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

Lol thanks.

 

Dude is there 4 different types of exterior on your house?

 

Took it to glacier falls ice caves in Washington.

 

Looking good! I remember we spoke but I forgot, this would let you do oil filter changes without removing these?

 

Must be a Pro because of the Terra color.

 

Yes, there's a removable access panel for the filter housing. I'll try it on the next oil change. If it's too much of a challenge to not make a huge mess, the front skid has 4 bolts to remove it. The rear plate has a hole to drain the oil pan.

The rear of the back plate has a unique mounting method - instead of using the existing bolt holes, it comes with a nut plate that inserts into the cross member, and the 2 rear bolts thread into that through holes in the cross member.

 

how was cutting the fender? can we get some pictures of it opened and hatch open?

 

Cutting was easy once I had a few beers to calm my nerves haha. I messed up by pressing the bearing seals too far. I reached out to ROF and they responded right away and told me how to correct my little issue. Highly recommend them.

 

Restored my steering wheel with Seat Doctors leather dye.

 

AHHH man! That looks great when its opened. I love how low profile it is. I have been lean towards this swing out with the 80% Off Road bash bar. They have a similar swing out but I like the ROF look and design because the catch is centered on the vehicle.

 

Dang nice! You are right on my tail with 252K.

 

Here you go.

 

I bought one used. It was threaded and would turn and turn and turn. Then the Allen key nut locks it in place.

 

I was D-Runk.

I am surprised no one heard it. It had to have been loud. I didn't hear any of the wind either. There was molly and shrooms involved so I think the entire group was knocked out.

 

Another photo... That mounting bracket is not supposed to have that bend there

Should I heat it and rebend or buy new ones?

 

buy new

 

Thanks. The low profile is why I purchased it over others.

 

That looks very good. My steering wheel looked the same like yours and I bought a cover from Amazon. It works but yours is better. How long did it take and was it tedious or straightforward?

 

Not tedious or hard. Basically wipe the wheel down with a degreaser then rubbing alcohol. Tape the plastic parts off and apply the dye with a small sponge brush. I did 3 coats. I used a hair blow dryer in between to dry the coats. Entire thing was about an hour-but I had poor lighting. Taking off the steering wheel would make it easier to get to to the back side but I didn't want to mess with that. It's not perfect. There are some faint brush marks but I am very happy with it and would do it again. I got the 8oz bottle and plan on doing my front seat bottoms as the leather is a bit worn there too.

 

Yeah, I removed the allen screw on the front of the teton knob, but turning the knob to unscrew it was hard. I barely was able to unscrew one turn before I started to twist the top part of the shifter off the bottom part. Just not sure if there was anything else I was missing.

 

Not everyone favorite mod, but I am liking the darker trim vs the light silver.

 

What color did you opt for? My steering is the same color but my seats are beige leather. I also noticed, you have nicer meters than mine. Maybe a limited vs SR5 thing.

 

I had them look up my leather color. Mine is Dark Charcoal Black-same as seats for me. You send them your VIN and they will tell you. Mine is a Limited. I ordered a 8oz bottle, but for the steering wheel alone you can order the smallest size 4oz. More than enough. I only uses 1oz maybe.

 

Slowly Putin’ some miles on.
Roamed to 3K

 

Hand washed and dried the 2011, then put it back in the garage.

 

Might I suggest that since you're wiring to a terminal block/relay that you just omit the connector altogether. Use Ring lugs to connect direct to the relay/terminal block.

 

I would carefully inspect the area within the bent zone for any signs of surface crack(s). None spotted? Carefully (slowly) rebend back flat and re-inspect. If you see any signs of crack(s) I would highly recommend that you discard and replace with new.

 

That's a good idea.

 

So the original battery on 2019 Limited is dead. Got a new battery.

Lessons learned;

1) Adding distilled water factory battery was a waste of time.
2) Even though per Project Farm showed Yesper Jumper starter pack is really good it struggled to start the 4L V6 4runner engine. Hence returning.

Only time will tell -

• If the Walmart battery is good or not, but per Project Farm testing it was at the top.

 

I can't speak for others, but I've bought Walmart batteries in the past and never had issues out of them. Some people need the more expensive batteries for all the stuff the run (which is fine). But if most you do is drive to and from work, then the Walmart battery should suffice. But as the old saying goes: You get what you pay for.