Of course my 1st car has to be a 4Runner!

[SRQ-Runner]

Hello everyone! I joined the forum a few days ago as I was pretty certain I would be getting a 1997 4Runner as my first car And I was right!

It has 173,000 miles and is a 5 speed manual. Its a two owner car, the first being my dad (for 13 years) and the 2nd being a family friend. It was kept in extremely nice condition and I'm all about keeping stuff like new. Plan of waxing and clay baring it over the up coming winter break.

The 2nd owner did a few things to it while they had it, such as: K&N Air Filter, 31' Cooper tires, New clutch, Re-done transmission, new shocks and struts, tinted front windows, new floor mats and a Pioneer Head unit.

But the speakers are still stock. I've looked around on the forum and found a few threads about speaker replacement, but I was just wondering if anybody had some suggestions on speakers. I don't have a huge budget as I only work part time waxing and detail boats.

I also would like to do a few other inexpensive mods to it, so suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Seems like a great forum and so happy to part of the 4Runner family!!
Attached some pictures below, hopefully they work lol.

 

[ChildrenOfBodom]

Welcome, congratulations on the 4Runner! Those are some sweet tires to start out with. Is it a 2WD or 4WD?

Manual 4 cylinders rule by the way. A good, cheap way to start is to remove your running boards. A lot of people do it because it gives the truck a more rugged, "is it lifted?" look.

At that point, you have the option of selling the old running boards and putting the money towards something else. A good idea might be to post an ad on craigslist to trade them for some factory front mudguards. That would balance the look with the rear and offer protection for the paint. The mud tires fling up a lot of small rocks, even on the road.

 

[SRQ-Runner]

Its a 2wd. I mentioned removing the running boards to my dad as I really like the look without them. But he is pretty stuck on keeping them on, but hopefully I can work something out with him. The tires are pretty large for what im going to be using it for, but I wasn't going to complain about them Ill definitely look into the mud guards though.

 

[fourwd1]

Welcome to T4R !

 

[LittleCaesar]

Looks good! Welcome!

 

[SRQ-Runner]

Thank you guys!

 

[bpowa]

Welcome to the forum.. What you got there is a Truck not a Car!!

 

[SRQ-Runner]

:lol:yes sir!

just picked up a pair of 6.5" Pioneer speakers for the front and a pair of 5.25" Pioneer's for the rear (also purchased a mounting bracket). A nice early Christmas present to myself with the great cyber Monday deals.

 

[awthorn]

Welcome and congrats! I agree with [MENTION=25058]ChildrenOfBodom[/MENTION] manual 4cly is the way to go. I mean, I drive one! :sly: Stinks it is not 4wd though, take a look at Children's build thread on how to fix that.

 

[SRQ-Runner]

Just got done installing my new rear speakers, the fronts are suppose to be here on Monday and plan on installing them during the week.
The rear speakers are Pioneer TS-D1302R , which are 5.25".
I also purchased a bracket to help with the install, that a forum member had used for his install.
Like many others I had a problem with the window clearance when the window is all the way down. So I came up with a cheap and easy fix.
I used the top end of a zip tie and placed it between the bracket and the speaker.

Yes I know its not the best design as it lets some sound through the back of the speakers, but it gets the job done with ease. But it also created a nice place to bring the wires through.


Sorry I forgot to take pictures with all the wiring set up, was in the moment!:rockon:

 

[hour]

Dang, I got the same speakers. Was hoping to not have to go through all that. Aren't speakers supposed to be somewhat sealed in the door though? I know some of my speakers in the past have even included rubbery ring things to create a better seal.

 

[SRQ-Runner]

Dang, I got the same speakers. Was hoping to not have to go through all that. Aren't speakers supposed to be somewhat sealed in the door though? I know some of my speakers in the past have even included rubbery ring things to create a better seal.

Yes the speakers really should be flush with the door and no have a gap between the speaker and bracket. But with the window all the way down, it rests up against the back of the speaker, so I decided to give it a little more room so that I don't end up scratching the window over time. But it can be done without those spacers. They still sound 100x better then the stock speakers though.