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

nice work.
smart man.
I’ve been kicking the can down the road as it were in regards to removing my cargo basket to clean roof.

my 4Runner roof watching me flawlessly hand clean my wheels again:

 

Drained out 1 pint exactly. Drained out 3 1/2qts initially......refilled with 4qts........1 pint drained out.

 

Not today, but Tuesday

 

Was your backup camera not working that day ?

 

If you had just put 3 1/2 quarts back in, it would have been perfect. Good to know.

 

Yes it would have.....wanted to do it right by adjusting level when up to temp. Worked out perfect!

 

Links?

 

https://tacovinyl.com/products/2014-2020-4runner-pro-grille

 

Covered in road dust, gear boxes stacked 2 high blocking rear view mirror, perfect storm. Spent an hour picking up glass and sand , no damage to my tail lites , but picked up someone’s red glass

 

How easy was it to get off/on and did you have any help?


How long did you leave the Gobi on before doing this? We just installed ours last month and I’m concerned about washing/cleaning the roof.

 

I had it on for a good 3 years before I touched it once. I never did a thorough cleaning up on the roof during that time......but after some wear and tear on the rack, the powder coating in one area rubbed off and some rust formed. When it rained, that rusty water started to drip on the roof and discolor the paint. That's when I decided to start taking off the rack yearly for touch ups and a good roof scrubbing/waxing. Thankfully all the rust stain came off the paint with a clay bar and some cleaner wax.

The rack itself is not hard to take off. A trick I've learned is to unbolt the rack from the 4 brackets that connect to the headliner bolt holes. The front 2 do not need to be touched. They will lift up with the rack since they are not connected to the truck. Same with the wind faring. You can just leave it attached if you want.

Once you remove the 8 bolts, slide a couple of 6ft 1x4s between your roof and the rack. Lift up the back of the rack and place the 1x4 on top of the bracket and under the rack. Do the same with the middle set of brackets. Now the rack is sitting roughly 3/4 of an inch higher above where it was and you and another person can carefully slide to either the drivers or passengers side to get it off the roof.

I should have probably PPF'd the roof before the rack went on in the first place but I'd still want to take off the rack yearly to do touch up paint on it, so......

 

Dang, I feel for you. These things happen. To live is to suffer my friend!

 

Installed these cargo bin extenders today, much better use of the area I think.

$40 Qyebbk Trunk Organizer for 2010-2024 Toyota 4Runner 5-Seat 2nd Row(NOT Fit 7-Seat 3rd Row), Rear Trunk Storage Box Bin Cargo Tray for 10-24 4 Runner Interior Accessories(2Pcs Upper Side)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9YF1RWJ?th=1

 

You may find this heplful, too.

https://4runnercover.com/

 

The ultimate mod….paid it off!

 

Congrats

 

Thanks, I had not seen that one before.

 

Did the yearly oil change today. It's the last time I'm doing it myself.

Maybe a year from now I'll feel different, but today was not my idea of a good time.

 

It's never a good time doing a 4Runners oil change. I do mine ever 3 months and I absolutely hate it. Oh what I would give for an yearly oil change. And mine is due next week.

 

I'm mailing in my last payment on Monday! Paid off in 16 months since purchase!

 

Not fun but at least you know it was done right.

 

Any tips, tricks or walkthroughs you can share for removal and prep?

 

Doing mine tomorrow, along W/Tire rotation, Replacing Lock Lugs U joint lube & Skid Plate "Saker " Mod. Cut the bolts to size earlier.10,044. Was hoping to do it @ 10k, but drove to Grand daughters field hockey game last week & then drove close to there for Dr.Appt next day. But I did do 1st oil/filter @5k so not too anal about it & I looked @ dip stick week before, not close to black.

 

I did mine I believe 18-19 months since OTD 22-Nov-23.

 

Feels good, right? I only had a small loan, but paid it off in 18 months also.

 

Fixed my broken window

 

Prep.... Just clean 500 times. Then clean again. Surface is rough enough, i didn't sand smooth.

Otherwise just take your time yanking panels off. I broke 932 clips and had to replace.

I did 4 coats on each panel.

 

yep and filter housing not torqued down to 500 ft lbs

 

Installed a Viofo A129 Plus dashcam with GPS wifi and 140° wide angle lense. So far so good, but the real test will be tomorrows drive into work to see how things appear for saved vids. Fingers crossed

 

I’m looking forward to the review!