09-02-2010, 02:34 PM
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Alpine stuff is the best! IMO, their headunits are a little overpriced but speakers wise they are great! I have had my 2 Alpine Type R 12's for over 3 years and they are still great!
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09-02-2010, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Autbond
Alpine stuff is the best! IMO, their headunits are a little overpriced but speakers wise they are great! I have had my 2 Alpine Type R 12's for over 3 years and they are still great!
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I personally think they're worth it, or were in the past anyway; I have heard they are having trouble keeping up with Kenwood with navs (obviously the garmin unit is the bee's knees). I think it's because of their focus on speakers, which weren't that great 6 or 7 years ago. My 1st Type R (10") came apart where the rubber meets the cone after a few months.
BUT I got my $550 HU for $200 from woot.com (new, not refurbished, kinda hard to pass that up for all the features it & expandability it has); it is my 4th "green face," as my old man refers to them (though they switched to silver and blue now), in 10 years. I have loved every one and only upgraded because of newer features and my friends still have 2 of my old ones (in excellent working condition in daily driven vehicles).
I have also had 3 alpine amps and they were awesome although 2 were ruined by mud/water.
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09-25-2010, 10:05 PM
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dude, I love your runner. I also have a 2wd and I am looking to do some very simmilar mods, just not nearly as many as you have. I dont have the cash for that. lol.
you get bonus points for ALSO having a spare mag in your console. and my GF thinks im the only guy that does that. lol.
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09-26-2010, 12:09 PM
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dude, I love your runner. I also have a 2wd and I am looking to do some very simmilar mods, just not nearly as many as you have. I dont have the cash for that. lol.
you get bonus points for ALSO having a spare mag in your console. and my GF thinks im the only guy that does that. lol.
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Thanks! I love it too Haha, I don't really have the cash for it either, I have put 10 years worth of mods into my old Z, so I was able to buy most of the mods for the 4runner with what I sold some of that stuff for.
Nice, I just carry a P22 in the 4Runner, because I like how much easier it to conceal than my .45.. It might take both mags to knock an attacker down haha... Besides what else are you gonna do with the spare mag, keep it in a closet/drawer at home?
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09-26-2010, 12:18 PM
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Thanks for sharing.
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09-26-2010, 04:33 PM
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Part # for the lighted driving light switches
What's the part number for those lighted fog switches? I'd like to do the same, those switches look clean and factory-like. Was the relocation of the Downhill Assist simple? I like your light bar too!
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09-26-2010, 08:35 PM
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What's the part number for those lighted fog switches? I'd like to do the same, those switches look clean and factory-like. Was the relocation of the Downhill Assist simple? I like your light bar too!
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Thanks for compliment about the light bar, I think it looks better than most alternatives besides a bumper.
The p/n is PT297-35070-AS. They are pretty expensive though, there are also some Tacoma switches that don't have a power on LED that are cheaper. I don't have DAC so I couldn't tell you about relocating the button.
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09-26-2010, 08:43 PM
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Some weak poser shots I took today with the new wheels & Skipshooter 5' CB whip. I was in a hurry and couldn't find a good spot to flex it any better. It was also raining.
I finally got my wheel emblems & mounted them, I also color-matched the silver bumper to the rest of the body so there isn't anymore silver/chrome anywhere. I'm not a very good painter, luckily one of my friends offered to do it with 2 cans of Duplicolor OEM Natural White (056) and 1 can of duplicolor OEM clear per bumper (6 small cans, about $50 altogether). It's a lot of paint but it came out as smooth and clean as the rest of the body and looks factory I think, I really can't believe it came from a rattle can.
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09-26-2010, 11:11 PM
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Dude that thing is lookin' SICK these days! You really need my taillights. I just spoke to my buddy and we're gonna try to see if we can get 'um out sometime this week. IF we can, they're yours come Thanksgiving.
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01-09-2011, 11:09 PM
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I've made a few changes since updating this page and I have a bunch of new pictures so i figured I'd update the thread
I got bored over the holidays and had some plywood & vinyl laying around so I decided to build a cargo drawer system. I needed somewhere to keep some tools, dog leashes, and other stuff. I completely removed the factory carpet, padding, and double decker system and replaced the padding with moisture proof padding and placed the drawer directly on top of that bolted to 4 threaded inserts with rubber washers to minimize squeaking. The sub box is bolted to 2 threaded inserts and can't be removed without taking out the whole drawer
. The drawer and sub box are angled to match the angle of the seats to get the most out of that space and the storage space lid is cut at an angle and hinged so that it can be easily accessed by folding the driver's side rear seat forward or from the rear of the 4runner without folding the seat down.
The JL 8w1 in the factory location sounded good but just wasn't deep enough. I built a small box for a JL 12W1 from 3/4" MDF and designed it to bolt down and be covered in the cargo drawer system. It worked great on my recent trip to CO in which it had luggage, skis, boots, animals, and sleds thrown on top of it without distorting sound or rattling.
It's not quite finished as I'm waiting on some live well type latches to hold the drawers closed before I carpet the drawers.
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01-09-2011, 11:10 PM
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My friend and I took another trip to my other friends' place (Wolf Creek Ranch Ski Lodge) on Wolf Creek pass in South Fork, CO to go skiing at Wolf Creek Ski Area (Pagosa Springs, CO) and do a little site-seeing.
I took these pictures and figured everyone likes pictures. I have about 500 more but I limited these to only ones with my 4runner. I took the rack off to save a little gas on the 3,000 mile trip. We drove straight through, 22 hrs, (from Birmingham, AL) both ways.
These pictures are around South Fork, Creede, & Pagosa Springs, CO
South Fork, CO
Palisade
Beaver Creek
Creede, CO
Pool Table Mountain
Bachelor's Loop Mining Trail
Pagosa Springs, CO
Looking west at the Continental Divide from the Wolf Creek Pass Summit
Near Fall Creek
First time the 4R has been covered in snow, after just 3 hours at the ski area
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01-09-2011, 11:10 PM
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The day before we left we decided to take a ride up the Million Dollar Highway from Durango through Silverton and Ouray, then back southwest through Telluride which turned out to be a 10 hour drive from and back to my friends' place in South Fork. It was definitely worth the time though, it was the most spectacular highway drive I've been on.
Ouray, CO
From downtown Ouray, looking back at the Red Mountain Pass
Telluride, CO
Looking Southwest to the mountains behind Telluride
Colorado Avenue, Telluride Mine
Overlook ascending Lizard Head Pass from the North
Overlook near Mountain Village
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01-09-2011, 11:10 PM
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On our way back east we decided to stop by the Great Sand Dunes and on the way noticed Como Lake Road and decided to see how far we could climb up in the 2WD. I remembered reading a thread a while back and knew I wouldn't be able to get near the top.
We got close to around 9,200 ft. (I think?) and turned back when the boulders started getting large, we had a 22 hr drive directly after leaving and didn't want to get stuck or break something and lose a day. Plus I already knew there was no chance of getting to the top and didn't want to get into any tight spots where I'd have to do some damage to turn around.
Right off the highway at Como Lake Road
A few rocks but not too bad...
Where we stopped due to time/drivetrain constraints
Even my blue heeler Jo enjoyed the view across the San Luis Valley
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01-10-2011, 01:18 AM
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I like the color which is even more of a motivator to make me finish getting rid of all my chrome.
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01-10-2011, 11:04 AM
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Wow great pics! Thanks for posting them!
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