Updates -- Lots of Pics! * Questions *

[ecrew16]

Hey all,
Here are some pictures of my 4th gen.

Up's:

Exterior-
1% tint all around
Powdercoated flat black rims
Powdercoated flat black grill
Blacked out tail lights
Blacked out headlight reflector
Blacked out rock guards and running boards
8500k xenon bulbs

Interior-
JVC avx720 touch screen in dash dvd unit
Kicker CompVR 12" sub
Cobra Radar detector
Blacked out shifter unit/stick

Need to up to:
Intake of some sort. -- Suggestions??!
Blackhouse headlights - NEED a good write-up on this! Thanks
HID headlight kit - GotHID? or any other reccomendations?
Black lug nuts - Where can I find these for less than $7 a nut (Toyota dealership). Aftermarket supply?
Interior lighting? - Seen threads about switching the dash lighting and map lights etc. Your thoughts? Worth it?

Thanks! Enjoy!

 

[CJ3Flyr]

Looks good:bigok: Come clean mine? You have some detailing skills for sure...

What did you do to headlights, paint?

Will the family jewels survive if the airbag blows or will they just fast-fwd and skip? :lmao: Not so sure about the remote controls location, the rest of it is awesome!

Lots of guys use XenonDepot for lighting stuff and this interior light swap post is good http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44954

These are some good light posts too... http://www.top4runners.com/ja/2007/leds.html , http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?t=44549 , http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?threadid=48928

 

[10majfar]

The car looks really shiny; what car wash and or wax/detailers did you use?

 

[ecrew16]

Looks good:bigok: Come clean mine? You have some detailing skills for sure...

What did you do to headlights, paint?

Will the family jewels survive if the airbag blows or will they just fast-fwd and skip? :lmao: Not so sure about the remote controls location, the rest of it is awesome!

Lots of guys use XenonDepot for lighting stuff and this interior light swap post is good http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44954

These are some good light posts too... http://www.top4runners.com/ja/2007/leds.html , http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?t=44549 , http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?threadid=48928

Thanks man, haha the remote control will need some relocation now that you've brought that up.

For the headlights, I just opened up the hood and used painters tape around the reflector and sprayed it with flat black then cleared it after. Turned out pretty good. If you get any over spray somehow then mineral spirits should do the trick

Thanks for the light links too!

 

[ecrew16]

The car looks really shiny; what car wash and or wax/detailers did you use?

for these pictures I used blue coral detailing supplies. My dad owns a car wash/service station business so we have all of this stuff laying around the garage. Also the car wash is the Turtle Wax Ice car wash fluid

 

[Clemsonfan15]

Looks pretty good.

Where do you live? They must not care about tint too much.

What kind of amp do you have?

 

[macoyle]

looks nice, Im not sure why you would do the HID and black out the headlights though, maybe its just me though

 

[<<<<]

Nice ride, but can you see out of it at night?

 

[Fuzion]

Looks clean
I can't see at night out of my 5%, I couldnt imagine 1% :nerd::nerd::nerd:

 

[ecrew16]

Thanks for the responses you guys. Ya the 1% can be a little dark at night in some areas. I live in Sacramento, CA. Cops over here do care about tint although I live in an area without a police department so its only CHP that will pull you over which is uncommon for them to be in the area. The sherrifs don't care. Ive gotten popped 3 times for tint etc, been pulled over 5. Worth it? Still debating.

 

[Nashvillerunner]

Looks good but just a little too "blacked" out for me. How can anybody see that you are braking with just black taillights????

 

[Clemsonfan15]

Looks good but just a little too "blacked" out for me. How can anybody see that you are braking with just black taillights????

It's really easy to see the break lights. Not a big problem like most would assume.

 

[ecrew16]

Tail lights are not an issue. Light gets through very easily

 

[Fo_SheeZy]

What's up man? Glad to see you joined, the 4Runner is looking good!

 

[ecrew16]

Sup Brian. Do you know where to find a good write up on the blackhoused lights? I want to do that in the next couple of days. Yours look sooo sweet

 

[nc211]

David Hasselhoff called. He want "Kitt" back! :bigok:

Looks good man! But I agree about the remote. That airbag goes off, and you might be changing channels every time you blink for the rest of your life!

 

[Fo_SheeZy]

Sup Brian. Do you know where to find a good write up on the blackhoused lights? I want to do that in the next couple of days. Yours look sooo sweet

There is, search for user Bowtie3, he posted how to do it in one of his threads, or someone elses.

 

[sn0wrunner]

Black lugs:
http://www.wheelersoffroad.com/4runnerwheels.htm
(scroll about half way down)

And nice looking ride!

 

[Tooltime19]

The truck look clean man! My only thing though is those blacked out tail lights! I've nearly trunked a few cars that have blacked out tail lights. I have a buddy who is an attorney which beat a case involving "blacked out" tail lights. If you get rear ended, you might not win the case! Be careful.

 

[NCSCOTT]

Will the family jewels survive if the airbag blows or will they just fast-fwd and skip? :lmao: Not so sure about the remote controls location, the rest of it is awesome!

CJ3

That is the first thing I thought when I saw that pick. LOL

The rest looks great. My only questions is can you even see the blinkers flash in the front. The blacked out area on the headlight is also the blinker????