What did you do with your 4runner today?

Finally got around to taking a clay bar. polish and wax to my wife's 07 limited wheels. Also buffed up behind all the door handles with polish and wax to get rid of the fine scratches that have accumulated over the last 8 years. Detailed the center dash console as well around the shifter since it looked like a makeup salon spilled over with dried coffee on top.
All are in like new condition now.
She didn't even notice... haha
 
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Facelift with satoshi complete. Did hid upgrade at the same time. Headlight, fogs, and high beam. Pieced together the swap on the cheap. Happy with the results.
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Installed an aftermarket black grill to replace my chrome one.

Also installed my $250 e7009 nav HU. Yep, you read that right, $250!! Scored it off CL, took a chance at having it shipped but worked out great!! Now I just need to order the LEDs to swap them out to red. Luckily I learned how to swap them on [MENTION=50507]CookieRoe[/MENTION] e7009 a few years ago.
 

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Tint up front and dialed in the coilovers for perfectly level front and rear end. Feels huge now and is pretty damn close to the garage door when pulling in :)
 

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Installed an aftermarket black grill to replace my chrome one.

Also installed my $250 e7009 nav HU. Yep, you read that right, $250!! Scored it off CL, took a chance at having it shipped but worked out great!! Now I just need to order the LEDs to swap them out to red. Luckily I learned how to swap them on [MENTION=50507]CookieRoe[/MENTION] e7009 a few years ago.

Yes sir! LEDs still going strong. :thumb:

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Finally got around to taking a clay bar. polish and wax to my wife's 07 limited wheels. Also buffed up behind all the door handles with polish and wax to get rid of the fine scratches that have accumulated over the last 8 years. Detailed the center dash console as well around the shifter since it looked like a makeup salon spilled over with dried coffee on top.
All are in like new condition now.
She didn't even notice... haha

No joke did this last week......................................and it rained the next day! :rtfm:
 
Installed poly sway bar bushings all around as well as on the rear end links. End links were the most challenging part of it to get right but overall very easy.

Results are a night and day difference. I can't believe how far gone the old bushings were. Best 50 bucks I could have spent on this thing.
 
PlastiDip Lessons learned...

For the past 2 days I've been trying to peel off the plastidip I sprayed on last fall, I'm going to back to the OEM look (as much as possible).

Here's what I've learned...
-You don't want to spray it on too thin like I did with only 3-4 coats... because it's a real pain in the a$$ to come off... no peeling, more chipping.
[If you're gonna plastidip stuff, use at least 6 coats and make the last 2 coats really thick. This will make it so much easier to remove (it will actually peel in large pieces.]
-For those that made or make the same mistake I did, don't bother with the Dip Dissolver, just go ahead and use Goo Gone, it's cheaper and just as if not more effective, let it sit for 5-10 minutes or so and start working it with our hand, spray some more on and let it sit for another 5-10 minutes... then get a couple old microfiber clothes you don't care about and rub it off.
-Follow up the Goo Gone step immediately with a car wash to get off all the residual.
-After it's washed you can then detail as you desire.

hope this helps others avoid the headache I'm enduring right now.
(the other option is to spray on more plastidip and wait for it to cure then try to peel it off in larger chucks, at this point I am done with plastidip though so opted not to try this method of removal.)
 
For the past 2 days I've been trying to peel off the plastidip I sprayed on last fall, I'm going to back to the OEM look (as much as possible).

Here's what I've learned...
-You don't want to spray it on too thin like I did with only 3-4 coats... because it's a real pain in the a$$ to come off... no peeling, more chipping.
[If you're gonna plastidip stuff, use at least 6 coats and make the last 2 coats really thick. This will make it so much easier to remove (it will actually peel in large pieces.]
-For those that made or make the same mistake I did, don't bother with the Dip Dissolver, just go ahead and use Goo Gone, it's cheaper and just as if not more effective, let it sit for 5-10 minutes or so and start working it with our hand, spray some more on and let it sit for another 5-10 minutes... then get a couple old microfiber clothes you don't care about and rub it off.
-Follow up the Goo Gone step immediately with a car wash to get off all the residual.
-After it's washed you can then detail as you desire.

hope this helps others avoid the headache I'm enduring right now.
(the other option is to spray on more plastidip and wait for it to cure then try to peel it off in larger chucks, at this point I am done with plastidip though so opted not to try this method of removal.)
Power wash it off.
 
For the past 2 days I've been trying to peel off the plastidip I sprayed on last fall, I'm going to back to the OEM look (as much as possible).

Here's what I've learned...
-You don't want to spray it on too thin like I did with only 3-4 coats... because it's a real pain in the a$$ to come off... no peeling, more chipping.
[If you're gonna plastidip stuff, use at least 6 coats and make the last 2 coats really thick. This will make it so much easier to remove (it will actually peel in large pieces.]
-For those that made or make the same mistake I did, don't bother with the Dip Dissolver, just go ahead and use Goo Gone, it's cheaper and just as if not more effective, let it sit for 5-10 minutes or so and start working it with our hand, spray some more on and let it sit for another 5-10 minutes... then get a couple old microfiber clothes you don't care about and rub it off.
-Follow up the Goo Gone step immediately with a car wash to get off all the residual.
-After it's washed you can then detail as you desire.

hope this helps others avoid the headache I'm enduring right now.
(the other option is to spray on more plastidip and wait for it to cure then try to peel it off in larger chucks, at this point I am done with plastidip though so opted not to try this method of removal.)

Use WD-40. It will hose right off.
 
Took off the luggage rack and running boards, then gave her a bath. All in preparation for her custom roof rack.
 

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Found out why my truck has been riding like shit the last couple weeks. The seal on the piston wore down and and actually got shoved through the holes in the piston. Happened on both sides and the oil that came out looked like tar. New rebuild kits on the way, but for now had to install my custom foxes.

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