I've been just applying over everything every year. I figured having a coating of grime is better than a coating of rust. Keep in mind my 4runner is 95% on road. If I had layers of thick mud from off roading I would probably try to wash most of it off first.
I have an air compressor and bought a fluid film kit that has a spray gun with different nozzles. It works great for applying it. I've been using fluid film on my 5th gen since new in lovely salty illinois and don't have any rust. I do one thick coating in the fall when I put my winter wheels...
I bought a second pair of headlights and took my time. It was my first retro. The worst part was removing the permaseal from the headlights but it wasn't that bad. I used a heat gun and a screwdriver and got 99% of it off. Took me around an hour per headlight. I also made my own wiring harness...
I've applied fluid film to my 5th gen 4runner in the fall for the past 2 years. I bought their complete kit with the gun and nozzles. My undercarriage still looks brand new with no signs of rust. I use a waterless wash to clean it in the winter and don't touch the under carriage until the...
That photo is not from a level position. That's when I first installed the lights and was initially aiming them from 25' away on the garage door near where my oem lights projected. I then drove to a level area near me to fine tune them. Didn't want to blind the crap out of everyone when I first...
I was going to buy the XB headlights and then read all the negative reviews on them. I got sick of waiting for the "perfect" solution to our terrible headlights. After looking at all the available options I just did a morimoto M-LED 2.0 retrofit on my stock headlights. Very impressed with the...
This was my first try doing a retrofit and it was fairly easy.
I ordered a spare set of headlights and baked them in the oven. Separating them after wasn't too bad, the pain in the ass was cleaning the permaseal off. When I removed the permaseal it all stuck to the clear lense and left the...
Not sure on the spread angle but there's a lot of stats listed online if you search. The side illumination is much better than stock but that can also be from them just being brighter in general. the picture I posted earlier in this thread was from 25 ft away from the garage door when I was...
Like almost everyone I hated the factory halogens and was waiting a few years to see when Toyota would finally update the headlights on the 4runners. I couldn't wait any longer. I just finished a morimoto MLED 2.0 bi-LED retrofit in the factory headlights. I also installed the Toyota oem LED fog...
This is the exact thing I am considering to do right now. I ordered a new set of TYC headlights and plan on trying the retrofit myself. I have a few questions for you if you don't mind answering.
1.) Did you use any premade brackets to mount the M-LED 2.0 projectors to the headlights? I was...
My 4runner is my daily. I have a paid off srt4 as my fun car and it's nice not having to worry about breaking something and not being able to get to work. I agree with the above post, having a loan on a fun car is not worth it unless your credit cards/student loans/other debts than a mortgage...