Electrical mods include anything that requires wiring your own harness, any DIY electrical set-up, splicing and cutting wires, and much more. Whether you are looking to build a DIY switch or a DIY set of rock lights, you will find it on Trail4R.com. We feature hundreds of write-ups from a huge community of DIY 4Runner owners on custom electrical mods. Trust Trail4r.com for your next wiring project on your 5th Gen 4Runner.
Mounting New ARB Brushless Compressor In Engine Bay This marks a pretty big milestone for Trail4Runner.com, our first official 6th Gen 4Runner installation guide and review. I can’t believe it’s…
Easily Organize Your Wiring & Fuses On Your Battery If you love adding powered accessories to your adventure vehicle, you know that cable management is a struggle. Between lights, winches,…
Ditch The Bulky Cables For These Portable Jump Starters Auxito’s new portable jump boxes, the J503 with a 6000A capacity and the AJ01 with a built-in air compressor are the…
2010-2024 Heated Steering Wheel Upgrade: Install & Review It’s finally here, the heated steering wheel upgrade we’ve all been waiting for. This CarTrimHome (CTH) kit is compatible with 2010-2022 (non-heated)…
Upgrading The 4Runner’s 1″ OEM Tweeters To 3.5″ Coxial Speakers The factory non-JBL 4Runner sound system leaves much to be desired in audio performance. In this article, we’ll cover how…
Street Legal Off-Road Lighting Performance Without Compromise No longer do you need to choose between an SAE fog light that’s underwhelming off-road and a non-road legal light pod that blinds…
Simple & Affordable Solution To Light Up Your Cargo Area Have you ever wanted more lighting in your trunk area? I’m sure I’m not the only one who often finds…
Mount Your Auxbeam, Switch-Pro, or SPOD Switch with This Factory Replacement Bezel OE Panels heard the calls and answered with this first-to-market OEM-style panel replacement. Their current applications include the…
Add Visibility Using A Front/Rear Camera With a Selectable Switch For those tight off-road obstacles or navigating a fully built rig through the city, front and rear cameras are a…
Choose Between White Or Red Lighting At The Press Of A Button If you spend a lot of time around your 4Runner’s cargo area, you’ve probably swapped out those dull…
4Runner Owners Discuss Their Hard-Wired Comms Setups This Week’s Topic: Hard-Wired Comms Setups We’re back with a brand new feature post! When it comes to overlanding and off-roading adventures, communication…
How To Install The Cobra RAD 480i Radar Detector With Mirror Mount Despite a 0-60 mph time of 14 minutes and the body style of a shoe box, some of…
R4T Billet Battery Tie-Down: Why You Need One If You’ve Upgraded To An AGM Battery Upgrading your factory battery tie-down after switching to a Group 27F AGM battery is a…
Getting Started With Solar Panels For Your Rig & How They Work In 12-Volt Systems If you’re having trouble finding information about vehicle-based solar power, you’re not alone. Most of…
The Enfig MIC-TOY1: An OEM-Style Aftermarket Radio Microphone Over the last year, I swapped out the head unit in my 2019 TRD Off-Road twice. First, I installed the Dasaita Vivid11…
CarTrimHome HUD (Heads Up Display): Installation, Benefits, & Overview The 4Runner is in desperate need of an overall redesign. Since 2010, when the 5th Gen hit the market, we’ve seen…
KTJO 4×4 Power Folding Mirrors: Convenience & Luxury – Install & Review Have you ever been up against a dirt or rock wall and had to pull your mirrors in?…
DIY Onboard Air & Quadflation Kit For The 5th Gen 4Runner: Full Assembly & Installation Guide If you’ve been off-road, “overlanding,” or even scrolled through your favorite truck camping social…
The Powdeom 700W Portable Power Station – Real-World Testing Across Multiple Uses While Camping & Review I’ve been running a second battery in my 4Runner for a few years now….
Under-Hood LED Light Kit For Toyota & Lexus Trucks Not every modification we do to our truck has to be expensive. The Teq Offroad under-hood LED light kit is an…
A Factory Looking, Cubby-Mounted S-Tech 12-Circuit Dual Push Switch System If you’re looking for a large number of switches in your 4Runner, this 12-circuit switch from S-Tech Switch may be…
KTJO 4×4 Door Bowl Lighting Kit: Budget Friendly Mod To Add Ambient Lighting To Your 5th Gen 4Runner’s Interior – Install & Review We all know that the 5th Gen…
ARB Twin Compressor Behind the Grille Mounting Bracket on a 5th Gen 4Runner: Hidden On-Board Air Solution We’ve covered many onboard air topics here on the site, but this is…
Easily Mount Air Compressor Or Switch Panel Equipment C4 has released its version of a universal driver-side engine bay accessory tray. This tray is ideal for neatly mounting circuit breakers,…
KC Cyclone V2 DIY Under Hood Light Kit Wired to 12-Circuit Switch in Cabin While I was upgrading my switch setup on Jade, I decided to install some KC Cyclone…
The Problem You Didn’t Know You’ll Have…Has Already Been Solved! If it seems like my last few posts have consisted of constant knocks and stabs at Toyota’s shortcomings, that’s because…
A Substantial Upgrade To Your Dated-Looking Halogen Lights LEDs should generally be near the top of your list of mods. While Toyota’s 5th Gen 4Runner (14+) headlights are stylish and…
Lasfit Vs. Baja Designs Build Quality? Real World Differences: Teardown & Comparison In the off-road lighting market, we’re starting to reach the point where affordability doesn’t always mean poor quality….
5 Popular Throttle Controllers To Improve Your 4Runner’s Drivability If you’ve been driving around in your 4Runner and wished the gas pedal had a more responsive feel, plug-and-play throttle controllers…
A Massive 12.5″ Touchscreen & Modern Head Unit Upgrade It’s really hard to put together a snappy intro paragraph when the opening image is of a massive screen replacing what…
The Top 7 Dash Mounts For The 5th Gen 4Runner – Mount Your Devices Securely Organized On The Trails If you drive with more than one device (i.e., your phone),…
Introducing the New Footwell Light Kit from VLEDS: Luxury Style Interior Lighting In the world of vehicle modifications, your options can be categorized into a few different buckets: Functional modifications…
Budget Weatherproof Engine Bay Lighting For The 5th Gen 4Runner – A Better Value Compared To Others? There are a couple of good options for engine bay lighting on the…
Why You Need To Know About Heretic Studio Off-Road Lighting – Insane Light Output & Obsessive Attention To Detail We all know the big names in the off-road lighting industry:…
An Upgraded Head Unit With Massive Display + OEM Look As any 5th Gen 4Runner owner knows, it lags behind the times with interior features, technology, and creature comforts. This…
