AdmiralAugbar
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Ordered an ARB 2500 awning with autoanything.com's 22% off coupon, $230 shipped
What did you do with your 4runner today?
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ArizonaNativ
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While not "Today" , Stereo install with custom usb plug and Urban runner trim
magert54
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That looks sick!
You...uh...wouldn't happen to know where I could find some of those decals......would you?
Every (except the EU map) decal you see was printed and cut by me, though I borrowed the designs from others. If you wanted something specific, let me know.
SunPilot
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Oxygen Sensor
I replaced my left bank Oxygen sensor and the left bank Air/Fuel sensor today.
The O2 sensor was an easy job, but the A/F sensor was a bit tricky. I am posting a write-up of how I did the job in case anyone has to tackle it. This is on a 2007 Sport with the V-8 engine.
I put the write-up of the job in the maintenance section of this forum.
I replaced my left bank Oxygen sensor and the left bank Air/Fuel sensor today.
The O2 sensor was an easy job, but the A/F sensor was a bit tricky. I am posting a write-up of how I did the job in case anyone has to tackle it. This is on a 2007 Sport with the V-8 engine.
I put the write-up of the job in the maintenance section of this forum.
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TampaBay_4Runner
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New Interstate battery from Costco installed today and cleaned the MAF sensor. Saw a nice increase in throttle response after cleaning it. Willing to bet it's never been done after 133K miles.
flipflopnfly
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Hauled another trailer, fourth one in five years trying to find "THE perfect trailer." Gone through a Kodiak 166E hybrid, Trailmanor 2619, R-Pod 178 Hood River, now this Winnebago 1706fb.
They all have their good points and bad points, difficult to find the perfect trailer that can offroad, onroad, towable, short length, amenities. I'll have to stay with this one.
31g fresh tank and 6g in the water heater, that's ok. Hybrid had a 52g water tank, Trailmanor 40g and 85W factory solar, R-Pod 36g fresh. Short on sleeping capacity compared to the hybrid or Trailmanor, just have to deal with it.
Huge fridge/freezer, hybrid had the same, Trailmanor a tiny fridge, R-Pod 178 medium size fridge/freeezer. R-pod had a great U-shape dinette but just the one queen bed, same as this 1706fb, 1706 has a small dinette.
Micro Minnie has good-sized windows for natural light, Trailmanor is the window king with eleven windows including fore and aft louvered windows for natural light and ventilation. R-Pod decent windows, enough for cross-ventilation, a rear non-opening window for natural light.
Trailmanor no black tank, only a 6g holding tank as part of the toilet. Kodiak, 1706, R-Pod good size holding tanks.
1706fb 3-burner range and oven, Kodiak 2-burner no oven, R-Pod the same. Trailmanor 3-burner and oven.
1706fb dual sinks, Kodiak one, R-Pod one, Trailmanor one large sink. All have a toilet/shower combo. Trailmanor no passthrough storage, the others have passthrough, 1706fb has the best.
Dual battery and dual LP tanks, only the R-Pod has to be modded for dual batteries. All four have dual 20lb LP tanks, three can handle dual 30lb LP tanks. The Kodiak can do it, but you won't be able to open the front fold-out with 30lb's on the tongue.
All are offroadable, R-Pod 178 Hood River the least offroadable because of the long rear porch, difficult to get through gullies despite the lift kit and 15" tires.
There's a short four trailer review.
I'll have to stay with this 1706fb, add a Dexter torsion axle 2 5/8" lift kit, solar. Should be alright for dry camping and offroading
They all have their good points and bad points, difficult to find the perfect trailer that can offroad, onroad, towable, short length, amenities. I'll have to stay with this one.
31g fresh tank and 6g in the water heater, that's ok. Hybrid had a 52g water tank, Trailmanor 40g and 85W factory solar, R-Pod 36g fresh. Short on sleeping capacity compared to the hybrid or Trailmanor, just have to deal with it.
