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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. Aug 19, 2021 at 9:26 AM
    opentang

    opentang New Member

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    Ordered stealth no-rise Gobi roof rack :spending:

    Now the wait begins! :(

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  2. Aug 19, 2021 at 10:37 AM
    ToddD

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    No offense but if you get your stealth no-rise before me, I am going to be pissed! LOL. My order was confirmed in the queue on Monday. Person that called me said current lead time was 16-20 weeks (not going to hold my breathe).
     
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  3. Aug 19, 2021 at 10:44 AM
    Rock-N-Roll

    Rock-N-Roll TRD Amateur

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    Got the storage box, jack and traction boards mounted last night but it was too dark to get a pic.

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  4. Aug 19, 2021 at 10:47 AM
    mem4runner

    mem4runner New Member

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    Those Pelican Vault cases are awesome huh? I mounted one to my rack a few months ago, and I love how low-profile it is.
     
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  5. Aug 19, 2021 at 10:54 AM
    Rock-N-Roll

    Rock-N-Roll TRD Amateur

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    Yeah it's perfect. I'll be taking it out next week up the the Rockies so we'll see how well it holds up. I stuffed it pretty full.
     
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  6. Aug 19, 2021 at 1:33 PM
    FiReBReTHa

    FiReBReTHa New Member

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    Vault is the cheaper pelican or the car specific? Having a brain fart.
    If it's the cheaper, don't put anything you need dry in it...
    Friend is running one on top and it leaks in from the top. He hit up pelican and they said the "cheaper (forgot if vault)" are not water proof and only weatherproof. To which he said, the weather was raining.
    They didn't care.
     
  7. Aug 19, 2021 at 1:47 PM
    ian408

    ian408 New Member

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    There are specs for weather proof cases. Most of those say the case can handle some type of immersion for a period of time. A weather proof case on a rack is subject to pressure (penetration) and driving rain. Which is not the same as immersion.
     
  8. Aug 19, 2021 at 2:20 PM
    Rock-N-Roll

    Rock-N-Roll TRD Amateur

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    I certainly wouldn't call it cheap. But I think you are right in that it is not water proof.
     
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  9. Aug 19, 2021 at 4:38 PM
    Reldn

    Reldn New Member

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    Well, it has happened to every single one of my vehicles to date...and it has finally happened to my 4Runner: Took a rock or something to the windshield and got a nasty chip in it.
     
  10. Aug 19, 2021 at 6:19 PM
    ericam38

    ericam38 New Member

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    Lifted my 2019 TRD off road with Icon Stage 6 kit, Vision wheels, and AT3W Falken tires. Rides beautifully, now just need new running boards and couple other add ons.

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  11. Aug 19, 2021 at 6:36 PM
    T4R13

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    Ordered it the second week of February
     
  12. Aug 19, 2021 at 9:02 PM
    Rock-N-Roll

    Rock-N-Roll TRD Amateur

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    Holy :censored: that's a long time!
     
  13. Aug 19, 2021 at 9:10 PM
    EvoPhil

    EvoPhil New Member

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    Bilstein 8112 front / 8110 rear
    Finally got to test out the 8112/8110 BILS set up in Holcomb Valley. We got the 4Runner for our rock climbing trips, and this was the first time we got to put it to good use. Really impressed with these. Off road manners for a bolt in style coil over were incredible, and the digressive valving on the mountain roads going up to Big Bear put the OEM stuff to shame!

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  14. Aug 20, 2021 at 8:57 AM
    iamincrediboy

    iamincrediboy New Member

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    How long have you had the Stage 6 kit with the Delta joints on the UCAs? Too recent to give any feedback? Pretty interested since I have regular Icon uniballs and while they're fine right now, I think I'll need to replace in the next few years. The Delta joint seems like the happy medium of easy OEM balljoint maintenance but bad for lifts versus excellent uniball adaptability for lifts but (potentially) worse for maintenance. I just havent seen too many people run them to get any real world feedback yet.
     
  15. Aug 20, 2021 at 9:50 AM
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    Roof rack, side bars
    Climb: Holcomb or Castle Rock?
     
  16. Aug 20, 2021 at 10:08 AM
    canadian.bacon

    canadian.bacon H9 halogen is the best led bulb

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    I got her safety shoes :)

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  17. Aug 20, 2021 at 12:11 PM
    Tooly

    Tooly New Member

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    Yakima Timberline towers with Core 60" cross bars. Much more versatile then the factory cross bars.

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  18. Aug 20, 2021 at 12:18 PM
    newlife

    newlife Not all who wander are ...... squirrel

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    All of them.
    Screwed up and had our new bed shipped out to the store instead of home delivery and the realized my straps are in my wife’s truck 6B63BA7D-1265-4176-A36F-44EF5F9DCB44.jpg
     
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  19. Aug 20, 2021 at 1:49 PM
    nimby

    nimby in the drink

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    I want these.
     
