My husband just bought a 2012 T4R and wants to trick it out, of course. I would like to buy him a gift certificate for Father's Day, but don't know where to. I think the first thing he wants to do is to put a roof rack on it or get new rims/tires. He's talked about lifting it, changing out the front bumper and the running boards. I have no clue what brands he plans to buy. Is there an online after-market Toyota parts super store? Haha. My Google searches have only confused me and I'd rather get a gift card to an auto parts store than a Visa gift card. As you can tell, I have no clue what I am talking about. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Father's Day - HELP!
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20034RunnerV84x2
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Get one of his friends to talk to. Him about what he wants for it. Have him write it down and give the list to you to. Know what to get. 
First of all.. AWESOME that you are actually looking into this; my wife simply tells me to order "whatever it is now"... I know most guys are PLENTY happy with that, but actually getting him what he wants without him knowing and getting ti right.. PRICELESS.
For a roof rack the obvious choices are either a Gobi or Baja rack. Those brands are the most popular (at least here on the forum), but in both cases there are some models to choose from so checking with one of his buddies will be the trick there.
Wheels are very taste dependent, but if he ever mentioned TRD's than Phil Stetson is your guy to check with ([email protected]).
A suspension lift is a fairly big can of worms as well depending on the budget and what he's trying to accomplish. There is no short answer here, but Metal Tech has a group buy for UCA's at the moment and ICON is a popular supplier for full kits.
Bumpers/armor: usually people don't do these until after the suspension in order to handle the extra weight, but Shrockworks (Ask for Jim) and ARB are the most popular choices (personally I'll be getting a Shorckworks).
Sliders are something he can add now and again Shrockworks and BudBuilt are the popular choices.
Auxiliary lights are a great option to go with the rack and can range from Hella Micro 500 FF to Rigid Industries LED bars. Member Ducmonsta (Johnny) has a shop and if you send him a PM I'm sure he'll gladly help with any questions and or parts.
Hopefully this gave you some names to ask after and ideas of what you might want to get him.
Okki
For a roof rack the obvious choices are either a Gobi or Baja rack. Those brands are the most popular (at least here on the forum), but in both cases there are some models to choose from so checking with one of his buddies will be the trick there.
Wheels are very taste dependent, but if he ever mentioned TRD's than Phil Stetson is your guy to check with ([email protected]).
A suspension lift is a fairly big can of worms as well depending on the budget and what he's trying to accomplish. There is no short answer here, but Metal Tech has a group buy for UCA's at the moment and ICON is a popular supplier for full kits.
Bumpers/armor: usually people don't do these until after the suspension in order to handle the extra weight, but Shrockworks (Ask for Jim) and ARB are the most popular choices (personally I'll be getting a Shorckworks).
Sliders are something he can add now and again Shrockworks and BudBuilt are the popular choices.
Auxiliary lights are a great option to go with the rack and can range from Hella Micro 500 FF to Rigid Industries LED bars. Member Ducmonsta (Johnny) has a shop and if you send him a PM I'm sure he'll gladly help with any questions and or parts.
Hopefully this gave you some names to ask after and ideas of what you might want to get him.
Okki
Titanpat57
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Toylady...
silly girl...
you know what he REALLY wants.....
what ALL MEN want........
a cold beer, :tongue:a day away from that damn lawnmower...:jump:and how about the day off for fishin'..?!?
arty:
awesome thinking though...I'm nominating you for "Wife of the Year"
but I think a Roof Rack would be be great start!!
p.s. don't be pissed Antman ...I beat you to it!!
silly girl...
you know what he REALLY wants.....
what ALL MEN want........
a cold beer, :tongue:a day away from that damn lawnmower...:jump:and how about the day off for fishin'..?!?
arty:awesome thinking though...I'm nominating you for "Wife of the Year"
but I think a Roof Rack would be be great start!!
p.s. don't be pissed Antman ...I beat you to it!!
Jaker
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limamike
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That's what I was thinking as well. This woman seems to know a lot about the stuff she doesn't know much about...
Toylady, here is a suggestion. Get a nice card. Write a note on the card or a separate piece of paper telling him, Happy Father's day, this note is good for "One Item" of whatever you want.... up to.......(whatever you can afford). Let him figure out what that item is and when he wants to get it......be safe and you ARE a good wife!
gamerc
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flash
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Boy, I was way off on this one.
Thanks so much for the advice guys!
Jaker, no that isn't me. I wish the T4R was mine, but sadly it is not. The truth is, my husband won't even let me drive it. Sad panda.
Limamike, thanks... I guess. I was sure I didn't know much, but perhaps my husband's constant T4R talk is finally starting to sink in.
Gamerc, haha. I read that post and thought it was the "in" thing to say, so I rolled with it. My bad.
I ended up getting my husband precision fit Cordura® seat covers for his front seats (back seat covers for his upcoming birthday) in Realtree Max-4 ® camo complete with a handgun pocket under the driver's seat and a cover for the center console. Hope he likes them!
