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How To Facelift a 4th Gen Toyota 4runner

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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...

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@teekrad 2 года назад

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!

@dannysanchez7205 2 года назад

Bought 07 V8 Sport at 260k miles last December. Feels like it only has 50k.

@mclarenf115 2 года назад

Same bought an 05 V8 w/ 197000 miles. Runs super smooth. Awesome truck

@damagebrain1 2 года назад

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

@dadgarage7966 Год назад

And in 2032, you'll love how people will be scrambling to put them back to stock when well-preserved survivors start fetching $100K.

@ajedbey-el5846 Год назад

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

@tampadashcam4204 Год назад

Just bought an 08 with 300k miles on it, florida car no rust. Starts right up, runs and drives strong and smooth. Great car.

@jdiamatti 17 дней назад

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.

@Cardoza0727 Год назад

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!!

@EvilX5M Год назад

Can’t wait to do some of these mods on mine! Just rolled over to 305K mi, running strong!

@Jager-er4vc Год назад

4th Gen owner here. Black, ‘05 SR5 4WD V8 with 253K miles. I LOOOOVE her!

@steveobaba1 Год назад

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.

@jeffroos3769 Год назад

Just now putting my 07 SR5 with 278k miles through the upgrade circuit. glad i found your channel.

@chocolingo7423 Год назад

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 👍🏽

@artpolamo877 Год назад

Do you have the V6?

@itsdoncartagena6485 2 года назад

Thanks for making this, finally a good that actually explains how to do the swap

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

No problem. It was a learning experience, but now we all have more information 👍🏻

@itsdoncartagena6485 2 года назад

@@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

@itsdoncartagena6485 2 года назад

@@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?

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

@@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

@koolerthanapolarbear Год назад

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!

@cchadnelson 11 месяцев назад

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

@steinfabgarage 9 месяцев назад

It’s EASY, minus the grille

@ulyssesfraire 5 месяцев назад

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!

@rayland9305 6 месяцев назад

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!

@nordicpride9708 Год назад

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!

@sr5bro126 Год назад

Im a fellow NM homie and I was trying to figure this out!

@MidniteClubII Год назад

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!

@pli0utyer 2 года назад

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.

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

Thank you. I was looking for a video to show me and couldn’t find one, so I made one!

@ajedbey-el5846 Год назад

Thanks for the viable and easy to follow info!!! Keep sharing, it's needed! #4Runnin all day!

@joephan83 2 года назад

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

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

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!

@markhuffman2752 Год назад

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!

@steinfabgarage Год назад

Thank you!

@mikeeckenrodt4762 2 года назад

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!

@donosprey8754 11 месяцев назад

This video is exactly what I needed. I've been wanting to do this for my 03

@mikep1772 2 года назад

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.

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

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

@rayland9305 Год назад

Just plasti-dip the 03 grille. Did mine and it looks great.

@steinfabgarage Год назад

@@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

@rayland9305 Год назад

@@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?

@breandanfoley4251 7 месяцев назад

did you end up 3D printing the part?

@jasonjordan6217 Год назад

210k on my 4th gen 4runner and still unbeatable!

@damonaniton Год назад

About to order all this for my 05

@THeSPARTEnMORTER21 Год назад

glad i found this, ill be planning on doing new head lights and that grill on my 06 4runner soon

@miketrouw 2 года назад

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.

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

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

@LivingVanlife 11 месяцев назад

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.

@haroldhprittjr7007 Год назад

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 !

@AntonioClaudioMichael Год назад

You could of bought headlight housings that came with the bulbs and sockets that would of made this install easier

@gaspargarcia4177 Год назад

Thank very much, that is what Im looking for!👍👍

@gaspargarcia4177 Год назад

Was

@AntonioClaudioMichael Год назад

06 to 09 grills only work with 06 to 09 bumpers but cutting works since your replacing the bumper with a aftermarket bumper

@seanfiggins4241 Год назад

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.

@nordicpride9708 Год назад

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

@DeezyStone 2 года назад

Needed this video!

@MonkeySwing 2 года назад

This video is amazing. Thank you so much!

@ClawPhD 9 месяцев назад

"pull the bolt out and spit on it" deadpan delivery LMAO

@julieloudon7513 Год назад

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

@AntonioClaudioMichael Год назад

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

@AustinRockyRode Год назад

Great video bro!

@keitharchie8120 Год назад

Love my 04’ Nice vid.

@winds10 Год назад

Nice work, man. You just got a new sub. Thanks.

@steinfabgarage Год назад

Much appreciated

@cathyking8854 Год назад

Thank you for this info, think I'll get you to modify my own headlights 😊

@RevDevGaming Год назад

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.

@Jager-er4vc Год назад

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.

@shirleyjohnson2529 Год назад

I found a 2007 Sport Edition w V8. I love it.

@christianwolf68 Год назад

worst thing Toyota did was take the V8 out of the 4runner as an option

@nordicpride9708 Год назад

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 😂

@christianwolf68 Год назад

@@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

@222jojo Год назад

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.

@MVRWC Год назад

Thank you!

@stevenvasquez7077 Год назад

Thank you for this video. Helped me out a lot.

@RoadNoise29100 Год назад

Great creative video! Super helpful, man!

@Nylekichols Год назад

Would it be worth buying an 07 with 230k ?

@vettepwr23 Год назад

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.

@mikeeckenrodt4762 2 года назад

Looks awesome!!!

@mikeeckenrodt4762 2 года назад

Freaking awesome!!!

@nugenki Год назад

21:59 I don't think that's what they meant by the optional bolt. It may be the one inside the bumper

@robertmcgovern8850 Год назад

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.

