Front whip flag mount & orange flag installed DIY -- Ready for Silver Lake sand dunes!

[tpdietz]

I haven’t seen much info about front mounted dune flags, which is required for Silver Lake dunes in Michigan. Here’s one I threw together using some scrap metal and some rubber washers from Amazon. It attached to the front recovery point.

Got my new stickers, now I just have to find a weekend to head over!

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[rosnaby]

Can you go to this park alone? Like is it a state park or is it an offroad park you need a 2nd vehicle?

Also, i assume you will leave the flag on when going to costco, to let people know you offroad? Maybe get a wittle wed trd flag?

All in all nice idea and looks awesome!!

 

[4Everest]

You remind me that I need to get my ORV tags for the 4Runner. Nice flag solution! Have fun at the dunes.

 

[Brian Day]

Silver Lake Sand Dunes / State Park .
Great idea . I was thinking about bolting a metal bar to the skid plate , but I like your idea better .
Already have my stickers . Almost ready to go . Always a busy place all summer long .
See you there
Brian

 

[4Runner4Fun]

Have fun! I was just there a few weeks ago and it was a blast. The local shop also has in stock flag mounts that work for the new Tacoma's and 4Runners so I just bought one from them. It was around $30.

Keep an eye on your transmission temp. Mine climbed when pushing hard up the dunes in 4Hi (similar to reports of people doing long uphills in 4Hi). I switched to 4Lo periodically and drove slower to let things cool down. It wasn't a big deal since I only did it a couple short times over about 2 hours of hard driving but it's worth watching. I reported it to Toyota since I would think my "desert runner" TRD Pro should be able to handle hard off-road driving in 4Hi in the sand but it seems the transmission cooling is not quite good enough under some circumstances.

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