What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!
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Lugboot
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This is it when it was first built--this is the second Inbred I've owned. The purple has gone through a lot of iterations--that's an 8 spd Alfine internally geared hub, then SS, then rigid, then suspended again, then a quasi-commuter, back to SS...etc.
The first was white and it cracked on both sides of the seat stay/seat tube junction. It's still hanging in the basement! Not sure if that one was 853 or DN6. It was the KoolAid for switching to 29er.
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Wow. I have 65K on my 5th gen only because I have access to two other vehicles.
mybabydaddy
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and I'll raise - today is my one year anniversary and I'm just a hair under 22,000. I'm retired and have no place to go, just like riding around. ;-)
NutZac
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mybabydaddy
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Took a minute to enjoy the TX sunrise.
fattire
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Yep. Rolled 60K last Sunday. Oil changed at dealership was Saturday but they don't have to pull that skid to change the oil so they didn't see it. I only saw it because I dropped the skid to put the front sway bar back on.
Toyota uses red RTV for the seal. It's not hard to reseal it. But it is a giant pain in the ass to drop the front diff. Definitely an all day type of project.
I plan to regear and lock fairly soon so I can just keep an eye on it until then. I don't really want to pull the diff to reseal it only to have to pull it again within a few months.
That's awesome. Middleburns and all. Wish I could find a picture of mine before selling it. Red Phil Wood hubs with Mavic 819s, Middleburns, Thomson cockpit. Had the original Planet X saddle that was black with glitter. such a fun bike.
Cool! Where did you buy the strips?
LawnDart
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We spotted a baby [MENTION=124732]LawnDart[/MENTION] in the wild today
This is actually the rig that sold me on the 4Runner before I bought mind. Damn near drove off the road staring at it...
My truck is hiding somewhere in San Jose till I get back.
Runer4Life
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Matteblack
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Safety/industrial supply stores or simply amazon.com you will see all kinds of quantities. I bought a pack of six 2" x 12" strips. They also fit perfectly when slid slightly up under the rear hatch gasket strip in the 2" x 12" size offering more roadside safety if you have the hatch open. If you scroll down you'll see a photo here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...ou-do-your-5th-gen-today-755.html#post2158834
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G8RB8_12SR5
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Even higher mileage than that will still keep resale. I have had offers for my '12 with 58k miles at $30k last summer (had 50k at the time) and probably sell for around $27k next summer when I upgrade to a full size truck (might hit it's 60k service by then). Considering I paid $32.5k and put around $2500 in mods to it, this is not a bad depreciation rate considering how fast most vehicles depreciate. I don't get to drive mine anymore since I'm deployed (and have only been home no more than 3-3.5 months a year the last 2.5 years). My wife takes it out of the garage every other week to drive it around to work and errands to keep things cycling, but last time we're talking it was 800 miles in 5 months, probably a good thing since I was going at a 20-25k miles/year rate in the beginning.
To me, vehicles are meant to be driven, owning something as utilitarian and practical and fun as a 4Runner and not driving it to keep resale value makes no sense, but everyone has their reasons for their driving habits. It is a Toyota, you'll be able to drive it for a very, very long time with minimal maintenance even with higher mileage. Too each their own.
blacksheep4
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It's a Thule Atlantis 1600. I posted a few pages back about it, the Gobi crossbars are too far apart but that being said, I love it. I ghetto-rigged it to fit and it's totally stable. I've driven it about 700 miles on the highway and it's surprisingly quiet when there is no wind.
Drove into a headwind for about 7 hours straight though and MPG was abysmal, it was like trying to steer a sailboat when the wind gusted. Long story short though, I recommend it if you are considering one.
MeefZah
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Took pics of some little stuff I did in the last week or so:
The visors are too fat for a garage door opener clip and I was aggravated sticking it other places. No Homelink on this model and no sunglass cubby to modify. Got a 3 door keychain remote, de-logo'd it with brake cleaner, and stick it to a free area on the overhead console.
Mag Lite on clips mounted to the front of the driver's seat. I think it was too tight fitting to get a good mount on the side of the seat, as most people do it. SOLAS tape on the bottom of the light (also have strips on my inner door sills).
Got my T4R titanium key rings...
Finally can make use of the cubbies in the dashboard, I put some tool box drawer liner in the space and adhered it with spray adhesive. Now my Altoids and sunglasses don't fly out whenever I accelerate.
The visors are too fat for a garage door opener clip and I was aggravated sticking it other places. No Homelink on this model and no sunglass cubby to modify. Got a 3 door keychain remote, de-logo'd it with brake cleaner, and stick it to a free area on the overhead console.
Mag Lite on clips mounted to the front of the driver's seat. I think it was too tight fitting to get a good mount on the side of the seat, as most people do it. SOLAS tape on the bottom of the light (also have strips on my inner door sills).
Got my T4R titanium key rings...
Finally can make use of the cubbies in the dashboard, I put some tool box drawer liner in the space and adhered it with spray adhesive. Now my Altoids and sunglasses don't fly out whenever I accelerate.
MeefZah
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Got this for an early Christmas gift, now I just have to figure out how to wire it up. Anyone know if I have to use this 40 amp maxi fuse, or can I hook this up to my blue sea fuse block and use a standard 40 amp fuse?
40A is 40A, you don't have to use the maxi fuse. That said, make sure your fuse block can safely supply 40A. I don't know how OBA is supposed to be wired up but 40A is a lot and probably requires going right to battery, with a switched relay to turn it on and off.
cjacob316
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It comes with a wiring harness that includes a relay and inline 40 amp maxi fuse. It looks like it runs at 25 amps under load, and 32 amps at max load of 100psi. I have seen it run to a fuse block, just haven't seen any long term reviews of it done this way.
MeefZah
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Well again, I've never done OBA installs but I almost wonder if the "wiring to fusebox " you've seen before isn't just the low amp trigger (switch) wiring. Someone who has done it can chime in. ... but I think, without looking at the schematic, I'd be inclined to use the fusebox only to supply switched low amperage power to the relay.
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