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

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Bob, Jul 24, 2016.

  1. Dec 14, 2020 at 6:04 PM
    hafrog

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    I got rear ended today. The “Pearl” drove away with minor damage, can’t say that for the other car.
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  2. Dec 14, 2020 at 6:46 PM
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    Glad/hope everyone is okay!
    What hich hoop is that? Have you accessed the trailer support for any damage?
    Some think that items like this could actually bend your frame (not I)...
    I believe tow hitches or similar can take & transfer the impact across the hitch & frame to just push it forward.
    I am interested in your thoughts.
    Thanks,
    Ryan
     
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  3. Dec 14, 2020 at 6:58 PM
    Gamma Ray

    Gamma Ray Be excellent to each other

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    Who cares? This never shows everything anyway.
    DAYUM!!! I'm glad I put a recovery hitch thingy on mine last weekend. I took the d-ring off of it, but I doubt it'll add much protection.
     
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    I would have the frame fully inspected by someone who knows what they are doing. Rigs are designed for impact. When that happens with a hitch sticking out all the force goes to one point.
    Same thing happened to my old taco. I drove away thinking scratch free while the chick was still picking cell phone splinters out her cheek.
    My hitch twisted the frame. It was fixable but still a pain in the ass
     
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  5. Dec 14, 2020 at 7:18 PM
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    Visually there is no damage (got under the vehicle also) I’m no expert so I’m going to get the car checked out by a professional, at this point I feel very lucky I pulled the valance off and there is no damage to the main part of the “plastic” bumper cover and it appears a new valance should snap back on. Hoop is a rhino hoop.
     
  6. Dec 14, 2020 at 7:20 PM
    ruiz4251

    ruiz4251 "but it was funny huh?"

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    Literally...lmao
     
  7. Dec 14, 2020 at 7:59 PM
    glwood54

    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    I appreciate you bringing these to my attention. I got them earlier this week, and put them in today. The Auxito reverse light LED bulbs are seriously bright, and as well, they throw light much further out to the side. Here's some additional before and after photos for anyone researching these:

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    OEM out to the side:
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  8. Dec 14, 2020 at 8:30 PM
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    Please, do tell...
    I am listening. Do you know how tow hitches are attached?
    Please, do enlighten me to my clear ignorance.
    Ryan!
     
  9. Dec 14, 2020 at 9:37 PM
    ruiz4251

    ruiz4251 "but it was funny huh?"

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    you got rear-ended right?
    So...it was a literal (pain in the ass) for your taco no?
    Love how jokes loose their humor so easily
     
  10. Dec 14, 2020 at 9:40 PM
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    ruiz4251 "but it was funny huh?"

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    Also yeah...tow hitches are attached with superglue bubble gum and half a booger
     
  11. Dec 15, 2020 at 3:33 AM
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    Who cares? This never shows everything anyway.
    Eh, the hitch receiver comes out some. The frame was probably going to get bent anyway. The hitch might give a bit more leverage to bend the frame, but whatever.
     
  12. Dec 15, 2020 at 4:39 AM
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    Glad you find humor in car accidents. Hope your able to yuck it up if it ever happens to you
     
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  13. Dec 15, 2020 at 6:38 AM
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    ruiz4251 "but it was funny huh?"

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    Oh please
    Stop being babies it would be a different story if there was loss of life. As he mentioned the women was picking glass from her face when he drove away...oh but I'm being called out, c'mon now. Look everyone was fine and Ryan drove away he's said "pain in the ass" and I made a pun of it...thats it. Let's move on
    And yes I've been in a few accidentes and worst $#!+ I wouldn't want any of yall to go though...I still find humor in life
    What have yall done to your rigs lately
    Checkout my album for some cool pics
     
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  14. Dec 15, 2020 at 6:43 AM
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    Because everyone should always be calloused and over cautious, and relive the horrors of our lives constantly without moving on? I really don't understand this statement.

    It would be one thing if there was serious injury or death involved; but come on. Someone said "pain in the ass" and he added "literally" since it was a "rear end" accident. It's not like harm or offence was implied, geesh.

    And before you turn this around on me (which I'm sure is coming); I've been in two very serious accidents, one in which I had to be cut out of the vehicle. I was stopped, person came flying through the intersection, tried to make the turn at speed, lost control and slammed into me(he had been shot and was trying to drive himself to the hospital)... on a stretcher, covered in blood and with a mild concussion and some broken ribs, the EMT asked how I was doing; I replied by asking him if he had any duct tape so I could put my door back on and drive home, lol. (said in obvious jest, car was totally demolished). I guess looking back I should have had a bleaker outlook on life and taken it more seriously, huh. Boy do I ever feel ashamed of myself.

