June 2010 T4ROTM - harper7

[harper7]

Big difference! Im running 265/70/17, is the only difference in 275 a wider tire?

The 275/70/17 is about 1/2 inch wider AND taller then a 265/70/17 and

And it also looks like the chrome cover at the emblem cross piece is gone as well. I like it.

Yep, ALL the plastic chrome will be black. Personally not a big fan of it myself.

All these pieces are just plastic snap on trim pieces that come right off, pretty much like all new cars these days. There is an actual aluminum double boxed bumper under the plastic front bumper covers that attaches to the 4runner frame and is the same on all models.I have a Trail Ed. front bumper cover, rear bumper cover and mud flaps on order from my dealer to replace the Limited/SR5 squared bumper covers.

 

[bug1964]

Do you still have the FI wheels for sale? if so can you send pics to [email protected]. I am in vegas but have family in Greensburg. Thanks

 

[Chopsticks]

I like the black as well.

Oh my-thats exactly what I was wondering-could the covers be exchanged!This I gotta see!

The 275/70/17 is about 1/2 inch wider AND taller then a 265/70/17 and



Yep, ALL the plastic chrome will be black. Personally not a big fan of it myself.

All these pieces are just plastic snap on trim pieces that come right off, pretty much like all new cars these days. There is an actual aluminum double boxed bumper under the plastic front bumper covers that attaches to the 4runner frame and is the same on all models.I have a Trail Ed. front bumper cover, rear bumper cover and mud flaps on order from my dealer to replace the Limited/SR5 squared bumper covers.

 

[bug1964]

gotta love those BFGs. What a difference.

 

[adoihcj]

The 275/70/17 is about 1/2 inch wider AND taller then a 265/70/17 and



Yep, ALL the plastic chrome will be black. Personally not a big fan of it myself.

All these pieces are just plastic snap on trim pieces that come right off, pretty much like all new cars these days. There is an actual aluminum double boxed bumper under the plastic front bumper covers that attaches to the 4runner frame and is the same on all models.I have a Trail Ed. front bumper cover, rear bumper cover and mud flaps on order from my dealer to replace the Limited/SR5 squared bumper covers.

Where do you get the black snap-on pieces?

 

[harper7]

Where do you get the black snap-on pieces?

That would be your parts counter at your dealership!

ANY part that is on the T.E. or any part on a 4runner for that matter can be bought at the dealer.It may take some time as they are such a new model and parts are still being stocked but they can get it on order for you.You have to imagine that it is a matter of time before somebody,(knocking on wood)gets in an accident and has to have the parts to fix it.Parts that were ordered for me by the dealer are supposed to here within 2 weeks and they were ordered 2 weeks ago. So about 3-4 week lag time.We'll see!

If you are going to replace them yourself, when you get the new part you will see exactly how it attaches. Plastic clips and some parts have small screws on the back side or in the case of the bumper covers, 10mm screws/bolts all along the edges.

I took mine off ,prepped and then painted them satin black! I did work at a body shop when I was in high school and worked 2 years in the paint/fiberglass shop at a major airline here in Dallas but to be honest with you. It ain't rocket science!Painting is all in the prep work and quality of the paint.

 

[sandcrawler]

how do you plan to "blend" the matte-black (more pronounced?) fender flare where the front bumper trim piece (Trail Edition) meets the stock fender trim (Limited)?

i'm really interested to see how this looks. :snacker:

 

[bug1964]

What are your plans for the antenna mass? I have a black stubby on my F150 thinking the TE is getting the same.

 

[harper7]

how do you plan to "blend" the matte-black (more pronounced?) fender flare where the front bumper trim piece (Trail Edition) meets the stock fender trim (Limited)?

i'm really interested to see how this looks. :snacker:

Not sure what your talking about but the flares are the same except they are painted the body color on the limited/sr5 and left natural black on the trail ed.'s. The front part of the flare is molded into the bumper cover on both styles and in the back the back part of the flare. They come in all black and have to be painted before putting them on.You would have to see them in person to really understand.
I had my Limited parked right next to a T.E. to check them out.There are a bunch of T.E.'s on lots around here. The bumper covers were painted off the car and then installed later in the assembly line at the factory ,same as all new cars as far as I know.All the metal parts of the car body are dipped for corrosion protection and then painted before they go to the assembly line. As a matter of fact my paint match between bumper cover and fender are off a shade when you look in good light.Flexible plastic/rubber parts such as bumper covers are not painted with the same type of paint as steel fenders and such.

