Swapped the L out for the Toyota logo from a 2018 4Runner. I’m swapping everything on the outside over. My job is on the conservative side and I’d rather fly below the radar.

 

Soon to be overheard at the parking lot......"wonder why Piney1 spent all that money on a fancy GX body kit for his 4Runner...." ;-)

 

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My wife has the bling one. I’m gonna put the new grill on hers soon.

 

Anyone interested or curious check out my video
DIY - HOW TO- GREASING DRIVESHAFTS - Lexus GX460

 

LEXUS GX460 THIRD ROW DELETE - DIY - GOOSE GEAR PLATE INSTALL

 

thanks for sharing that. how's the noise back there with the plate? I emailed goose gear a few weeks back and asked what material it was, the response was, "The Base Plate is made from industrial grade 12mm Baltic birch and is 100% coated with professionally sprayed on bed liner material."

I'm tempted to remove my 3rd row seats

 

The noise is ok, not much of a difference. I didn't measure it with any decibel meter or anything but I'd say it's less than 5db noisier.
If noise is of any concern then I'd recommend putting some dynamat or any other decent sound proofing material.
That actually gives me a good idea, maybe I should get some dynamat and a meter to do a before and after test 😁, I mean it won't hurt anything to add some extra sound proofing.

As for the plate itself, i wish it was just specified on the website what material it's made of.
I know it's my fault i didn't do the research (unlike you did) but any normal person would assume that for $500+ it would be made from some type of polycarbonate or some kind of plastic durable material, not wood sprayed in bed liner! And it's not 100% coated, only the top side and edges are covered in bed liner, can't see why the couldn't spray the back side as well for $500+ ??
If i could do it all over again knowing what i know now, i would just make my own plate and I'd make it better, probably 3/4" plywood and then glue on some nice rubber mat 😎

Anyways, what's done is done. In the end I'm happy i can finally start building my custom drawers.

 

new 27f battery! the day after the winter storm up north, i come out to a dead battery 🙄

heres to four more years...though i need to call the dealer and verify the warranty, because i "installed it myself".

also, be careful when installing the bigger 27f, in my haste to install the battery and get back to work, i almost crushed my radiator hose.



ive made an error. my main reason for going with the 27f was to get more cca. the 27f from the dealer (161 taxes&core) only has 710, meanwhile the costcos 24f (122 taxes&core) has 800....hindsight 20/20, hopefully this helps/saves someone some $$

 

Put on 275/65/18 BFG K02 T/A tires and plasti-dipped the factory wheels. Just needs a 1” level.

 

That looks super nice! I'm also getting some K02's soon. Any rubbing with that size tires?

 

No rubbing, got this size for that very reason. They are a nice tire.

 

That's awesome, so basically that size tire is wider and taller than stock tire. And no rubbing!!! What more could one ask for? 😎.... Obviously the lift is coming 😁

 

Travel restrictions ect. Spent Christmas Eve at the park



Ho-ho-ho

 

I just returned mine, couldn’t get the auto retract safety stuff to work with them. Do like them though.

 

Added a tow hitch to get my brother-in-law out of the ditch. What good is a front drive SUV with bald tires?