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inscarguy - response from Wheel Repair Specialists below: The corrosion is problem with the metal. Refinishing your wheels could be a waste of money. We have tried refinishing this type wheel several times with no success the corrosion returns. Maybe you should consider purchasing new wheels...

thanks inscarguy, sent them a note.

Here is my conversation with a NH based powder coating shop: Hi Jesse, I am interested in getting my 18" 4runner OEM wheels powder coated. I was told by another vendor that the corrosion was so pervasive that refinishing would not be possible - there would still be damage and they would not...

Thanks for the feedback. I reached out to a powder coating shop and looked into plasti dip. Interesting stuff. If I go the new OEM route, I am definitely coating them before mounting. Hopefully I can salvage the exiting ones, seems like such a waste to scrap them.

Hi Guys, My 18" limited wheels are toast. They have been slowly bubbling and chipping and its to the point where its really getting bad. I reached out to a local (MA) wheel shop, RimPro, and was told they are too far gone to refinish. They wouldn't be able to repair the corrosion or...

Hi Guys, I have browsed the multiple posts about the paint on the sport and ltd wheels bubbling and chipping. 3 of the 4 wheels on my 08 ltd have spots that are bubbling up and will start to flake off soon. I don't use any sort of solvent on them and wash the truck regularly. Has anybody had...

Got a flat the other night on my 4runner, changed the tire on the side of the road and brought it in to the local tire shop. They inspected it and said it was not repairable as the sidewall had "ripped". I asked the guy if he could tell if it was punctured or if an object had caused it, and he...

Ha...yup. The other cars that I had let the driver put the windows up and down even with the lock on...didn't even think about it. Thanks.

I just parked my runner and tried to roll up my windows and the only one that worked is the drivers side. The passenger and two back windows don't go up or down, from the drivers controls or their own controls. The back window doesn't go up or down either, but does go up using the key. Anybody...

My gf has a 2007 Grand Cherokee Laredo (V6, leather, snrf). I picked up a 08 4runner ltd v6 in Nov. Figured I have driven both enough to do a comparison. I will just write as things come to mind...some may be random Powertrain - TR4 by a mile. Tight and quick. The Cherokee is loud, slow to...

The wheels on the 09 Tundra Sport look pretty nice...I wonder if they would fit on a 4runner? Anybody given it any thought?

I had something called Roadblock put on my truck at the dealer. Expensive as hell, (400) but its lifetime warranty, and they put it on the hood, front bumper, mirrors, and rear bumper. Black vehicle shows everything, usually park on the street, wanted the protection for the bumpers. The only...

Has anybody looked into swapping out the 4runner seats for GX seats? The side bolsters dig into my a$$ right on a nerve, after a long drive, i am sore for a few hours. Bought the truck to be my weekend warrior vehicle, def cannot just suck it up. Drove back from xmas with 90% cruise...helped a...

Thanks for the replies...looks like there is no silver bullet to fix this. I am going to try to keep fiddeling with the adjustments to see if something works...don't want to start ripping appart a brand new truck.

Picked up a 08 Limited about a month ago. Researched the hell out of it on this site for about 5 months prior to the purchase. Happy with everything about the truck except the seats comfort. I know this has been discussed in other threads, and when I test drove, they seemed to be ok. But after a...