What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!
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Nope, just a fender liner pull/cut and removed front mud flaps.
TRD PANTHER
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Looks nice! What is the wheel manufacturer and wheel name?
Looks like the San Manuel garage.
check this first before you spend money on anything. Look straight in between the front tires and top of wheel well towards the engine,.. There is a flap of rubber/plastic that covers the engine bay. Shake that piece of a bit and if the fasteners are loose it'll cause a rattle. In my vehicle, the fasteners cause a ton of rattling. There should be 3 black plastic fasteners.
mrblah
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meso customs
After waiting a billion years, a buddy notified that the dual color map lights (red/white) was in stock. As with all MESO products, it sold out pretty fast. I was pretty skeptical because im a cheapskate bastard, but it was worth it.
installation was a breeze.
The white light is too bright. So bright, you gotta be careful if you using it while driving. You will see reflections, and artifacts in the windows, and can't see out. It will also wipe out your night vision.
The red light is still pretty dang bright, but it's way more usable in the map light location. You won't get as distracted and you won't see floaters and artifacts in the windows at night.
I'm not going to bother posting a pic of the white light. It's so bright it gets washed out, and ya'll seen white light before.
After waiting a billion years, a buddy notified that the dual color map lights (red/white) was in stock. As with all MESO products, it sold out pretty fast. I was pretty skeptical because im a cheapskate bastard, but it was worth it.
installation was a breeze.
The white light is too bright. So bright, you gotta be careful if you using it while driving. You will see reflections, and artifacts in the windows, and can't see out. It will also wipe out your night vision.
The red light is still pretty dang bright, but it's way more usable in the map light location. You won't get as distracted and you won't see floaters and artifacts in the windows at night.
I'm not going to bother posting a pic of the white light. It's so bright it gets washed out, and ya'll seen white light before.
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lewdog998
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yeah they make some really good soup.
dylans
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I installed some Dobinsons IMS shocks and struts. So far they ride really great. Comfortable but with more control. I haven't taken them off-road yet and put them through those paces.
I set the coil seat height at 222.5mm to give me ~.75in of lift at the wheel. With my 2in lift springs and the weight I carry up front it sits perfect.
And to address Dobinsons quality in another way, the coils in the picture are just shy of 3 years old and they look more or less new still after a wipe down with a moist rag.
I also installed a new roof rack, the Eezi Awn K9. I went with the 2.2m x 49" version for full roof coverage.
Once positioned and tightened down, there is no flex or movement in it whatsoever. The finish is very good. The fit is perfect. If you pick one of these up I recommend taking the time to install slowly. I followed the directions on the equipt site and the video they made.
The front portion of the rail and rack are unsecured to the roof in the sense I’m used to (bolts). However the four factory mounting points on each side for the factory roof rails are used. When the rack is installed and tightened in the sequence mentioned on the equipt site, the front portion is pushed down and held in place against the roof very tightly. It feels like it may as well be bolted down like the rest of it. I have no concerns with this design after seeing it and testing it (push, pull, shake as hard as I can).
I really like the all welded design of this rack. It’s huge, but allows for the entire roof area to be used for cool and useful things. I personally am excited to just be able to sit up there on a camp chair. A ladder is necessary I think (considering the rack can be stood upon for loading/ unloading) and I’m working out a solution now, but I don’t like the hatch ladders that are made for these trucks.
I installed the wind deflector the way it showed in the paper instructions that came with the rack. I noticed that in the equipt video they have it on “backwards” compared to the paper instructions. I don’t know what’s better, but the rack is fairly quiet as I have it. If the sunroof shade is open I can hear the wind being deflected onto the sunroof glass and that’s a little noisy but not terrible. I did notice that the deflector shoots air into the open sunroof and onto the front occupants. It’s actually kind of a nice bit of extra airflow.
The amount of accessories is impressive. I bought 8 tie down rings to go with it and changed most of the visible hardware to same grade black bolts for a cleaner look.
I set the coil seat height at 222.5mm to give me ~.75in of lift at the wheel. With my 2in lift springs and the weight I carry up front it sits perfect.
And to address Dobinsons quality in another way, the coils in the picture are just shy of 3 years old and they look more or less new still after a wipe down with a moist rag.
I also installed a new roof rack, the Eezi Awn K9. I went with the 2.2m x 49" version for full roof coverage.