  20. Aug 20, 2021 at 4:18 PM
    nimby

    nimby in the drink

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    Haha! I still love my Eibach's but those Bilsteins are a whole different league. Our Eibach's are a great shock for the money. That Bilstein set-up is approaching $4k, but it's probably the best bolt on set-up you could buy for our vehicles right now.
     
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  21. Aug 20, 2021 at 5:37 PM
    T4R13

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    Sandblasted and primed my skids today. Gonna paint them tomorrow or sundsy

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  22. Aug 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM
    canadian.bacon

    canadian.bacon H9 halogen is the best led bulb

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    Took her camping again. The woman too.

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  23. Aug 20, 2021 at 10:21 PM
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  24. Aug 21, 2021 at 3:52 AM
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    DRobs New Member

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    Pinstripes, lots of em. Plus a couple dents.
    Wow it's like a Plush Toy!

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    Need a pic of what yours looks like.
     
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  25. Aug 21, 2021 at 6:03 AM
    VentureTRD

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    Goodyear DuraTrac Tires P265/70R17 AEM Air Filter TRD Radiator Cap TRD Pro Leather Shift Knob TRD Pro Rubber Floor Mats Agency 6 Recovery Shackle Lamin-x Amber Fog Light Covers Red LED Interior Lights LasFit LED Turn Signals
    Installed Sequential Mirror Lights from 4Runner Lifestyle on our 2021 TRD Venture.

    The Venture Model comes all blacked out, except for the mirror lights and rear tail light side, which are chrome.

    The Black Out Sequential Mirror Lights on the Venture Black Mirrors looks like it belongs there - No more flashy chrome!

    Perfect size, shape and fit with stock mirror light, no extra screw needed to secure it, it just clips in where the stock light was. Foam weather seal was put on correctly and carefully.

    Much brighter than the stock, even though these are Blacked Out and not the Smoke Grey. Amber color of the LEDS matches the Lasfit Amber Turn Signal bulbs I put in yesterday.

    DOT and SAE on the plastic was a selling point.

    Replaced the dim 5W puddle lights with Yorkim White LED bulbs while I had it apart - easy to do. Now I can see them light up (I had no idea they were even there).

    Ended up removing the mirrors for the installtion and broke 1/2 of the 4 mirror tabs on one mirror, but still mounts back fine. Watch the top corner heated mirror plug if you remove the mirrors.


    My only complaint is that they came with no paper instructions or plastic tool. For the extra price I paid for these ($90) - I had expected much better from this company. They did include a free window sticker!

    I'm over 60 and I really hate companies these days that say go watch youtube videos for instructions, when they are too lazy or too cheap to add a piece of paper instruction or even post instructions on their own youtube channel (4Runner Lifestyle does not have instructions for these on their youtube channel).

    So you have to watch a bunch of different amateur youtube videos from various people, and then go figure out the best method to install these. Some people on youtube remove the mirror, other's don't. Some people pull the top cover from the outside, others pull the inside, others push the tabs out from behind the mirror. It could be a costly mistake if you break off the tabs on the painted mirror cover or the bottom assembly.

    Overall they get a 4/5 for design and style - 1 star for lack of instructions or a youtube instructional video.

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  26. Aug 21, 2021 at 8:37 AM
    4wheelforlife

    4wheelforlife New Member

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    Nothing to major yet but got this to pull a small off-road camper and small boat. Went with 3 ball as I don’t want to have to change it out.

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  27. Aug 21, 2021 at 11:20 AM
    ElectroBoy

    ElectroBoy Ad astra

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    I agree and feel your pain about the lack of good written instructions with these products. As anyone who has written operational, repair, or assembly documents will know, it takes some effort to write, edit, and ring out the steps yourself and with a human test subject. Responsible people do this because of pride in their products and to make happy customers who don’t need to contact them to figure it out.

    The lazy thing to do nowadays is to post a link to an amateur youtube video which so dark and compressed you can’t see the detail you need.
    BTW, I used the top cover removal method for accessing mirror guts. On a warm day when the plastic and clips are more pliable.
     
  28. Aug 21, 2021 at 2:12 PM
    Mowerman

    Mowerman New Member

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    Looks good!
    Literally
    Looks good. Now you just need to do the tails. I just did my wife’s nightshade. Got rid of the last bit of chrome…
     
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  29. Aug 21, 2021 at 2:44 PM
    diverdon

    diverdon New Member

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    Get r done
     
  30. Aug 21, 2021 at 4:01 PM
    T4R13

    T4R13 New Member

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    Gonna build the frame this coming weekend
     
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