more for all doors and rear hatch. I had a gift card, reward points, and a military discount, so im just giving you the prices you would pay without all of that.

Subs and amp, Well.... I got those on a trade....

 

What light set up do you have on your upper grille?

 

Link below. Another brand out called USR has good reviews also
https://www.ebay.com/itm/293498897815

 

Did you have to destroy the stock speakers to mount the new ones or buy brackets? Or do the newer models not need adapters anymore? I put all new speakers in my ‘18 and it took way longer than an hour lol. Did you wire the dash tweeters into your coaxial 6x9’s?
Here’s a link to the adapters I’m referring to since the aftermarket speakers do not line up with factory mounting locations.

 

Wired my 20” Rigid light bar into the fuse/relay block with a custom harness... in related news, anyone need a Rigid wire harness?

 

You’ll still either need adapters, or cut up the stock speakers to make your own. Some places like crutchfield include adapters for free when you buy the speakers from them.

 

Looks great, love how it matches the raptor lights and the fog light thingys.

Why/how did you make a custom wiring harness?? What's wrong with the supplied one?

I just installed my 40" rigid E-series the other weekend and was having trouble wiring it to the air on board OEM matching switch. I got it wired to the basic switch supplied by Rigid, but I was going to take it to a truck shop to get it wired to the air on board switch

 

I made it custom because I wanted all the wires to be the exact length they needed to be (to make for a clean install) and also wanted to utilize the custom fuse/relay I already had. Otherwise I would had to slice open the provided harness to try and pull out the wires to appropriate length, and mount the relay somewhere. The way I did it, I have all my fuses and relays in one place. Also I kind of like the preciseness of it all and enjoy the process.

I too installed an AOB switch to operate it. It’s really not that hard and I can help walk you through the steps to install if you would like me too. By now I’m super comfortable pulling the dash off. The clips Toyota uses are super friendly and it’s really easy to yank on it without fear after you’ve done it a few times. Also don’t let that previous sentence scare you, you only have to unscrew the kick panel and pull off the floorboard door trim piece in order to access the blank switch spots. Really the hardest part is running the trigger wire through the firewall grommet... You definitely need a wire puller and some lubricant to make the job easier.

I can explain and take pics of where each wire goes if you want to take a crack it. Also if you get the crimp on terminals that have the heat shrink, all you need is a heat gun, small wire stripper, and crimp tool.

Let me know if you want to take another crack at it and I’d be happy to help you along the way.

Cheers!

Edit: it sounds like you already ran the wire and know how to access the blank switches since you installed the Rigid one. It should be pretty easy to walk you through installing the AOB one.

 

I bought all my speakers from crutchfield, they include brackets and wire harnesses for free with speakers. They worked great. Lined right up no issues. Stock speakers are still usable... If I actually had a need for them LOL.

I didn't do the dash tweets. Just the 6 speakers, 4 doors and 2 hatch.

About an hour... I wasn't timing it and wasn't in a hurry, but I only drank 2 beers during the install... Had it taken an hour and a half I would've at least drank 3

 

I would have been hammered if I was drinking during my install put a 4 channel under the driver seat and a Lc7i line out converter under passenger.
Speakers are one of the most enjoyable mods.

 

I would definitely appreciate a walk through of the wiring and any expertise you have to offer! It will save me money on having the shop do it. (unfortunately I still intend on bringing my rig to the shop for them to wire my ARB dual compressor which seems like an even more complicated task)

Would it be easier for you to creat a new thread for this? This way other people would be able to benefit from your knowledge as well?

 

Threw in a iDrive throttle commander today. Certainly a cool gadget.

 

Good call. Yeah I’ll start one later this weekend... about to leave for a trip to the mountains. Just put my CVT Mt Shasta extended on, along with the Solar powered pressurized shower I made in order to test everything out!! Sooo if you can wait until Sunday evening or even Monday, I would be happy to!! Cheers!

 

Also ARB air compressor sounds rad. Are you mounting it driver side next to the fuse box? I’m doing one eventually...

 

Your rig looks great! And no worries man, no rush at all. You're doing us the favor!

The compressor is actually mounted on the passenger side. With my mount, you can actually fit a 1gallon air tank under the compressor which I plan on adding in the future.

Check out the link below to the other 4runner site for guy makes mounts. I bought mine from @8S6RUNNER Who got his though the below link. Mounts perfectly in my 2019 and is cheaper than any other mount I've found.

 

Sicckkkk bro.. I’m going to do that sometime.. thanks for the link. Next mod is dual battery setup... getting the Shockwerks tray So looks like that will be perfect for what I’m looking for as well. Going to put in a rear air locker eventually since I have the SR5.. wish I would have bought the Off-road, but I needed a ride right away since my Audi went kaput and needed to get one right away -didn’t do the right research.. but kind of glad I did, since It’s been so much fun working on it and upgrading and learning the ins and outs of it. I plan on having it for a long while and having many adventures with it!!

 

Excellent, Thank you!
I will take a look

 

Good! I'm glad it'll work out for you. The mount is really nice, you'd never know it didn't come from a factory. The instructions are hand written , but very easy to follow.
And that really is the way to go, you saved so much money and now you can make your rig how YOU want it.

 

Got oil filter wrench, Aluminum Filter Bowl filter,filter from Amazon. Need to go to Wally world & get oil, 1st for me since new close to 20k. Probably next weekend I'll change oil. Off to Advance Auto to get new drain plug gasket I ordered last weekend.

 

What needs to be disconnected when removing the seats? Airbags and seatbelt sensors?