Mocha Patrol’s Build Thread

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On and off last year, I began looking at cars. Mostly fast cars—and certainly not SUVs. I never really understood the appeal of the SUV: either drive a car or go all the way and get a truck or a van. Then I started looking at some older vehicles like vintage Land Cruisers. Since the price on these has shot up so much in recent years, I looked into FJ Cruisers, and found those are holding their value quite well, too. Anyways, to make a long story short, I went further down this rabbit hole until I came across the 4Runner and started seeing photos of some of the builds people were doing with 5th gens. I kind of fell in love with the look of these and the fact that they haven't really changed in that past decade, so they don't have all the newfangled safety sensors and whatnot. I just missed the window of opportunity for a good deal on a 2018, so I ended up buying a 2019 in December.

 

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Floor Mats and Cargo Liner

The first time the kids rode in the truck, they tracked in all sorts of leaves and dirt. It was then that I decided to make all-weather floor mats one of the first upgrades I’d do. I flip-flopped among the new OEM all-weather mats, WeatherTech Floorliner, and the Husky WeatherBeater, ultimately ending up with Husky’s product since so many people seemed happy with them, and I loved the coverage they offered up and over the kick plates.

The floor mats were an easy drop-in installation, but the cargo liner required a bit of extra effort. Its coverage is so good, it covers up the factory tie-downs in the back. Fortunately, these areas are marked out in the surface, which makes it easy to locate them and cut out an opening to restore the functionality of the tie-downs.

I wrote-up some more details about the cargo liner installation with more photos on the site.