Oh, don't worry, it still is a beauty. I take care of it like its a baby. And the road isn't usually muddy in that area, needless to say, my driving saved me on that one. Im no expert driver, but I can handle my girl pretty well. Just want everyone to know quicksilver didn't hand over his beauty to a immature teenager. I may be stupid sometimes, but that truck is very important to me. Thats the only close call I've had so far.

I hate mud because it costs a lot to clean off and it ruins your truck. Pretty much any moving part on your truck hates mud also.

im not the one to talk since i've Fed up buncha times in mud but yeah at the end just stay away its not worth it.

Agreed

I cant stand trying to get it from the lip on the front of the rear wheel well. Especially when a nice rock gets covered in mud and lodges itself in! I gotta admit at the right time though, its fun too play in. Dont shoot everyone, wrong place to say that! Hah

As I grow older I like "mudding" less but I admit I love all forms of off road even mud.

The last time I really "mudded" was when I was on an old logging road, and the puddle I thought I'd roll through ended up being a mucky pit I got stuck in. Sprayed mud everywhere trying to get out. It really gets into everything. I spent the year cleaning it out, and it's finally gone. You'd be surprised the places it gets. I believe the final locations were under the battery plate, inside the A-arms, and on top of the rear shock-mounts.

Went "mudding" last night, but it had snowed, and I rolled instead of splashing, and the last 2kms were slush on asphalt, which really cleaned things.

I drive my 4Runner to MY JOB every day.
MY WIFE likes to watch me work on my 4Runner because she thinks it's sexy. The truck, I mean.
I want to take my running boards off but MY CHILDREN use them to get in and out.

Hahahaha, nice.

DirtDawg, at least you learned about the evils of mud without doing more damage than necessary. Hopefully the lights clean up for you.

You're going to want to drop the skids and clean them off....otherwise you're going to carry around 20 lbs of crap sitting on top of them. Those skids are great for rocks, and horrible for mud and sticks.

no bueno





and this is after i cleaned it up lol

It's sure fun to go through those puddles though but I have to agree that It sucks Balllllz to get it all off! There is always some left and I seem to always find it when i'm crawling under my truck and it falls in my eyeball

MUD SUCKS

This is in my build thread, but I want to be part of this thread, too



^^ note the time, 5:31AM ^^
Going up a usual trail, St. Patricks Day night (I promise we weren't drunk) during a very unusual Southern California rainstorm. The Dirt turned into thick soupy death, mixed with gravity which slid me into a ditch.

1AM

8AM


6 and a half hours of digging with small shovels, my friend and I practically remodeled the hill. The mud was too much, though, and the tires just squashed it out of the way. With no rocks, trees, or anything to put under the tires, it was time to get my friend Jay (driffter33) on the line.

He rides on down with his truck, hooks me up with his winch and literally pivots me all the way around.




Jay gets me all the way around to where I can use the truck's own power to move. Too bad, I ran out of gas... lol, to SHELL!

9AM:


Yes, that's my skidplate :P It had 2 front bolts, 2 middle bolts, and no back bolts. The back bolts didn't fit with after the diff drop, yet another fault of this skid. Back turned into a mudcatcher and bent it down, took it off and threw it under the tires for traction.

hahaha that turned out to be one interesting night.

As far as mud, I'm still cleaning some up from a month ago when I told a certain SOMEONE it probably wasn't a good idea to go wheeling in the rain. lol

For the lights, I have my original amber corners if you need them. Plastic lenses can still be baked, you just need to use a low temp and proper sealant. For something as small as the clear corners, you could probably use a heat gun as well. As far as the headlights, if you decide to bake them and need some help let me know.

There are a lot more teens/early 20's on here than you realize, Me, COB, Ripcord, T4r4life, Bak3rme, Clemsonfan, 4runner8 to name a few...

I did it tonight. And while I had it apart, I painted part of the housing. Ill have to show you next meet up.