Huge fridge/freezer, hybrid had the same, Trailmanor a tiny fridge, R-Pod 178 medium size fridge/freeezer. R-pod had a great U-shape dinette but just the one queen bed, same as this 1706fb, 1706 has a small dinette.
Micro Minnie has good-sized windows for natural light, Trailmanor is the window king with eleven windows including fore and aft louvered windows for natural light and ventilation. R-Pod decent windows, enough for cross-ventilation, a rear non-opening window for natural light.
Trailmanor no black tank, only a 6g holding tank as part of the toilet. Kodiak, 1706, R-Pod good size holding tanks.
1706fb 3-burner range and oven, Kodiak 2-burner no oven, R-Pod the same. Trailmanor 3-burner and oven.
1706fb dual sinks, Kodiak one, R-Pod one, Trailmanor one large sink. All have a toilet/shower combo. Trailmanor no passthrough storage, the others have passthrough, 1706fb has the best.
Dual battery and dual LP tanks, only the R-Pod has to be modded for dual batteries. All four have dual 20lb LP tanks, three can handle dual 30lb LP tanks. The Kodiak can do it, but you won't be able to open the front fold-out with 30lb's on the tongue.
All are offroadable, R-Pod 178 Hood River the least offroadable because of the long rear porch, difficult to get through gullies despite the lift kit and 15" tires.
There's a short four trailer review.
I'll have to stay with this 1706fb, add a Dexter torsion axle 2 5/8" lift kit, solar. Should be alright for dry camping and offroading
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kcdehart
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That's awesome! What would something like the 4 Runner heading to the mountains cost me? PM me about it if you'd like
kyle_uran
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Wasn't today, but most recently, i swapped suspension. Went from stock rear/TRD Tacoma struts to Old Man Emu 885 and Icon 2" spring with Biltein 5100 in rear. Also aded Treaty Oak Offload front recovery point for 120 platform. After lift, i ditched 265/70/17 Cooper ATP for 255/80/17 Cooper ST Maxx.
Check them out for front recovery point in place of factory tie down, and cheaper than a aftermarket bumper.
Wasn't today, but most recently, i swapped suspension. Went from stock rear/TRD Tacoma struts to Old Man Emu 885 and Icon 2" spring with Biltein 5100 in rear. Also aded Treaty Oak Offload front recovery point for 120 platform. After lift, i ditched 265/70/17 Cooper ATP for 255/80/17 Cooper ST Maxx.
Check them out for front recovery point in place of factory tie down, and cheaper than a aftermarket bumper.
CookieRoe
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FINALLY got to use my Porter Cable buffer. Man this thing is awesome. My natural white paint has been faded for a long time. Hit it with Meguiars 105, 205 and waxed with "Ultimate Wax". It's not a mirror finish, BUT the fading is gone. I only spend about 4 hours on it, for sure I need more time, but for now, I'm happy. I'm sure a "couple of treatments" will bring out a mirror finish. OR maybe different product.
The tail gate pillar was very faded (no reflection of anything). It's difficult to see, but the shine is back.
I'm not 18 anymore and going at it for 4 hours tired me out.
The tail gate pillar was very faded (no reflection of anything). It's difficult to see, but the shine is back.
I'm not 18 anymore and going at it for 4 hours tired me out.
Bluesky 07
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Restored the pics in my 12 Steps to a "Deep" Satoshi Grill thread. It took a while since I was typing with two middle fingers raised to those extortionist bastards at PhotoBucket. I'll get the pics back into my console USB install thread ASAP.
Also cleaned my MAF sensor and throttle body. Just turned over 133K miles and as others have noted, it's kind of hard to tell whether the MAF sensoris dirty but I sprayed the **** out of the wires & inside the vertical tube just to be sure.
The throttle body was a different story. Should have taken a pic as the disk was fairly dirty along the edges and the inside wall of the opening itself was pretty grimy.
Can't report driving results yet because I over torqued one of the throttle body bolts and broke it off. The DIY gods were kind, however; I had started backing it off when it broke and I was able to turn and remove the remaining threaded piece by hand. Probably about the third time in recorded history anyone has been that lucky with a broken bolt.