See the lines for the bumper covers? There are little clips that attach it to the fender right under where you have circled and it's farther back from where you have the back circled.

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[harper7]

What are your plans for the antenna mass? I have a black stubby on my F150 thinking the TE is getting the same.

I'm going to leave it for now(it's black at least) as I do pick up much better reception then my last 4th Gen.
I listen to ESPN sports talk radio, FM 103.3 and 104.1 alot and in my last 4th it faded in and out alot depending where I was at in the metroplex. Not in the 5th ,it never fades in and out.Maybe it's the fm reciever in the radio as all the FM stations seem to lock in better, but I'm happy!

 

[harper7]

Well ,I did a few more mods over the last week with the windows getting tinted today. I went with Huper Optik 30(the darkest by law here in Texas) for the side windows and a 6 inch strip of Lumar limo tint across the the top of the windshield on the inside where the 4th's were factory tinted. Much better now!

Over last weekend I installed my Toytec spacers in the front. They are 1 inch cnc'd aluminum spacers that go on top of the springs. You can see it in the 3rd pic.I painted them flat black before the install to blend in better. They gave me a little over a 1 3/4 inch lift in the front. I now measure 37 inches in the front and. 37 1/4 in the rear. Measured from the center of the fender lip down. The pics are a little decieving as my driveway is on a slant.

I also put on Spidertrax 1 1/4 wheel spacers and removed and painted the side rails on the rocker panels black. I'm still waiting for the T.E. bumper covers that were ordered to come in to the dealer.

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[masson74]

are the tires still rubbing a bit when you turn or did that solve your problem?

Does she still ride as smooth as before??? So how much with the mods so far? It looks amazing!!! My dream 4runner to the "T".

Dave

 

[sandcrawler]

looking great!

 

[harper7]

are the tires still rubbing a bit when you turn or did that solve your problem?

Does she still ride as smooth as before??? So how much with the mods so far? It looks amazing!!! My dream 4runner to the "T".

Dave

It did'nt rub til I put the spidertrax spacers on.So they may come off.The front tires are rubbing only a little when the wheels are cut the whole way. It's that rounded rib on the plastic inner fender well . I trimmed it a little but needs a little more . It has to come out when I change the bumper cover anyways so I'm going to cut that rib off and make it flat with a piece of .020 aluminum painted black on the inside. You would have to see it to know what i'm talking about really.

She does'nt ride as smooth but that's the trade off of BFG AT tires or just about any good AT tire. Actually rode best with the original 20's which were Yokohamas street tires.

 

[kenjan1970]

what did you do to make the bolts water tight after the removal?

 

[harper7]

what did you do to make the bolts water tight after the removal?

The bolts for the roof rack ,right......The original bolts won't work. They sit up too high as they are too long as they were made to go thru the roof rail.I bought some black 8mm x 25mm in length allen bolts at Home Depot and put them in with a little black RTV to seal them . The black ones are corrosion resistant and I think they were like 80 cents a piece.They definitely need sealed as the nutplates are down in the roof.

I'm going to buy the 1 inch wide, long rubber roof seal from the dealer and cut out pieces to fill the 4 voids where the roof rails were. These 5th's sit so high you can't see it unless your the jolly green giant anyways.

 

[the_josh]

You should definately flip the tires so the white letters show, it looks so much better

 

[Chopsticks]

Looking really good. Thanks for the posts.

 

[sandcrawler]

You should definately flip the tires so the white letters show, it looks so much better

nah. as it is—blackwalls—gets my vote. looks super.
those 17s are SO much better than the OEM 20s!!

 

[adoihcj]

I went back to the first picture you posted after your first mod. It's amazing the difference! Your mods are looking awesome! Love the height of the vehicle now. I'd like to lift my SR5 a little, but it's already too tall for my 5 year old to get in on her own. I didn't realize when I bought this vehicle that she always used the running boards on our Explorer to get in. First time she stepped out of the SR5, she didn't realize the boards weren't there and fell straight down. Luckily, she was ok though.

Keep posting the mod pics!