r/3rdGen4Runner

Ok what's a guy to do in this situation? Originally I had thought about through bolting the seat or using a timesert. Neither seemed ideal, now they don't seem possible.

Bigger picture, my plan is to shampoo and reuse my carpet, add a little sound dampening, and put it back together. I don't love the stock seat I have. The cushion is blown out. My budget for a better, more ergonomic seat is maybe $1000. Is there a way to not have to saw out and replace this entire front seat mount cross member? Seems like a spot replacement of material wouldn't be strong enough. Maybe weld in the seat bracket for another seat type, and then buy that seat?

Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

just picked up this beauty with 190k Miles.

no active codes and no major issues known at this time.

What are some things recommended have done as far as preventive maintenance or common issues at this mileage to check on ? I plan to do a lot to this yoda and take her the distance, if willing.

thanks for any advise here.

hey guys. trying to find what these fenders are called or even if they are called fenders. i see them on random 3rd gens but i can never find them on google. literally any help would be great

Little more context on my last post with the bumper install. Here’s to good neighbors. 🤙

Thank you for all your feedback on the first post! Here are some more recent photos.

There’s been enough interest that I created a Google form, to better gather/organize everyone’s needs:

3rd Gen 4Runner Parts Inquiry Form

Feedback welcome, patience appreciated.
Like I mentioned, we’re a 2-person team and we both have full-time jobs so we’ll address every comment/message/form as soon as we can.

Edit: Thank you to the person who messaged me about the forms settings -I fixed it, peoples’ info will no longer display.

Alright guys bought my 2000 sr5 back in feb for 11k had 108k miles on it from the south so no rust on the underside. Took it out to Colorado in Aug and since then the idle had been shakey. Nothing crazy but it wasn’t doin it before. So today I take it in for a oil change belt tighting and the idle before winter. Also check out the odometer and passenger window. I got a full check up when I bought and they said everything was good. Today all the sudden saying I need a new head gasket and found rust in radiator. Obviously gonna take it somewhere else for a 2nd opinion but at a loss for words. It’s still running fine. They told me it’s not worth fixing obviously they are a dealer. Thoughts guys.

Hey guys! I’m picking up some fog lights for my SR5 this weekend. The lights are second hand off a parts rig. My question is, where is the switch located in the cabin? And how do I wire it into my rig? Is the wiring pre existing? Do I just plug them in?

tie rod is an easy fix but is the coolant supposed to be this foggy ? trans dipstick and oil dipstick still looks normal but the coolant is brand new, google keeps telling me to stop driving it