Great idea for the area between the the doors, yet another thing I will have to admit to people "yea I stole that idea from dirtco". I love my tinted windows but they can be a pain in the dark. Hope you have a great weekend man.

 

WILL YOU JUST STOP IT, ALREADY???? .......hehee. Listen, seriously, ......I KNOW you must have shopped around on the deck.... where'd you end up biting the bullet again?(Sorry, running by here with a hit'n'run! lol)...

Tint looks great.... are we trying to add MORE to the danger now with the "Hey, that was close while checkin out Pepper Potts.... I'ma keep my eyes on the road... What? Who? Where? AHHHHHHHHHHHHH... Dayum tweeker on his bicycle side swiped me and didn't see him comin with my sick tint!" ??? ahahha... JK....seriously, that thing is something I could stop by daily just to peep on! lol.

 

I love the color. I would be scared to get it muddy. Keep up the good work man. Always looking forward to viewing your threads.

 

Amazing looking 4Runner. I'm going to show this to my wife and hopefully get the nod to start making a clone of yours. Great attention to detail.

 

How much was the clear bra? I'm going to be putting one on my 67 mustang once its painted.

 

I like the look of the carbon fiber tween the windows.
Gonna run Wheeler on June 16th and camp over night. If you want to tag along

 

I can't take all the credit, BigFishAllDay did the same thing on his 4Runner. I was in the tint shop and the owner was telling about how cool the carbon fiber is and how they were wrapping a whole fiberglass Jeep in it. We went outside and were talking about the tint (I wanted them to know about the roll bar in the back), and the side panels just looked like crap. Everything clicked, I asked him how much and he said $25 because I was getting the tint and Clear-Bra; it was a deal!

I also love my tinted windows, the side windows are only 20% so it's still easy to see out of them. The back ones are a little dark (20% plus factory), but the only issue I could see would be night wheeling; in that case I'll just roll down the back window if I need to back down a trail. I feel the benefits outweigh the con's but we'll see, I'm also in the process of wiring up extra back up lights.

Thanks man! I HATE mud! But there's not much you can do, it's just part of wheeling.

Thanks! Good luck with the build!

They charged me $200 for the 3M Clear-Bra. They did not have a pre-cut template so they used the largest bulk they had (24"), and covered the hood, front fenders, headlights and side mirrors. I might have been able to get it done for cheaper in Denver, but once I figured in gas and the fact I was going to wait around for the day, I decided to stay local. My tint guy does great work, picked up my 4Runner at work for me, and has helped me out in the past (I broke a back window in the old Turbo 4Runner and he tinted the replacement for free).

Thanks Zach! It's gotten a scratch or two, but that will happen when you wheel your rig.

I saw you were planning on running Wheeler; put me down as a maybe (but I'm leaning towards yes), and I'll let you know when it gets closer. I doubt the trailer will be ready so I won't be camping, was it 9am at the trailhead?

 

Can all tint shops do that clear bra?

 

My windows where tinted when I bought mine and they're a lot darker then I would have done but ehh they look good and I can roll them down if its too bad so I'm going to leave it alone lol. The clear bra is cool, is there any kind of warranty with that, just wondering how long they expect it to last. Way better than the ugly black ones.

 

Yep 9 at the trail head. We might be camped there not sure yet on where to camp just yet though. Hope to see you up there

 

Hey man, im in your neck of the woods for the next month. well, kinda, im in aurora. are there any trails around here i could tackle that arent too difficult for an almost stock suspention? i'd love to get out and see some of this awesome colorado back country!

 

Are those the little 8 gallon sized tubs? Or are they the larger ones??

 

Only warning. Knock off the douchebaggery or the Infractions come out.

 

I think most of them can. I would check with the shop, and ask for some examples of their work (pictures, actual cars)

There are plenty of trails that are suited for a stock vehicle in the area. Traildamage.com has a good listing of Colorado trails with ratings, and I might be able to give you some ideas if you know what area your thinking about.

Yes, i believe they are the 8 gallon Action Packers.

 

love the build

 

hey man just wanted you to know that I should have heeded your advice on adjusting the rear brakes and that I will be from now on, after a long down hill in the woods and smokeing the front brakes becouse the rears were so far out duh me. anyway hope all is well with you with all the fires out there.

 

Thanks man!

That sucks, sorry to hear that. I've decided to adjust them at every oil change, and every time I tow the trailer. It only takes a couple minutes; floor jack under the diff, pull the plugs, spin the tires a couple times, click/click/click, and your done!

Thanks for asking about the fires, I've been very lucky (knock on wood) and we have not seen one in the county yet. The neighboring counties have had a couple, and the smoke has been pretty bad, but that's it. I live a mile from a Wilderness area full of dead beetle kill trees, it's scary!

 

I will be doing the same from now on.
glad to hear your okay and I hope you guys get some relief soon out there.

 

It’s been a while since I have updated this thread, so I guess it’s time to get everyone caught up…

As you guys know, my ARB front locker solenoid stopped working on my Spring Creek trip. I called East Coast Gear Supply to see if they would warranty it; after a little trouble shooting to make sure I knew what I was talking about, they agreed and said ARB would send me one directly. After a couple weeks I had not seen it, so I called them to see what was going on. They couldn’t believe the part had not shown up yet, and after being on hold a couple minutes (talking to ARB I’m guessing), they said that the part got shipped but there was no delivery info. ECGS said they would try to get me a replacement as soon as possible, and apologized for the hassle.

Considering this isn’t ECGS’s fault (it’s just a faulty ARB part), and the fact that it’s been almost a year since I bought the differential, I figured it would be a couple days before it showed up. I was just happy that they were not giving me the “You need to call the manufacture” speech. Well, the next morning at work there was a package for me; ECGS had ARB Overnight (AM) the part! That’s pretty awesome if you ask me; things got messed up, but they did everything they could to make it right.

After replacing the part (quick and easy) the only thing left to do was to take the 4Runner out and make sure it works the way it should. I hit up some local trails, then worked my way over to S.O.B. Hill.







And that led to the first real scratch on the 4Runner. It’s not that bad, and it’s on the door cladding so it’s easy to fix down the road. My buddy owns a body shop; he offered to fix it for free (the door cladding and flares are nice because you can pop them off, or get replacements, and still drive the vehicle while it’s getting fixed) but I’m going to hold off until the end of summer and see how it looks. Chances are I’ll just leave it the way it is.

 

And a couple other pictures from the trip, these were taken over a month ago.









“That’s not where I parked my car!”