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

This has to be the best description yet ! LOL

 

Changed my air filter today.

We had a big fire really close that spewed a bunch of ash in the air. That ash has been circulating around for a couple weeks. Now it seems to have subsided, hence the filter change.

I get my filters from the dealership because I like the OEM filters; however, the one I got this time around was different. The old one was made in Japan and had what looks like a doodlebug pad attached to it:



The new ones are made in the US and look like a regular filter without the doodlebug pad.



Asked for the old one, but they said the new one supersedes it now. I like the idea of having a little extra filtration with the old one.

 

Thank you so much for your response.
Great to hear you liking it

 

It's pretty damn easy if you do the "no spring compressor" method. It only took me a few hours for the fronts.

Is that $190 for one alignment? That's what I paid for a lifetime alignment from Firestone.

 

Figured I’d give it a try

 

Spent about 10 minutes yesterday tearing apart my dash and trying to figure out why my

$18 QC3.0 Dual USB Power Socket, Quick Charge Car Charger USB Adapter for Smart Phone PDA iPad iPhone Android GPS Use for Toyota

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P2WMLXK
wouldn't fit my 5th gen. Come to find out I was shipped a 4th gen model, so I ordered it again, hoping to get a 5th gen model this time.
My brother has a 4th gen, so I'll give him the first one I received.

Super simple to get the dash apart and pull the top off the center console to allow me to get my fingers under the plastic piece holding the bottom of the dash piece in place to pop it out.

 

Oh yeah, big improvement on ride quality.

You'll wonder why the 5th gen didn't come with these in the first place.

But seriously, don't bother with the spring compressor. Way easier without it.

 

Decided to replace my hack job rear mud flaps with the Revtek ones. Im not real impressed. I think the plastic should be a softer more pliable plastic. I ordered from Autoplicity. The envelope they sent was completely open and only 5 push pins were in there. It should be fine, but I expected better. They definitely look better than my hack job. I’m also not impressed with the big opening for mud to collect on the passenger side. I paid $43 so I’m not too upset about my issues with them.

 

Got the windows some tint today.

 

Not a damn thing. Cheers!

 

i dunno. It holds my giant ridge line bag and my water tank no problem. It’s just fine, do other racks hold more, sure. But it’s by no measure garbage.

 

I havent done anything yet, I just looked at her in the pics...others will get her ready for me for next week:

 

I didn't say it was garbage. What I am saying is that I wouldn't spend money ($500+) to get one in lieu of a stock rack. Heck, I'm the dumb guy who's using a cargo box on an aftermarket rack when a stock rack would have worked perfectly fine, so my opinion is just as silly as anyone else's here.

 

Im just gonna say I didnt spend anything on it since it came free with the truck

 

The rack is way ugly and based on what you posted as far as weight limits, doesn't seem that its useful at all. Just like a lot of the added accessories that everyone takes off when they buy a PRO/4Runner.

 

Is this a way to have your ipod music at the control of the deck up front? I use a 32GB USB 3.0 with it full of music in the USB port which I can browse through the deck. Looks like you can do that as well with an iphone? I've actually never tried it.

Reminds of me of my old subaru that had a 6 Disk CD changer in the trunk LOL

 

Yes that's true

 

To be fair, it's included with the (higher) price of the Pro......so you are paying for it. Obviously it's your only option if you want the Pro so you don't have much of a choice.

The nice thing about the rack is that it actually has some re-sale value compared to almost all of the other racks on the 4Runner. If it does bother anyone, they can take it off, sell it for $500 and put that towards something that fits their needs better.

 

Yes , it’s just easier for me to use and old iPod since I have it already.

 

Picked up my Pakmule Sway-Back today from the powder coater.

 

Is the PTFE like a putty? Can you provide a link?

 

What size boat can a 4Runner tow? Anything like a smaller ski boat?

 

Because its just one that wins lol

 

I should try this with my "Zune" I mean, hey its a zune. I still have my original zune from 2007, I won it from microsoft when they were on a site visit at my company then.

 

You should double check but I think the towing capacity is 5000lbs. Ski boat is around 3000lbs, plus the wt of your trailer, all together still under the limit.

 

In 2015 my iPod died and it was hard as heck to find a replacement. Found best buy still had some and was $400. Long story short my kid says why was I dumb enough to drop that kinda coin and why not just use a thumb drive. Made the switch and now I just stream. Couple nice options for better than CD quality streaming now.
Still have the thumb drives but 20 million songs to choose from is better than a couple hundred cds I still have in the attic

 

Looking good Kevin!!

 

Sounds good!! Enjoy the holiday weekend. Yeah not a good year for doing things. But it’s what it is. It’s nice up in Wallenpaupak!! There always showing it on our local news. I plan on getting the Vette out this weekend and beet on it a little.

 

That sucks about the fridge. We have not been up that way. We normally do road trips with my Vette. But have not been up to Wally. Go to Jim Thorpe quite often. Not that far from us. Plan on taking a nice ride Sunday somewhere up North. Not sure yet. Be safe out there!!

 

I guess I didn’t lay on the sarcasm as obvious as I thought.