[infamousRNR]

Originally Posted by merlin12

how did the plastydip smoke work for you? i like what you have done and am thinking about blacking out some of my lights now

>>>it worked out ok. I'm not thrilled with it. i put it on too heavy. looks decent, i'd say a 5 out of 10. so nothing special but it was cheap.

Originally Posted by BLUE RUNNER

Did you find an ARB bumper yet?

An ARB painted silver would look great on your 4Runner.

>>> i haven't yet mostly because of funds. but i had a black taco ARB on my last 4runner and i like the power coated black a lot.

[nor_cal51501]

Originally Posted by infamousRNR

sounds great! but my bypass that i made for the dvd player didn't end up working ...

does anyone have any ideas why it wouldn't?
i used a 12v relay.
BLUE REMOTE WIRE --- 85 ON RELAY
GREEN HANDBRAKE WIRE -- 30 ON RELAY
BLACK GROUND WIRE -- 86 ON RELAY ALSO ATTACHED TO 87..

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used a wiring harness that i got from ebay for toyota's so i didn't have to splice any factory wiring.
1987 - 2012 Toyota 4Runner Radio Wiring Harness Adapter #1761
1987 2012 Toyota 4Runner Radio Wiring Harness Adapter 1761 | eBay

Most of the new double dins aren't constant ground detection, all you need is a momentary ground switch. BUTTTT I can't say for sure on that deck, most either need a ground constant to simulate parking brake switch continuity or I had a double din before that needed only a momentary ground.

[infamousRNR]

bought a pair of rear flares/mud flaps to practice on, so i don't mess up my originals on the car already.

i found that scissors starting both sides works best for the curved part, then a utility knife. then i tried to sand any rough edges.

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[infamousRNR]

bought some roof racks from this site to fill the void my car was missing. the owner i bought it from removed the racks...


my ultimate goal is to fab up some mounts for a safari rack (a Rola Roof Rack) for a low profile look that hugs the roof close, line-x the entire thing and keep the rails that touch the runner's top... so 6 cross rails should look sick over the standard 3, but evenly spaced across the roof... not like the picture


.some advice when taking of the roof rail caps... super hard to get back on. to make it super easy i recommend taking the whole roof off, or simply loosening the entire rail to lift it up a bit to fit the cap back on the end...


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[infamousRNR]

first off THANKS @nor_cal51501

without him i would have never done any of this!

[nor_cal51501]

No problem bud, it turned out pretty damn sweet. Those ARB instructions sucked soo bad. Whomever wrote out the instructions needs to be fired or punched in the face for doing a shit job, otherwise it was a good day.

[infamousRNR]

put together a little time lapse video that shows the progress of our work on installing the ARB Bumper... hope you like red boxers





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[nor_cal51501]

Originally Posted by infamousRNR

put together a little time lapse video that shows the progress of our work on installing the ARB Bumper... hope you like red boxers





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Duuuuuude!!! That time lapse vid was legit!!
1. Awesome that you kept the part where I kick over the camera, then have the lense right in my face going "oops" lol
2. That was hilarious seeing the process and thinking back, "**** the instruction person".
3. Anyone installing an ARB bumper is better served figuring that shot out themselves and burning the instructions. They are completely useless, confusing and illegible to anyone with a brain. The author of the instructions would do well to shoot themselves in the face.
That's all for now, glad you like it. Makes your rig look beast mode for sure!!

[infamousRNR]

bought an extra set of driver and passenger glass from a junk yard as the previous owner of the vehicle scratched the windows badly with something abrasive. made a time lapse video of the process of removing and installing a glass window to the drivers side. i tinted the glass before installation.

basic tools needed:

10mm socket
phillips screw driver


TIP TO REMOVING GLASS/REPLACING GLASS:

put the window at an angle, dipping the glass forward in the door, and lifting it out at a 90 degree angle upwards.



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[infamousRNR]

20% all around now. i believe the factory privacy glass is 20%. . . .

[nor_cal51501]

I still think your windows look way darker than my factory tint. We should probably just trade windows for a while to make sure.... Yes?

[infamousRNR]

so while i was installing my pioneer avh-x4600bt i forgot to connect my bluetooth microphone for hands free dialing, so while waiting for work i ripped apart my dash in the parking lot and connected my BT wire and my antenna adapters.

i picked up an adapter from amazon.com for an adapter that ties our 2 antenna's into 1 single connection so it can go directly into the back of the pioneer stereo head unit.

(1) adapter from the rear one which is smaller... and (1) adapter to tie the two antenna connections into one...

for those of you wanting to keep your factory harness intact and away from splicing......pick up the wire adapter harness designed to plug in directly into toyota stereo's from 1987 - current year to prevent you from cutting up your nice OEM harness


AMAZON gives you nice option to buy all 3 at once...however here they are separately


Metra 70-1761 Radio Wiring Harness For Toyota 87-Up Power 4 Speaker

Metra 40-UV43 Male to Female Motorola Antenna Cable

Scosche Mda-B Micro/Delco Antenna Adapter Tip


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picture shows mounting/clipping location of my microphone for the handsfree bluetooth. reception and quality of sound are perfect and mic is not blocked...
didn't want a permanent mounting location... the mounting clip that it came with worked perfect to attach to where the steering wheel comes out of.

[nor_cal51501]

Slow, but sure progress. Keep it going!! Diff breather mod soon!!

[infamousRNR]

was leaving work the other night and got pulled over.

my passengers side headlamp went out, must have went out literally in front of a cop because it was fine when i left work. guess I'm just lucky like that.

anyways got a generic bulb from O'Reily Auto parts.

does anyone have any opinions on this bulb brand?

what is the OEM brand of bulb for our headlights?


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[Dementedfish]

Am I the only one who noticed the beer in the cupholder? haha