    Yes, getting in an accident sucks; even when there is not injury involved, there's still heavy financial impacts and inconvenience... but come on, lighten the f up. Sh&t happens, it's easier to move on with life without pretending to be a perpetual victim.
     
  15. Dec 15, 2020 at 7:13 AM
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    Also on that note... pay no mind to me. I'm in some sort of mood this morning, and for some reason reading all that struck a nerve. None of what I said has any place in this thread, and I surely hope I haven't offended anyone (I know at the very least I've wasted your time).

    Standing by for more of what this thread is really about... awesome pictures and updates on what we've done to our 4Runners.
     
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  16. Dec 15, 2020 at 7:20 AM
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    Seriously tho kbp810 that was some $#!+ good you came out the other side
    Want pics...over the last few months, since you know...lock down as $#!. I been busy working on my rig. Checkout my album
     
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  17. Dec 15, 2020 at 7:24 AM
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    Is this supposed to be a humor free safe space? I come here to get away from the millennial crap.
     
  18. Dec 15, 2020 at 7:25 AM
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    newlife Not all who wander are ...... squirrel

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    Well moving on from the “why so serious” stuff.

    I ordered the c4 secondary battery mount, ordered my battery from batteries plus. Probably at my office by now (three doors down and those guys rock ). I went with the Duracell dual purpose battery with 100ah capacity. Should give me roughly 2+ days of vehicle being off before it’s gone depending on how well packed the dometic is and ambient temp.

    getting the redarc from my buddy this weekend. And should be good to go.

    Now Trying to decide between an actual spod, a trigger six shooter, or the auxbeam controller for lights and compressor.
     
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    Someone’s butt hurt
    And it isn’t the one who got in the accident!
    Hahahaha
     
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    I suppose it depends on the angle of the hit to the hitch receiver. In theory, if it was a direct hit to the middle, and not too hard, both sides would take the impact and the truck would jostle forward.

    But most hits aren’t direct (I’m talking degrees°). It’s pulling on once side of the hitch mounts and pushing on the other.

    I got hit while sitting at a stop sign in my Tacoma. Direct hit to hitch. Other car was maybe going 10mph. Not a mark on my bumper. Not any visible damage to truck. I took it in to the dealer, they put it on the laser measure thingy, and sure enough, bent frame. And the truck wiggled down the road when driving on the hiway.

    So, even a tap to the hitch would call for a body shop visit in my mind. Think about how just a wheel being out of balance or a flat spot on a tire causes vibes at speed. Now imagine the frame being slightly tweaked (in regard to the wheels). Same scenario.
     
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    glwood54 Stop making me buy stuff!

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    Did you get it fixed?
     
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    Replaced windshield on my 2013 4Runner limited. Got a big chip from a small rock flew out of a construction truck on the highway.
     
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    Just my opinion but take it for what it’s worth.
    Factory receivers (from any vehicle manufacturer) are engineered to take the daily abuse of towing duties.
    It doesn’t matter if you tow a small utility trailer with yard maintenance equipment on it or all the way up to a 20’ travel trailer. (And don’t get me started on these brotrucks with 10” lifts and a 12”drop hitch towing a triple axle trailer) Just driving on a freeway with uneven expansion joints will flex it a bit. And also surface streets with all the potholes, cross gutters and the flexing from an uneven driveway approach.
    And also D ring receivers (which I have on my Jeep and one for the 4R), that put forces on a frame in just a simple light or heavy tug to pop some other vehicle out of a jam.
    And who’s to say that it was “perfectly” straight from the factory to begin with.
    Sorry guys.
     
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    Y’all took that the wrong way. It was early when I read I thought the dude was saying accidents are funny. I misunderstood. :cheers:
     
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    That looks like a really good excuse to have someone else's insurance buy you a new rear bumper with a swing out.
     
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    Me: I don't want to be an annoying customer but Toyota changed the comm frequency for the TPMS for 2021, can you please be really careful with the sensors, I think it would be hard to replace them if you broke one.
    Discount Tire: It's pretty simple man, they just screw off, we wont break them.

    ***One hour later***

    Discount Tire: Hey sorry we broke two sensors and our machine can't read the new ones we put in, you'll have to take it to Toyota.


    Me: ...........




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    When I had my 2016 Tacoma I had all 4 wheels gouged down to the metal and 2 sensors broken while installing tires. Truck had 300 miles on it. Needless to say I got new wheels and sensors direct from Toyota and the tire shop covered the bill.
     
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  29. Dec 15, 2020 at 11:29 AM
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    Has anyone done a front bumper trim? waitin on sso to send high clearance. I'll be installing those when they arrive but has anyone considered cutting some fat off for clearance?
     
  30. Dec 15, 2020 at 11:33 AM
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    I cut mine last night to be able to run the 255/80R17s (33"). See one post back.
     
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