Wrapped the roof and installed a Roof Rack.

[nr0974]

After reading and watching the video for Victory 4X4's Roof Rack installation. I see that they recommended a strip of 3M PPF for the Front and Rear Valences. So I decided to have the roof wrapped instead. I think it looks pretty good. 6 months of ownership and I think I'm almost done modding for now. "for now"..lol

 

[mteolus]

Looks excellent. Glad you replaced those factory sliders that have the welded on steps that would get hung on rocks. Every time I see those steps (can't remember what Toyota calls them, Predator?) I think of the truck as a mall crawler.

 

[numbay]

Looks awesome.

 

[DUBBZ_CEMENT_PRO]

This looks really great! Did you do the wrap yourself? If so, what product did you use, and any tips/tricks/gotchas?

Regards,
Dubbz

 

[delloro]

Looks sweet, but I would have gone with white.

 

[Mudballz]

Love it great look
Mike

 

[cascadiarunner]

Damn that is a good looking rig.

 

[nr0974]

Looks sweet, but I would have gone with white.

Nah Too Vanilla FJ for me. :yawn:

 

[jp.vegas]

Nah Too Vanilla FJ for me. :yawn:

Agreed the black looks nicer but out here in the desert, that makes a hot interior even hotter when parked. Can't see it under the rack either so I'd probably go with white too.

Truck looks great though. Any issues with the full length rack and sunroof?

 

[Space King]

Agreed the black looks nicer but out here in the desert, that makes a hot interior even hotter when parked.

Surprisingly the color of the roof (or whole car) makes almost no difference in how hot the interior gets.

About 10 years ago a group of engineers at work had this debate. So we decided to settle it. We wired up two identical rental cars with Type T thermocouples and data logging equipment and parked them under the hot summer sun on a back lot at the plant. The dark car got hotter faster, but topped off at the same temperature as the lighter car. We duplicated the same test with tinted vs. non-tinted windows. Same thing. The tinted car heated up slower, but eventually reached the same internal temp as the non-tinted car.

 

[Mudhorn]

Great idea, that looks nice.
Hmm, how creative of a design/color can I do if I copy this mod? Especially since it is not viewable from the ground.

 

[sicnarfone]

This looks good. I have been thinking about doing this too. If you have stuff on there all the time, the roof doesn't get cleaned often and if you don't put stuff on their off, it is exposed to oxidation so it makes sense to protect the original paint up there.

 

[anomalous]

Clean. I like it. That's a shiny ass sunroof window

 

[dezertbomber]

Looks sharp. Did you get the rain gutter or roof front mounts?

Really hoping Toyota makes the 6th gen with three point, full length roof racks in the future. Baffles my mind that soccer mom SUV's out there have this yet an adventure based, long running vehicle like the 4R only has the two point, short rails...

 

[pookguy]

Nice. Kinda wish I did that before installing my rack but now I'm too lazy lol. I think I would of wrapped the spoiler black too...anything to help make the voodoo less bright. That victory rack is nice! Wasn't an option I think when I got the SSO rack.

 

[jp.vegas]

Surprisingly the color of the roof (or whole car) makes almost no difference in how hot the interior gets.

About 10 years ago a group of engineers at work had this debate. So we decided to settle it. We wired up two identical rental cars with Type T thermocouples and data logging equipment and parked them under the hot summer sun on a back lot at the plant. The dark car got hotter faster, but topped off at the same temperature as the lighter car. We duplicated the same test with tinted vs. non-tinted windows. Same thing. The tinted car heated up slower, but eventually reached the same internal temp as the non-tinted car.

Autotrader - car color test

Other tests have shown that dark cars are measurably hotter. They heat up faster, get hotter and cool down slower than lighter colors.

 

[Red Dog Leader]

Ivan Stewart stripes look great! Any plans for the front stripes? Very cool!


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[Space King]

Autotrader - car color test

Other tests have shown that dark cars are measurably hotter. They heat up faster, get hotter and cool down slower than lighter colors.

That's not the results we got. Heat up faster? Yes. Cool down slower? Yes. Got hotter? Not so much. If memory serves they were only 3-4 degrees apart.

I really can't comment on the video you posted, because they didn't provide any detail about their test setup. I will make a couple of observations though... a Limited has a leather interior, the Pro does not. The Limited may also have had 3rd row seats. Both factors would make for a significantly different thermal absorption and emissivity profile.

 

[nr0974]

Autotrader - car color test

Other tests have shown that dark cars are measurably hotter. They heat up faster, get hotter and cool down slower than lighter colors.

A couple is degrees isn't a factor and I believe the number one fact as to why the heat thing doesn't even really matter..... I DON'T LIVE IN VEGAS! It's true those that live in the lower continental US get a more intense sun than those who live up North. So with all that being said my roof should be fine. You guys truly love splitting hair for the sake of being right. :biggrin2:

 

[mcat707]

Surprisingly the color of the roof (or whole car) makes almost no difference in how hot the interior gets.

About 10 years ago a group of engineers at work had this debate. So we decided to settle it. We wired up two identical rental cars with Type T thermocouples and data logging equipment and parked them under the hot summer sun on a back lot at the plant. The dark car got hotter faster, but topped off at the same temperature as the lighter car. We duplicated the same test with tinted vs. non-tinted windows. Same thing. The tinted car heated up slower, but eventually reached the same internal temp as the non-tinted car.

I think Myth Busters did a episode on this test. From what I can remember the result were close to the same. I’ll have to watch it again.