Jordanbiird - BUILD THREAD

[Jordanbiird]

Finally got my 4Runner 1rst of December 2016.

Black 2008 4runner
Sport Edition
4x4 all wheel drive
V8 engine
88,000 miles
Black interior


Saggy ol stock. Now starts my days of modding!

1. Weathertech floor liners, front and rear.

2. Tube step bars taken off.

3. 2008 oem wheels plastidiped black and a coat of plastidip gloss officer on top.

4. Blacked-out inside housing of headlights with low gloss black high-temp paint and a coat of gloss high temp over it.

5. 3" spacer lift up front.

6. Front windows tinted to match back windows. I think they used 20% lumar brand.

7. Polished and cleaned paint.

8. Weathertech Rear cargo mat

9. Bright white bulbs (LED look)

Left side is my brothers stock 2007 4Runner. Right side is mine with new bulbs:

10. Satoshi Mod with 202 pearl matched paint and Genuine toyota emblem 75311-90K00.

11. I took off my hood deflector and running board bars.

12. Finally added new Wheels. Rims: Ultra Gauntlet 17x9 6x139.7 matte black +12 offset for 115$ each on amazon. Tires: 285/70/17 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac from sears for 260$ each. I bought 19mm lug nuts on amazon as well. - The wheels make it look a lot more aggressive and they don’t add too much extra sound, nor does the ride quality worsen.

 

[Jordanbiird]

Here are more pics of the installation:

By the way, I only had to move the front wheel liner forward a little, and take off the front mud flaps, but other than that, there is now now rubbing at all. There is no need to body chop with this setup. Remember that all I had was a 3” front spacer and a 1.5” rear spacer.

Here are the best laugh nuts on amazon! They fit our 4th gens, they are high quality, thick paint, and long threaded to stay on your wheel tightly.

Well, today I added my low beam and fog light LED bulbs!
These were my low beams:

And here are the fog lights:

Today I installed a full interior LED conversion pack from amazon. They look great and work perfect! The interior looks more modern/bright now.

 

[Jordanbiird]

Here’s some more pics:

I finally installed my Rola Roof Rack with extender. Do you guys think I should get the lowering brackets?

I decided I liked the look more without the rear mud flaps so I trimmed them.

Vacuumed and polished my baby today

I took off my stickers and plasti-dipped my emblems Anthracite Grey. I did 6 coats of the Anthracite and 2 clear coats.

 

[Jordanbiird]

So, I already installed my Rola Roof rack, but I actually decided I liked the lower look a little more. So I bought the Lowering Brackets from 4xinnovations and painted them black.

With still more than a Centimeter to spare between the Rola rack and my Rear spoiler with its hump.

Bet you’ve never seen such a cool placement of a V8 emblem . I feel it really makes my
4runner unique, plus it is symmetrical.

So I finally had time to tint my Tail lights. I was actually looking for aftermarket taillights to buy, but the only ones I could find looked very cheesy, or cheap. So my only other two options were to tint the lights using a spray or a film.

I decided to use a spray called VHT NightShades for 15$ off amazon, because you can choose how dark you want it, and you can remove it easily if you mess up.

Steps I took:
1. I cleaned off the tail lights and wet sanded them with 2000 grit sandpaper.
2. I spent more than 30 minutes washing off of the haze and micro materials you could see on the tail lights. Are used a hose of water and a microfiber towel. I also buffed out some of the smaller scratches with my polisher. Preparation is the most important part! Because I was scared that they would turn out bad from seeing other pictures. VHT night shades can look horrible if you do not do right.
3. I sprayed three light coats, but thick enough that it was one shiny layer each time, with 5-10 minutes each.
4.Finally, after waiting 30 mins, I did one thick clear coat.

After 1 coat

After 2 coats:

After 3 coats + 1 clear coat

And just an FYI, in the pictures it may look a little patchy but it all depends where your standing and the amount of light there is, for the most part I hit the light pretty even, and it looks pretty original/glossy.

Also, with this amount, it still allows a ton of light at night for people to see you.

More pics:

 

[Jordanbiird]

This 4runner came with JBL audio installed and sounds better than any sound system I’ve ever had. It sounds like there is a small subwoofer in the vehicle too, if you turn the bass up.

I also bought weather-tech mats and visors, Incase you haven’t noticed yet! I love them!

One of my best mods I have so far is this 10$ Bluetooth converter off amazon. It’s lasted me 2 years so far with crystal clear sound. All you have to do is set it up with a power supply and connect it to the six outlet. I did this by using zip ties and feeding it into the center console. Once you enter your vehicle, all you have to do is hold the button down on the little Bluetooth converter for 2 seconds and your connected. I mainly got this mod so I didn’t have to plug in my phone every time to listen to music, and it allows you to charge your iPhone 7-8 through a usb.

And for anyone who may want to know, this is how 285/70/17 look on +12 offset rims.

This is how it looks when you add a 1” wheel spacer, which basically converts it to a -12 offset rim:

 

[ZebRuaj]

Beautiful truck. Sometimes I wish I would've waited it out for the v8 over the v6.

Hope you got the TB & WP service scheduled!

 

[Roody]

Nice truck, looks really clean

 

[Jordanbiird]

Nice truck, looks really clean

Thanks buddy

 

[riceandpho]

im surprise you didnt retrofit hid projectors in while you have the lights apart, was my tip helpful for you for doing the baking and sealing?

 

[Jordanbiird]

im surprise you didnt retrofit hid projectors in while you have the lights apart, was my tip helpful for you for doing the baking and sealing?

Yeah thanks. But what is retrofit haha? ive heard it 1000 times, but still dont understand.

 

[Jordanbiird]

What would you guys add/change to make my 4runner look better? im still waiting on a rola rack - extended - low profile to arrive. Im also thinking about adding a 1" body lift and plasti dipping my emblems gun metal gray. What you you guys think? thanks!

 

[Jordanbiird]

Got my new wheels aligned today, I’m not the best at reading this haha, but how do you think they did?

BUILD THREAD:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/231791-jordanbiird-build-thread.html

 

[thuanvu]

Man, the ride looks slick. Love it.

 

[Jordanbiird]

Man, the ride looks slick. Love it.

Thanks! i hope everyone enjoys such a pic-heavy 1 page

 

[Whammy]

Nice build! Where in CO?

 

[standardpractice]

I like the paint you used on the emblems, makes it pop against the black car color

 

[Jordanbiird]

Nice build! Where in CO?

Wester Colorado! Grand Junction

 

[Jordanbiird]

I like the paint you used on the emblems, makes it pop against the black car color

Yeah, I didnt want something that popped out as much as the original chrome, but if i did black, you wouldnt be able to see it at all, in real life, the Anthracite Grey looks perfect

 

[Jordanbiird]

Went biking! Fruita CO, has some great trails. I biffed it pretty hard coming down this. I guess it doesn’t look to bad in the pics.

BUILD THREAD:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/231791-jordanbiird-build-thread.html

 

[ladywolf]

Pretty sweet ride!!! Love what you did with the emblems!!

How much did the rolla rack set you back, if you dont mind me asking?