"JCAlan" (jcalan)
05/06/2018 at 16:00 • Filed to: None
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"JCAlan" (jcalan)
05/06/2018 at 16:00 • Filed to: None | 2
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When last we met, I was !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of the 4Runner project with Lowe’s Peel and Seal aluminum roof patch. The goal was to reduce road noise. I ended up covering the entire floor and wheel wells, but not the door panels.
The whole time I was installing it, I was thinking that I would sure hate to ever have to take it off. When I opened up the first door panel to begin coating it, I just knew that I would be peeling that tar-y shit off in the very near future to replace a window motor or something. So I passed. Which is unfortunate, because I think that’s where the biggest difference could be made. However, I do think that lining the floor made a large difference as well. It does seem quieter, but I have no data to prove it. At any rate, I don’t regret it, and if you ever happen to have the entire interior already torn out of your car, I say go for it.
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So then I installed my new stereo. I went with all Kenwood, and ordered from Crutchfield. I got !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! which I have been pretty impressed with. I put this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! right under the driver’s seat, and it adds the perfect amount of punch to a system that I’m mainly going to use to listen to Stuff You Should Know podcasts. I finished it off by replacing all four door speakers, and kept the factory tweeters near the A-pillars. It all sounds great, and I only spent about 750 bucks all in.
Then I replaced the power antenna with one I bought on Ebay for 18 bucks from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . It was a pain because off course the plastic guide was broken off in the motor, so I had to remove it, and you can’t take the fender liner off to get to it without all kinds of hassle, and the one-and-only bolt holding it on snapped off. But after much swearing I now have a working antenna.
Then I ripped off the rotted through rear bumper and ugly hitch. I’m on a quest to find a reasonably priced custom rear bumper with an integrated hitch. Any suggestions?
Next I peeled off all the rotted and cracked fender flare rubber gasket, and painted the faded grey flares black with Duplicolor acrylic enamel. I think it looks better with black, but it’s not much of a difference. In this picture you can’t even really tell the color change between the flare and the piece on the front bumper that I didn’t paint. Eventually it will have black steel bumpers, so this should all tie in. I ordered new rubber from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Oh ya, I also got rid of the old purple window tint on the front doors.
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And now for the bad news. I was getting ready to POR 15 the entire underside when I found this:
Dammit, I was doing too much bragging about how clean this thing was I guess. You know, I even checked this area before I bought it, because I read that it was a weak point, but apparently only looked at the driver’s side before I said shut-up-and-take-my-money. Oh well. I’ve seen worse, and I already sourced a welder that will strengthen it up for me. Also my brake pedal dropping to the floor issues requires a new master cylinder and booster, and is more expensive than I anticipated. But you know, brakes are important.
MM54
> JCAlan
05/06/2018 at 16:18 |
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Looks good. My mother has an owned-since-new ‘99 4runner that she’s recently been talking about replacing. I hope I have some cash handy when she finally decides to. It’s got the bumper rot in the same spot, not sure what the frame looks like but it passes PA inspection still so it can’t be too wasted.
facw
> JCAlan
05/06/2018 at 17:33 |
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Shiny!
Hellcat Everything
> JCAlan
05/06/2018 at 17:56 |
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Good call on not placing that peel and seal near parts that may need to be replaced at some point.
I have a 2009 tC that the previous owner had slapped that stuff absolutely everywhere in the rear hatch after he installed his cheap sub. Months after I had torn out the sub to regain the trunk space, the rear center tail light was broken in a parking lot and I went to replace it. What would have been an easy 30 minute swap turned into 2 hours of scraping of that crap that he had haphazardly placed on any sheet-metal, bolt heads, wire grounds in the hatch, no neat prep, cutting or anything. There is STILL tar allover the hatch, its damn near impossible to remove.
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JCAlan
> Hellcat Everything
05/06/2018 at 18:31 |
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I can’t imagine ever trying to clean it off. The only thing I went over was body plugs.
Michael
> JCAlan
05/07/2018 at 06:15 |
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Sound damp the outer skin of the door, not the inner