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Name
Ravioli
Year
2009
Make
Toyota
Model
RAV4
Color
Red
Packages
Sport Trim
Got this boi at the end of February as a not-heavily-used car out of college like my previous cars were. I love the sport trim with the V6 and everything else about it.

De-badged a lot of the rear hatch and painted the rear emblems black and the front Toyota emblem red.
The aluminum wheels were a little pitted and peeling so I picked and sanded them and painted with Duplicolor wheel paint.
Got the bull bar and roof basket for a combined $200 on eBay.
Replaced the stock stereo with a Pioneer head unit just to get Bluetooth.

Looking to get aftermarket headlights and tint on the front two windows pretty soon.
85,000 miles so far and looking forward to so many more with it being Toyota
I'd love to hear your thoughts
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Modifications

Drivetrain
4WD
Interior
Black Cloth
Exterior
Red
Audio
Pioneer Head Unit Added
Wheel and Tire
Black painted 18" stock aluminum sport wheels

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I've got a 2012 V6 4x4 Limited that I'm considering replacing the head unit...what Pioneer model did you install? And does it work with a backup camera?

Also, feel free to share any details (brand, process, etc.) on what you did to customize your RAV. I'm thinking of doing an almost identical set of upgrades to mine, minus some of the black on the badges and stuff. So any info would be great. Thanks, and thanks for sharing!

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I've got a 2012 V6 4x4 Limited that I'm considering replacing the head unit...what Pioneer model did you install? And does it work with a backup camera?

Also, feel free to share any details (brand, process, etc.) on what you did to customize your RAV. I'm thinking of doing an almost identical set of upgrades to mine, minus some of the black on the badges and stuff. So any info would be great. Thanks, and thanks for sharing!

- M
I've got a Pioneer MVH-S622BS in it. It works as it should and I'm satisfied with it. It's nothing crazy. My backup camera is in the rear view mirror so the head unit didn't affect that at all. The headunit isn't a touch screen LCD type deal so you wouldn't be able to wire a camera into it.
Roof basket and bull bar are unbranded from eBay.

Bull bar: FOR 06-16 TOYOTA RAV 4/RAV4 MATTE BLACK 3"BULL BAR PUSH BUMPER GRILLE GUARD+SKID | eBay

Roof basket: 64" Roof Rack Cargo Top Luggage Holder Carrier Basket with Extension Travel | eBay

For the wheels, they were the stock aluminum ones but they were pitted and peeling pretty bad. I picked all the bubbles with a putty knife and sanded them really smooth. I scuffed the rest of the wheel with a scuff pad and primered the pitted areas, then did like 4 coats of the duplicolor gloss black wheel paint and that's about it.

That's about all I've done to it besides the badge coloring/removal.
 

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Thanks for the information! I'm at a crossroad where I'm trying to decide if I want to keep on keeping with my RAV4 and give it some upgrades, both technically and aesthetically, or if I want to upgrade to a 4Runner, which I've had a longtime love affair with, but always chose another option due to either price (or price vs mileage).

Thanks again!
 

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Sick ride! How are the painted wheels holding up?
Thanks! They're holding up surprisingly well. Haven't had any degradation or chips yet so should be good for a while and they've been painted for a few months now
 
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