Apohl17's AventuRunner Build Thread - V8 4th Gen
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apohl17
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ok fine, its pretty cool and i like it too
Awww thanks mate :iagree::banana::cheers:
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Alright, here come a bunch of retrofit pics.... Prepare your eyeballs.
So the plan is simple. :haha: Now that I have both housings apart and lenses off, I can start to play with the guts of these retros. Basically, I will be replacing my stock projectors with Morimoto D2S 5.0 Bi-Xenons, replacing the stock high beams with Profile Hi-Lens LED's, and incorporating one (or maybe two) amber halos and some cheap "demon eye" LED's while I'm in there.
Comparing the stock TYC (left) and Morimoto D2S 5.0 (right):
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Note the bigger lens diameter, solenoid-actuated cutoff shield (this is what makes it a bi-xenon -- high bam capability):
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So the plan is simple. :haha: Now that I have both housings apart and lenses off, I can start to play with the guts of these retros. Basically, I will be replacing my stock projectors with Morimoto D2S 5.0 Bi-Xenons, replacing the stock high beams with Profile Hi-Lens LED's, and incorporating one (or maybe two) amber halos and some cheap "demon eye" LED's while I'm in there.
Comparing the stock TYC (left) and Morimoto D2S 5.0 (right):
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Note the bigger lens diameter, solenoid-actuated cutoff shield (this is what makes it a bi-xenon -- high bam capability):
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First step: take the original mounting bracket (which features the stock cutoff shield, since it is a single-xenon projector, or "low-beam only")
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Time to disassemble the Morimoto... And get this bracket cut out!
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Time to disassemble the Morimoto... And get this bracket cut out!
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A short while later: some dremel and drill press love, a beer, and lots of little modifications, including grinding off the stamped indents on the reverse side of the plate (not shown):
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So here is where I started to second guess myself....
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So here is where I started to second guess myself....
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This bracket took me a couple hours to tweak. Is it perfect? No. Does it incorporate enough rotational adjustment for cutoff leveling? Yep, shore does. But I saw an issue...
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After mounting it up back in the housing and test fitting the chrome shroud, I did not have much clearance between the projector lens and the plastic. Secondly, I was worried that spacing the lens forward the thickness of the bracket was goign to affect tuning and clarity of these puppies.
So I did the rational thing:
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After mounting it up back in the housing and test fitting the chrome shroud, I did not have much clearance between the projector lens and the plastic. Secondly, I was worried that spacing the lens forward the thickness of the bracket was goign to affect tuning and clarity of these puppies.
So I did the rational thing:
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Let's just say, it was a LOT less work making the second bracket pair by making them in two pieces, fitting over the lens mount. My cluttered workbench:
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Much better.
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Note the demon eye mounted with one bolt and a zip tie. Gotta love the cheap $10 eBay "wILL fIt d2S pRoJeCtoRs" LED's... Even if they die, i'll just forget they were there!
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Much better.
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Note the demon eye mounted with one bolt and a zip tie. Gotta love the cheap $10 eBay "wILL fIt d2S pRoJeCtoRs" LED's... Even if they die, i'll just forget they were there!
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And one more for now - a sneak peek with the Profile cannons in the high beam bowl. These fit with absolutely no modification necessary, just a grommet and a nut on the back! Right On :rockon:
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P.S. don't mind my chewed up housing - it was a ***** to get these apart. It'll all form back into shape when I'm done (and look halfway decent around the edge)... I hope :lmao:
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P.S. don't mind my chewed up housing - it was a ***** to get these apart. It'll all form back into shape when I'm done (and look halfway decent around the edge)... I hope :lmao:
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So I joined the T4R secret santa this year (link here) and I could have never asked for such a generous gift from my santa [MENTION=125466]OutBreak[/MENTION]. Things like this make you realize there are still awesome people out there!
