What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

Last weekend I got my Gobi rack installed. I have a 40" Baja Designs S8 on the front and two Baja Designs S2 Sports on the back. Also have the large Stealth toolbox up there. I have some nitpicks for the install but I love how it looks. I put adhesive tread on the ladder like I did with my Victory 4x4 Blitz sliders. Also in the middle of this week I got my center console lights installed. Controlled via limit switch like my cargo lighting.
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Took a trip to the beach with the dog. She really loves the back window.


Fort Stevens State Park (Oregon)

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Peter Iredale Shipwreck (October 1906)

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Rago MSP with a twist

I picked up a set of Rago MSPs for a significant discount since they weren't painted, which is exactly what I wanted since I was planning on doing some customization to them. :) ...you know me!

I fab'd up some metal brackets for a set of the same flash pattern amber LEDs I'm running behind my front grille, to provide side visibility and also made a pair of metal arms for amber LEDs facing rearward as well. The wiring for all 4 LED lights come together via simple anderson plugs and merge into a single red and black wire that run to the sPOD SE in the engine bay with a single touch screen button control to turn on and off.

After all the customization, I had them powder coated along with all the new brackets and hardware to really black them out. Also added a couple of Toyota OEM tie down hooks to the roof mounts - part # 58460-35012. A final touch was applying black rubber caps over all the nuts and studs for an ultra clean look and also prevents fabric snags and tears since there are some sharp edges there.

I then added molle pouches for things I'd want to grab regularly and quickly from the back window - flat tire repair kit, first aid, flash lights, knife, axe, shop towels, gloves, etc. I was careful not to block the entire rear passenger side window as I still want to see out of that window when backing out and parallel parking. I use the MSPs a ton and absolutely love them. My favorite interior mod by far.
 

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My favorite interior mod hands down! Thank you Rago!
 

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I picked up a set of Rago MSPs for a significant discount since they weren't painted, which is exactly what I wanted since I was planning on doing some customization to them. :) ...you know me!

I fab'd up some metal brackets for a set of the same flash pattern amber LEDs I'm running behind my front grille, to provide side visibility and also made a pair of metal arms for amber LEDs facing rearward as well. The wiring for all 4 LED lights come together via simple anderson plugs and merge into a single red and black wire that run to the sPOD SE in the engine bay with a single touch screen button control to turn on and off.

After all the customization, I had them powder coated along with all the new brackets and hardware to really black them out. Also added a couple of Toyota OEM tie down hooks to the roof mounts - part # 58460-35012. A final touch was applying black rubber caps over all the nuts and studs for an ultra clean look and also prevents fabric snags and tears since there are some sharp edges there.

I then added molle pouches for things I'd want to grab regularly and quickly from the back window - flat tire repair kit, first aid, flash lights, knife, axe, shop towels, gloves, etc. I was careful not to block the entire rear passenger side window as I still want to see out of that window when backing out and parallel parking. I use the MSPs a ton and absolutely love them. My favorite interior mod by far.

Really nice work! Question for you ... what are those strips you are using to hold your carabiners. Right now I have my binders attached very awkwardly and they rattle around. Looks like you've resolved that problem.
 
I mounted my RTT to my rack today for another camping season. Won't be winning any fuel economy records for a while.
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How is the sound difference? Which factory sound system package did you have?
Thanks

Non JBL System

Crispers highs and mids. Sounds more like component speakers now.

Very pleaded with the response of these Infinity 3 1/2” speakers. Highs are better, voices and mids are great.
Much fuller sound.

(I had previously tried the kicker Subaru speakers upgrade and immediately removed them as there was absolutely no mids. Very tinny!)
 
Rago MSP carabiner strip

Really nice work! Question for you ... what are those strips you are using to hold your carabiners. Right now I have my binders attached very awkwardly and they rattle around. Looks like you've resolved that problem.

Thank you for the compliment.

I used a 6" snap button connecting strip that I picked up on Amazon under the name "Rescue Essentials MOD Strap 6" (4 Pack) - Black", 4 pack for $9.80. You can also search "B01MTD9LM5". Great quality. No rattles at all.

The carabiners are also on Amazon - search "ASP Polymer Carabiner, Black". They're very strong but lightweight so they don't swing around under their own weight. They're quiet the way you want them to be. Metal carabiners would not only clang around but would also wear the powder coating/paint off the MSPs over time.
 
Yep, it is indeed the Kamentstein. It's got a really nice firmness to it so you can easily tear the towel off without a loose spinning effect. Wind and offroading will not cause it to unroll. Absolutely great product; better than the towel dispenser in my kitchen.
 
Crazy Air Tank System for running pneumatic impact tools

I had this crazy idea that it would be cool to build an air system off of the twin ARB air compressor with a compressed air tank positioned where the stock spare tire cubby is. The idea was to be able to run air tools long enough to quickly get a wheel off, a stuck nut or bolt on the trail or have enough air in the tank to fill a flat tire in the event the air compressor encountered a failure, which actually happened recently when my sPOD air circuit channel burnt out.

I built this system with a 4 gallon steel pancake air tank all w/ 1/4" NPT, 2 quick connects - one in each rear wheel well to easily fill tires from either side, a 1/4" aluminum skid plate mounting into existing frame bolt holes, air/moisture filters and a pressure regulator to dial down the air pressure from the ARB compressor's output of 150 psi to 80-90 psi to run pneumatic tools.

For anyone that's ever thought about something like this, here's what I can say about the system, now that I've had it in for about 3 years - it's heavy and underutilized to warrant the MPG hit. At some point, I will either have a larger custom aluminum tank made or remove the tank & skid and then simply run an air line from the ARB compressor toward the rear to a 1/4" NPT T joint, running 2 split lines to the current rear wheel well quick connects.

If a custom 8-10 gallon capacity aluminum pancake air tank could be made that would fit snuggly into that spare tire cubby, then I'd say a system like this might be worth it. There are those times on trail when something serious breaks, like a CV, where you or a friend really wants or needs to have a pneumatic impact wrench.
 

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a quick connect resides in each rear wheel well for quick fill up. I use these all the time for myself and others. Super convenient!
 

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I used some tools I keep in my 4Runner to help my neighbor change his tire this morning. He hurt himself with the included tools in his Ford Fusion or whatever it was, but I've got a longer wrench for removing or putting on lug nuts that makes things easier. And I pulled out an air gauge thing because his spare donut needed air.
 
a quick connect resides in each rear wheel well for quick fill up. I use these all the time for myself and others. Super convenient!

I think the system makes sense for airing back up quickly. Not sure if that cost/benefit is worth the entire system. Have you considered cordless impacts? I know they're expensive and you've already invested in the ARB system.

Another idea would be a spare tank that can be pre-filled before the trip, and "topped off" after use for air tools (just run the ARB for tire duty). The tank could be removed for non-off road days. All that verses a fixed system on the truck.

And just my ignorance, but do you need that many filters (for moisture, right?) in the system?
 
Just got back from Tennessee. Checked out Nemo tunnel and Horse creek trail while there.

Nemo Tunnel:

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