Sonic - The RAV4 Build Thread

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · Sep 21, 2020

Whats up everyone! Hopefully this is in the right section, didn't see a "build thread" section. Anyways I picked up a 2020 RAV4 LE AWD that I'll be using as a daily driver/ road trip warrior. Also have a 2012 Tundra, but it has a drinking problem lol. Here is Sonic the day I picked it up next to my Tundra (Shadow), pretty excited to start making it my own. If yall want to follow a bit more day to day stuff in the garage, check me out on Instagram @power.up.garage

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Ja88thegame

· #21 · Oct 24, 2020

hotracer_05 said:
Yeah I defenitely spend a lot of time in there lol. I actually bought this house because of the big garage

How hard was it to remove the plastic?

hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #22 · Oct 24, 2020

Ja88thegame said:
How hard was it to remove the plastic?

Not hard. The plastic on the doors have a nut that you have to remove from the inside part of the door. There is a plastic cap at the bottom you remove to access it. the plastic on the back hatch has 1 bolt in the center, you have to remove the plastic trim to get to it

Melwig

· #23 · Oct 25, 2020

hotracer_05 said:
Yeah I defenitely spend a lot of time in there lol. I actually bought this house because of the big garage

My garage is my favorite room in the house complete with $5k in cabinets and a gray flake epoxy floor.

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #24 · Oct 25, 2020

Melwig said:
My garage is my favorite room in the house complete with $5k in cabinets and a gray flake epoxy floor.

nice!!! I want to have a garage with a lift one day. Garage Goals lol

Spiff

· #25 · Oct 26, 2020

hotracer_05 said:
nice!!! I want to have a garage with a lift one day. Garage Goals lol

I used to think I wanted a lift. Then I spent weeks working on a transmission and realized that any job big enough to need a lift I'll leave for a professional. If it takes more than a day or two to complete I'm letting someone else do it.

I spend quite a bit of time in my garage, I run a Klipsch quintet setup with a 200 watt sub and a Yamaha 6.1 for sound. Tried to scare my wife into labor when she was overdue on my daughter, we took an hour drive through winding country roads that seemed like the middle of nowhere (wasn't really) to get that setup for a $100 from a Craigslist ad. The labor thing didn't work, but I got a nice garage system.

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Melwig

· #26 · Oct 26, 2020

Spiff said:
If it takes more than a day or two to complete I'm letting someone else do it.

I’m almost 65. Now I determine the size of job I’m willing to tackle based on how many aches and pains I’m willing to tolerate. Getting old is not for sissies.

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #27 · Oct 26, 2020

Spiff said:
I used to think I wanted a lift. Then I spent weeks working on a transmission and realized that any job big enough to need a lift I'll leave for a professional. If it takes more than a day or two to complete I'm letting someone else do it.

I spend quite a bit of time in my garage, I run a Klipsch quintet setup with a 200 watt sub and a Yamaha 6.1 for sound. Tried to scare my wife into labor when she was overdue on my daughter, we took an hour drive through winding country roads that seemed like the middle of nowhere (wasn't really) to get that setup for a $100 from a Craigslist ad. The labor thing didn't work, but I got a nice garage system.

Yeah but even stuff like tire rotations and stuff would be so much easier with a lift. I enjoy working on cars too

hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #28 · Oct 26, 2020

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UPDATE!! Alright peeps, I decided to Raptor Line all the black plastic trim to give it a glossy textured look. Also added LED cubes to the rear bumper, though I haven't wired them yet. LOVE the way it turned out, def worth the work.

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Melwig

· #29 · Oct 26, 2020

The black texture looks really nice. Best part is you won’t have to fight the color change of the plastic as it ages.

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #30 · Oct 26, 2020

Melwig said:
The black texture looks really nice. Best part is you won’t have to fight the color change of the plastic as it ages.

Thanks! Yeah I don't believe the Raptor Liner will fade as much as just the bare plastic. We shall see

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Normagene

· #31 · Oct 26, 2020

hotracer_05 said:
Thanks! Yeah I don't believe the Raptor Liner will fade as much as just the bare plastic. We shall see

Awesome! Definitely has a rugged tough durable look

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Ja88thegame

· #32 · Oct 26, 2020

Looks awesome and it make be a project i will be taking on, but wasn’t sure how to remove it

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JimmyTheGrey

· #33 · Oct 27, 2020

Love the look of the trim now

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #34 · Oct 27, 2020

Thanks everyone!! Did it just in time too, its been cold this whole week here in Texas and would have been a nightmare to do LOL

Ja88thegame

· #35 · Oct 27, 2020

hotracer_05 said:
UPDATE!! Alright peeps, I decided to Raptor Line all the black plastic trim to give it a glossy textured look. Also added LED cubes to the rear bumper, though I haven't wired them yet. LOVE the way it turned out, def worth the work.

how many coats did you do?

hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #36 · Oct 27, 2020

Ja88thegame said:
how many coats did you do?

i did one coat of adhesive promoter and then 2 of the liner. Here's a vid i did for IG

http://instagr.am/p/CGxmp31BZHa/

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Zer0__

· #37 · Oct 27, 2020

Personally, not a fan of the colored trim around the new rear lights but the overall install is very clean

I'll keep an eye out for it on the roads if you're in DFW.

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #38 · Oct 27, 2020

Zer0__ said:
Personally, not a fan of the colored trim around the new rear lights but the overall install is very clean I'll keep an eye out for it on the roads if you're in DFW.

Thanks! Yeah the originally came black, but the idea i had behind the RAV is to make it really pop (my tundra is all black). Gonna be super easy to find in the parking lot when im done LOL

Spiff

· #39 · Oct 28, 2020

hotracer_05 said:
Thanks! Yeah the originally came black, but the idea i had behind the RAV is to make it really pop (my tundra is all black). Gonna be super easy to find in the parking lot when im done LOL

It's looking good. I like the "pop." Every exterior modification I do I justify to my wife "now you'll have an easier time know which one is mine." The worst was when I had a black Silverado. She'd just get in any random black truck, opened a door one day and the driver was sitting there, he just started laughing cause apparently his wife did that too. I think my daughter (5 years) is better at identifying cars.

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hotracer_05

Discussion Starter · #40 · Oct 28, 2020

Spiff said:
It's looking good. I like the "pop." Every exterior modification I do I justify to my wife "now you'll have an easier time know which one is mine." The worst was when I had a black Silverado. She'd just get in any random black truck, opened a door one day and the driver was sitting there, he just started laughing cause apparently his wife did that too. I think my daughter (5 years) is better at identifying cars.

LOL thats pretty hilarious. Yeah I am seeing more and more Blue Flames pop up, gotta stick out a little

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