Pay my buddy $50 (who owns a detailing business and ceramic coats all my rides). He hand washes, applies CS3 to all painted and glass surfaces, and will "restore" the ceramic coating when/as needed. It's cheap insurance and helps support a small business. #everyonewins
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Looking at possibly getting some cross bars or maybe a rack for lighter duty usage (possibly for kayak hauling, maybe snowboard attachment, etc) and came across this CLAMBER rack...
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That's what I installed. My sales person said they hadn't drilled it yet and asked what I wanted to do. I said throw the factory front plate mount and the plate in the truck and I'll install it myself.
So far I'm pretty satisfied with my "mods":
1) Ceramic coating - a good buddy of mine (owns a high-end detail shop) did my entire TRD ORP (paint, glass, roof, bumpers, fenders, wheel faces). I do this on all my cars because, honestly, I'm too lazy to wash them often, so this helps a lot.
2)...
Just to echo others:
Ceramic: protects paint from UV and helps maintain cleanliness and water beading.
PPF: protects paint from chips and minor scratches.
I had mine ceramic coated 3 days after taking delivery. I'm still debating on the PPF for the front+hood, but that may be another month or...
So recently I started to notice that for the first 2-4min of driving (it's cold here in NOVA), the trans temp will warm up to about the 3rd "mark" (moving about 25-50mph), and then as soon as I turn to merge onto the highway, it instantly drops down to "full cold", and then takes another 5-10min...
Just installed this on my '26 TRD ORP Hybrid, pretty much directly above the driver's fog light. I didn't need to use any of the extensions that came in the kit, it's very secure, and sits 1/2-3/4" away from the bumper (I tried moving it around and it does not flex enough to touch the paint)...
Traded '21 Wrangler Sport Altitude (lightly modded). This is also "my first 4Runner", and so far I'm a big fan. Already added front license plate bracket (I hate drilling holes in a fresh bumper), Redline hood struts, and will be adding Lasfit LED switchback front turn bulbs this evening (once...
This is almost exactly what I am looking for, thank you! I take delivery of my '26 ORP in about 5hrs, and the dealer told me they didn't drill the bumper and asked what I wanted to do (I told them to leave it as-is and I'll deal with the front plate mounting). Do you notice if it blocks any of...
I was able to get $100 off MSRP simply because I said I didn't want the all-weather floormats, but they included them "for free" after giving me that "discount". #facepalm Oh well, at least since I bought from them, they offer a lifetime engine warranty for free: yes, I verified, it's true. So...
Apparently, this dealer doesn't normally include them, but they ordered them and included them. Ideally, I would've liked some cross bars and/or a skid plate, but I think I can get those for a better price elsewhere. After watching how this dealer test-drove my trade-in, I am less inclined to do...
Yeah, I try to get everything in writing. That being said, if my detailer says it smells like paint once he starts to polish, then he'll stop and we'll wait.
As a "We're sorry we didn't catch this during PDI", at least the dealer is throwing in the Aux pig tails for free...so there's that.
At least from what the dealer told me, the hood will be baked and ok to polish and coat within a day or two. If they didn't bake it, then yes I would agree: wait a couple weeks.