Trail Standard Off-road (TSO) Blank Grille Installation Overview
Step by Step Install – Trail Standard Off-Road TRD Pro Style Grille Trail Standard Off-Road (TSO) is a company that specializes in a front-end TRD Pro style grille for the…
ARB Recovery Point on a 5th Gen 4Runner
Step by step installation for an ARB Recovery Point on a 5th Gen 4Runner DISCLAIMER: This recovery point was designed for a Prado. The Prado recovery point was not engineered…
ScanGauge II OBDII Diagnostic Tool – 5th Gen 4Runner
5th Gen 4Runner Diagnostic Scan Tool, and 37 digital gauges in one! For this article, I will discuss general information and installing a Scan Gauge II OBD2 reader for the…
KC HILITES FLEX Light Bar Wiring Install
KC HILITES FLEX Array Light Bar Install 5th Gen 4Runner We wired the 40″ KC HILITES FLEX Array to our Switch Pro 9100 and mounted it to our Stellar Built roof rack….
KC HILITES Cyclone LED Rock Light Install on 5th Gen 4Runner
KC HiLiTES Cyclone Jeep JK Rock Light Kit converted to 5th Gen 4Runner and Wiring to Switch Pro (SP-9100). Rock lights serve many benefits when natural light is scarce. They…
Rear Bumper Replacement 5th Gen
Rear Bumper Replacement 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner Trail Edition, TRD Off-Road, or TRD Pro Bumper to an SR5 Bumper Today, we are replacing a Trail Edition bumper with an SR5…
Top 18 5th Gen 4Runner Front Bumpers – Low Profile & Full Width (Updated List 2023)
C4 Fabrication Overland Series 5th Gen 4Runner Bumpers – Complete Guide: Low Profile to Full-Length Aluminum and Steel Front Bumpers for the Toyota 4Runner Early Model: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013…
KC HILITES Rock Lights on 5th Gen 4Runner
6-Light Universal Rock Light Kit on – Full Overview and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner With all the choices out there for rock lights, it might be hard to…
Rear Window MOLLE Panel Light on 5th Gen 4Runner
How to Wire a Molle Panel Light Using a Baja Designs Dome Light on Rear Window Molle Panels on a 5th Gen 4Runner After upgrading the rear hatch bulbs to…
Tufskinz TRD Skid Insert 5th Gen 4Runner
Tufskinz TRD Skid Plate Insert for 5th Gen 4Runner TUFSKINZ TRD SKID PLATE INSERTS OVERVIEW AND INSTALL As 4Runner and off-roading enthusiasts (you wouldn’t be on this site reading this if…
CARISTA for 5th Gen 4Runner – OBD2 Bluetooth Adapter to Unlock Hidden Features on Your 4Runner
OBD2 Bluetooth Adapter and App: Diagnose, Customize and Service Your Toyota One of the huge selling points that drew me to the 4Runner was its ability to have a rear…
KC HiLiTES FLEX™ ARRAY Lightbar Review
40″ KC FLEX™ Array LED Lightbar Initial Review There is an overwhelming amount of options out there for light bars. You have mini light bars (light pods), full-size light bars, low-profile…
How To Ship Used Car Parts & Accessories
How I Ship Used Car Parts and Random Car Accessories How To Ship Used Car Parts with ShipNerd.com Since I have two 4Runners that consistently change parts, I need a…
Kabar Kukri Machete Review
Ka-Bar Kukri Review and Overview Off-Road Brush Clearing Kukri, similar to a Machete. Great for tight brush, trees and bushes off-road One of the neat aspects about the Toyota 4Runner is…
Tail Light Replacement Guide 5th Gen 4Runner
Tail Light Assembly Replacement and Light Bulb Replacement Overview We will be replacing both tail lights on this beautiful 2012 (5th gen) Toyota 4runner. We had some damage on the…
WaterPORT Day Tank Review and Install
WaterPORT Review – Portable, Pressurized, Water. 3.8-gallon self-pressurizing WaterPORT Day Tank Review and Install I purchased this on a great deal from Costco as they put it on a one-time…
Canvasback Cargo Liner Review 5th Gen 4runner
Canvasback Cargo Liner for Cargo Area of the 5th Gen 4Runner: Full Review and Overview If you ask people in the 4Runner groups about cargo liners, you will get a…
Alpena PositionPodz: Amber LED Marker Light Pod Light Install
