I just picked up a black 2010 4Runner SR5 4wd with slightly more that 120,000 miles. We have had four 4th Gen 4Runners and the kids still have two of them
The 2010 was stolen a few months ago. Thieves put 3,000 miles on it in a month. It was found abandoned in the desert after a month or so. It had some damage to the rear bumper and rear liftgate. The interior was pretty dirty. The exterior had marks down each side from driving through sage brush. The undercarriage was caked in desert mud and sand.
After several hours of power washing and vacuuming, it was looking pretty good. I spent another 4 or 5 hours with a Flex 3401 polisher and Rupes pads, compounds and polishes and the black exterior looked better than it did when it came out of the showroom. I spent another 4 hours scrubbing and shampooing the interior seats and carpets, including complete removal and reinstallation of the rear sliding tray. Evidently the thieves were syphoning gas along there desert rides and some of the gas spilled in the cargo area and saturated the carpet on the sliding tray. Several applications of a Simple
Green and water mix 1/10,scrubbing and power washing and it looked good as new.
I have a few issues that I am trying to resolve.
1. radio and climate controls work great, but there when the headlights are on no lights come on the radio or the climate controls. The speedo, tach and other dash lights work fine.
2. The center dome light and button on the ceiling controls/sunroof switches is missing. Toyota tells me that the dome light cover and button are only sold on the complete unit, $1,200 plus.
3. smoke/pot smell (evidently the thieves were heavy into smoking cigarettes and pot). Even after the interior cleaning there is still smoke odor. There are also two cigarette burn holes, one in the driver's seat and one on the rear seat, I have fixed holes like these using a Permatex product, it worked really well. Hopefully it will work on these two holes.
A few parts are missing including the jack/tool panel cover (black), the roof rack cross bars. I was able to find a pair of cross bars, but have no idea how to install them onto the rails.
The antenna had been broken off and the bottom rubber grommet was missing. I was able to use a tiny flathead screwdriver and back the broken bottom end of the antenna out of the antenna base. I ordered a new antenna and bottom grommet on Amazon, $30 for the antenna mast and $9 for the grommet.
Since I need to replace the rear bumper and the front bumper has a few dings, I decided to do a update to the front and rear bumpers. I found some incredible youtube videos on the make over. Seems like the purchase of the bumper covers are only a small fraction of the cost of the facelift. I put a list together, sadly there are no 5th Gen 4Runners at any wrecking yards in the San Diego area.
I found a front SR5 Premium bumper cover, upper grille and top arch $150. I also found a SR5 Premium rear bumper, no chrome trim and no sensor holes $100 (I do plan on drilling holes and installing the parking sensors). I also found a front rebar from a 2017 SR5, with mounting brackets $50.
I still need the:
1.upper bumper support (center bar);
2. the two side brackets;
3. the brackets that mount to the front edges of both front fenders;
4. the lower grille;
5. lower air deflector;
6. I also need the tow hitch arch for the back bumper;
7. the two mounting brackets that attach to the bottom of each tail light;
8. Jack/Tool Panel cover; and
9. Overhead Console middle dome light lens and button.
I also found a set of like-new OEM head lights $100. I just need to order a pair of H11 male plugs to swap to the turn signal wires $9 on Amazon. I understand that the 2010 fog lights can be used on the newer style bumpers.
Got to pick up some misc. mud flaps and filler pieces for the rear bumper wings where they attach to the right and left rear quarter panels.
I was surprised that even though it has the base radio, it has a pretty good bluetooth phone quality and it actually streams music! Our Range Rover of the same year has cell phone bluetooth but no streaming! A new updated sound system with a back up camera is on the wish list.
It has the original 2010 wheels and some like-new BF Goodrich All Terrains. The 2010 wheels have some clearcoat peeling. I have a brand new set of take-off wheels from a 2021 4Runner. I plan on swapping them for the original wheels.
Should be a great truck when it is finished. Any suggestions, ideas or anyone with the needed parts please chime in.
