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If it wasn’t clear from the write up. The original Dongar pro was faulty, causing the vehicle to constantly remain awake and drain the battery. They sent a new unit and it works as expected and does not keep the car awake.

https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/dashcam-installation-with-dongar-pro-update-now-fixed-working.2423/#post-36287 Dropped a bunch of pics here

It does throw an error if you have the seats removed. Unfortunately while you can “clear it” with the main infotainment the error is not removable from the history log there. I’d assume that if you put a resistor in series with the connector it’d suffice to shut up the warning

The 2nd row seat brackets are pretty simple to remove. You just have to remove the seats which are 4 bolts each and then take off the remaining plastic shroud and it’s another 6 bolts for each side.

Paintless dent removal technician came today. Went with a company called Pacific Coast PDR. Extremely quick service that was done within an hour. He did not expect the hood to be made of aluminum but completed the PDR for a great price as if it were standard sheet steel. Due to the type of...

Did have a chance to have a PDR guy out today to check out the dent in my hood and assess removal. He did inform me that the hood is made of aluminum which may be useful information to yall here. no other body panels were aluminum as tested. Exclusively the hood

You can tap into the embedded OEM dashcam plug in the ceiling pod for power even if there is no auto dimming mirror from the factory. Super simple to do

Still getting about 21-22 mpg combined here. Impressive for how large and heavy this vehicle is especially given how I live in a hilly area. To shame my old 2020 Subaru Outback I used to have, I’m averaging better mpg so far with the 4R.

I’ve noted that my 4Runner lets out a long and loud brake screech when lightly braking in after reversing. Appears to happen after being parked and if you reverse in general, even after driving for quite some time. The Tundras have a TSB for this same issue so I’m curious if Toyota will have...

IMO for a Toyota a generic elm327 is plenty. They are like 9 bucks on ebay

Tbh I wanted to see if it was meaningfully different than any of the other ones out there. That and it is compatible with Ford and a bunch of American manufacturers so it could come in handy later on. We’ll see if I end up keeping it long term.

They have a compatibility list on their site. All of them listed should be usable to make the customizations including a bunch of generic elm327 dongles that link to the app. The only thing you absolutely need is a paid Carista subscription.

They remain in place as they are written to the cars computer. You could technically buy one, a single month of sub, make the changes you want, and return it. No reason to keep paying for additional months

I have the SR5 variant of the 2025 4Runner. I recently purchased a Carista Evo dongle since I had previously used a similar dongle in the past to modify my 5th gen 4Runner. Figured that I'd check out what options are available in and I found out a bunch of different options that are toggleable...

Sharing a picture of what mine looks like. Similar gap on both sides.

I have the same minor separation in the front fender flares. Not major enough to be of concern for me but it is there.

Most of the early reviewers who were invited to Toyota events didn’t actually see the USA spec 4Runners and saw the Canadian variants instead so most early content is dead wrong. No heated steering wheel, heated seats, ASS, or inverter plugs in the SR5 here.

The SR5 does not have auto start stop. The engine is on 100% of the time the vehicle is active.

I currently have an appointment with one in the area :) He’s booked out to next Friday but he’s one of the best in the area. Will be posting results here when it’s fixed.

Might have the first chunky hood dent on record so far. Not even 800 miles on the odometer and someone dropped a hammer on my hood apparently.