How To Facelift a 4th Gen Toyota 4runner
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Tired of the old look of your 03-05 Toyota 4Runner? So was I.
The 06+ is so much more visually appealing.
Plus the projectors put out better light making your car safer to drive at night, and the LED tail lights are brighter decreasing your chances of being rear ended.
In this video I show you how to update the headlights, grill, and the tail lights to the newer LED ones
The difficulty level is minimal to do the front and rear lights, the 06+ grill is another story
Watch the whole video before ordering the grill
Links to the parts I used:
Headlights:
www.amazon.com...
Tail Lights:
www.amazon.com...
Bumper filler pieces:
www.amazon.com...
9006-h11 Adapter:
www.amazon.com...
H11 Silverstar Ultras:
www.amazon.com...
For the parking light bulbs, I cannot find the ones (or ones similar) I purchased years ago
I CAN tell y'all they were 194 LEDs
All the ones i can find seem too long, BUT I did get the holder in with stock bulbs, and 168 led SHOULD fit
For 10$ for 10 bulbs, I would risk these ones:
www.amazon.com...
06-09 Grill with letters and LEDs (REMEMBER THIS IS THE HARDEST PART OF THE SWAP, MINES UNREFINED, HANGING ON THE 4 UPPER NUTS, ORDER AT YOUR OWN RISK):
www.ebay.com/i...
Love it how people are upgrading 15 year old 4runners with custom mods in 2022. Really show's these trucks have stood the test of time!! I have 170K on my 05!
Bought 07 V8 Sport at 260k miles last December. Feels like it only has 50k.
Same bought an 05 V8 w/ 197000 miles. Runs super smooth. Awesome truck
I have a 04 with 250k on it. Still running like a champ. No major problem. Just regular maintenance so far. 4runner will always be my favorite. Now to find time to get my lift installed before the Minnesota winter hits
And in 2032, you'll love how people will be scrambling to put them back to stock when well-preserved survivors start fetching $100K.
Nothing like the 4th Gens! (Outside of undercarriage rusting) My 05 has 123k... Had a few issues bcuz she sat from 2015 to 2017 but she's purrin like a tiger! #Runnin up and down interstates! Lol
Just bought an 08 with 300k miles on it, florida car no rust. Starts right up, runs and drives strong and smooth. Great car.
Man thank you so much for this. I’ve been trying to do this for my 05 and people always made it seem so complicated but you made it easier to understand. Definitely gonna take this. Thank you!!
Can’t wait to do some of these mods on mine! Just rolled over to 305K mi, running strong!
Thanks for your lessons, in the absence of the steel bumper, that cut-out part of the bumper that look rough can be masked with 'Car door weather striping rubber' to make it look amazing and to hide those bad looking edges at close-ups.
Just now putting my 07 SR5 with 278k miles through the upgrade circuit. glad i found your channel.
Dude!!! Thank you so much. Saving up slowly but surely to do a grill swap as well as update the front headlights to some aftermarket ones. This is incredibly helpful. Thank you.
Love the video sir. My 04 has 195k, and this is definitely up my ally. It goes without a doubt that getting the mods into video is most appreciated. By no means is that a simple task and kudos to you… I tried recording an oil change and that went to the sh!ts very fast. Thanks again… respect 👍🏽
Do you have the V6?
Thanks for making this, finally a good that actually explains how to do the swap
No problem. It was a learning experience, but now we all have more information 👍🏻
@@steinfabgarage I have all the parts to do the headlight conversion but I been holding it off because I got a used 06-09 headlight that I want to sand and also put custom halo to it. I was lucky enough that the headlight I got came with all the bulbs
@@steinfabgarage hey also where are you located, I want that bumper once you get the metal bumper and which metal bumper are you going with?
@@itsdoncartagena6485 I’m in New Mexico near Santa Fe.
Undecided on the bumper. I was gonna build a simple bumper, but I’m leaning towards a bolt on option as that’s what most people want
4th Gen owner here. Black, ‘05 SR5 4WD V8 with 253K miles. I LOOOOVE her!
I honestly have no interest in doing any of this for my 4th gen. But man, I just have to say: great job with the video, thanks for taking the time to film and share it!
Loved the video! Many thanks for recording, editing and uploading so others could learn first hand what's involved. Will be doing the projector headlight swap on my '05 in the coming weeks.
Thank you. I was looking for a video to show me and couldn’t find one, so I made one!
you’re goated for making this bro. everyone else WAYYY over complicates this so i thought it wasn’t even worth it but it looks so simple
It’s EASY, minus the grille
Good video!!! I'm building my conversion soon and it's true that people over complicate this on especially on these forums (probably inexperienced lol). I've done lots of conversion and it looks pretty easy. Thanks for simplifying this! setup
No problem! Yeah I was scrounging the forums and a lot of things were unclear, so I decided to make this video. Hack a couple plastic tabs in exchange for doing no wiring? Seems like a no brainer to me!
