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Goat armor - 20% off!
I just wrote an article/review on Trail4Runner talking about Goat Truck Armor and figured I'd share here as well. They're doing a limited 20% off deal for the first 25 people who order a 4Runner kit. Check out the article and for those too impatient and just want the discount code, it's T4RGOAT20.
Goat Off-Road Magnetic Armor: Review & Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner
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11-13-2019, 04:23 PM
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I took out my secondary battery and tray to find the source of a rattle after a trip to Death Valley and found this. Has anyone run into this issue? Anyone seen a thread on repairing and reinforcing factory Nutserts?
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11-13-2019, 04:28 PM
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Nice one gibburnz - I'd been on and off looking for an excuse for the Goat Armor - now I have one. Order placed! Well worth it to save the sides through narrow trails!
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11-13-2019, 04:51 PM
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That goat armor would be great to protect my truck from my 2 year old. Nice! Smart idea.
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11-13-2019, 06:43 PM
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Officially signed the purchase Agreement for my 2020 Pro! Arrived on tuesday and delivery is scheduled for friday.
Kinda counts as a mod, but dropped off a stock roof rack to replace the pro basket.. as it wouldnt fit in my parkade with it.
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11-13-2019, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ruff4runner
I took out my secondary battery and tray to find the source of a rattle after a trip to Death Valley and found this. Has anyone run into this issue? Anyone seen a thread on repairing and reinforcing factory Nutserts?
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Ouch! Death Valley and vicinity can inflict serious pain on any vehicle. I have no answer to your situation though.
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11-13-2019, 08:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ruff4runner
I took out my secondary battery and tray to find the source of a rattle after a trip to Death Valley and found this. Has anyone run into this issue? Anyone seen a thread on repairing and reinforcing factory Nutserts?
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Looks like the nutsert held terrifically! The easiest repair is to replace the vehicle surrounding the nutsert.
Next repair would be weld the nut back in with a backing patch to strengthen the area. I believe there have been several others, especially those who upgraded to a size 31 battery that have had the tray and/or fender crack. I fully expect mine will do the same eventually. Toyota has definitely stretched the thinnest metal vs the heaviest load to the max in that application.
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11-13-2019, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Narat_524
Looks like the nutsert held terrifically! The easiest repair is to replace the vehicle surrounding the nutsert.
Next repair would be weld the nut back in with a backing patch to strengthen the area. I believe there have been several others, especially those who upgraded to a size 31 battery that have had the tray and/or fender crack. I fully expect mine will do the same eventually. Toyota has definitely stretched the thinnest metal vs the heaviest load to the max in that application.
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Well, the 4runner has 11k on it so I was hoping it would go a bit further.
Your spot on about the group 31, it was a bridge too far, 77lbs held in place by sheetmetal.
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11-13-2019, 09:25 PM
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Installed shrockworks angled sliders. A little bit of a pain in the ass but worth it!
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11-13-2019, 11:18 PM
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I had Sylvania Silverstar Ultra H11 bulbs in my 2016 which were better than stock but in these projectors they were not impressive. I love these bulbs and have had great results with them in other vehicles but not the 4Runner. I decided to do the H9 headlight bulb swap for my low beams. Driving home from work I can tell a drastic difference. Cleaner more pure white light that lights up the road further and wider but at the same cutoff. So far it appears I am not blinding oncoming traffic which is a good thing. I took the highway home tonight but I will put them to the test on all back roads tomorrow on my way to work. So far, I am very pleased with this 5 minute $14.00 mod. These are the bulbs I used.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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11-14-2019, 12:05 AM
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So I finally got around to tinting my new CarTrimHome sequential turn signals. I had originally done this on a stock replacement set, but wanted to give the sequentials a try.
First I masked everything off
Then I sprayed them with 5 coats of VHT
Then I wet-sanded the tint to smooth it out
Then applied a few coats of clear
Then I wet-sanded the clear smooth and polished them by hand till they looked like glass
Here's a side by side of my stock tinted set and the new tinted CarTrim set
And here they are all installed, way happier with this tint job than my first try on the stock ones I had previously.
And here's a shot of the sequential, they are WAY brighter than the stock turn signals even tinted dark.
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11-14-2019, 02:15 AM
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Haaaa good times gods times
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11-14-2019, 02:15 AM
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Awwww good times good times
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11-14-2019, 10:24 AM
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Nightshade and Krylon clear
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11-14-2019, 10:38 AM
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Shampoo'd the carpets after a terrible coffee spill with a Home Depot hand held carpet cleaner, (HIGHLY recommend)! Also, if you ever have a smell that you can't get rid of, use pet cleaner with enzymes; it's the only thing that ever worked for me. Pro tip!
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