10-11-2015, 02:42 AM
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Tigger's Build and Mis-Adventures
Since my posts are scattered everywhere, I thought I would consolidate them into a neat mess.
Modifications and upgrades
Baja Roof rack 3-1-2015
Stereo Upgrade / Sound Proofing 3-25 thru 4-10-2015
AOB Switches 4-07-2015
Sleekster Sliders 4-8-2015
Fox Factory 2.5 Lift 4-9/10-2015
Hood Wrap and Graphics 4-15-2015
RCI Aluminum Skids 4-11-2015
HID Headlights
Bussman RTMR Fuse Block 11-09-2015
Infinity Kappa 10.9t Dash Speaker replacement 1-15-2016
Rock Light install 1-27-2016
Interior LED Upgrade 2-1-2016
New Shoes (Level 8 MK6 and Cooper Discovery AT3) 2-8-2016
Indel B Portable Fridge (Truck Fridge) 2-16-2016
Fridge Slider 6-11-2016
Fridge Power Port Install 2-23-2016
Alpine PDX-V9 Amp Install 2-23-2016
Odyssey Battery Install 2-23-2016
ARB Awning 3-19-2016
Viair 400P Compressor Install 3-27-2016
800 Watt Power inverter Install 6-10-2016
iKamper Rooftop Tent 6-18-2016
Adventures with Tigger
Big Bear 11-14-2015
Snow on Mt. Charleston 12-15-2015
Carp Trail 4-2-2016
North West Fishing / Off Road Mis-Adventure 6-22-2016 thru early-mid July
Background
I come from the jeep world. I had a 94 YJ that I ran for a while before upgrading to a 2003 jeep Rubicon. I spent a lot of time and money on that thing and ran the hell out of it. It was a fun vehicle and I had many great adventures in it. Unfortunately life got in the way, bills backed up and I had to sell it in 2012 to pay rent.
Fast forward a few years and a friend of mine,
@ flyinhawaiian01
, picked up a 2011 4Runner and started spouting off how great it was... blah blah blah
Not to be outdone, for some reason I decided I should look at buying a 4x4 again. Guess the civic was just not cutting it. So after a long search, (very few 4Runners come through Vegas) I caved in and in Feb '15 bought a used 2011 with 86K on the clock. Way more miles that I wanted but there just wasn't much to choose from.
I won't go into details as I know there are several on this board who love Findlay Toyota, but suffice to say, I won't ever deal with them again, and will never recommend anyone ever shop there.
But this is what I came home with, 2011 SR5 with a couple extra goodies already added to it:
TRD Wheels
Nitto Terra Grapplers M/Ts
TRD Intake
TRD Skid
TRD Oil Cap
A ton of white dog fur and red mud
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10-11-2015, 02:48 AM
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10-11-2015, 02:57 AM
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First mods. I picked up a slightly smashed Baja Rack from a local member. Seems FedEx ran over it or something. Front part had some pretty good dents in it.
I was able to straighten it out fairly well using a floor jack and ratchet straps. Not perfect but serves its purpose. I curved the lower bar to allow the rack to sit closer to the roof. It did help reduce wind noise.
Also added a 40" light bar I bought from a member off of classifieds. Guess the day his bar arrived from SuperBrightLEDs, his wife told him she ordered a RI for his birthday.
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10-11-2015, 03:03 AM
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So first major mod for me was upgrading the crap stereo that is the SR5 Base system. I decided if I was going to do an install, I might as well quiet things down on the inside as well. What would normally be a 1 or 2 day install ended up taking a couple of weeks.
Let's start by removing a couple of interior pieces to gain access
Plan: pull out all of the lower panels and flooring. Install KnoKnoise 100 Mil CDL over all metal surfaces. Then putting down a layer of Radiant Barrier, then will cover everything with a layer of MLV.
Adding in a rear camera, Pioneer AVHX5700BHS, Alpine PDR-V75 amp, Boston Pro 6.5" in the front, 10" Alpine Type R DVC sub. Still haven't swapped out the rear or hatch speakers.
