Toyvana

So it's been a while since I've done any mods on either of my trucks. Finally getting that itch again and I've decided I'm going to go ahead and paint the grey cladding and bumpers on my truck black.

A friend has become very good with paint and I can get this done at a great deal compared to what I would pay from a shop. I'm going to have it all painted black except for the silver and gold on the front grille.

Starting in 3 weeks! Can't wait.

MillerPKA

man i remember this picture from a couple years ago, looking forward to seeing it become a reality. i always liked the mojave teflons too and what better rim to match the new accent. and if you can tell me where to get the in-channel vent shades that'd be great, still can't seem to find a set

96RunnerJDK

That is such a beautiful truck. Very nice job.

Toyvana

Have you tried Performance Products? That's where mine came from. www.performanceproducts.com

Rock Slide

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Toyvana, paint's going to look great.

Miller, Weathertech.com carries in-channel vent visors. AVS does as well...probably a bit cheaper too.

Toy, since we're on the subject of window visors, how do you like the in-channel ones compared to the stick on? Pros or Cons?

Toyvana

The only reason I bought the visors was to hopefully keep the sill water on top of the 4Runner from running into my window and down the inside of my door whenever I would stop or go down a hill.

Water still runs into my truck but not as bad as before...but it's nice to be able to keep the window cracked a little when it's raining. That is really the only positive thing about visors.

The con of the in channel visor is the window will auto roll down when you try to auto roll it up because it bumps into the visor...so you have to hold down the button sometimes.

I don't mind that con when stick-ons are somewhat 'tacky' (pun intended) in my opinion.

CDUFF7

toyvana, I like the paint job a lot, excellent. I was curious what tires your running and size? Thanks in advance.

Toyvana

33x12.50x16 Super Swamper SSR Radials. Awesome tires...currently running them on both of my trucks.

CDUFF7

Nice!

Toyvana

Had the cowl, spoiler, tow hitch and roof rack painted factory black this week. Here's the pics:







Cleanest my engine has been since I bought this SUV 4 years ago:



...and finally, leaving the dealership all cleaned up.

Toyvana

Does anyone know how the cladding comes off, by the way?

Godzilla

The cladding is a pain, but to do it right pop off the inner door panels and you will have access to the clips which hold it to the door and you can easily unclip them as opposed to just pulling and popping them off. This will decrease the odds of breaking anything. Also there is a small line, approx 1/4 of and inch, of 3M double sided tape on the top edge of the cladding. I found this came off easiest by warming up the area with some low heat from a blow dryer. You could also heat from the inside of the door.
Have fun!

Toyvana

Exactly the answer I was looking for. Thank you much, Godzilla!

CYi5

holy body lift batman. Color-keyed will be sweet, I was tempted to do my trim white to match as well.

Beavah

There should be a silver color matching rubber gasket between the flare and the fender.
I have never really been able to make anything stick to that gasket for more then a season.

Seems like the rubber gasket expands and contracts with temperature and eventually starts to crack and peel.

I have used the flex paint for plastic bumpers with no success.
Let us know what you use, and how it holds up.

JC_ez

There are some all black 4Runner Limiteds out there. Just go to your dealer and ask the parts person to help find the part number for the black gaskets.