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

Where did u end up getting the shift knob from?

 

4runnerlifestyle

 

Reinstalled remote starter from Accessorides, just in time for Spring to arrive in MN.

 

where did you get this? Or did you just paint it

 

Crossing Lake Conroe yesterday morning and a duck decided to turn into me. Closed my eyes so glass in my hair, all over the interior and back seat, but not in my eyes. Thankfully I carry glass coverage so I have a wrecker coming to get it in the morning to take it to Safelite. No deductible and the wrecker will be covered. First world problem really. I’ve lived around and driven across this bridge for over 45 years and this has never happened. And no, I didn’t get to retrieve the duck for dinner.

 

Doesn't Safelite have a mobile service? They'll come to you so you won't have to get a tow.

 

Almost similar to my glass when a big rock hit. But my tint catched all the glass pieces. In 2017 the glass was just $315 at Safelite (didn't claim via insurance, paid my own money) and tint was $300. I was thinking what a waste of money when the glass needs replaced. This reminds me that I should think about a tint again if similar happens again. My tint was 90% light pass through (3M crystalline CR90), so not a lot of light loss at night driving. My cars had CR70 and it wasn't my choice at night.

Edit-
BTW, I didn't like the quality of Safelite glass. Next time I'm going to fight for OEM Toyota glass. And TSS calibration at Toyota.

 

damn that sucks

 

correct. They come to you

 

Dayum, was that a duck or a warthog?

 

Wow, something I would never think to watch for.

 

Painted front valence black. I couldn’t get all the clips off (not sure how people do it), so just decided to mask the car as I’ve seen others do here. Came out “ok”, but anything is better than the silver (temporary till I get C4 bumper).

Bolted on RCI filler engine skid plate (if you have a TRD one already), and transmission skid plate with the 2 catalytic converter anti theft shields. I have the Cartrimhome engine skid plate for KDSS, and as you can see their hardware isn’t zinc plated. Rusted after 6 weeks. Good thing I used antisieze grease.

 

Nice work, and rig! Shitty about that hardware tho, assholes lol. Want something done right gotta do it yourself sometimes unfortunately, I bought some of my own skid hardware and spacers. Regarding your front valance, I've said in here before, don't listen to people - that front bumper has to come off for them clips

 

That sucks.

 

I had installed the jackers and ended up removing them.
They were quite aggressive and couldn’t adjust out of it.
So removed them and played more with the seat adjuster and found a happy enough spot…

Now, I do see merit in these so ultimately it works for some but not all!

 

I got my front valance off my 23 without removing the bumper. I think there are 13 clips. Some are a reach, but it can be done. The back..that's a completely different story.

 

same here. Got my front off without removing. Took some teaching and such but it wasn’t awful.
The rear, nope bumper has to come off

 

With my hands I considered it next to impossible, and extremely frustrating to even attempt. Guys, it's 10x faster to just pop the front bumper off.

 

Depends on the year. With TSS reprogramming I was told I would have to go to their shop. I ended up going elsewhere, but it looks like the days of mobile service for windshields may be coming to an end.

 

How much did the bass level and sound quality change? I’ve noticed very inconsistent bass levels with stock JBL setup.

 

You've heard of cardboard-aided design, now get ready for calendar-aided design Copied the RokBlokz XL design using Husky P/N 17049 trim-yourself flaps:



Lower mount is a Hillman P/N 851147 L-bracket painted black and installed to the cab mount with a Hillman P/N 880511 threaded rubber expanding well nut:





Next I tried removing the running boards. Unfortunately 3 of the 6 weld nuts inside the body broke and spun with the mounting bracket bolts. I will have to visit a shop and have the bolts liquified with an oxyacetylene torch.

 

Nice, very intuitive. Might be time for a little rust prevention while you're at it

 

I got 10 of the 13 clips, but couldn’t get the remaining 3. I could just feel them with the tips of my finger with one hand, but couldn’t open my fingers enough to manipulate them. Attempting the last 3 took longer than removing the first 10, and then putting those 10 back. Rear one was easy peasy.

 

I had to use a small flat screwdriver to compress the clip, but once I got them started, I was able to remove them. Certainly not an easy thing to do. Small hands would sure make it easier.

 

What about putting them back in, that's even harder, no one's talking bout that. Like I said, take the bumper off bros it's not scary

 

I used a stubby flat head and a small tipped Philips to get out half the clips, but just couldn’t for the life of position my hand for the remainder. My wife came out to the garage asking “who are you swearing at?”, as I showed her my bloody knuckles and wrist. For either side clips that run vertical slots, it runs up against a piece of vertical plastic, where I just can’t bend my knuckles. Once I get the C4 low profile bumper, I’ll remember to take a look to see what it is.

 

I feel ya pain. My sunroof got popped by a rock last May. Wasn't a fun experience getting that replaced.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/wh...h-gen-4runner-today.2261/page-668#post-355899

EDIT: I've gotta take my car back to the shop so they fix another issue. The glass will pop open, but won't slide back. Something ain't right.

 

So Sorry to hear these. All my previous SUVS with Moonroof/Sunroof had Issues. Hence i wasn't able to get the T4R Limited/NightShade. Settled for TRD Sports Instead.

 

Agreed. My wife drives a Venza and the windshield was replaced at their local location because of the TSS sensors in the windshield. I was told my 23 SR5P would have to go in if I needed the windshield replaced too. Thankfully I only have a few small chips but I haven't even hit 4k miles yet.