Amber Marker Lights with Pods on 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner This is a modification that I have been considering for a couple months. There are many ways to accomplish the…
aFe Intake Install & Review on 5th Gen 4Runner
aFe Momentum GT Cold Air Intake on 5th Gen 4Runner AFE Momentum GT Pro DRY S Cold Air Intake System – Installation, review and comparison to the TRD Intake on…
Husky Cargo Liners for 5th Gen (3rd Row) 4Runner
3rd Row 4Runner Cargo Liners – The Husky Liner Cargo Liners After using the WeatherStopper cargo mat for over a year, I started looking at other options that would fill…
Pelican Butte Shield Volcano Trail
PELICAN BUTTE SHIELD VOLCANO TRAIL – SOUTHERN OREGON 4WHEEL UP AN ANCIENT VOLCANO IN SOUTHERN OREGON Yes, driving to the top of an ancient volcano is as fun as it…
Rustproofing and Undercoating 4Runner
Eastwood Rubberized Rust Encapsulator Undercoating Prevent Rust with Rubberized Rust Encapsulator on your Car, Truck or 4Runner Growing up in the Orlando area, I had only a vague concept of…
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 Review
How These All-Terrains Stack Up Against Other Popular Options For those of you who want to upgrade your 5th Gen 4Runner in both looks and off-road performance, but still maintain…
Bilstein 6112 & 5100 Install – 5th Gen 4Runner
Bilstein 2.65″ Lift Front and 2″ Lift Rear – No KDSS Bilstein is one of the most common options for digressive shock absorbers across many platforms. Developed in both North…
4Runner’s Dash Speaker Upgrade for Better Audio Quality
Swapping out the OEM dash speakers with a coaxial speaker, that has a woofer cone, and integrated tweeter Most everyone will admit that the 4Runner’s audio system isn’t horrid, but…
Donner Summit Bridge and Donner Pass
Rainbow Bridge AKA Donner Summit Bridge – Donner Pass Donner Summit – Lake Mary, Lake Angela, Ice Lakes, and Lake Van Norden North Lake Tahoe is a great place to…
Paracord Grab Handles 5th Gen 4Runner
DIY Paracord Grab Handle kit for the 5th Generation 4Runner (Simple DIY) We had a question come in about paracord grab handles for the 4Runner and it got me thinking….
Viair 400P – Automatic Portable Compressor
VIAIR 400P – Automatic Portable Compressor Review Overview and Review of the Viair 400P-Automatic Portable Compressor – After roughly a year of consistent use. If you enjoy four-wheeling and tackling…
Rago Fab Antenna Mount CB/HAM Wiring on the 5th Gen 4Runner
Running CB Antenna Cable from Inside to Outside Your 4Runner Without Drilling – and an overview on the Rago Antenna Mount (2010-2019 5th Gen 4Runner) What is a CB Radio?…
Smittybilt 2781 5.65 CFM Air Compressor Review
The Ultimate Overland Compressor? Here is Everything To Know About the 12v Smittybilt 2781 5.65 CFM Air Compressor – Full Review & Overview Everything you need to know about the…
5th Gen 4Runner Oil Change – What You Need and How to do it
How to Change the Oil and Oil Filter on the 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner There are many different types of maintenance you can do on a vehicle, but quite possibly…
CargoLoc Roof Top Aluminum Cross Bars For 5th Gen 4Runner – Setup Guide
Fitting Universal-Style Aluminum Cross Bars To Your Factory Side Rails The 4th Gen 4Runners came standard with very sturdy crossbars. With the 5th Gen 4Runner, it’s an option. At first…
Küat NV 2.0 Hitch Rack – Review
Reviewing The Küat NV 2.0 Hitch-Mounted Bike Carrier On The 5th Gen 4Runner The Küat NV bike rack is incredible. It is light, easy to use, and very practical. It…
Yakima Frontloader Rooftop Bike Rack 5th Gen 4Runner
Installation Overview and Review of the Yakima Frontloader Rooftop Bike Rack Carrier Front loader racks for bikes are secure and easy to use. When I owned a Rav4, I used front…
Dobinsons Lift Options, Nittos & Level 8 Wheels
Dobinsons Lift Kit Options for the 5th Gen 4Runner and a few other mods – A follow-up on the $3K Build I recently sent an email asking the trail4r.com crew…