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

Those wheels actually look REALLY good in black. Well done sir!

Thank you. I didn't know what I wanted to do with them for a while. Try to mask off sections and go with black/silver or all matte black was what I was thinking then I saw some pictures of them all gloss black and that made my decision. I always liked the design of the wheels but not the all silver color. I'm really happy with how they look.
 
It’s not much but it’s mine. Finally got some new shoes. Method 701s -12 offset and 4.60” backspace with the obligatory 285/70R17s Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws
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Did the h11 to h9 mod. BulbAmerica has the made in Germany Osrams in stock for $7 each. Way brighter and whiter than factory bulbs.
 
I got a new dent right in the lower middle of the driver’s door. About 3”x2” and maybe a half inch deep. Anyone have an idea how much for paintless dent removal in this area? Sheet metal seems thinner than my 3rd gen.
 

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Added the RRW RR5-V wheels to the rig. 17"x 8.5" with -12 offset. Required some more fender liner mods and removal of front mud flaps, but no BMC at this point.

I know, yawn at another super white 4R with black wheels, but I like it...
 

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Gobi rack and ladder arrived today. Ladder already installed but need to wait for a buddy to help with the rack. The thing is so damn heavy compared to my Prinsu rack...which will likely be up for sale soon.
 
Gobi rack and ladder arrived today. Ladder already installed but need to wait for a buddy to help with the rack. The thing is so damn heavy compared to my Prinsu rack...which will likely be up for sale soon.

I'm trying to decide between the Gobi Stealth and the Prinsu no-drill.

Can you explain why you're replacing the Prinsu with the Gobi?
 
I'm trying to decide between the Gobi Stealth and the Prinsu no-drill.

Can you explain why you're replacing the Prinsu with the Gobi?
The Prinsu is great, but what I don't like about it is that it's really just crossbars across the roof where I found mounting things to always be more of a challenge than I wanted it to be. You can buy inserts to go between the crossbars but the pre-drilled holes seemed like they would still be awkward.

Gobi has the mesh steel (not sure what it's called) as the base where there seem to be mount points anywhere you want. I also wanted a ladder and to be able to walk around up there, where I wouldn't recommend that with the Prinsu. This Gobi also took ~5 months to come in, which sucked, and I also suspect the weight of it will be annoying. Prinsu is aluminum and super light. I also prefer how the Gobi looks, but that's subjective. Build quality of the Gobi is also clearly superior, and I haven't even fully unwrapped it yet.

I don't think you can go wrong with either, just as long as you know the pros/cons of each.
 
Got some Lamin X fog tint. Such a simple mod, but makes such a difference. My heritage grill came in today too, waiting for the rain to clear.
 

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The Prinsu is great, but what I don't like about it is that it's really just crossbars across the roof where I found mounting things to always be more of a challenge than I wanted it to be. You can buy inserts to go between the crossbars but the pre-drilled holes seemed like they would still be awkward.

Gobi has the mesh steel (not sure what it's called) as the base where there seem to be mount points anywhere you want. I also wanted a ladder and to be able to walk around up there, where I wouldn't recommend that with the Prinsu. This Gobi also took ~5 months to come in, which sucked, and I also suspect the weight of it will be annoying. Prinsu is aluminum and super light. I also prefer how the Gobi looks, but that's subjective. Build quality of the Gobi is also clearly superior, and I haven't even fully unwrapped it yet.

I don't think you can go wrong with either, just as long as you know the pros/cons of each.

Thanks for that - I appreciate it.

I'd definitely be going the Gobi route if the lead time wasn't so crazy and it was priced a little more on par with the Prinsu.

Let me ask you one more question: lead time and cost aside, if you were just storing a couple bins and random camping things like tents, tarps, sleeping bags, etc - which route would you go?
 

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