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

I agree with above, i like the way the angled tuck in a bit, but i got the top plate hoping maybe they would block some of the stuff that gets thrown up, on and off road.

 

Indeed. 30 years myself in the LA/OC area .. was thinking Carlsbad/Vista area if going south or up above SF in Bodega Bay area.

Not too close to BG though lol

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Did the uni filter mod! Super easy.

 

What diameter bar did you go with for the N-Fab steps? Pics?

 

I went with the 3” bars.

 

Haha! Bodega Bay is a funky little town. Cool spot though. Sonoma and San Francisco are close enough if you're missing civilization up there.

I grew up in San Clemente. Moved to Oceanside and worked in Vista for a few years before moving to Santa Cruz.

Vista has more of a rural vibe to it. It had a surprising amount of farmland, but still everything you need from a town. Carlsbad is a bit more vanilla, IMO. But I felt trapped in North County San Diego because so many people live there and travel to there. Every Friday for example, everyone from San Diego would head North on I-5 to get out of town, while everyone from LA and OC would be heading South to get into SD. On Sunday, everyone would go home. Both sides of the freeway jammed. Couldn't go anywhere all weekend.
It was infuriating!

 

Still have to do this !

 

That place is about 90 min from me. I used to go there when I lived in the Reading area about 20 years ago

 

Went for a nice drive down RT 86 towards Lake Placid. Fall is pretty!

 

That is the prettiest part of NY State. Thanks for the pic!

 

I like the landscaping in your neighborhood. Very well maintained and consistent. Additionally the fog looks cool.

 

the plates are absolutely a plus for stopping debris from being thrown up. Can get caked up underneath but that’s no biggie.
When I had mine I was running mts and the plates stopped a lot of the little gravel bits from flinging you and scratching stuff

 

In a quest for better sound, few months ago, I applied sound deadener to all the doors. Then this weekend, after much reading, I installed 3 1/2" speakers in the dash,

$61 JBL GX328 3-1/2" Coaxial Car Audio Loudspeakers

JBL GX328 with 300hz bass blockers. I wanted to get an idea of what this mod would sound like since a lot of people have commented about it. I have to say that the immediate observation is that it sounds much better than the original dash speakers. I think this mod will give me some time to determine if I need to upgrade the rest of the speakers and add a subwoofer with amps and dsp.

 

I am very happy with the stock audio system in my 2020 TRDOP after upgrading the dash speakers. Plenty of bass and mid range for my taste and dash speakers really cleaned up the brilliance of sounds and all highs.
Also, some folks upgrade to dash speakers not paying attention and end up with 3ohm speakers. This will make your dash speakers overpower the door speakers and you will hear a perceived lack of highs and lows. Because dash and door speakers are wired in parallel - try to stick with a 4ohm speaker and install a proper bass blocker.

 

Thanks for the advice on the 4ohm speaker. I have listened to a 4ohm in a 4runner's dash before and sounded bright, that speaker was a rockford fosgate. Which speaker are you using on the dash? Do these sound bright at all?

 

I ended up using those.... they’re a very tight fit - but doable, and paired up great with the stock system.

 

I have a front TRD valance painted flat black.. slightly scuffed on one side. Removed it when I put in my SSO bumper.

FREE to a fellow member in the Seattle area if you want to come grab it, let me know

And no I don’t want to box it up and ship it... sorry.

 

Finally got my KO2s and Cornfed 2/1 installed at the dealership. Couldn't be happier! And am still happy rocking the full 7/8 LFD roof rack.

 

Looks good congrats on the upgrades.

 

Does the 5th gen have double overhead cams?

 

Looks great! Thank you for your purchase! If anyone is looking for a kit, feel free to send me a PM I am a dealer and keep all kits in stock. All kits ship same or next day and I ship FREE anywhere in the US including AK and HI!

 

These look nice, the only thing that concerns me is the sensitivity being 83db. Do you find that you have to set the volume past half-way to listen normally during normal driving? I would love to find out the sensitivity of the stock speakers. The stock radio does not seem very powerful so it must not be very low.

 

Not sure about sensitivity specs on stock speakers. I was concerned about the loudness too after reading all the complaints about the stock system. But I think that it matched up really well. Sound stage is just right and speakers blend in well with the system. I’d say that their linear loudness overlays well with the door speakers - meaning they’re at appropriate levels across the volume range. Is your head unit same as the Off road premium one? There was an update in 2020 head units and I think that TRDOP is different, too.

 

As someone without kids, I certainly don't want to hear kids in my car. Hell, I know people *with* kids that might want this upgrade

 

Lol iPhone autoscrew gets me every time

 

I could be wrong, but I think the head unit is the same for 4Runs 2014-2019 except for the JBL system in Limited. The head units in the 2020s were upgraded. I wonder if the speakers were upgraded as well. I will look for a pair of JLs to compare, now I'm curious

 

Took a picture from the upper bank on a hike.

 

In editing the outing video I have realized that I need more articulation

 

Is this a Gobi rack?