...And this T4R community is "da bomb" :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:
Now, where to fit the thing on the rig...Maybe hidden in the bumper until I get a winch? :lmao:
...And this T4R community is "da bomb" :clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:
Now, where to fit the thing on the rig...Maybe hidden in the bumper until I get a winch? :lmao:
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My 80/20 1020 series crossbars came in. Snagged 5 of them on the 'bay as well for much cheaper than Sherpa would sell me the cut-to-length crossbars... (sorry guys) :shrug:
I plan on cutting one to length and putting it up front to stiffen the section of the rack near the wind deflector and use two (or four) for a beefy RTT mounting design I have been cooking up!
As always, material is nice to have, and to play with.
:flamethrwoer2::llama:
I plan on cutting one to length and putting it up front to stiffen the section of the rack near the wind deflector and use two (or four) for a beefy RTT mounting design I have been cooking up!
As always, material is nice to have, and to play with.
:flamethrwoer2::llama:
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Care to share a link?
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Link to Ebay - 80/20 Inc Products
Every week or so they have been selling lots of 48" 1020 Black Series bars, which is the exact crossbar used on the racks, just 1" longer than needed. Right now they don't have any on there, but follow the search and all of the sudden, they will have a few sets again. Click on completed listings and you will see what I am talking about!
I scored an auction of 5 crossbars for $65 shipped! Cheapest I have seen was a set of 4 for ~$40...
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This was very helpful even though I am mounting the 5.0 in the high beam area. Honestly I should have just gotten 2 5.0 but I wanted to do the yota thing so I went with the rx350 because it has such a great wide low beam.
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Right on! The RX projector is a thing of legend when it comes to that respect, for sure. Hopefully it's worth all of the extra work for ya! Even so, this isn't a dainty project, and I commend you for taking it on for your fellow yota peeps :rockon:
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Can't wait to have cleaner and more powerful headlights...
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Well, the SK20R11 plugs came in, but they be... "not lookin' right", as they say. I referenced the thread: https://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-...spark-plugs-ex-denso-sk20r11.html#post3302737
to determine a few things about the plugs I ordered, then returned them and ordered a more expensive set of TT's from a more reputable seller (hopefully)... We'll see how those look!
DON'T BUY THESE (seller autopartconnection on ebay):
1. No iridium weld presence at the electrode tip or blue tinge
2. Incorrect laser printing compared to glazed OEM print
3. Machining defects present, including slag bridging the spark gap on one... See pics below!
8pc NEW Denso Iridium Power Spark Plugs Toyota Lexus 90919-01210 SK20R11 3297 | eBay
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to determine a few things about the plugs I ordered, then returned them and ordered a more expensive set of TT's from a more reputable seller (hopefully)... We'll see how those look!
DON'T BUY THESE (seller autopartconnection on ebay):
1. No iridium weld presence at the electrode tip or blue tinge
2. Incorrect laser printing compared to glazed OEM print
3. Machining defects present, including slag bridging the spark gap on one... See pics below!
8pc NEW Denso Iridium Power Spark Plugs Toyota Lexus 90919-01210 SK20R11 3297 | eBay
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Retrofit continuation:
So in my 4th weekend straight of playing around with all the bits and pieces, I found an interesting way to mount the halos. I realized that a 90mm halo basically "friction fits" around the Hi-Lens LED made by Profile! I opened up the back end of each one to run the halo wiring through the body as it makes the wiring nice, through the hollow threaded mount. A couple dabs of epoxy and it will be concentric, aligned, and fits the situation well.
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I toyed around with installing the halo backwards to have it look like this:
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But then realized how long it might take me to hide the wiring, and the fact of the matter is... it looks slick as snot forwards as well. :rockon:
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So in my 4th weekend straight of playing around with all the bits and pieces, I found an interesting way to mount the halos. I realized that a 90mm halo basically "friction fits" around the Hi-Lens LED made by Profile! I opened up the back end of each one to run the halo wiring through the body as it makes the wiring nice, through the hollow threaded mount. A couple dabs of epoxy and it will be concentric, aligned, and fits the situation well.
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I toyed around with installing the halo backwards to have it look like this:
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But then realized how long it might take me to hide the wiring, and the fact of the matter is... it looks slick as snot forwards as well. :rockon:
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