Picking up a new one at Cherokee Toyota tomorrow and my stupidity is only costing me $1.09 plus tax.
Also cleaned my MAF sensor and throttle body. Just turned over 133K miles and as others have noted, it's kind of hard to tell whether the MAF sensoris dirty but I sprayed the **** out of the wires & inside the vertical tube just to be sure.
The throttle body was a different story. Should have taken a pic as the disk was fairly dirty along the edges and the inside wall of the opening itself was pretty grimy.
Can't report driving results yet because I over torqued one of the throttle body bolts and broke it off. The DIY gods were kind, however; I had started backing it off when it broke and I was able to turn and remove the remaining threaded piece by hand. Probably about the third time in recorded history anyone has been that lucky with a broken bolt.
Picking up a new one at Cherokee Toyota tomorrow and my stupidity is only costing me $1.09 plus tax.
Folsom4Rnr
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loarmistead
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Installed the Clazzios. They went in smoothly. I am very happy with the craftsmanship and the fit. They also look like they will hold up over time.
I've had Coverkings in the past with mixed results. Got a good set on one truck and a poor quality set on another truck about six years later.
Only did the front two seats so far. Install took about 45 minutes per. Patience and diligence will return the best results.
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I've had Coverkings in the past with mixed results. Got a good set on one truck and a poor quality set on another truck about six years later.
Only did the front two seats so far. Install took about 45 minutes per. Patience and diligence will return the best results.
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Joex481
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Finished installing my daystar 2.5/1.5. Being a total newbie at suspension work, it took me and my cousin over 20 hrs combined to finish the front. I ended up removing the LCA bolts on the driver side and separating the ball joint on the passenger side.
Rear end was much easier, about 4 hrs combined time total.
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Rear end was much easier, about 4 hrs combined time total.
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thedaddybadger
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Check out the 3-part series we did earlier this summer during RCR.
I'm the driver of the black 4th gen.
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theoutbackdream
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Finally finished repainting my grille a few days ago.
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More images here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...mited-toyota-4runner-build-5.html#post2769948
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More images here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-g...mited-toyota-4runner-build-5.html#post2769948
Bluesky 07
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Paid the stupid tax for leaving my truck under the 80-foot oak tree out front while I swept out the garage. Got Dents removed those two dings in the hood and a couple of others. Price was fair, it didn't take long, and you can't even tell it happened. Guy's name is Jerry and I highly recommend them if you need dent removal in metro Atlanta and are a reasonable distance from here (they will also come to you with mobile service).
If you're on the fence about paintless dent repair, I became a believer after my black, nearly-new 2000 Xterra got absolutely pummeled by hail when I lived in Texas. Hood, roof, and hatch looked like a golf ball. Traditional body shop started talking grinding and Bondo - yeah, no. Tried a paintless place and was stunned when I got the truck back. There was one ding in the roof near the rear attach point for the rack they couldn't get to; otherwise it was pristine. I'm not kidding, you wouldn't have known anything happened to it.
I didn't know how claims worked, so since the insurance company gave me $1800 and the repair cost $700 less, I called State Farm and asked where to send the leftover money. They kindly informed me it was mine to keep. I don't really get that as a business model but hey, if I can make $700 by getting hailed, who am I to complain?
If you're on the fence about paintless dent repair, I became a believer after my black, nearly-new 2000 Xterra got absolutely pummeled by hail when I lived in Texas. Hood, roof, and hatch looked like a golf ball. Traditional body shop started talking grinding and Bondo - yeah, no. Tried a paintless place and was stunned when I got the truck back. There was one ding in the roof near the rear attach point for the rack they couldn't get to; otherwise it was pristine. I'm not kidding, you wouldn't have known anything happened to it.
I didn't know how claims worked, so since the insurance company gave me $1800 and the repair cost $700 less, I called State Farm and asked where to send the leftover money. They kindly informed me it was mine to keep. I don't really get that as a business model but hey, if I can make $700 by getting hailed, who am I to complain?
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