@armandobituin191 Год назад

Thanks to have like you.I have my 06 ,I can copy you and a lot of money

@oluwasegunemmanuel7205 Год назад

This is great... Definitely trying these

@MultiBennyhill Год назад

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. 😘

@user-zv5zl2sv5g 8 месяцев назад

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.

@Jager-er4vc Год назад

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.

@JoseLopez-vp8vu Год назад

Miss my dads 04 sport all around great car

@MobileProBarber Год назад

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?

@steinfabgarage Год назад

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

@MobileProBarber Год назад

@@steinfabgarage sorry what is OEM? lol

@steinfabgarage Год назад

@@MobileProBarber original equipment manufacturer. Aka the one you took out of your old headlight

@MobileProBarber Год назад

Again, Thank you so much for your time and help. 🙏🏽

@steinfabgarage Год назад

@@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

@danielkettle8228 Год назад

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.

@steinfabgarage Год назад

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

@manisteeriver7704 Год назад

Good stuff! Send me the link for your steel off road bumper project.

@phredrocks 7 месяцев назад

Shrockwerks bumper out of houston texas is a great option.

@mariasanchez-tc9fg Год назад

hey there!! love this upgrade, but i cannot find the grill including the TOYOTA badge, where did you get it? junkyard?

@jakemir Год назад

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 😂

@steinfabgarage Год назад

It’s not worth my time to sell it lol

@victorcianflone5093 Год назад

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

@aarong3934 2 года назад

Debating on whether to do the 06-09 conversion or just get the $100 Amazon blacked out set. Are you happy with the upgrade??

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

I’m very happy with it. I personally really like the look of projector headlights. They also have a sweet cut off line

@aceisit4120 4 месяца назад

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.

@DIDIJEAN 2 месяца назад

He bought the 06-09 grill so that the headlights fit to the grill and didn’t leave the gap

@dtlordgrim6789 Год назад

anything for the back??mines broken half way

@nathancluff337 Год назад

Is there anyplace to buy the headlight Plug and Play adapter for my 2004 to 2006 swap?

@steinfabgarage Год назад

I ordered mine on Amazon or eBay, if you mean locally, I’m unsure

@nathancluff337 Год назад

@@steinfabgarage I really like your work I really appreciate the video I've been wanting to do this conversion for a while now.

@nathancluff337 Год назад

@@steinfabgarage If by chance you can remember exactly where you got it from please let me know I'll keep looking Thank you again

@SirWilliam-zk5cv Год назад

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?

@Bob-ir4lr 2 года назад

So much easier to just trim the grill then sand the parts the bumper contacts

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

I didn’t even think of that!

@jeremyhedlund7707 Год назад

I have been trying to find the parts so I can do this. Where did you find the parts?

@steinfabgarage Год назад

Amazon. All the parts are linked in the description

@armondhammer9 2 года назад

Frankenstein Facelift

@jaredhale8172 10 дней назад

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!

@steinfabgarage 10 дней назад

Some random rust oleum from homie depot. I dunno the paint code, I sold it to a buddy right after this

@ImperatorCaesar22 11 месяцев назад

The eBay link you provided is now down, but what exactly should I look for? Is the one you found plastic or a metal?

@arphaksad01 2 года назад

Want to swap my 04 V6 trailer hitch with V8 frame mounted trailer hitch. Can that be done? What is Toyota part #?

@LongBoy.0 Год назад

did you ever make a video showing how to install a steel bumper?

@RichieRich-ug2wr Год назад

What year is this 4Runner ?

@steinfabgarage Год назад

@0tterthekulakking620 2 года назад

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!

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

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?

@0tterthekulakking620 2 года назад

@@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.

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

@@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

@0tterthekulakking620 2 года назад

@@steinfabgarage Just the tail lights

@steinfabgarage 2 года назад

@@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

@didyouwrong93 Год назад

How do you add extra seating on a 4th generation 4 runner. Are the able to remove when not using? Please help?

@daltonstone3886 Год назад

Will it fit 03?

@carlosgallardo6345 Год назад

Did you get any hyper flash when you installed the LED taillights?

@SirWilliam-zk5cv Год назад

Have you finished the front bumper replacement?

@KILLJILL_Official Год назад

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.

@TCB2023. Год назад

Wheres the graph of good better best light bulbs?

@ChristianG1teg Год назад

Did you use buy oem headlights and taillights? Or aftermarket?

@steinfabgarage Год назад

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

@user-zv5zl2sv5g 8 месяцев назад

AT 16:38, WHAT YEAR CAMRY DID THOSE JUNKYARD PARKING LIGHT SOCKETS COME OUT OF?? This info would be super helpful please.

@zyou8er Месяц назад

Did you ever find out?

@user-zv5zl2sv5g Месяц назад

@@zyou8er unfortunately the answer was never disclosed. I'm guessing it would be from a similar year camry

@zyou8er Месяц назад

@@user-zv5zl2sv5g I see. Thanks!

@210outdoors Год назад

Will this work for a 2000 4Runner?

@xanman29 Год назад

wdym like putting a 4th gen front clip on a 3rd gen ?

@210outdoors Год назад

@@xanman29 will any of it work I meant?

@xanman29 Год назад

@@210outdoors idk what you mean if you want to do a 4th genface swap on a 3rd gen it is possible

@michaelsantosuosso7284 Год назад

Dude, you totally hacked that job, use proper hardware and that bubble wrap disaster needs to be rectified

@steinfabgarage Год назад

Thanks man!

@dont9502 16 дней назад

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.

@steinfabgarage 16 дней назад

I disagree, the new tail lights scream modern, same with the projector headlights