What did you do with your 4runner today?
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Bluesky 07
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[MENTION=98608]Dpassmore[/MENTION] - okay fine, your epic trip trumps my Plasti-Dipped hitch. 
Seriously, I live a half-hour from Blankets Creek and get down there as often as possible. Just an awesome set of trails.
If you get back this way, try Old Rope Mill Park, which is nearby but on the other side of I-575. Not as many trails but they're also fun to ride.
Seriously, I live a half-hour from Blankets Creek and get down there as often as possible. Just an awesome set of trails.
If you get back this way, try Old Rope Mill Park, which is nearby but on the other side of I-575. Not as many trails but they're also fun to ride.
4Rnr4Evr
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The magnets are only dangerous for each other and for your fingers, they are very strong and will snap like lightning and crush things between them and even break each other.
Bluesky 07
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First, some background. This police force has one of the sharpest Charger paint schemes I've seen, and I really like the way they used the contours of the body to drive the design.
So that's probably what got me to thinking about a way to highlight the way the 4th Gen's bumper molding mimics the grill shape. Taped it off and hit it with Plasti-Dip and am really pleased with the results. Subtle but noticeably different, brings out the fog light surrounds and complements the Satoshi grill nicely.
Before:
It was pretty easy; pulled the skidplate and did it separately, then about 15 minutes of taping/masking the front end and tearing up some scrap cardboard to keep from dipping the radiator.
A new can of Plasti-Dip did 4 coats on the bumper with a bit left over and it took most of another can to do the skid plate. May have to do the chrome next.
After:
EDIT: So literally the first thing I do after posting this is look at the post from [MENTION=115845]alpinhi[/MENTION] about trailer towing and see that great minds think alike. :cheers:
So that's probably what got me to thinking about a way to highlight the way the 4th Gen's bumper molding mimics the grill shape. Taped it off and hit it with Plasti-Dip and am really pleased with the results. Subtle but noticeably different, brings out the fog light surrounds and complements the Satoshi grill nicely.
Before:
It was pretty easy; pulled the skidplate and did it separately, then about 15 minutes of taping/masking the front end and tearing up some scrap cardboard to keep from dipping the radiator.
A new can of Plasti-Dip did 4 coats on the bumper with a bit left over and it took most of another can to do the skid plate. May have to do the chrome next.
After:
EDIT: So literally the first thing I do after posting this is look at the post from [MENTION=115845]alpinhi[/MENTION] about trailer towing and see that great minds think alike. :cheers:
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andy2008
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First, some background. This police force has one of the sharpest Charger paint schemes I've seen, and I really like the way they used the contours of the body to drive the design.
So that's probably what got me to thinking about a way to highlight the way the 4th Gen's bumper molding mimics the grill shape. Taped it off and hit it with Plasti-Dip and am really pleased with the results. Subtle but noticeably different, brings out the fog light surrounds and complements the Satoshi grill nicely.
Before:
It was pretty easy; pulled the skidplate and did it separately, then about 15 minutes of taping/masking the front end and tearing up some scrap cardboard to keep from dipping the radiator.
A new can of Plasti-Dip did 4 coats on the bumper with a bit left over and it took most of another can to do the skid plate. May have to do the chrome next.
After:
EDIT: So literally the first thing I do after posting this is look at the post from [MENTION=115845]alpinhi[/MENTION] about trailer towing and see that great minds think alike. :cheers:
I did my chrome and love it. Yours looks great!
Sent from West Virginia
Bluesky 07
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[MENTION=66744]andy2008[/MENTION] Thanks - I like the look of the dipped chrome, thanks for sharing a pic of how it looks.
My only hesitation is that it helps bring out the chrome edges of the emblem lettering. Of course, the great thing about dipping is that it can be undone.
My only hesitation is that it helps bring out the chrome edges of the emblem lettering. Of course, the great thing about dipping is that it can be undone.
Sporin
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Some of you may remember about 3 weeks ago I discovered why my radiator overflow bottle (but not the radiator) was emptying itself. Turns out I have a very small leak in that very upper corner of the rad inside the fins (not accessible from the outside).
I cleaned it all up really well including flushing the rad from both ides to get out all the built up pink gunk that had collected down the sides.
I topped up the overflow bottle correctly and figured I'd keep an eye on it until I had the time and money to do a full replacement. (Truck has never overheated and I suspect it's been like this since I bought it 2+ years ago.)
Anyway... so I was checking it every couple of days and it hasn't gone down at all. The leak seems to have "sealed'" itself, at least temporarily. I expected the opposite after I flushed away all the gunk. I figured that would clean out whatever little pinhole there was in there and I'd have to move quicker on the replacement.
Anyone ever have this happen?
Before:
It's clean as a whistle now, 3 weeks, and many miles, later.
I cleaned it all up really well including flushing the rad from both ides to get out all the built up pink gunk that had collected down the sides.
I topped up the overflow bottle correctly and figured I'd keep an eye on it until I had the time and money to do a full replacement. (Truck has never overheated and I suspect it's been like this since I bought it 2+ years ago.)
Anyway... so I was checking it every couple of days and it hasn't gone down at all. The leak seems to have "sealed'" itself, at least temporarily. I expected the opposite after I flushed away all the gunk. I figured that would clean out whatever little pinhole there was in there and I'd have to move quicker on the replacement.
Anyone ever have this happen?
Before:
It's clean as a whistle now, 3 weeks, and many miles, later.
myToyota4runner
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JeffMerr
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I did my chrome and love it. Yours looks great!
Sent from West Virginia
Looks good. I'd love to black out my chrome but I have the chrome door handles :/
andy2008
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I did my door handles and back hatch chrome for awhile. I have couple boys that believe to open a door handle you need to hang on the handle like a gymnast lol if it wasn't for that I really think it would stay on door handles perfectly for a long time with normal use. I will look see if I still have pics I had done them then in what was supposed to be anthracite but just looked like primer grey so I peeled off and went with black on wheels and chrome elsewhere and never redid handles.
Sent from West Virginia
andy2008
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Here's mine after looking at my thread about it the color was supposed to be gun metal can see didn't look good to me anyway. Then [MENTION=110153]loafer[/MENTION] posted his 5th that he did door handles chrome front and back and console.
Sent from West Virginia
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unevolved
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Oh nooooooooooooo
S p a r k y
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Casper421
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Got hit on the passenger rear while turning left. 3week old mtn bike flew 20 feet. Bumper and taillight are done...time for an upgrade.
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