Once positioned and tightened down, there is no flex or movement in it whatsoever. The finish is very good. The fit is perfect. If you pick one of these up I recommend taking the time to install slowly. I followed the directions on the equipt site and the video they made.
The front portion of the rail and rack are unsecured to the roof in the sense I’m used to (bolts). However the four factory mounting points on each side for the factory roof rails are used. When the rack is installed and tightened in the sequence mentioned on the equipt site, the front portion is pushed down and held in place against the roof very tightly. It feels like it may as well be bolted down like the rest of it. I have no concerns with this design after seeing it and testing it (push, pull, shake as hard as I can).
I really like the all welded design of this rack. It’s huge, but allows for the entire roof area to be used for cool and useful things. I personally am excited to just be able to sit up there on a camp chair. A ladder is necessary I think (considering the rack can be stood upon for loading/ unloading) and I’m working out a solution now, but I don’t like the hatch ladders that are made for these trucks.
I installed the wind deflector the way it showed in the paper instructions that came with the rack. I noticed that in the equipt video they have it on “backwards” compared to the paper instructions. I don’t know what’s better, but the rack is fairly quiet as I have it. If the sunroof shade is open I can hear the wind being deflected onto the sunroof glass and that’s a little noisy but not terrible. I did notice that the deflector shoots air into the open sunroof and onto the front occupants. It’s actually kind of a nice bit of extra airflow.
The amount of accessories is impressive. I bought 8 tie down rings to go with it and changed most of the visible hardware to same grade black bolts for a cleaner look.
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On Sunday I installed Bilstein 6112s with the 600 lb/in springs on the front of my 4wd SR5 set as the instructions say should be 2" lift. To my eye and tape measure the ride height is now really nice, about 1/4 of an inch lower than the rear. After the install I measured my caster to be 3 deg on one side and 2 on the other. Tonight I set the passenger side to 4 1/4 deg and the drivers side to 4 deg caster, I think that is the right way to bias it to deal with the crown in the road. I used the cams in the lower control arms to make that adjustment, they were actually much easier to deal with than some of the forum posts made them out to be. I did have to adjust my toe in afterwards. I have not yet driven it after the caster adjustment.
mrkothegigolo
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I got them too. Absolutely love them. Look clean and love the red light not ruining my night vision
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mrblah, did you have to remove the overhead console to install of the middle light piece?
mrblah
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no its as easy as changing light bulb. you just pull the lens off thats it.
SirWilliamGoes
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Packed up and set out on lap 2 (this year)around this beautiful country. Headed to Moore expo in MO then over to Moab where Ill crash easter jeep safari and show them how we get down!! Ill hang around there for cruise moab a land cruiser even then ill crash the bronco party. From there its to vegas to try and win som gas money over to flagstaff for expo west and then rendezvous at the ozarks and expo east in VA.
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Took her, and the wife down to the beach this weekend for some fun sandy driving. Last year after the hurricanes it got so bad down there you couldnt make the whole 50 miles drive, i buried my old powerwagon to the axles in that nasty stuff!! (Its a mixture of wet sand, and oil from all the spills). its the worst.
She also did her first tow!! lol. Had to get the old Triumph into the shop to get fixed up for riding weather. not exactly a heavy load, if it wasnt for the crappy noisy Uhaul trailer i probably would have forgotten it was back there.
She also did her first tow!! lol. Had to get the old Triumph into the shop to get fixed up for riding weather. not exactly a heavy load, if it wasnt for the crappy noisy Uhaul trailer i probably would have forgotten it was back there.
Saker
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Took off my billet rings recently
And this wasnt done TO my 4Runner but FOR my 4Runner
This is an AWESOME power washer from Giraffe Tools. It mounts on the wall, is easily removeable, kink free, and it retracts automatically! I love it.
Nice!
Looking forward to product feedback.
johnnygraphic
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Gave Max a bath. Used an Active pressure washer, MJJC Foam Cannon Pro V2.0 and G wash. That thing FOAMS like shaving cream. Very nice to have a bit of time before the suds run off the panels. Cleaned inside and out and used ArtDeShine nano graphene spray detailer. It’s been a while since we gave it a wash. Felt good. Aired up the tires to 44 psi (Falken Wildpeaks AT3w E load). Nice day out.
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Pavement Tested
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Fixed the dead spot on the factory touchscreen and programmed 2 new keys!
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