Thanks for the viable and easy to follow info!!! Keep sharing, it's needed! #4Runnin all day!
I really enjoyed watching your video! I did a similar face-lift on the front end of my 2005 4Runner. The difference in my process was that I removed the bumper entirely to make my long cur across, and made some cuts to the corners of the eBay grille to clear the headlights since I kept the 05 ones. Great instructional video though!
The cool thing about 4th gens is you can install 2nd/3rd gen front struts which are superior and bolt right in. They also add a little lift to that factory rake. Rear shocks work with a bushing change. Pretty cool!
This video is exactly what I needed. I've been wanting to do this for my 03
WOW you did it just like I did...and I thought people would laugh at me in the way I did it. I inherited a 2007 w/84,000 miles. I LED'd everything! Inside and out, what a difference. Enjoying your videos!
Thank you!
Im a fellow NM homie and I was trying to figure this out!
finally a video showing how its actually done. i am having second thoughts on doing the grill as i dont know if i wanna ruin the bumper. that being said i might 3d print the part between the headlight filler and oem grill. then paint match.
If you do you should print a bunch and sell them. These cars are all getting to the point where they need new headlights lights, I anticipate this swap taking off in the coming years as the 4Runners get handed down to the kids
Just plasti-dip the 03 grille. Did mine and it looks great.
@@rayland9305 I hate plastidip. It needs to be redone after rock chips and pressure washing bugs. Not my style as I own to many cars so I like doing things ONCE and being done
@@steinfabgarage Strange. Plastidip has been the most durable thing I have ever used, especially against rock chips, as it's rubber they just bounce off. I use it on my wheels and never had it chip. Only time I had to redo it is when my mechanic put my wheels down face first on cement. Maybe you didn't put enough coats?
did you end up 3D printing the part?
You're a great teacher. Your instructions are extremely clear, and detailed, even more so than some of the top youtubers. Keep up the great work!
glad i found this, ill be planning on doing new head lights and that grill on my 06 4runner soon
Love my 2005 4RUNNER SPORT V8 4WD... 197K miles and still running so smooth. My prior 1988 4Runner I ran that badboy to the ground with over 300K miles then Gave it to my Son.. he rode it for another 2 years!
I can’t man before awesome! I have an 05 sr5 With the V-6! Love it! It’s
My 05 Toyota SR5 Toyota 4Runner 1 owner has 220,00 and runs great! I thought about blacken out the grill or something to make it better looking but my brother says keep it original I don’t know!
4-runner one owner is pretty clean!
About to order all this for my 05
210k on my 4th gen 4runner and still unbeatable!
Thank very much, that is what Im looking for!👍👍
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Looks legit. Could wrap the edges of the bumper cut with some rubber molding which might fill in some of those gaps and keep things from rubbing.
Orrrrrr picture this, I intentionally hit a stop sign, throw the bumper away, buy a steel bumper and go back to really show that stop sign what’s up
Love your videos. You’re inspiring me to buy an older 4Runner I can actually afford to flip. Miss my 98 limited. One miss I noticed, I would have added clear coat to the trim piece. The front end gets the most beating and that paint need protection.
Great video! I like the grill the best . Wish there was like a set of fenders were they would work with the truck front ends . I’d change out my 04 for the 2017-2020 . The bumper , hood, grill and headlights seems like from what I’ve seen those peace’s are easily made to fit with a little carving behind the head lights . The newer truck front fenders don’t line up with the door contour. These older 4Runners look so good with mods and the newer Tacoma front ends are just sick on these . Toyota sure uses a lot of different bulbs but I found the low beam to be the same as the bulbs in my lower bumper projection lights to be the same . It looks a lot better from the start !
This video is amazing. Thank you so much!
She’s my third 4Runner. Lost my 2000 3rd Gen in my ex wife’s roll over. Thanks ex. Lost my second in the divorce. Bought a 3rd one. These machines are amazing! Especially if you can find a 4th Gen V8. Just be careful with the secondary air injection pump. It’s a bitch. And expensive.
I found a 2007 Sport Edition w V8. I love it.
Needed this video!
