2016 T4R Trail Edition

[shadowz]

A little background I was coming from a Trailsteam FJ Cruiser, but wanted some more cargo/passenger space. So the relative upgrade for myself would be the 4Runner. Buying used for the generation wasn't really an option as they are bonkers for what they go for on the used market.


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As for my decision to why I chose the Trail Edition, simply put we did not have the TRD Pro in Canada yet and it offered all the options I wanted such as synthetic material on the seats, Crawl Control, Multi Terrain select being a few of the standard options

First day with the truck here it is at the dealer

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Took it home and installed the TRD Pro Grille I had ordered.

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Before

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After

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The next day I dropped my truck off at Balance Auto Garage. There I had a full Toytec lift, my Volk TE37, and wheel spacers waiting

To fit the 33 inch tire set a body mount chop was required as well cutting 3 inches of bumper off along with modifying where the splash guard sat and it's actual shape to avoid any sort of rubbing. This was all done with 50km on the clock

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[shadowz]

Finished product after the lift, along with this I had Tinttech tint the front windows and I had the entire front end from mirror forward wrapped in XPEL Ultimate

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Wheels are 18x9J 0 offset Volk TE37 large PCD with a 1.25 inch spacer (roughly -32 offset) with Goodyear Duratrac

I installed Phillips LED lighting in all the interior, reverse lamps, puddle lamps and such

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To continue along with my TRD Pro look I removed the bumpers to use bumper paint on the bumper inserts

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Here was the finished look after that stage

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For night driving I installed a 5000k HID kit and for the DRL and highbeam I went with a LED kit

Here is a LED VS Halogen comparison

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Winter came along so I purchased a set of TRD Pro wheels with studded Goodyear duratracs. Along with this so I can hit the trails I installed a set of Demello Offroad sliders. This is currently how the truck sits as of today

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The nice thing also about the 4runner was that I have a 17 inch spare, I did purchase a BFG KO to run as a 33 spare, and it tucks nicely under the truck

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Enjoy I'll be updating this thread as much as I can

[Darkane]

Love it. Did Sun help you at south pointe?

[shadowz]

Originally posted by Darkane
Love it. Did Sun help you at south pointe?

Thanks! It was actually Alex and Zac who helped me with this

[ExtremeSi]

Awesome truck. Man you work fast.
And that GT3 is not bad either.

[Darkane]

Originally posted by shadowz


Thanks! It was actually Alex and Zac who helped me with this

Wife and I were looking at a runner there too. Didn't pull the trigger but I got a decent vibe from that dealership.

[shadowz]

Originally posted by ExtremeSi
Awesome truck. Man you work fast.
And that GT3 is not bad either.
Thanks I was super impatient with this one



Originally posted by Darkane


Wife and I were looking at a runner there too. Didn't pull the trigger but I got a decent vibe from that dealership.

Let me know it was pretty tough to beat the deal they offered, free ECP, they gave me a Tacoma for a month while my runner was coming in. And a great price too

[Darkane]

Originally posted by shadowz

Thanks I was super impatient with this one




Let me know it was pretty tough to beat the deal they offered, free ECP, they gave me a Tacoma for a month while my runner was coming in. And a great price too

Appreciate it. This was about two years ago.

Sierra filled the void.

[nissanK]

These 4Runners never caught my attention until I saw yours.

Looks great!:thumbsup:

[Chester]

Any updates?:burnout: