you're probably not gonna like this, photoshop request

[Jivewalker]

This will stop the glare and give a bit of a custom look.

Is that plasti dipped?

 

[WhiteRunner10]

[MENTION=110414]Taco04[/MENTION] put some vents in his hood a while back:
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/2343575-post15911.html

I like it!

 

[rdruss]

I'd go for functional louvers if I was on off-roader, mainly rock crawler, as I can see that the underhood temps during that activity for a prolonged time; 4-6 hours, could be detrimental to the life of some components. But as a on-roader I see no need, but to each his own.

 

[Thrasher_S]

Great,I never noticed the glare but now I'm sure I will and it will drive me insane.

I haven't had any trouble with glare either, but it get's mentioned all the time. I wonder if it had anything to do with eye height or seat position? I should ask my wife, who is a foot shorter and sits much closer to the dash.

 

[classicinjection]

When ever one of these scoped hood forums come up there are always people talking about how bad the glare is and how they have had to endure it blah blah blah...Hey if it’s that bad I have a super white flat hood and a would love to trade you as would lots of others out there.

 

[Jbellah]

The glare really isn't that bad. Ive only had it a few times at certain times of the day. It was mainly in the morning on my way to where at I was working at the time. Put on sunglasses !!!

 

[tristero]

Wow bro, couldnt quite figure out your interweb feelings from all your posts in this thread. Please tell us more and don"t hold back. Your opinion matters! At least that's what I hear all the millennials saying their woke parents taught them...

Different opinions are bad and speaking them should be shamed and if you yell loud enough you are right! I seem to have seen that somewhere recently, just cant remember...

k

 

[WhiteRunner10]

k

Thanks for making me legit laugh out loud. Lovin your stereotypical millennial response of nothing but a meme or gif. So validating.

Stay special bro.:trophy:

 

[tristero]

Thanks for making me legit laugh out loud. Lovin your stereotypical millennial response of nothing but a meme or gif. So validating.

Stay special bro.:trophy:

The thread theme is "you're probably not gonna like this"
I don't think you're doing it right, boomer. You're not supposed to like anything in this thread.

 

[97BlackAckCL]

The glare must be a 5th Gen problem. I've driven my silver '07 SE for 5 years with no glare issues.

I had this issue on my 03 4th gen hood scoop, I always had sun glare in morning rush hour. It also depends on where you sit. I'm 6'5" and sit up high

 

[WhiteRunner10]

The thread theme is "you're probably not gonna like this"
I don't think you're doing it right, boomer. You're not supposed to like anything in this thread.

So I can understand that point of view. My take is he addressed potential opposition to his idea right there in the thread title in an attempt to take the wind out of any flaming. Then I saw your 4? sarcastic laced posts so I decided to have some fun and take the other side.

 

[Cadesun]

I haven't had any trouble with glare either, but it get's mentioned all the time. I wonder if it had anything to do with eye height or seat position? I should ask my wife, who is a foot shorter and sits much closer to the dash.

Same. I have noticed it exactly once but it certainly wasn't terrible. Maybe people are wearing gas station sunglasses?

To the OP: do what makes you happy; half the people on this site are super helpful and awesome, the other half are just trolls with nothing better to do than rip people apart because they aren't carbon copies of themselves. The louvers could look cool properly done and would keep your engine compartment cooler.

 

[SwayzeExpress]

Vinyl wrap that baby!!!

Or trade - someone will jump on that quick

 

[billnourse]

Is that plasti dipped?

It is vinyl wrap from a window tinting place. 125.00 installed with the front grill bar wrapped as well.

 

[TOY2G]

 

[Bayou_Pro]

I haven't had a big issue with glare off of my scoop at all. Wife hasn't mentioned it about her's either. We do both wear high quality sunglasses though so maybe that helps.


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[57buick]

Do what you like to your vehicle to make it yours. I get all kinds of haters and trolls for my choices in custom mods like my interior. But it makes me happy that I know there is not another 4runner on the road that looks like mine. I mean geez i see at least a dozen other 4runners every day driving around town.
It seems if there is not a youtube video on how to do something already or a 100 page thread by a senior member on a mod they decide to copy then it's crap to them.

I like this idea and I might play around with some ideas like this myself now. And this is a mod that yes you might spend some money on it but if you decide you don't like it it's pretty quick and easy to bolt a new hood back on and try something else

 

[Hydguy]

I haven't had any trouble with glare either, but it get's mentioned all the time. I wonder if it had anything to do with eye height or seat position? I should ask my wife, who is a foot shorter and sits much closer to the dash.

I'm 6', drive with my seat all the way back and all the way up, and the glare can get bad depending on where the sun is.

 

[90Duck]

glare buster

I mentioned this in an earlier thread on this topic, but there is a guy on the Tacoma World forum that makes a vinyl overlay for 3rd gen Tacomas that will fit right on the 5th gen 4Runner. He has now started selling them marketed directly to 4Runner owners on ebay:

Toyota 4Runner Off Road Trail TRD Pro Hood Scoop Decal USA SELLER AntiGlare | eBay

My scoop is a combo of plasti dip on the "intake" part and his overlay in matte black. Pretty much solves the glare issue (probably more intense on white 4Runners) and I like the way it looks.

 

[unsub1]

I also got my scoop overlay from the guy on TacomaWorld. Absolutely love its look and functionality. Nothing like driving 11 hours across the desert just to end your day getting blasted straight in the face by the setting sun and it's reflection.