You could of bought headlight housings that came with the bulbs and sockets that would of made this install easier
"pull the bolt out and spit on it" deadpan delivery LMAO
What always irritated me was the 03 to 05 have the projector fogs and just reflector headlights thr 06 to 09 have the projector low beam but have reflector fogs like why toyota why couldn't you just left the projector fogs between all years
06 to 09 grills only work with 06 to 09 bumpers but cutting works since your replacing the bumper with a aftermarket bumper
Headlights on the 06-09 4Runners are not very good. You would have been much, much better doing a retrofit to the 03-05 headlights. If you really want the 06 headlight look, then you can retrofit those with much, much better projectors, but they are a lot harder to retrofit. The LED taillights are kind of cool, but I personally found it better to just use a phillips LED replacement in the stock taillights. It is much newer technology and much brighter than the 06 taillights. But, when I fist got my 05 4Runner, I looked at all of these upgrades as well, so I don't blame you for wanting to do them.
worst thing Toyota did was take the V8 out of the 4runner as an option
Absolutely! The new V6 is a turd. V8 makes torque in the powerband that the 5th gen can’t match. It can only tow 5,000 😂
@@nordicpride9708 what also doubles down on that is that Toyota makes a great diesel motor but for some strange reason we cant get it in any suv here
Love my 04’ Nice vid.
Nice work, man. You just got a new sub. Thanks.
Much appreciated
OMG I have theee same exact 05 with same exact colors and 3rd row Limited. Literally going to check out wheels n tires for it today. I been looking on here for pics of this silver to see what wheels look best. Thanks
Great video bro!
My drl module runs an 80w pod on each side with no problem. I’m actually looking at this facelift to get away from using bright pod lights as turn signals.
Thank you for this info, think I'll get you to modify my own headlights 😊
Thank you!
Thanks to have like you.I have my 06 ,I can copy you and a lot of money
I put this tailight housing in on my 2004 4Runner and I am getting hyperflash turn signal as well. All other lights are working and this is the only one I replaced. ALL other lighting is stock. This tailight assembly is tricky because there is only 1 wire feeding all three bulbs. This did not work for me.
Would it be worth buying an 07 with 230k ?
Sure, if the frame is solid and it runs good. Bought my 08 with 210k mikes 3 years ago and now have 296k on it. I have been all over the US several times without any issues.
The best mod for lighting you can make on these is a VLED V6 Triton switchback LEDs. They make the 4th gen look like a modern high end suv lighting wise. Worth every Penny! Def not cheap junk like most LED bulb only kits
21:59 I don't think that's what they meant by the optional bolt. It may be the one inside the bumper
A lot of people just skip reinstalling the wheel well bolt, b/c it is a royal pain to get started & put a socket on. Definitely worth popping off the plastic well liner and replacing those bolts, tho. I bought some OEM-style projector headlights to replace the yellowed ones on my 2006. Took about 45 minutes to replace both. Had to buy some plastic rivets, tho -- broke a few in the replacement, and about five were missing from the inner shroud.
Thank you for this video. Helped me out a lot.
Great creative video! Super helpful, man!
Miss my dads 04 sport all around great car
This is great... Definitely trying these
Looks awesome!!!
29:02
Oh damn! Can any of you please explain to me that red button? I have the exact same thing and can’t figure it out.
Hey I don't have a forklift in order to paint that piece you demonstrated. What can I do ? Just have to be exact when copy something, that's how Chinese manufacturing. 😘
Freaking awesome!!!
great swap and much easier than other videos.
AT 13:21, WHICH VEHICLE DID THOSE JUNKYARD PARKING LIGHT SOCKETS COME OUT OF?? This info would be super helpful please.
anything for the back??mines broken half way
Hey man I've just got a question for ya, I'm still a bit confused even watching this video 3 times lmao, So i need to H7 to H11 adaptor for one of the bulbs, but the others still work just need to be shaved down? And where did you get the adaptor from? I assume it's something i can get from autozone.
I got my adapters on eBay, but Amazon has them too, not sure about autozone, adapters are for low beams, high beams plug right in, and the rest trim and fit
Love this video. Thank you so much for your time? Got Questions. Which socket is the one you put the LED light on? Is it off the Camry? And if so what year was it? Or is it the original one from your 04?
I used the Camry, idk 09 maybe, however your factory ones work, but the bulb will contact the the outer lens.
Just use the OEM holder with a led bulb, if it’s shorter- great it won’t contact, if not it’s LED so it don’t be hot. Short led is best tho
@@steinfabgarage sorry what is OEM? lol
@@MobileProBarber original equipment manufacturer. Aka the one you took out of your old headlight
Again, Thank you so much for your time and help. 🙏🏽
@@MobileProBarber no problem, any more questions, drop a comment and I’ll do my best to help. Thank you for watching my content, I really appreciate it
Shrockwerks bumper out of houston texas is a great option.
Will it fit 03?
hey there!! love this upgrade, but i cannot find the grill including the TOYOTA badge, where did you get it? junkyard?
Ok now it's time for everybody to comment on what year they have and how many miles they have on it blah blah blah
Is there anyplace to buy the headlight Plug and Play adapter for my 2004 to 2006 swap?
I ordered mine on Amazon or eBay, if you mean locally, I’m unsure
@@steinfabgarage I really like your work I really appreciate the video I've been wanting to do this conversion for a while now.
