RedRunner's 2016 SR5 Build and Adventure Thread

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I went ahead and "dipped" my stock SR5 wheels bronze. I went with the dipyourcar kit since I had good luck with them the last time. I went with Graphite center caps as well.

Before:
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Wheels all cleaned, bagged and tapped off:
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Ran the "dip release" around the tire itself:
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I did a last round of cleaning:
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3 Coats in:
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Moved the 4Runner to get better angles at the parts of the rim that were on the bottom:
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I did about 6 coats:
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RedRunner87

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On New Years Day I ran Schubarth's Trail in-between Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. Ended up being a beautiful day out.

Pikes Peak

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Time to air down:
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First Stop:
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Second Stop:
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FJ80 didn't carry enough momentum up the snow/ice hill
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Turn Around Point:
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Sorry for the bad video quality:
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RedRunner87

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Fixed the rear Passenger side door handle today. Used this video as a reference on how to get the panel off:


First stop is to pop of the three screw covers and remove the 3 screws:
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Then you just start at the bottom of the panel and pop the door panel off. Once you get the panel separated from door, you lift up and pull it out of the window track. Then you just unplug the power and release the two cables.

Next up you need a 30mm Torx bit and remove these 3 bolts:
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Once the bolts are out you need to push the locking mechanism and push it down so you can access the bolt for the door handle:

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That is basically how you remove/attach the rear door handle.
 

RedRunner87

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We had an absolutely gorgeous day for February in Colorado(55 degrees in the mountains). I hit up Longwater Gulch with Colorado Springs Tacomas and it was an absolute blast. Still a good amount of snow, good amount of mud too.

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When we started the trial we saw this 3rd Gen 4Runner stuck on the side of the trail. No owner around so we continued on. When we came back the owner hired a recovery company to get him out. What a ******** show that was. Absolutely dangerous, they didn't Stay The Trail and were unprofessional.

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Air up time

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RedRunner87

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Got my Ditch Lights and OEM Style Switches wired up.

Installed the CaliRaisedLED OEM Style Switches:

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Used this diagram to get them wired
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Tapped into he "Green" OEM wire to the "Red 2" switch wire:
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All the switch lights are working:
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...and we have power!

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