Photos to follow.
Thanks LJ4R
The 2010 was stolen a few months ago. Thieves put 3,000 miles on it in a month. It was found abandoned in the desert after a month or so. It had some damage to the rear bumper and rear liftgate. The interior was pretty dirty. The exterior had marks down each side from driving through sage brush. The undercarriage was caked in desert mud and sand.
After several hours of power washing and vacuuming, it was looking pretty good. I spent another 4 or 5 hours with a Flex 3401 polisher and Rupes pads, compounds and polishes and the black exterior looked better than it did when it came out of the showroom. I spent another 4 hours scrubbing and shampooing the interior seats and carpets, including complete removal and reinstallation of the rear sliding tray. Evidently the thieves were syphoning gas along there desert rides and some of the gas spilled in the cargo area and saturated the carpet on the sliding tray. Several applications of a Simple
Green and water mix 1/10,scrubbing and power washing and it looked good as new.
I have a few issues that I am trying to resolve.
1. radio and climate controls work great, but there when the headlights are on no lights come on the radio or the climate controls. The speedo, tach and other dash lights work fine.
2. The center dome light and button on the ceiling controls/sunroof switches is missing. Toyota tells me that the dome light cover and button are only sold on the complete unit, $1,200 plus.
3. smoke/pot smell (evidently the thieves were heavy into smoking cigarettes and pot). Even after the interior cleaning there is still smoke odor. There are also two cigarette burn holes, one in the driver's seat and one on the rear seat, I have fixed holes like these using a Permatex product, it worked really well. Hopefully it will work on these two holes.
A few parts are missing including the jack/tool panel cover (black), the roof rack cross bars. I was able to find a pair of cross bars, but have no idea how to install them onto the rails.
The antenna had been broken off and the bottom rubber grommet was missing. I was able to use a tiny flathead screwdriver and back the broken bottom end of the antenna out of the antenna base. I ordered a new antenna and bottom grommet on Amazon, $30 for the antenna mast and $9 for the grommet.
Since I need to replace the rear bumper and the front bumper has a few dings, I decided to do a update to the front and rear bumpers. I found some incredible youtube videos on the make over. Seems like the purchase of the bumper covers are only a small fraction of the cost of the facelift. I put a list together, sadly there are no 5th Gen 4Runners at any wrecking yards in the San Diego area.
I found a front SR5 Premium bumper cover, upper grille and top arch $150. I also found a SR5 Premium rear bumper, no chrome trim and no sensor holes $100 (I do plan on drilling holes and installing the parking sensors). I also found a front rebar from a 2017 SR5, with mounting brackets $50.
I still need the:
1.upper bumper support (center bar);
2. the two side brackets;
3. the brackets that mount to the front edges of both front fenders;
4. the lower grille;
5. lower air deflector;
6. I also need the tow hitch arch for the back bumper;
7. the two mounting brackets that attach to the bottom of each tail light;
8. Jack/Tool Panel cover; and
9. Overhead Console middle dome light lens and button.
I also found a set of like-new OEM head lights $100. I just need to order a pair of H11 male plugs to swap to the turn signal wires $9 on Amazon. I understand that the 2010 fog lights can be used on the newer style bumpers.
Got to pick up some misc. mud flaps and filler pieces for the rear bumper wings where they attach to the right and left rear quarter panels.
I was surprised that even though it has the base radio, it has a pretty good bluetooth phone quality and it actually streams music! Our Range Rover of the same year has cell phone bluetooth but no streaming! A new updated sound system with a back up camera is on the wish list.
It has the original 2010 wheels and some like-new BF Goodrich All Terrains. The 2010 wheels have some clearcoat peeling. I have a brand new set of take-off wheels from a 2021 4Runner. I plan on swapping them for the original wheels.
Should be a great truck when it is finished. Any suggestions, ideas or anyone with the needed parts please chime in.
Photos to follow.
Thanks LJ4R
