Recent content by montyMT

Seems like a fair price esp. since that's just a starting point. Maintenance on these rigs are intense. It is nothing like your third gen. I bought mine with about 110k miles and have replaced my T-case, rear diff, brake booster, XREAS, and am getting ready to replace my CATS and sunroof motor...

I echo your sentiments. I am a religious autoblog listener and I get soooo annoyed when they cast these legit 4x4's aside as "old" or "plasticky". Some of us don't/can't want to buy a $75,000 Audi S7 or a brown BMW wagon... I am pretty sure that eventually all true 4x4's will go the way of the...

Alright here is the full press release complete with semi-ridiculous press video. 'Toyota TRDPro' Kit Is Pretty Much A New Grille, But It Looks Cool Overall, I like it. I also like annoyingly-colored vehicles and new car smell so who the hell knows...

Yeah, y'all are right. You could build one hell of a rig for what they will charge. It's just that the older I get the more I am lured to the magic of an all-inclusive warranty.... Dear God what is happening to me???!!! ....I'm old

Alright Guys, Not really a 4th gen specific thing but since our T4R's will eventually need to be replaced here ya go: Toyota Could Hunt Ford Raptor With 'TRD Pro Series' Off-Road Models What do y'all think?

More Dip Yeah I was feeling bummed as I now have another major ticket item to fix....so I spent the week doing small mods like plasti-dip and window tint. It totally restored my love for this rig and made my rig stand out against the 20+ Runners in my neighborhood. I've posted before and after pics

Ha! I thought I'd catch crap for being a lazy A-Hole! I will avoid the auto wash Thanks Guys. I like the look of my rig now but I am wary of Plastidip in general...I just dont think it will hold up given the way that I use my vehicle. Still...I had a week off and a few bucks to waste so here...

thanks all

Pretty simple Q but I can't find through forum search. I just spent the holiday week plastidipping the crap out of my rig and am now terrified of having it peel off. If anyone has tips for washing or to keeping the stuff from peeling help me out. Thanks!!

I would be forever grateful if you could document the process. I am looking at the exact same thing and would love to attempt it before handing my mechanic $2k. Just out of curiosity, how long has it been leaking?

I feel the same Just went through the same thing....considered selling it more than once since then. Had a potential buyer look at it and drive it around the block and on second loop around I made him stop the car and told him no sale. This thing will likely cost me many more $$$$$$$'s before...

Hey All, Looking to unload my running boards off of my 03' Limited. The boards are black with silver accents just like all Limited running boards and are in decent shape. The lights are in good condition and the connections are good. Just don't need them as I went with rock sliders instead. PM...

I've also researched the crap out of this as I had the exact same problem. There is a guy on Craigslist out of Seattle trying to offload his XREAS, here is the link: NOS'08 Toyota 4Runner X-REAS Suspension parts: ShocksStruts andCoils Seems like a decent deal and he has had it up there...

Go For it I have had experience with both. My Range Rover had a factory deer catcher with a teflon-like powder coating. I hit two deer and a tree with very little damage to the guard. My 3rd gen Runner came with an ebay stainless guard, hit a deer, and it did just fine but someone backed into...

Hey guys, looked at my rig today and realized that I need to get the front windows tinted ASAP. It's been bugging the heck out of me ever since I bought it. Anyone in the Seattle area know of a place that will tint to match the back? Or at least 20%--should be close enough. thanks