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Easy Weekend Mods
I was over on the 4th gen side of the forum, and I noticed they had a similar thread over there. I thought it was a great idea that us 5th gen owners could copycat.
Basically, lets all share some mods/accessory installs that are quick and easy to do - it would be a good thread to check out if you're bored one afternoon and feel the need to do something to the 'Runner. Lets keep it to things that don't require any specialized or expensive parts.
Here's a REAL easy one - I added some stick on convex mirrors a few weeks ago. They have vastly improved the factory mirrors and have aided immensely in navigating both on the trail and in town.
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05-25-2013, 01:53 PM
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And by the way, I realize that this thread will rehash what we've all talked about 100 times, haha. I just thought it'd be nice to compile some of this kind of stuff one one list that's easy to reference
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05-25-2013, 03:32 PM
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05-25-2013, 05:01 PM
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Air Dam-ectomy: It's been about a year and a half since I did this; but all it took was about an hour's work with a dremel. I think it makes a huge difference even at stock height.
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05-26-2013, 10:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hellamatic
I was over on the 4th gen side of the forum, and I noticed they had a similar thread over there. I thought it was a great idea that us 5th gen owners could copycat.
Basically, lets all share some mods/accessory installs that are quick and easy to do - it would be a good thread to check out if you're bored one afternoon and feel the need to do something to the 'Runner. Lets keep it to things that don't require any specialized or expensive parts.
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My kind of thread!
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05-26-2013, 02:23 PM
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CAI install
Cat-back install
LED swap
All could be done in one weekend or less. LED and CAI could both be done in an evening, Cat-back in a morning. Leaving the rest of the weekend to enjoy the results and showing off to friends.
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05-26-2013, 03:08 PM
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plasti-dipping chrome, badges, or more! I plan to give my hood a shot to see how it looks in a day or two.
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Air Dam-ectomy: It's been about a year and a half since I did this; but all it took was about an hour's work with a dremel. I think it makes a huge difference even at stock height.
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Can you explain what I'm looking at?
Whats the benefit?
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05-26-2013, 04:58 PM
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brakes would squeal every now and then after offroading a few weeks ago.. so i took them apart, cleaned it out and lubed everything up.. good as new!
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05-26-2013, 06:39 PM
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Can you explain what I'm looking at?
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Exactly
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05-26-2013, 07:59 PM
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Can you explain what I'm looking at?
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I removed the plastic air dam from the front. Like most of the mods on this thread, it's mostly a cosmetic improvement (it really bothered me and I feel like it ruined the lines of the truck). It also makes access to the recovery points a lot easier.
@ Tengu
you have a TE, right? TE's don't have the air-dam. Crawl under a stock LE or SR5 sometime and ask yourself how much fun it would be to try and access those recovery points with the truck sunk in snow or mud.
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Quote:
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I removed the plastic air dam from the front. Like most of the mods on this thread, it's mostly a cosmetic improvement (it really bothered me and I feel like it ruined the lines of the truck). It also makes access to the recovery points a lot easier.
@ Tengu
you have a TE, right? TE's don't have the air-dam. Crawl under a stock LE or SR5 sometime and ask yourself how much fun it would be to try and access those recovery points with the truck sunk in snow or mud. |
Is there a before and after picture? well before anyways. 
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@ Snooperstyle
has some good before/ after pics on this thread:
Removing plastic front spoiler/air dam
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@ Tengu
you have a TE, right? TE's don't have the air-dam. Crawl under a stock LE or SR5 sometime and ask yourself how much fun it would be to try and access those recovery points with the truck sunk in snow or mud.[/QUOTE]
Doh, I guess that would explain my confusion.
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