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

Did someone say moose knuckle?

 

MY EYES!!!!!!!!!!

 

First and foremost, let me apologize if this is construed as spamming the conversation thread. I'm new to this and forums in general; I never went to e-etiquette classes.

But, to address your earlier question of how the wiring was done...

I flipped the lightbar so that the wire was on the passenger's side out the light, ran it across a cross bar secured with zip ties. Down the Driver-side foot of the RR, and then inside one of the folds of the weather strip on the roof channel (now secured with a little bit of 3m double side tape). Was able to squeeze wire loom into the recessed portion of the windshield gasket (the proper term escapes me ATM), secure it with small amounts of RTV.
In hindsight, for a cleaner install, I should have applied a continuous bead of silicone to the channel instead of the periodic dots, but alas, hindsight is 20:20.
Finally, wire loom went underneath the removable plastic cover at the base of the windshield.

All of this was inspired by the excellent and more articulate write up done by Brenan over at Trail4Runners, who I must give credit to. https://trail4runner.com/2018/08/30/kc-hilites-flex-light-bar-install-4runner/

 

Thank you very much for the info. That hiding wires part on that write up is little scary..

 

Wow!!! Talk about a huge difference in illumination!

And I really like your front bumper. Which brand is that?

 

Are those slides are Nerf Step bars?

 

Not today, not last week; but finally finished my RTMR auxiliary fuse box and got it installed with my front/ rear cameras (dash cam) and backup lights. The back up lights are switched to go on in reverse, off or any time on demand. Thank you all on this forum for the inspiration to accomplish these upgrades to include those I can remember @Saker (tr4r.org) @ForRun, @Dr. Monkeypants and @tacozord on TacomaWorld.

 

Yes, these make a huge improvement in low visibility conditions (these are the step above the SAE version).

Thanks-- the front bumper is the Victory 4x4 Blitz bumper. One of the cleaner lines on the low profile bumpers from what I saw on the market.

 

Which Viofo model did you end up chosing? I was considering the Toyota OEM option for my ORP via the dealership but the cost seemed exorbitant for the camera and install.

 

This one:
A129 PLUS DUO DUAL CHANNEL DASH CAM FRONT 2K 1440P + REAR 1080P 5GHZ WI-FI GPS DASH CAMERA

 

Many thanks!

 

Excited about my first offical mod purchase for our ORP!!! The girls and I poured over all of the multiple rock slider options available...consensus is we are going with the Victory Strike - https://www.victory4x4.com/product/V4RSL-ST-5G.html. We all agreed that the streamlined look is what we prefer. Thanks to @JB15TE for turning me onto the Victory products.

The choice came down to the C4, the RSG and the BudBuilt. All great products - but ultimately a bit too agressive for the look we want.

Next step is a rear ladder...and the wife is on-board with this one. Probably going to go with the Gobi.

Woohoo!!!

 

What are you using to mount your rear dash cam? I built my own bracket but it's not nearly as clean

 

It's DIY mount, similar to this one:

 

Lift kit and tires/wheels being installed today.

 

the nerf steps

 

Have you given any thought to Westcott Designs rock sliders? I will be picking up my 4Runner tomorrow and I will share what they look like (if you want). I found them to be superior to victory in regards to build quality. I hope this information proves helpful.

 

2 hours time and the sensor isn’t blocked anymore.

 

My wife got a surprise for her truck today. She’s currently been rocking my dometic CFX3 75dz for her afternoon “drinks” and I’ve had a perfectly empty back storage space. Well..... got a deal I couldn’t pass up on 1/3 of retail and it was practically brand new.

 

Love your Victory bumper. I ordered one (aluminum) about 2 weeks ago....waiting and thinking I might drive up to Michigan to pick it up, Michigan is only
an 8 hour drive for us.

 

Very nice looking! I went with Bajarack utility....still a loooooong wait to go.

 

Taller bull bar?

 

Yep. I matched the height of the sso bar now there’s no way it can ever interfere with the tss system

 

Nice work!

 

Can someone with a stock 2020+ measure the Angle of the tss sensor face plate please

 

I can measure it this afternoon if no one beats me to the punch. My 4Runner is in the shop getting extra safety equipment (rock sliders and skid plates).

 

I think I bent my bracket putting the bumper cover back on is why I’m asking. This is how mines looking and I don’t think it’s supposed to be this angled



i just need to reset it back at the appropriate angle.

 

Got her dirty, don't she look pretty?

 

Got the sensor adjust. Put an angle finder on my wife’s and adjusted mine to match. No codes and no errors so should be good to go