chill_dog

Looking good!

iSeeYouTwo

<p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That is what I meant, output pics. LOL</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Those tails look awesome!</p>

97BlackAckCL

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I ordered it from Amazon, paid like $170 for it back in March

Amazon.com: [SPOT/Flood] - OPT7® C1 Series: 32" Off-Road LED Light Bar w/ Wire Harness and Switch - Flood/Spot Auxilary Lamp Combo (11700 lumen): Automotive

97BlackAckCL

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Got the new tail lights installed, I'm not used to them yet, but I like the different look. Here's a few pics:

Side by side with stock


First one installed


Old vs new


Had to check out how the LED's in the clear compared to stock


All done!


Washed the truck and took some afters






I'm liking them so far, they match my blacked out headlights well, speaking of clean truck.

1StGenCL

Looks nice and clean but I'm not sure about the tails, not bad but I don't know. I do like different though.

Oh, time to black out the led bar

TLDude876

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^what he said.

CCColtsicehockey

^ concur

I wonder if you smoked the clear part like you blacked out the front headlights how it would look.

quanaman

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Looking sweet man, my brother has a similar 4Runner, except he got the v8 and loves it.


ever consider getting the rear roof spoiler? I'm not sure what its called officially but it goes on the rear tailgate and is usually painted to match the car. I think that would finish off the rear end nicely.

97BlackAckCL

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I had the stock spoiler on my first 4Runner and I miss it. I just haven't gotten the balls to drill into my rear tailgate. I do need to take that all apart to run my backup camera, so I may just think about that.

Here's a pic of my old 4Runner with the spoiler, so this was what I was used to for 6 years


And I agree, the rear end definitely looks lacking without it

CCColtsicehockey

I agree the spoiler looks great on the 4Runner.

97BlackAckCL

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I've just never wanted to drill the rear hatch It comes with a template, but I dunno.

I'm about to get some more money from selling some additional parts, you fawkers are giving me ideas

CCColtsicehockey

That is what car friends are for

quanaman

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Hahaha look what I started!

Man of all the stuff you've done here it'll probably be cake. I'm pretty sure you just measure twice and drill once no but seriously, I think all you have to do is make sure you use touch up paint around the drilled holes to prevent rust.

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah, I have a whole shelf of parts for the ack that were "great ideas" too

Yeah, I'm sure it can't be any worse then when I modified the dash with a dremel

97BlackAckCL

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Truck is going back to the body shop tomorrow to fix the 2 issues that they never fixed/addressed, 1 of which was caused by them. Hoping to be done after this

CCColtsicehockey

Ugh oh what did they screw up?

Yumcha

Wow, what happened...!?

97BlackAckCL

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They didn't fix the rear passenger door lock actuator that failed after the impact, and when they took the rear hatch window apart for painting they lost an actuator or some part that makes the window go down when you press the remote button and none of the auto up/down functions work anymore.

quanaman

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make them install that spoiler for fucking shit up

hope you get it all sorted out!

CCColtsicehockey

At this point I am not sure I would trust them not to screw up the install of the spoiler.

Yumcha

Dafuq...are these amateurs working on your car? Hope they are crediting you something for this...

97BlackAckCL

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^Nope, been using this shop for almost 20 years. I am going to try and force them to pay my rental car fee

quanaman

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random thing I just remembered; have you upgraded your brakes at all?

We were swapping pads and rotors on my brother's the other day when we realized one of the pistons on his caliper was siezed. He opted to replace both fronts, but after some research we found out that the 5g 4runner calipers are a direct fit and are upgraded to prevent the seizing issue and are a little bigger (the require slightly bigger rotors). We use his truck for towing, and since the parts almost cost the same, we did the conversion this past weekend.

It was a breeze. Only modification required is to bend back the dust plates a little to accomodate larger rotors. The calipers bolted right on


If you frequent any 4runner forums I'm sure you probably heard about it!

00TL-P3.2

^ Good to know, in case I notice anything on ours. Only the front rotors/calipers?

rockstar143

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Damn Chris...so the subwoofer thing, actuator thing...wtf...and you've given these motherhuggers 2 decades of business?

97BlackAckCL

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Yep, I'm aware of it, thanks

Yep, it's beyond frustrating

97BlackAckCL

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Just picked my truck up after 8 days

They fixed the 2 main issues that I had a problem with, so that's a win. They also did a full detail on it, and even though I'm not crazy about the sticky ass armor all on the doors, I can easily correct that. They did do a nice job on the paint correction and wax, so at least my truck looks sharp. The ABS and Traction Control lights come on randomly, and have ever since I got the truck back from the shop the first time. I asked them to address this as well, but it was a struggle just to get the other 2 things fixed, so I'm taking it as it is. The ABS lights come on, but don't stay on which I'm assuming is some kind of sensor, so I'm going to take it to my own shop and try to get that figured out. Either way, I got my truck back

Yumcha

rockstar143

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<p>Uh...you're swirl free?&nbsp;</p><p>Wipe that bitch with IPA and get to work, Chris.</p><p> </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

e30cabrio

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Wow, great thread. Thanks for all the ideas. Sorry about the accident & messes they made. How did you wire the ashtray? The connector without it is under the powerpoint & smaller than the one on the ashtray.

97BlackAckCL

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Thanks man, it's super easy, both plugs are there, you just unplug the one, untape the bigger plug and plug it in. Super simple mod

rockstar143

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I didn't go opti-coat...
I ended up doing collinite 845...
I'm a believer...look into that shit Chris.

97BlackAckCL

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Finally got my new tires installed, Yokohama Geonlander ATS :thumb:


Some awesome tread on these suckers




Just in time for the snow! I love having traction again!

Yumcha

D's Up

Always had a thing for these 4Runners, nice truck!!

97BlackAckCL

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Thanks, I'm a huge fan, it's my second one, I love these trucks!

97BlackAckCL

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Thursday I hit a pretty cool milestone and thankfully was paying attention and grabbed a pic





Friday I changed the oil for the first time in about 8K miles, ran a half quart of clean synthetic through and let it drain for about a half hour. Then filled it up with fresh Mobil 1 and a Fram Ultra Synthetic Oil Filter.

e30cabrio

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Very cool Chris! I forgot our Runners are identical inside & out (color(s) wise)

What was the solution to the ABS light issue?

CCColtsicehockey

Halfway thought coming in here I would see a possible replacement for the 4runner with the recent conversation.

97BlackAckCL

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The brake light switch resolved the ABS light issues as well

Not yet... Still going back and forth, only have 6 or 7 payments left on this one, so trying to convince myself to keep it for a while