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

Changing oil and see that shop that installed my suspension replaced all my pro skid plate bolts with some cheap ass shit, probably wrong thread size, and the spacers are missing. Hate when people work on my shit

 

Bought the morimotos and pro grill and the fog light housing lights. Did the whole thing in one evening. Definitely love the new look. Will take better photos in the day time

The fog light housing are switch backs so the turn amber and blink with the signals. They match really well when the lights are on

 

Drove it again. Only had it for about 48 hrs and only loving it more

 

If you installed a diff drop with your suspension the original bolts won’t work for the skid plate. There is a mod floating around where the bolts are there and you just use a nut to attach the skid plate.

 

My father and I took some quick pics after a short road trip

 

Even the dealer lost one of my damn skid plate spacers during the free service interval. Terrible.

 

no diff drop. I did think about doing that modification today, and in retrospect should have picked up the hardware for it. Gonna have to re-tap these fuckers

 

I put a Christmas tree on its roof: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXEmMKPpO3H/

 

I like mine!! They take some tweaking to get the aim right but big improvement over what i had originally...and the look great too!!

 

That Red Runner is SEXXXXY!

 

I was up in upstate New York in the Poughkeepsie/Fishkill area tonight. They haven't invented street lights up there yet. I was using my Lasfit 4Runner specific LED low beam bulbs on my 2020 which is pre-LED housing of 2021 and later. It was glorious.

I understand that LED bulbs in halogen housings may often be a disaster, but for these specific bulbs, I have just two words to say to you: Suck it!

 

Haha thanks man I will let him know

 

Pop’s definitely got some style on that rig

 

Those will drive you insane when they start squeaking over bumps.

 

I have the same on mine and my wife’s van. It is glorious.

 

it is literally night and day difference in light output and the quality is very good. Im super happy with the way they turned out!

 

Got my Dongar wiring kit and dashcam installed. Just far enough over to not cover up the light sensor and down far enough to remove the cam without whacking the mirror.

 

that’s what I was thinking so I’m using straps instead. Like the ones I use to tie down my fridge.

 

Received my Weathertech window cover kit. Yes I might be able to make them with Reflectix, but it would take many hours of patience. I’m a plug n play guy. They block out almost all the light. The front cover let’s in a decent amount of light, but if I place a piece of Velcro on the window I think I can reduce most of it. Even with the amount of light coming in it’s still going to be plenty of light blocking for camping. They also block a decent amount of noise. I will only be using the black side since I don’t camp in the warmer months.



From the back of the 4R. Once I adjusted it down and if I use Velcro behind the mirror it will be much better. I also bought the bag, but I think I will cancel that part of the order since there is a strap on the windshield cover. I paid just under $200, but that would have taken me more than $200 in man hours of my time.

 

Installed my Alpharex Luxx headlights yesterday and reused my SS3 Pros from the Tundra I traded in. The light output is so much better. I need to aim them tonight but I’m very happy overall. Also had an iDatastart remote start system from Best Buy’s BF sale installed today. It’s a 2-way 1 mile range system. Happy with that so far other than shutting off when you open the door.

Ignore the poor bumper fitment. I bought it used 2 weeks ago and the dealer has been dragging their feet on getting it in to be repaired/replaced.

 

Installed a pair of Dynamic Diode SS3 Sports today. The installation was straight forward, direct replacement of OEM. Gonna try to go out tonight give’em a try. Been pretty foggy the last few mornings and evenings.

Also, had 285/70/17 KO2s installed. There is slight rubbing, but hoping a little heat on the mud flap and pushing it in will take care of it. If not BMC coming soon. We had 275/70/17 KO2s, but the wife wanted to go up a size. I’ll put the 275s on our off-road trailer.

 

How was the install of the Dongar adapter? Any issues?

 

This would irritate the crap outta me!! Also when you see them shooting in your bolts with air tools!! URRGHHH.... That's why I've stopped going to my mechanic. He was good, it was his workers that he hired was when I noticed the quality of his work went down.

This is one of my concern. My other concern is damaging/cross threading the threads on the chassis when they re-install the skids. Most of the tech's don't care, they'll use power tools to shoot whatever they can in. I have a 22 ORP with approx 8-900 miles and I'm hesitant on this free toyota care service. I only have the stock cheapy skids (for now at least) on but still.

 

Finished mounting the plywood for the frig slide. I did not want to do anything that was permanent to the back so I could remove the board and still have it look clean. I was able to install the plywood with four metal strips using the factory tie down points. Extended length fasteners allowed the tie downs to reinstall over the mounting strips. I had to bend the back two strips to clear the plastic trim at the edges. Just need to install trim pieces and apply a nicer finish than spray paint to wrap it up.

 

Really nice idea on strapping that plywood down. Im going to have to look at my sleeping platform to see if I can do the same. How thick is the steel that you used for the straps?

 

I used 1/8" aluminum. I could upgrade to steel if they don't hold up. It is really just to keep the board from moving around, I'm too old to be catching air any more.

 

Aluminum, even better…. Easier to work. I would guess they are plenty strong for how they are being used. If you happened to break those, I suspect that it wouldn’t be the only broken thing on the vehicle.

 

The only issue I had was me being a dumbass and trying to plug it into the multi-terrain console plug, instead of actually plugging it into the mirror. Should honestly take less then 15 minutes if you are familiar with pulling trim off.

Removing the two covers for the mirror plug is a tight space but not bad. Multi-terrain console comes off easy. And there are 2 screws underneath to remove so you can pull the headliner down gently and tuck the wiring away. The kit comes with a trim tool and (2) 6" USB adapters also. I think it's worth the money.

Also, great customer service at Dongar. Before I figured out I was trying to connect to the wrong plug, I shot off an email and got a reply within minutes on a Saturday morning.

 

Got some Ironman UCA’s. These things are beefy. Solved my wheel wobble issue, steers nice and tight. Anyone here have these? I hear the Dobinson dust covers fit, any confirmation?