My Journey for a new 6th gen Platinum

[Nodak]

finally got my new plates in. took a snapshot of the plates on my current 14R and cropped and resized it down to fit the picture of a platinum 4R.

going to have the dealer remove the 4runner badging on the rear lift gate

should look like this

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[Ahmad310]

yeah getting antsy myself. have lasfit full floor liner kit wating in garage sitting there doing the slow self flatten themselves out.

havent decided on what dashcam i want yet, single forward or front and rear kit from viofo 329 series. if its too cold i wont install the rear camera until spring next year.

trying to decide if i want to keep the oem mudflaps or get some color matched rekgen mudflaps.

https://rekgen.com/collections/frontpage

cant decide to get either blue or red colored lettering inserts, go generic or flashy with mesh screens

I ended up pulling trigger on the full set of Lasfit floor liners too. I also bought a center console tray, the center console compartment for the lid, cargo cover and net.

Do you plan to put bigger tires on yours? I think i will likely add 275/60/20 tires and I may go for the OEM TRD Pro mudflaps that are wider than the other OEM ones when I do the tire upgrade.

 

[Nodak]

I ended up pulling trigger on the full set of Lasfit floor liners too. I also bought a center console tray, the center console compartment for the lid, cargo cover and net.

Do you plan to put bigger tires on yours? I think i will likely add 275/60/20 tires and I may go for the OEM TRD Pro mudflaps that are wider than the other OEM ones when I do the tire upgrade.

no on the tires, but i will endure using the grandtrek's for 1 winter and then promptly swap them out for probably defender ltx m/s (SL load) tires as i get closer to my 2nd winter on them.

the oem grantrek's are useless for winters up here in ND, i had them on my 14R and i couldnt get rid of them fast enough

 

[Nodak]

also forgot, i was looking for some replacements for our 23 tundra, the wife is complaining about the duratrac's SL load i put on, since she "wanted that tread pattern look" on her tires with the new wheels.

looking at bridgestone dueler a/t ascent in SL load, they are more on road with some off road tread. looks decent and has a pretty good winter rating from tire rack @ 8.2

beefy enough tread pattern but to maybe satisfy the wife looks dept but better than what the duratrac's gave her in winter time.

i may look into those for the 25 4R when it comes time to replace the grandtrek's

1st pic is the defender ltx m/s vs the 2nd pic of the dueler a/t ascent

 

[Ahmad310]

also forgot, i was looking for some replacements for our 23 tundra, the wife is complaining about the duratrac's SL load i put on, since she "wanted that tread pattern look" on her tires with the new wheels.

looking at bridgestone dueler a/t ascent in SL load, they are more on road with some off road tread. looks decent and has a pretty good winter rating from tire rack @ 8.2

beefy enough tread pattern but to maybe satisfy the wife looks dept but better than what the duratrac's gave her in winter time.

i may look into those for the 25 4R when it comes time to replace the grandtrek's

1st pic is the defender ltx m/s vs the 2nd pic of the dueler a/t ascent

Those Bridgestone's look good and that's a good rating on Tirerack...

I'm on my second set of Toyo AT3's (275/55/20) on my 2014 Limited and I absolutely love them. First set got me about 70k miles and I'm 45k into second set. They give that aggressive tread but not noticeable change in road noise and they are smooth. Have handled rain and snow like champ as well. I will be putting them on the Platinum in 275/60/20.

 

[cbx$$$]

My delivery window just went from 9/24-10/8 to 9/25-10-1!! Must be at Chicago distribution center waiting for delivery to Wis. I to pre ordered Lasfit Matt’s and took advantage of local sale on a set of Michelin ltx defenders m&s. Will probably put 100 miles o the crapy stock Grantrek tire before replacing them. Any thoughts on the Toyota screen protector they sell for $100?

 

[Ahmad310]

My delivery window just went from 9/24-10/8 to 9/25-10-1!! Must be at Chicago distribution center waiting for delivery to Wis. I to pre ordered Lasfit Matt’s and took advantage of local sale on a set of Michelin ltx defenders m&s. Will probably put 100 miles o the crapy stock Grantrek tire before replacing them. Any thoughts on the Toyota screen protector they sell for $100?

Sweet! Hope it don't slide any to the right, and post pics when you get it!!

I don't know anything about the Toyota Screen protector. I went with the Screen Protech ones for Tacoma to get the additional covers for the HVAC display and 4WD selector/Shifter since its the exact same price and I've been seeing a lot of people complaining how easy all these areas have been showing scratches. https://screenprotech.com/collectio...oma-screen-protech-kit?variant=44716622938366

 

[cbx$$$]

Look what just arrived at my dealership! Made arrangements to pick it up tomorrow afternoon, its going to be a long night LOL. I did get a chance to see it and walk around and a few things noted were the tires are Yokohama Geolandar x-cv, I was happy with that, the spare is a match to other 4 with matching alloy rim, (good) Also first time actually seeing a Platinum and not a picture the interior color navy blue is very rich looking and the the dash overlay trim is much better looking then i thought it would be..

 

[DHermit]

Does anyone know if you can add the power running boards after getting the vehicle? After waiting 2 years, I took the one that was exactly what I wanted, minus the boards. Now I noticed this vehicle seems to sit a little higher than my old one and my dog is getting older, so I was wanting to add the running boards if they do drop down lower than the fixed ones?

 

[DHermit]

Also, now that I've had it about 1000 miles, I notice that it kicks up dirt and mud like CRAZY onto the doors and sides of the vehicle. What mudflaps have people added to solve this?

 

[Nodak]

Does anyone know if you can add the power running boards after getting the vehicle? After waiting 2 years, I took the one that was exactly what I wanted, minus the boards. Now I noticed this vehicle seems to sit a little higher than my old one and my dog is getting older, so I was wanting to add the running boards if they do drop down lower than the fixed ones?

you can but it will cost more than the factory cost. i think there is a thread somewhere on here about doing the oem boards.

 

[Nodak]

Also, now that I've had it about 1000 miles, I notice that it kicks up dirt and mud like CRAZY onto the doors and sides of the vehicle. What mudflaps have people added to solve this?

do you have the oem ones or none? aftermarket ones you can get better body coverage than the oem since they usually sit flush with the body

 

[Dead Horse]

I've got the aftermarket (AMP Research) power boards on my Tundra and I would 100% buy them if I needed them on a 4Runner. They're one of my favorite mods ever. Been on there for 12 years.

 

[Ahmad310]

Look what just arrived at my dealership! Made arrangements to pick it up tomorrow afternoon, its going to be a long night LOL. I did get a chance to see it and walk around and a few things noted were the tires are Yokohama Geolandar x-cv, I was happy with that, the spare is a match to other 4 with matching alloy rim, (good) Also first time actually seeing a Platinum and not a picture the interior color navy blue is very rich looking and the the dash overlay trim is much better looking then i thought it would be..

Congrats! Cant wait to see pics of it after you pick it up!! Good choice on the color too!

 

[Nodak]

update 2025-09-25, finally on a rail car for transport to my regional rail head.

see post https://www.4runner6g.com/forum/threads/my-journey-for-a-new-6th-gen-platinum.5917/post-75382

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