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

Finished phase 2 of my deck drawers project, finally. Phase 2 cabinet now fastened to phase 1 cabinet after completing details on the 2 stage slide out table. One detail was making legs for table using some steel rod, notice in the pictures. I realized an ingenious way to stow those legs, they happen to fit perfect hah!!

 

Oh and about the stained Birchwood table tops, idk we’ll see how long those last.

 

They'll age well.

 

That metal screen is expanded aluminum. Buddy has a bunch laying around. He fabbed up the grill, then drilled and tapped the hoop. I did it to keep the rocks out.

Seems to work for deer, too.

 

It was easy....I bought the plate at the dealer and they have instructions. There are several videos online on how to do it. Make sure you use the right torque. It took about 1hr or so. I think it is worth it.

 

Learned few things;
Point #1 is new to me.
Point #2 and #3 is already known and that why I took action on those.


1. What parts of the 4Runner TRD Pro is added here in the USA? None except accessories installed at dealer level...
(My comment - I'm happy to hear this. I was in wrong impression.)


2 (Camry) White paint peeling? See them all the time take is to dealership and ask what is the procedure...
(My comment - 4Runner is also in the affected list from the Service bulletin or what ever that is called)


3. Potential long term problems with kdss? We don't see lot of problems. Occasionally have one that is leaking.... KDSS is rare but there is a legit reason... Modifying a kdss is lot more cumbersome than a non-kdss. Buy the KDSS if you don't plan ever upgrade / update / modify your suspension. They are not very problematic. There haven't been a lot of problems lately.
(My comment - He mentioned this few time from his live videos)

 

Be patient, it takes a minute to get to the important part about how, where and when.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQrP-oCG_ac

 

Conflicting info...
Care care Nut says everything in 4R comes from Japan vs WestCott person say Suspension, Wheels & Tires added add the port?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcQs0cjmhNY

 

Thank @Moon Landing. I asked the question..

 

"Blue Beast" ran great (Except for tire pressure sensor=been checked 3-4 times and light still stays on. Tire gauge shows correct pressure on all wheels). Ran for a week at 5K altitude or higher (up to 11K at Eisenhower Pass). Average mileage for 21K miles is 16.6 mph. Oil change yesterday and changing air filters this week. Handled great in ~5 hrs of snow storm and 2 days of light to hard rain. Bad winds from Independence to almost Hwy 14 split (closed to trucks, RVs, and travel trailers) Hwy 14 closed above Mojave due to winds.

Great food at a Basque bar in northern Nevada, fantastic breakfast enchiladas at the Rancho Hotel in Gallup and the same for fry bread at Merle's, also in Gallup. HORRIBLE stays at Reno Casino Suites in Reno=be forewarned! Several stays at Suite 6 (formerly Motel 6)=get what you pay for. Highly recommend the Rancho Hotel!!!!

 

Rear brakes yesterday morning. Advics pads and rotors. Went swimmingly. No issues. I vote for Advics if you want 4Runner parts for brakes.

 

Try setting the pressure to what you want in all five tires (I honestly don’t recall if the spare has a sensor it it). Then reset the TPMS. Usually, the trigger is a percentage difference between the set pressure and the tire pressure. It can also be triggered by the difference between two tires.

Honda uses the abs rings and if you thought Toyota was bad, the Honda isn’t displaying pressure just the speed differential.

 

You may find this useful?

https://www.4runners.com/threads/tpms-in-my-spare-or-not-2020-orp.15611/page-2#post-287132
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had shop install Bilstein 5100 on the front set at 1.75 and a 1 inch cornfed rear spacer. rides much better off road. no brake dive or sway .

 

Spacer is on the rear.

 

It's early..............

 

Got my 8 switch panel hooked up!

 

Got the Krown fluid film done today. Ready for winter.

 

Haven’t posted in a while. I did the H11 to H9 conversion this weekend. Was running Nightbreakers and one bulb went out in less than 5 months. So I didn’t want to go back to stock bulbs, figured might as well try the H9’s definitely brighter than OEM, hope they last.

 

That's what I have, it's a nice budget setup. Looks good

 

Philips claims their H9 bulb lifetime is 400 hours of use. Over many years I’ve never had a halogen headlight (motorcycle or car) burn out. I replace them about every two years before they fail. With the H9 I keep a spare modified bulb in the truck in case one would burn out on a road trip.

 

Got my gobi on yesterday evening. Got to dark for a picture, looks pretty slick without any rack tho

 

That’s a great idea. I’m ordering another set to do the same, thanks!

 

I've had my H9's in for about 3 years now and haven't burned one out.

One of my halogen fog lights burned out in that time though.

I just keep my old H11's in the glove box in case an H9 burns out. When that happens i'll just throw an H11 in temporarily and order some more H9's. H9's are a great bang for your buck!

 

So first real test night driving with the new H9’s wow what a difference from the OEM and the Osram Nightbreakers. Should have done this from the get go. I did a manual check after driving on the lens and harness and really didn’t notice anything excessive heat wise emitting from the H9’s.

 

The H9’s get up over 200° vs ~160° for the H11’s (if I remember correctly).

 

That doesn’t sound correct. The external surface of a halogen bulb is about 500 degrees C. Some heat radiates to the polycarbonate headlight lens which gets to a much lower temperature. I’ve measured 50 degrees C after 5minutes.
Here’s a thread on the other forum, see post 42 and forward.

 

Did my break-in oil and filter change last night at ~800 miles. Taking a 300+ mile trip this weekend so just wanted to get it done beforehand. Everything went relatively smoothly except for initially unhooking the front skidplate. Once I got it off and saw how it fit, putting it back on was a cinch. There were some metal flakes in the pleats of the filter, but I think that's expected. Replaced with 0W-20 Pennzoil Platinum and OEM filter (5-pack ordered on Amazon).

 

What’s the driving light Mod?