Do you have a favorite spot in Joshua Tree to hit the trails? I've been meaning to make it there one of these weekends but the park is so big and I'm not very familiar with the trails.
What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!
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Do you have a favorite spot in Joshua Tree to hit the trails? I've been meaning to make it there one of these weekends but the park is so big and I'm not very familiar with the trails.
Magnetic
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No favorites per se. I am sure there are a lot of Joshua tree experts here who can chime in...
Here are a couple of books that give you a great overview of your options,
While rating the level of difficulty of the various trails.
https://www.amazon.com/California-D...rd_wg=fuEPS&psc=1&refRID=N97746N2R47E30X96BW5
https://www.amazon.com/Guide-Califo...rd_wg=SI381&psc=1&refRID=1YC92RXDAZEZ4BC9DC4Q
The first one is especially cheap, informative and easy to carry.
I gave them to my wife to read so she could pick her off-roading comfort level... :biggrin1:
As you said, there are a good number of trails, some which are quite short making it easy to do a several in one day.
SalsaRed
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Hmmm you’re right, I hadn’t noticed that. I’m going to have to do some further investigating now.
Awesome. Thanks for the info. Last question. What's the easiest way to get to these wires? I've tried turning the wheel and going through the fender liner but it's still pretty tight and the bulb wire is pretty short.
TIA
Brookey_813
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Mounted my roof rack. Posted more pics and info in the consolidated roof rack thread.
That looks great. Do you have a link to what item that is on Amazon? Does it come in different sizes? How well is it painted, did you have to do any extra sealing for weather/rust issues in the future?
:tea:
What sliders are you running?
OatBunch
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From the weekend. Now that the paint is cured and I had some free time, I pulled my N-Fab steps and got the OPOR sliders from Metal Tech installed. I wont have time for a few weeks to get them out on a trail, but it is nice to have the extra protection ready. I will probably install some grip tape to the bars tonight for the shorter ones since they are a little slick in the rain.
Warrior Products 10915 4RUNNER PLATFORM RACK https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N65IMIV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_P8LzAbQRG535Y
See if that link works. It was around $615 when I purchased, so I’d just keep an eye out. Only 1 size. The powder coating is very good, i saw no issues with it. They recommend using silicone under the rack feet, which I did. The included hardware is zinc coated, so we will see how it does. To be fair, I park in a garage in South Georgia. It’ll have it pretty easy.
Yeah, I feel your pain. Two ways, take off the front end or go through those wheel wells. I didn't want to spend the time for the front end, didn't have a helper either. Obviously that would make working with the wires far easier, if I did go that route then I would have spent the time and used other connectors or soldered, but like I said I've used the taps many times before without issue (only where the wiring isn't exposed to the elements of course).
So while going through the wheel well arches were a pain in the a$$ and my forearms took a beat down off the plastic liner and fender (note to self, next time wear something to protect the skin!) thats the way I did it. I literally had do squeeze them down by touch - you can't really see what you're doing way up there, then I reached back with pliers to make sure they were clipped down properly. It really doesn't take much the tap only has to make some contact with the wires to put resistance on the circuit.
Buy some and practice on some other spare wire you might have if you've never used them before. I know some people hate the things but they do work in this specific type of environment up there. If you're going to drive through a swamp so water comes up over your hood - they may not be the best option for the long term.
Cheers ...
BB Gun ? How did you manage that ?
Just joking, that sucks. But I understand the whole OEM housing isn't that cost prohibitive direct from Toyota ? I think I've seen that noted here before...
PK930
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Installed my marker led lights in grill. Kind of wish I had the trd pro grill but not too bad on an older TE. Thanks to RCO and write up from SWVA!
Ya know, I really wasn’t a fan of the way the lights looked on the early 5th. But yours changed my mind. Guess it’s finally on my To Do list.
JohnWilson
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Nothing too serious. Went to run some errands. Gassed it up. Didn't get offroad today.
SalsaRed
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White Knuckle Offroad
doctorres112
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Thanks for the info brotha! I'm familiar with the taps as I've used them on my Suby and did the tail as turn for the Runner. Maybe I'll just knuckle up and take the bumper off. Should take me less than 10min. and save my forearms from the liners. lol
DannyLlama
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Great shot, where in SD is this?
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