Hello! I am brand new to the T4R world having purchased my first one about a month ago. I got a 2007 SR5 V8 2wd and am loving it. I wanted to find a 3rd gen with leather, third row seating and decent miles. This one had 111K when I bought it.
Let me first say that this forum has been amazing, I really appreciate all the incredible information and support I've found in my short time. It's really helped my appreciation for the vehicle.
Here's what I've done so far. When I got it it looked liked this:
First thing I did was add a USB outlet:
I also put in automatic headlights and replaced the plain dome light console with one that had Homelink and swapped out all the interior lights (not control panel ones) and plate lights with LEDs.
I pulled the running boards off and put in Bilstein 5100s in the front and back and replaced the springs with FJ coils. This was the first time I've done shocks and coils on anything, was pretty fun.
Sits pretty level now, but there's the slight driver's side lean. Maybe half an inch. Not sure if I want to try and mess with that or not. Any thoughts on if I should try and fix that?
Had some *slight* rubbing from the 265/70/R17 tires the previous owner put on, so I used a heat gun and reformed the plastic a bit for clearance.
Also plasti-dipped the grill, planning on doing the rear chrome as well.
Got the front windows tinted at 20%.
My next to-do item is get the headlights cleaned up. They are pretty yellow/foggy and it's driving me crazy. But I'm stuck trying to find the best way to get that done, I keep coming across conflicting reports on products.
Thanks again, looking forward to the journey!
Let me first say that this forum has been amazing, I really appreciate all the incredible information and support I've found in my short time. It's really helped my appreciation for the vehicle.
Here's what I've done so far. When I got it it looked liked this:
First thing I did was add a USB outlet:
I also put in automatic headlights and replaced the plain dome light console with one that had Homelink and swapped out all the interior lights (not control panel ones) and plate lights with LEDs.
I pulled the running boards off and put in Bilstein 5100s in the front and back and replaced the springs with FJ coils. This was the first time I've done shocks and coils on anything, was pretty fun.
Sits pretty level now, but there's the slight driver's side lean. Maybe half an inch. Not sure if I want to try and mess with that or not. Any thoughts on if I should try and fix that?
Had some *slight* rubbing from the 265/70/R17 tires the previous owner put on, so I used a heat gun and reformed the plastic a bit for clearance.
Also plasti-dipped the grill, planning on doing the rear chrome as well.
Got the front windows tinted at 20%.
My next to-do item is get the headlights cleaned up. They are pretty yellow/foggy and it's driving me crazy. But I'm stuck trying to find the best way to get that done, I keep coming across conflicting reports on products.
Thanks again, looking forward to the journey!
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