Let the destruction begin.
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Got the power hooked up. Used a 100 amp breaker. Also, here is the location of the Reverse Sensing Wire on 5th gen in case someone needs a visual reference. (I really needed one)
Once it got dark, I decided to pull the tail lights off and clean behind them. The red dirt is never ending on this beast.
It was another day from hell. Anything that can go wrong is going wrong. Got the radiant-barrier installed on the door, then installed the MVL. Could not get the door panel on. Pulled off every piece of the panel that I could but still couldn't make it work. Just too thick. So pulled it apart and went on the hunt for some thin Closed Cell Foam. After striking out at Home Depot, I found some flooring underlayment at Lowes. So all of the hours spent cutting and fitting the radiant barrier wasted.
Got all of the doors put together and finished up the hatch. The mailman delivered the new RCA cables. A little thinner, shorter and easier to work with. Only one problem, they are 6" too short. So off to Best Buy. They only have 3' or 17' in mobile audio RCA cables. So I pick up 3 sets of 4' RocketFish home theater cables. Right length but back to the really thick cables. Oh well, tired of messing with it. And now I have $80 in RCA cables that I can't use.
I decide that I don't want to use the crappy plastic supports that come with the faceplate, so just bolt the metal ones back on. Unfortunately the stereo won't line up with the face plate. It's a little to high and too far forward. So I try the plastic ones and there is just no easy way to make them work and trying to program the steering wheel interface. And they are just too flimsy. So I spend the next two hours fitting and adjusting and drilling holes in the metal brackets and finally get everything to line up. So I hook up all of the wires, jam everything behind the head unit and fire it up. Sound is pretty good. Steering wheel buttons all work except for the voice activation, which I knew wouldn't. Then I press on the brake to move into reverse and the stereo goes out. I let off the brake and then it comes back on. I try it again, same thing. Crap, where's the short. No short, battery is dead. Throw the charger on and try again. Stereo stays on this time, but now we have a new problem. The text on the display for the camera is wrong. It should say image may be inverted because the idiot installer put it in upside down. GRRRRRRRR. I don't think there is enough cable to flip it over so will probably have to pull the hatch apart to get a couple inches of play. And for some reason, the head unit doesn't dim with the lights. One more thing to troubleshoot.
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10-11-2015, 03:26 AM
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Started putting the rest of the interior back in. That radiant barrier makes it a real bear to fit the panels in. And not everything fits right. The separator piece between the back seat and rear carpet won't lay flat. And I can't put the feet covers back on the seats. Will have to see if I can live with the little issues.
Still need to finish balancing the levels on the amp and programming the steering wheel control then I can put the passenger seat back in and finish the dash. Everything will be wrapped up by Monday.
Still need to pick out speakers for the rear and hatch. Thought the stock ones would do for now but they just sound so flat.
Got the switches installed. Now to get some lights and compressor to hook them up to.
Took it for a drive today just to put on some miles to settle the suspension. It is really quiet at low speeds. But once I hit highway speeds, it is really quiet from the windows down, but sounds like a jet engine above me. That roof rack and light bar are crazy loud. Not sure what to do there. Really like the way it looks, but may have to scrap that part of the project. Will try to create a new fairing and see if that helps, but not counting on it.
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10-11-2015, 03:36 AM
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Can't say I am pleased with the fit of the end cap. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get the slider side to fit completely flush. Not positive why it won't snap into place. It's not going to fall off as it is screwed in from the front as well as clipped. (the image shows two clips. On the SR5 only one fits. The other may fit on the 2014 and up which is what these are for)
Overall I really like the looks of these. They are not really functional as a step up since they are nearly at the door sill height. There is just enough room to get a couple of toes on to reach the roof, but it's a little awkward.
Was informed there is a way to fix the end caps. I have yet to do it, but will someday.
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Originally Posted by Whiplash Willy
Check out this thread:
2014 Trail Rocker Trim
I remember someone talking about the fit of that cap, and what they had to do to make it work.
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