Recent content by Albionwood

One of the few things I dislike about my beloved 2010 TE is the sun visor. The driver's side sags so badly now that the sun always comes in above the slide-out extender and hits me right on the temple. (I already have to go in every year to get those keratoses frozen off.) I was resigned to...

I just received and installed an Elite into my 2010 Trail. Installation would be a lot easier for an invertebrate, wish I'd thought to bring a trained octopus. But it's in there and connected and we'll see if it works. FWIW I ordered from eTrailer and received the Tekonsha 3040-S harness, not...

Pigtail for 2010? I'm looking at the Redarc TowPro controllers and they now have a harness specifically for a 4Runner, but only for 2014 and later: "The REDARC Tow-Pro TPH-021 wiring harness offers the ability to connect the Tow-Pro™ Elite or Tow-Pro Liberty electric brake controller into...

You guys are making me feel even better about mine. I kinda like not having to worry about the warranty or resale value... can do whatever I like with it, as I plan to keep it until it rusts out.

I have a scooped hood in Black - but I already dipped it to cut the glare, so it's a nice matte finish now. If you want your Runner to look different from the rest, I'd be happy to trade for a flat hood. One problem, I live on the Mendocino coast of northern California, a long drive from pretty...

Turns out it wasn't the bulb after all. I got a replacement bulb, but before I swapped it, the original started working again. So I left it in, thinking it would quit eventually, and just kept the spare with me. It's been months now and it still works, except for a few hours last week when it...

Thanks for the detailed and informative reply. I went out and re-measured just to verify my memory - which is apparently failing, as the front skid clearance is actually 8.6" except at one low point on the driver side, where it is just over 8". So I'm on spec after all. The winch is mounted on...

I wish I had 8.5" of front skid clearance... mine is more like 6.5" at the lowest point. Less than a foot of snow stops me cold. I've read through this and several other threads on ground clearance and lifts, and am still completely unclear about what a lift actually does. Will a 2" lift raise...

Thought it wasn't the bulb. Just tried swapping the left & right bulbs, and confirmed it's the bulb after all, so now I know!

Right turn signal starts fast-blinking, so I go outside and look and the front is working but the rear signal is dead. Assume it's the bulb, pull it and go to the parts store, and only then notice the filament is intact...? Continuity test shows the bulb is fine. So now I'm mystified. The...

I'd probably just go H4 and hit the gas... but H4 + Mud/Sand might be smarter. I just have never played around with the crawl controls. Be interested to read what you did!

That was a super-good deal.. it was probably a California dealer snatched it. I paid $10K more than that for mine two years ago (only had 54K on it though).

I wanna do that. More pix?

UPDATE: I had a bad install of Techstream. Uninstalled, restarted, installed fresh, restarted, and finally got all the features working. Door lock/unlock chirps now OFF. Seat Belt warnings OFF!!! HURRAY! Can't turn off warning for key in ignition when door open, alas. Oddly, can't seem to turn...

I put on a CBI front receiver hitch, Curt cradle, and Engo 8K synthetic rope winch for just about that - maybe a little more for the extra cable and QDs to run the winch on either the front or back. I got a deal on the receiver though, because they weren't sure if it would fit a 2010 Trail...