What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Adam is correct, and the third one?

 

Rattle and clunk fixing day today. Had an annoying little tapping from under the passenger side dash. Turned out to be the piece of trim under the glove box. Wrapped the piece that fits into a little opening near the firewall and that fixed that. The clunk was somewhere under the front end and it was subtle but had been driving me crazy. Turned out that one of the bolts holding the skid plate on was loose, courtesy of my recent dealer oil change no doubt. Anyway, huge relief to find it and eliminate that clunk.

 

Won't have to worry about anybody else being out there.

 

Installed 1.25" Spidertrax spacers...........

 

OME front, Bilstein 5100s, ORF UCAs, ORP 2" lift rear springs, Energy bushings and isolator. Tires and wheels this week.

 

Flushed power steering fluid. Old fluid is 13 years old... Used Red Line D4, 1.5qts or so.

 

Started yesterday ... hopefully finishing today No idea how it happened but I guess I should have switched to the metal one when I originally wanted to instead of being put in a situation where I had to. Luckily I was able to get the pos plastic one out after both tabs snapped off as that would have been a way worse situation. We only have the one vehicle so the wife was less than amused that I put it out of commission for a day or two. Here's to upgrades no matter how you get to them hahaha

 

Haha that is funny as hell I was going to say the same thing....most likely doesn't think he needs to pay taxes either I am sure.

 

just got the Gobi rack installed. I am blown away at how tough and well-made This rack is. Not the cheapest option but worth every penny. Freaking love it!

 

Pretty cool. Is there a way to wash your roof without removing the rack?

 

It doesn’t get that dirty or it’s not visible enough to be noticed under the rack but if it did get really dirty, pressure washer or any hose fits easily between roof and rack. I’ve washed my roof probably only twice in the past 2 years

 

PAID IT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Baker?

 

Despite seeing all the 6th gen interior I'm so happy to be inside the basic 5th gen.
(BTW, just realized iPhone15 camera quality is little bad vs my old Note10+.)

 

Wireless Airplay and more importantly, cleaned the inside.

 

Ok, the chances of @Borracho Loco seeing me being a poser are low enough, I'm gonna need a link on that 40th drawer.

 

Nope, Baker is too far north.

 

Worked on my wiring setup
How I was gonna route power to the rear
Passenger side is for surge plate n driver side is blocked by ARB compressor
Removed the manifold for more room to reach gaskets…


…discovered I need a new manifold…

no idea, the bolt heads on the outside are perfect
Can’t tell what it is(other than rust)
Almost like salt water corrosion???

who knows but always worth checking if you have a compressor with a manifold

 

Best mod of all!

 

Strap wrench or large channel locks.

 

I've seen those and am on again/off again about them. Not sure whether I really like them. Anyway, here is where I saw them

https://www.etsy.com/listing/140658...184&ref=related-1&sts=1&variation0=3479584750

https://www.etsy.com/listing/139241...f=related-1&frs=1&sts=1&variation0=3269538295

 

@kpmhspirit Thanks! I'm in the same boat. Those cubbies are pretty useless as is and especially the little one. I think I want that one just to fill the spot. I'll stay away from the 1 of 4040 though.

 

Went with a hammer and a screw driver as that was what I had available Got it off!

Back up and running with the upgraded housing! Don't worry, I changed out the tubes.

 

Congrats on getting it sorted and on the upgrade. For anyone else worried about breaking the tabs off of the plastic housing, consider purchasing the

$30 Motivx Tools MX2320-US Motivx Tools Oil Filter Wrench for Toyota Camry, Tundra, Tacoma, 4Runner, RAV4 and More - 64mm 14 Flute Precision CNC Machined Aluminum Oil Filter Removal Tool

Motivx Tools MX2320-US wrench as it wont break the tabs.

 

Funny thing is the one I bought I got from the Toyota parts department that they recommended haha

 

One thing I noticed about the tool I have (bought it at Autozone) is that it "fits" in a couple positions. But it fits better (correctly) only one way.

 

100% I always used it in the position where the tabs filled the whole slot so that it was locked in fully and as deep as possible.

 

What are you using for wireless CarPlay?