Seats look great! Do you have a thread on 'blacking out' your interior? I hate the tan interior, and have often thought about what it would take to convert it to black or grey.
What did you do with your 4runner today?
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Seats look great! Do you have a thread on 'blacking out' your interior? I hate the tan interior, and have often thought about what it would take to convert it to black or grey.
CrimsonCountry
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Looks good. I've had mine a while and still love them. Instant quality upgrade for me. I get a lot of compliments and several suprised "Oh, they're seat covers?" comments with their tight fitment.
My Clazzio covers finally arrived and I've been really happy with how they fit and transform the look of the car. This was a major piece of my interior blackout project and it's really starting to come together now. I'm going to dye the carpets next most likely and finish the last pieces of trim in the front area.
I didn't install them in the rear because I just run the seats flat all the time and removed the bottoms and headrests. I'm considering removing the rear seat backs entirely and doing a vinyl flooring in the back but I need to think about it a bit more.
How far are you going with the blackout? I did mine years ago and it's still holding up well short of a few high-traffic rub marks. Thankfully its an easy touchup. I mirrored the 5th gen scheme with black up to the window line, carpet and all.
Bogrun
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Thank you! I don't have a thread going on my progress but if you go back through this thread I have my process documented decently well. It's not difficult, just time consuming and a little pricey for all the paint you'll need.
My plan currently is to blackout everything to be honest. I'll probably pause at the headliner and maybe I'll be convinced not to bother with it but I would really like to sound deaden the roof to get rid of the tin can sound when it rains hard so that'd be a good opportunity to dye the headliner.
In hindsight, I would've waited to do my A-pillars so I could mimic the 5th gen look and then decide if I'm happy with just the bottoms being black. Now I'm kind of forced to do the B and C/D-pillars. Those are close to next on the list.
For the front all that's left is the center console bottom, a small piece on the glovebox, , B-Pillars, carpet, and seatbelts.
All that's left in the back is the rear door panels, C/D Pillars, hatch panel, seatbelts, and carpet. I want to do the tread plate on the bumper as well but I may plasti-dip that as I think it will hold up better to the wear it'll see. The other tread plate on the inside of the hatch is the only piece that's seen scuffing since painting.
I was initially hesitant to embark on this journey because if I messed it up I'd be left with a pretty ghetto looking rig but so far I've been really pleased with all the progress I've made. I'm trying to have everything finished before it gets too cold to paint outside so the clock is ticking!
Andrea
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Darn these look great! I also went with all black (ventilated in the center). Congratulations, looking forward to hearing more about the diff. mods you do to your truck
My Clazzio covers finally arrived and I've been really happy with how they fit and transform the look of the car. This was a major piece of my interior blackout project and it's really starting to come together now. I'm going to dye the carpets next most likely and finish the last pieces of trim in the front area.
I didn't install them in the rear because I just run the seats flat all the time and removed the bottoms and headrests. I'm considering removing the rear seat backs entirely and doing a vinyl flooring in the back but I need to think about it a bit more.
Hi-desertT4R
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Bassturd
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Hear you. The one that nailed me in the side was moving like a rocket. I can't figure it out, twice in last couple of years. Either there's a deer contract out on me or they're just trying to end it all.:noidea:
originalg00kster
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Can I get some more details on the sunglass holder/switches? If I ever get a switchpros, that's where I want to hide/conceal it.
Bassturd
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That’s two in the last two months for me…The one I hit last month I was driving the work shuttle truck. Tough little bastards they both just scampered back into the woods…the second one sh*t all over the side of the truck though! I’ve had a lot of close calls over the years but those two were my only full contacts!
Here is where I got it, but I did purchase this part months ago in anticipation of this project. Looks like it may be out of stock, but I would contact them to see if they could make it still.
2003-2009 4Runner Sunglasses Holder Switch Panel – Solidshift Concepts
Hi-desertT4R
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First I pressure washed all the mud off my truck then got my @eimkieth PCK installed today. Awesome product. Super clean. Happy I finally got this off the checklist. Removed the Toytec adjustable panhard bar and reinstalled the stock one. Going for some testing on the trails as soon as the old lady finishes her nap
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stevelikesrhino
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Bluesky 07
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Changed out my rear suspension over the weekend. Took off the FJ rear springs I've had for 3.5 years and ~82K miles in favor of some NIB Eibachs (E30-82-073-01-02) I picked up from forum member [MENTION=32665]shiftmx[/MENTION]. I've had Bilstein 4600s (p/n 24-186049) on the rear for a year-and-a-half and 32K miles (those will be for sale soon if anyone is interested). Swapped them out for Eibach's E60-82-008-02-01 (new from Jegs) since the 4600 is for stock height. Picked up an inch floor to fender well with the new setup, from 36" to 37". I find it tough to get a precise measurement from the center of the hub but it went from ~21.5" to 22.5" IIRC. Also greased the rear Prothane sway bar bushings.
I got Eibach front springs in the deal as well and will do the front once I find a bargain on their front shocks.
I'm still a huge proponent of the Tacoma suspension swap, which is a great, cost-effective short- or long-term solution for 4th Gens. For me, the Tacoma swap was a terrific choice as an upgrade to my worn-out X-REAS and gave me the time to figure out the direction I want to go long-term, which is the Eibach setup.
I got Eibach front springs in the deal as well and will do the front once I find a bargain on their front shocks.
I'm still a huge proponent of the Tacoma suspension swap, which is a great, cost-effective short- or long-term solution for 4th Gens. For me, the Tacoma swap was a terrific choice as an upgrade to my worn-out X-REAS and gave me the time to figure out the direction I want to go long-term, which is the Eibach setup.
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