@@steinfabgarage If by chance you can remember exactly where you got it from please let me know I'll keep looking Thank you again
Good stuff! Send me the link for your steel off road bumper project.
I'm struggling to find the correct paint color. I believe we have the same paint? What's your paint code? And what paint did you use to match? Thanks!
Some random rust oleum from homie depot. I dunno the paint code, I sold it to a buddy right after this
I have been trying to find the parts so I can do this. Where did you find the parts?
Amazon. All the parts are linked in the description
The eBay link you provided is now down, but what exactly should I look for? Is the one you found plastic or a metal?
Debating on whether to do the 06-09 conversion or just get the $100 Amazon blacked out set. Are you happy with the upgrade??
I’m very happy with it. I personally really like the look of projector headlights. They also have a sweet cut off line
What year is this 4Runner ?
04
did you ever make a video showing how to install a steel bumper?
Hay man, just FYI....you got the wrong grill. You got a grill for a 2006-2009 4th gen. They sell the correct TRD grill for the 03-05 that bolts right in without any mods or cutting.
He bought the 06-09 grill so that the headlights fit to the grill and didn’t leave the gap
I had the ‘TOYOTA’ grill, 4 raptor lights, a black push bar, with KC-type fog lights on the push bar installed on my 2007 4-Runer. It looks so badass. I just got it lifted 5 inches, and got some BF Goodrich KO2’s (34x10.5). Can I post a picture?
Did you get any hyper flash when you installed the LED taillights?
Want to swap my 04 V6 trailer hitch with V8 frame mounted trailer hitch. Can that be done? What is Toyota part #?
How do you add extra seating on a 4th generation 4 runner. Are the able to remove when not using? Please help?
Frankenstein Facelift
Wheres the graph of good better best light bulbs?
Have you finished the front bumper replacement?
So much easier to just trim the grill then sand the parts the bumper contacts
I didn’t even think of that!
Anyone know the tires he got on this 4Runner?
25:30 thank you so much for that! I was laughing so loud! Great video. I was not expecting you to run it all over too 😂
It’s not worth my time to sell it lol
Did you have any issues with the turn signal bulbs hyperflashing? Did the swap and at first only one was working probably, now both are hyperflashing. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I did not as I used all stock bulbs. Did you use LEDs on front or rear turn signals? A hyperflash signals that a bulb is out. Are both front and rear turn signals working?
@@steinfabgarage I'm using the stock bulbs as well. They were working in the pre facelift housing, but one is not working in the new housing. I have not gotten around to upgrading the headlights yet.
@@0tterthekulakking620 Let’s clarify some things. What’s everything you changed? The tail lights? The headlights? Or both? Do a light check as well. Do all 4 turn signals work? Hyplerflash points to a bulb being out (that’s the point of it) so make sure they all work. You might have forgot to plug them in
@@steinfabgarage Just the tail lights
@@0tterthekulakking620 make sure the contacts are lined up correctly on the bulb holder into the housing. There’s arrows that point to how it should be oriented
Where is the grill?
Will this work for a 2000 4Runner?
wdym like putting a 4th gen front clip on a 3rd gen ?
@@xanman29 will any of it work I meant?
@@210outdoors idk what you mean if you want to do a 4th genface swap on a 3rd gen it is possible
So what year grill is that?
06-09
Did you use buy oem headlights and taillights? Or aftermarket?
Oem replacment, not genuine. Make sure to buy tail lights that are already wired so you can just plug the led board in, a buddy bought the cheapest ones and they required some wiring, just look at the pics and if it’s 3 wires that aren’t connected to anything, your going too cheap
why not get a premade grill for the 04s
Because I wanted a 06+ grill….
AT 16:38, WHAT YEAR CAMRY DID THOSE JUNKYARD PARKING LIGHT SOCKETS COME OUT OF?? This info would be super helpful please.
Did you ever find out?
@@zyou8er unfortunately the answer was never disclosed. I'm guessing it would be from a similar year camry
@@user-zv5zl2sv5g I see. Thanks!
I’m looking for that 03-05 bar that goes in the bottom of the grill. I’m just repairing my 04 and keeping it stock. Anyone have their old stock bar bracket? I will gladly pay for it. Located in socal.
Dude, you totally hacked that job, use proper hardware and that bubble wrap disaster needs to be rectified
Thanks man!
Where are you located so I can take my 04 and have it look newer.
I don’t work on cars that aren’t mine
Those tail lights are for an '06-'09 but they will fit on an '05?
Yes
Honestly the 2003-05 oem front end and tail-lights look way better than the 2006-09. The led taillights are too cheesey looking and generate too much glares.
I disagree, the new tail lights scream modern, same with the projector headlights
ghetto fabulous!