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Trevloc
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they dry within like 5 minutes. im guessing cause it obsorbs it so much. it is a very very thin paint basically. they do feel a little bit stiffer, but not much. and once they dried i vaccumed them again and it removed some of the stiffness. im guessing once they are used and had some feet been moving around on them theyll loosen up. but ill be sure to update that in the future, also update if they fade n so forth. but i gotta give them atleast a month or two of use.
alsssooo, while vaccuming and putting my mats back in, i decided hell with it, and i took out my footwells, the coverings on the seat brackets, and the rear "footwell" and im going to clean them tonight and paint them tomorrow. hopefully its warm enough and no wind.
also as an addition, i took out my 3rd seat seatbelts. i dont have 3rd seats so i might as well remove those. they were always in the way. it was actually really easy to remove too. now i just need to find like little circular plastic pieces to go in the holes to cover up where the bolts were.
heres a pic of the rear cargo mat back in. i also painted the center pieces black cause it just didnt look right with them being tan.
its from my phone. so sorry for bad quality.
alsssooo, while vaccuming and putting my mats back in, i decided hell with it, and i took out my footwells, the coverings on the seat brackets, and the rear "footwell" and im going to clean them tonight and paint them tomorrow. hopefully its warm enough and no wind.
also as an addition, i took out my 3rd seat seatbelts. i dont have 3rd seats so i might as well remove those. they were always in the way. it was actually really easy to remove too. now i just need to find like little circular plastic pieces to go in the holes to cover up where the bolts were.
heres a pic of the rear cargo mat back in. i also painted the center pieces black cause it just didnt look right with them being tan.
its from my phone. so sorry for bad quality.
Trevloc
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painted footwell pieces and seat bolt covers. heres the pics, along with the new mats put in. i am loving it. looks so.... clean. and crisp. and different.
i plan on painting everything tan to this kind of black. some spots look off cause it isnt all black. but soon it will be.
i plan on painting everything tan to this kind of black. some spots look off cause it isnt all black. but soon it will be.
Trevloc
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blacked out emblems
sooo. after all the plasti-dip talk on here i decided to give it a whirl. i cleaned and masked off my emblems and sprayed em. now, people said it was easy, and for the most part it was. but i had a REALLY hard time getting the small pieces off the truck (inside the R and 5). the only thing i had small enough to fit in there was a blade, and i didnt want to scratch the paint.
i ended up taking off the 2 sr5 emblems and i kept the "toyota" and the "4runner" on the hatch, they came out pretty well. it was a pretty warm and toasty day so i just took my door removal tool, slid it under the emblem and pryed it off. so far im liking the debadged sr5. but i want to keep the hatchs on. i have too much pride that its a 4runner and i want to flaunt it. so i might take some measurements, or make a stencil, so i can take the hatch emblems off and paint them with real paint. i just know its going to be the biggest hassle to put em back on, im not worried about getting them to stick but alignment.
pics will be up tonight.
sooo. after all the plasti-dip talk on here i decided to give it a whirl. i cleaned and masked off my emblems and sprayed em. now, people said it was easy, and for the most part it was. but i had a REALLY hard time getting the small pieces off the truck (inside the R and 5). the only thing i had small enough to fit in there was a blade, and i didnt want to scratch the paint.
i ended up taking off the 2 sr5 emblems and i kept the "toyota" and the "4runner" on the hatch, they came out pretty well. it was a pretty warm and toasty day so i just took my door removal tool, slid it under the emblem and pryed it off. so far im liking the debadged sr5. but i want to keep the hatchs on. i have too much pride that its a 4runner and i want to flaunt it. so i might take some measurements, or make a stencil, so i can take the hatch emblems off and paint them with real paint. i just know its going to be the biggest hassle to put em back on, im not worried about getting them to stick but alignment.
pics will be up tonight.
Trevloc
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sooo here are the pics. ive decided to leave the SR5 emblems on the doors off, and i am going to keep the hatch emblems black. i love the way it looks. it matches my black hatch handle very well. now i just need to decide if i am going to take them off and paint them permanently how i am going to get them back on right... but i have an idea. just hope it works.
also, as an update to the spray dyed carpet mats, all of them are holding up really well, except the driver side. right where my heel rests, has faded/ worn off. so i am going to give it a second spray and see how it holds. its still blackish, more like a dark gray... so hmmm.
also, as an update to the spray dyed carpet mats, all of them are holding up really well, except the driver side. right where my heel rests, has faded/ worn off. so i am going to give it a second spray and see how it holds. its still blackish, more like a dark gray... so hmmm.
gaterose
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Nice :thumb3:
To keep mine straight, I outlined the outside edges of the overall emblem with masking tape. Then I pulled mine off using a heat gun (or hair dryer if you don't have a heat gun) and my fingernails. I left the remaining adhesive on the car and painted the emblems. Then I reheated each letter as well as the adhesive on the car until I saw it bubble a little so I knew it was soft. Then I just placed the letters directly back over the adhesive, lining the top and bottom up with the masking tape.
I used to have pics but looks like they got deleted.
You know what would look even better? Black headlights! :ybrick:
To keep mine straight, I outlined the outside edges of the overall emblem with masking tape. Then I pulled mine off using a heat gun (or hair dryer if you don't have a heat gun) and my fingernails. I left the remaining adhesive on the car and painted the emblems. Then I reheated each letter as well as the adhesive on the car until I saw it bubble a little so I knew it was soft. Then I just placed the letters directly back over the adhesive, lining the top and bottom up with the masking tape.
I used to have pics but looks like they got deleted.
You know what would look even better? Black headlights! :ybrick:
Trevloc
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ahahaha im working on that.
and thats exactly what my idea is. to leave the adhesive on there, as a placement guide.
Trevloc
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yeah, tape em off like in the first pic. and spray away. theres a gap between the emblem and the runner itself, so it will peel right off the runner without taking it off the emblems. just peel slowly.
GladeRunner
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Great mods. Thanks for the pics and detailed descriptions!
Trevloc
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haha anytime!
Trevloc
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New headlights from Gaterose
purchased black headlights from Gaterose, and they are awesome!
it was cold. windy, and wet. but that didnt stop me from putting them in the second they arrived.
this is the thread i used as a guide to taking off my headlights.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...acked-out-headlight-thread-diy-lots-pics.html
as for that PIA bolt in the back... well that didnt go back on. maybe one day. but i plan on doing my fogs soon so i decided ill just take my headlights off again to get to them easier. heeeere are the pics!
THANKS AGAIN GATEROSE!
purchased black headlights from Gaterose, and they are awesome!
it was cold. windy, and wet. but that didnt stop me from putting them in the second they arrived.
this is the thread i used as a guide to taking off my headlights.
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...acked-out-headlight-thread-diy-lots-pics.html
as for that PIA bolt in the back... well that didnt go back on. maybe one day. but i plan on doing my fogs soon so i decided ill just take my headlights off again to get to them easier. heeeere are the pics!
THANKS AGAIN GATEROSE!
Trevloc
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haha yeah im working on it, the trouble is finding a paint that is going to stick. i used the krylon fusion on my footwells, but they are chipping kinda easy on the driver side for as much as i drag my feet on them. hmmm.
