Recent content by Mawgie

I finished up a custom made wooden stepstool to help an older family member get in and out. Height matched to the running board, and the lower step slides underneath the upper step for compact storage. Works extremely well!

OP- By "small" are you restricting yourself to a handheld device? If so, the Garmins recommended by the other posters are really nice, pretty much the reference standard, but spendy. They are also, by design of course, tightly focused in their application. A gps based NAV app in a smartphone...

Thanks to all who posted helpful replies. Most appreciated. I have removed the OEM bars and parted ways with them. They ran quiet, and I doubt there is much of a hit in fuel mileage, but the design of an quick to attach/detach set of cross bars will meet my occasional use needs better. I...

Lenny33- My last rig was a Hemi Ram with 400 horsepower and a real world average of 13-14 mpg. I look at T4R gas money saved as mod money spent!

Maxistyles- Thanks. I just checked out the RhinoRack, and they are definitiely a candidate if I replace. The model whown on the RhinoRack website is the SXBS8 VORTEX AERO Rail Mounted Roof Rack System: $260 shipped, with a no questions asked 30 day return policy. Rated for 175 pounds, too...

Nice choppers and a nice albie, Monic. Couple of questions, if you don't mind. 1) Do you air down to drive on the sand? (I'm guessing you do.) If so, do they have compressor stations, or do you bring a 12v compressor, or do you just go Chuck Norris and tell the tire what pressure to...

Folks - Mine is a 2013 SR5, and I am singing the roof rack blues! I currently have the factory rails, and want to add cross bars to facilitate: 1) occasionally carrying simple cross bar loads of modest weight like 2x lumber, a fiberglass step ladder, etc; 2) occasionally mount a roof cargo box...

OP, based on the prior replies, my opinion is surely in the minority, if not on the fringe. First, these folks are car dealers, and warrant low expectations from consumers. Second, you are buying a 4Runner, not your fifth Mercedes S Class in as many years. I see no reason to expect much in...

That 3M product is bomber. Also, I have had good luck with the Industrial grade Velcro, which I have found at Lowe's. As an alterantive, have a look at my DIY cargo liner build thread. I anchored mine to the tie down hooks. (See the pictures toward the end of the thread.)...

Gorgeous Shelby. A really nice two car stable. I traded a Hemi Ram for my 4 Runner, and had a Porsche 996 Carrera in the not too distant past, so I am an expert on being down hundreds of horsepower! I like driving the 4Runner. No point in flogging it on the street. That's not what it does...

BarryHiram- Thanks for the clarification. I am all over them now. If you hadn't taken the time to square me away on the details of the fit, I would have skipped the mod thinking there was too much gap-osis for me. Now it is go time....Appreciate it.

Thanks HarryHiram- Not the same fit as factory, but looks okay. Most appreciated.

Folks - I am considering a set of these Morimoto LED fogs. Several posts have referenced a gap that is "acceptable". I have searched, but have not found any close up after install pics. Would someone mind posting a few pictures of the LED fogs installed, so I can see what the gap looks like...

Thank you for posting this DIY. I just removed the factory rails, then didn't like the naked look, and put them back on (with thread locker and some RTV for the belt + suspenders approach). Re: removing the rail caps, I first gently heated the caps with a heat gun. For the prying, I used a...

Stifler- I think mine also have the factory flap installed.... (See the pictures in post #9 above....)