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

The covers for the trim? They’re all over Amazon.

 

Put mine in 4Low and used the mud/ sand select to do a you turn on the loose sand beach today. Just because I could. Lol. Probably could have done it in 4 high , but why not use what I got.

 

Who ever the person was at Toyota that thought an all gloss interior was a good idea, should get a double eye poke.

 

I changed the oil. 4 Lo is great for getting up onto the ramps. Before that, I shot a ramp out the back and across the driveway in 2 Hi. I used 4 Lo the last oil change, but I didn't think it was really necessary. Perhaps it wasn't, but it sure was helpful.

 

I just installed these as well and got an air bubble. Everyone said it was porous and would come out after a couple days. Still hasn't...

 

I also learned this trying 2hi on my ramps, they got squirrelly on me even though they have non slip feet. Switched to 4WD and it was a thing of beauty!

 

Google told me the Scepter 4WD Vented Cans seal virtually watertight and designed to also store layed flat. Google wouldn't lie! (no leaks yet)

 

My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. I hope your pain and suffering ends soon.

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Are they plastic?

 

Upgraded wheels with modded caps.

I finally bit the bullet and upgraded the wheels on my ‘15. Slowly but surely it’s been leveled, upgraded HU, and now my bronze wheels! Love them so much. Had to trim a small bit due to the dreaded reverse rub but very happy with them.

The center caps are from the 40th anniversary but I bought them separately on eBay. Bought the wheels on Amazon and had to deconstruct the 40th anniversary center caps, trim the tabs, and then super glue them into the center caps that came with the wheels. I was hoping they would just fit but the 40th anniversary ones were smaller than the wheel caps. Luckily they fit nicely inside after I modified them.

I’ve waited about a year to do this. Very happy with them. I blacked out the badges and now I just have to do the roof rails.

 

High-density polyethylene thermoplastic

 

Plastic none the less, lol. Plastic cap right. I don't see it being a problem for myself

 

I've seen photos on the forums of people carrying (plastic) Rotopax gas cans on their sides on rooftop baskets. I've been pondering whether I could be comfortable doing that.

 

Got rid of the front end chrome, finally. Unnecessarily time consuming and expensive.

 

I hear ya, fair enough. I don't have mounts for jerry cans so roof basket is the spot. I mean I can't help but think metal cans would be noisy up there - not sure if tight tie down straps would kill it. I at least highly recommend the water jerry can tho. Never know when you'll need it, could get run off the road somehow, could be an earthquake. Don't wanna be like that guy who survived off just ketchup packets

 

@backpacker ground zero for most expensive petrol in North America, is my region - Greater Vancouver Area. If that plastic cracks losing the top tier gas would be a sweet cherry on top

 

I just contradicted my points, a plastic water can is obviously more likely than metal to get destroyed crashing off the road, or during a big earthquake. It's cheaper, okay.

 

Cartrimhome, but I refuse to believe that multiple entities have created the tooling to make them. Amazon or AliExpress should be equivalent.

They aren't knock-offs, they're stick-ons. Not bad quality but they add thickness (particularly noticable at the bottom of the wheel) and there's slivers of silver visible here and there.

Adding covers to stuff that's already black may hide the slivers in some spots, like the coin tray/front cupholder and window buttons.

I'd have left the gloss black be, but I irrationally hate the silver plastic. Don't even mind the chrome door handles.

 

Wow, this LED light kit really makes the interior, license plate area and door lights reaaaaaaaaally brighten up!

 

which brand did you go with?

 

Link? I don't really need the other stuff but my puddle lamps and cargo lights are pathetic.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LLZ2NJB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Gotta' love Amazon, you can get it in just a few short days, for $20!

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LLZ2NJB?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

 

@Borracho Loco nice!
hahaha

 

*adds to cat* WOW that looks great for $20. I've seen some kits for $130.

 

If you’re doing puddle lights, get bulbs that are totally enclosed like Sylvania zevo or Philips. Water can/does get back behind the mirrors, especially car washes.

 

In guitar amps, adding 3dB is the equivalent of jumping from 50 Watts to 100 Watts. Noticeable but not a screaming difference.

 

You two so smart

 

Not sure if failure due to engine heat is correct or not. I guess possible. But the compressor itself gets pretty hot when operating even when placed on the ground. Before this one I had a Slime compressor (https://slime.com/collections/pro-power-tire-inflators/products/elite-heavy-duty-tire-inflator-gen-2) I purchased at Walmart for ~$100 and it traveled in the same corner in the engine compartment for over 3 years before the hose coming out of the compressor melted after touching the hot compressor. Thus, the compressor did not fail but the hose, in part because I did not notice the hose touching the compressor while using it. Not sure of this Morrflate, but the Slime had a temperature timeout when it got too hot during use. Nonetheless, I have a 6-month trip heading out of Arizona ~Apr-Oct 2024 so might have to wait until summer 2025 before finding out if the excess engine heat in Arizona's summer might undermine the compressor. If I get two years out of the compress in the engine compartment that's a fair price for me as it already saved me half the cost of an ARB that fits under the seat, for example. That said, even leaving it inside the vehicle in the Arizona summer could fail due to heat, as the inside temperature of a vehicle in Arizona's summer could reach ~150-200F from just sitting in the parking lot. I understand that's nowhere near engine heat but still hot from just sitting in the parking lot.

I did have an ARB twin compressor in another vehicle's aluminum bumper and it constantly failed, mostly mice eating the wires but nonetheless, that's a failure too.

As to Morrflate's hose, I use this product I got on Amazon for a fraction of the price (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6M4LSXR). The hose I used with the Slime compressor (not the compressor hose part that failed but an additional hose) is of the same material as this Amazon-purchased hose but as a single hose and it still works fine despite being stowed in the engine compartment as well for over 3 years (and 75k miles).