What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

[ForRun]

Mine came from CruiserHeads (CH4x4):
Toyota Small Push Series Archives - CH4X4 Industries

CH4x4 Toyota Small Push Switch Sasquatch Lights Symbol

I had CH 4x4 in my 19 and had to throw them out, maybe it was a bad run but they constantly would stick. switched to air on board and no issues

 

[mynameistory]

Mounted traction boards on the roof rack

Can we talk about... everything going on there?

 

[Irishperil]

Can we talk about... everything going on there?

It looks like he mounted some futuristic high-tech microwave weaponry for inner city riot control.


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[gainman]

I had CH 4x4 in my 19 and had to throw them out, maybe it was a bad run but they constantly would stick. switched to air on board and no issues

I have the exact issue

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[RusPro17]

I got my lighting dialed in and operational! Slowly coming together!

-H9 mod (well worth doing before dropping big bucks on bulbs)
-Finally wired in my raptor lights
-Diode Dynamics SS3 sport fogs

Looks good. I want to put in the raptor lights. Which brand did you go with? Also how did you wire them up? In the fuse box in the engine or run the wire inside under the dash. Thanks.

 

[kevinb_NJ]

Accessorides remote start. Easiest mod I’ve ever made! Happy to see the message about the company supporting our vets too. Install probably took 15 mins.


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[Sundy]

Looks good. I want to put in the raptor lights. Which brand did you go with? Also how did you wire them up? In the fuse box in the engine or run the wire inside under the dash. Thanks.

They are the CTH (I got the whole grill kit).

For wiring them up, I've built an underhood fuse box (bussman with the Shrockworks mount) for the fuse location. I then made one run for controlling all 5 relays in the cabin, currently have wired up just this switch. I'll be adding more as the truck grows.

For the power to the switch, I currently used an add-a-fuse but think I want to adjust how that is tapped.

 

[rhadam]

Thanks, but I have the TRD Pro grill already. lol
Sorry I should've been more specific. I was talking about the emblem that he has on the bottom of his grill that is Red, Orange, and Yellow.

Tacovinyl on etsy. I have the black/grey/white TRD badge. I think around $35 well spent for a really clean aesthetics mod.

 

[patkelly4370]

Started blacking out the roof rack.
Used vinyl wrap on the bars. They came out really good (except one tiny spot that I will always see).
Wrap on the end caps is a bit more difficult, for me. I've never wrapped before.
I may paint them.
After photo to follow, here's before.

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I tried wrapping an end cap, I got 3 sides looking good. One side kept fighting me and won.
So for now it has black rails and silver caps.
I started today with the intention of painting them. I have a can of matte black Alumahyde spray paint. It's really good stuff but application is pretty specific and it's still a bit cool here.
I found black caps online so I will probably order those and call it good.
Here's black truck, black rails, silver caps. (actually doesn't look that bad)
Then I programmed in the maintenance schedule into the respective app.

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[jamesval035]

SSO full roof rack

Installed my SSO roof rack today and the Cartrimhome front TRD pro valence.

 

[TommyG]

Went down to a dirt parking lot today after it rained and did some circles in 4HI and 4LO just to keep those gears lubed up. City living.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Umm, I ordered stuff. Wife...yes! should probably tell her, but she's asleep, its late. It's all done now, you can't stop commerce. I'll show pics when it's installed... (Gonna look so sweet!)

 

[PretzelCann0n]

License plates arrived and installed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Also ordered a Prinsu full rack and Gobi ladder. I really need to deal with the headlights soon...

 

[mynameistory]

License plates arrived and installed. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Also ordered a Prinsu full rack and Gobi ladder. I really need to deal with the headlights soon...

Look up H9 halogen bulb swap. $7 per bulb and nearly doubles your factory output, all while retaining proper optics within the halogen housing.

 

[ForRun]

Look up H9 halogen bulb swap. $7 per bulb and nearly doubles your factory output, all while retaining proper optics within the halogen housing.

I went through 2 different sets of HID, morimoto XB headlights and some 200 buck led's.
I shoulda listened to mynameistory from the get go. The ~12 buck H9 combined with proper fogs is the best lighting for you and traffic on a 4runner

 

[PretzelCann0n]

I went through 2 different sets of HID, morimoto XB headlights and some 200 buck led's.
I shoulda listened to mynameistory from the get go. The ~12 buck H9 combined with proper fogs is the best lighting for you and traffic on a 4runner

The Morimotos are what I expected to go to eventually, so I'm surprised to hear they aren't the best option at that cost.

Any h9 bulb in particular you guys recommend?

 

[mynameistory]

I went through 2 different sets of HID, morimoto XB headlights and some 200 buck led's.
I shoulda listened to mynameistory from the get go. The ~12 buck H9 combined with proper fogs is the best lighting for you and traffic on a 4runner

I went through the same learning curve. Drop-in LED bulbs and back again.

The Morimotos are what I expected to go to eventually, so I'm surprised to hear they aren't the best option at that cost.

Any h9 bulb in particular you guys recommend?

There's a large thread somewhere about the XB headlights, I'm sure you can search for it. Reviews are mixed.

Philips H9 bulbs are the best bang for the buck. You will need to trim the connector tab and possibly the bulb tangs as well (some can get it in there without trimming). There's several threads that cover this.

Here's a thread with a ton of info about headlight bulbs on the Tacoma forums:

3rd Gen HID vs LED vs Halogen H11 projector headlights | Tacoma World

 

[RustyAb]

Started on my shrockworks rear bumper. Got it all lined up, ready to pop on what’s remaining of the oem bumper tomorrow, and then the swing arm.. super pumped.

I posted earlier bout possibly trading in on a ranger... decided to hell with that. Love the 4runner too much

 

[shdw03]

Just waiting for my part to come in

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[Mutant138]

Mounted traction boards on the roof rack

PTZ IR cameras mounted to your roof rack? How often do you eat the marbles you have lost?