What have you done to your RAV4 today?

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SeriousBlack

Discussion Starter · Apr 1, 2010

I saw this on another site and figured to give it a try here at R4W. Pics are nice but not required. Tell us what you have done to your RAV4 today!

I'll start off first... I saw cat foot prints on my hood today. Decided I need to wash it this weekend.

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UWISHU1

· #321 · Jun 15, 2011 (Edited)

picked up some wheel skins off of Ebay

06 07 08 TOYOTA RAV-4 CHROME WHEEL SKINS 17 INCH | eBay

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JohnDoe11b

· #322 · Jun 15, 2011

Wow that's pretty cool

UWISHU1

· #323 · Jun 19, 2011

installed new horns and fog lights:
http://www.rav4world.com/forums/96-4-3-general/85053-not-gonna-lie-3.html#post876512

JohnDoe11b

· #324 · Jun 19, 2011

SeriousBlack said:
Let me know how those work out for you.

They're amber -_- I thought they were daylight white, but those are the Silverstar Ultras I guess... For some reason my passenger side bulb turns off when I try to use Hi Beams, but comes on for DRL. I don't see any dual filaments

natcon

· #325 · Jun 19, 2011

I had the windows professionally tinted. There's a lot I'll tackle on my own, but this would have been tragic for me to try! I'm quite happy; it really looks nice! Here you can see the windows, the rims, and the underglow. I'm considering doubling up on the underglow to have a more uniform coverage instead of 4 separate zones.

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Climbitnow

· #326 · Jun 26, 2011

Did a Zaino All-In-One job yesterday and a Zaino Z2 job today. WOW!

Couple, three more Z2 jobs ought to do it before my Colorado trip in August.

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Tom

SeriousBlack

Discussion Starter · #327 · Jun 27, 2011

Climbitnow said:
Did a Zaino All-In-One job yesterday and a Zaino Z2 job today. WOW!

Couple, three more Z2 jobs ought to do it before my Colorado trip in August.

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Tom

Good for you! I can't believe that I haven't done my spring Zaino treatment yet and now it's summer! Too busy and too much rain!

4ever

· #328 · Jun 27, 2011

Oil change today and I bought wiper inserts for the front wipers($22) while I waited for the oil service.

marbillw

· #329 · Jun 27, 2011

Just what is the differance between Base, Limited, Sport. Sorry if it seems like a stupid question. This is my first Rav 4 2007 Love it.

JohnDoe11b

· #330 · Jun 27, 2011

marbillw said:
Just what is the differance between Base, Limited, Sport. Sorry if it seems like a stupid question. This is my first Rav 4 2007 Love it.

Why don't you check the Rav4 website?

natcon

· #331 · Jun 28, 2011

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Installed Nerf Bars today! Word of advice: if you're doing BOTH Nerf Bars & underglow, do the Nerf Bars first! I had to uninstall the underglow, install the Nerf Bars, then re-install the underglow. I didn't have to rewire the underglow except in one place, so it went much faster, but it made for some extra work with the Nerf Bar installation. Item purchased:

00-05 Toyota Rav4 S/S Nerf Bars | eBay

It was indeed a no-drilling installation, but it wasn't all Posies and Pansies like they make you believe. I did the installation by myself, but an extra hand from time to time would have been nice. The Ebay listing says each side has a capacity of "about 600 pounds." I gingerly added more and more of my body weight to the bars after the install was complete and I would be very reluctant to put 600 pounds on it. My body weight of 250 caused a noticeable flex downwards. It held me with no problems; I didn't bounce or jump and I'm not going to be adding any more weight than my own. They're mostly for looks anyway (my grandmother may use them when I take her shopping, but she's a far cry less than 250!), so as long as they're sturdy and look nice, I'm happy. And of course, the pics...

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SeriousBlack

Discussion Starter · #332 · Jun 28, 2011

Nice natcon. I like the blacked out wheels with the tint.

natcon

· #333 · Jun 28, 2011

SeriousBlack said:
Nice natcon. I like the blacked out wheels with the tint.

They're your favorite color! Those are the factory rims; the paint was coming off and a few spots of rust made doing something a definite MUST. I wire-wheeled them to bare metal and used a high-gloss engine enamel. It will allow me to get a few more miles out of them until I can buy some nice after-market rims. The prices of rims, though...:shock:

mensajero

· #334 · Jun 28, 2011

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I installed or gave the last touches to my Thule wind deflector. Yes, you do slightly feel more stability on the freeway. Kind of a little more push on the vehicles mid section. BTW, it was raining

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RTexasF

· #335 · Jul 10, 2011

Just got around to changing the cabin air filter. Only 9600 miles but 2.5 years in my possession. I'll now do this on an annual basis since it was so full of crud that you couldn't see light through it. I changed the one in the other RAV too but it wasn't so bad since I had done it once before. Mine was foul! Time to check yours out folks if it's been a while.

mensajero

· #336 · Jul 10, 2011

Making a set of Polyurithain engine mounts. One came out cool. The other left much to be expected of. So I'm buying the incerts for the front one and working on the rear engine mount. I'll keep in touch.

rav4two

· #337 · Jul 11, 2011

Fueled up the Rav yesterday with non-ethanol gas. I had been buying non-ethanol gas for another of our vehicles and decided to try it in the Rav. Steady state fuel economy has gone up by nearly 10%. We got two 60 MPH runs across a dead flat bridge and with the cruise control on, it was registering 35-36 MPG in one direction, and 35 MPG in the other direction. Normally, it reads 32-33 MPG. We'll see if the gas consumption over the entire tank is much better or not. It seems to feel a bit more powerful. I'm not used to driving it any more and the whiplash effect I get starting up from a stop seems worse, and it seems to be able to climb slight freeway inclines without unlocking the torque converter like it normally does.

huge2na

· #338 · Jul 11, 2011

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I installed a JDM Rav4 Wing From a Rav4 G Aero on my wifes Rav4 a few weeks ago. I have another one without the louvers on the classifieds.

to this

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RTexasF

· #339 · Jul 11, 2011

rav4two said:
Fueled up the Rav yesterday with non-ethanol gas. I had been buying non-ethanol gas for another of our vehicles and decided to try it in the Rav. Steady state fuel economy has gone up by nearly 10%. We got two 60 MPH runs across a dead flat bridge and with the cruise control on, it was registering 35-36 MPG in one direction, and 35 MPG in the other direction. Normally, it reads 32-33 MPG. We'll see if the gas consumption over the entire tank is much better or not. It seems to feel a bit more powerful. I'm not used to driving it any more and the whiplash effect I get starting up from a stop seems worse, and it seems to be able to climb slight freeway inclines without unlocking the torque converter like it normally does.

Until about a year ago we had only real gasoline where I live, no ethanol tainted fuel at all. How things change..........now there is no 100% gasoline available, it's all E-10. My MPG dropped also but no notice of performance change. This is progress? You're fortunate to have real gas available at all.

NIKE284

· #340 · Jul 11, 2011

I have a base model and decided to get better speakers with an 4 channel amplifier, planning to replace the second row speakers next month. Going along with Kenwood and Hybrid Audio speakers. It sounds alot better!!!

Decided not to go for subwoofers, since it does buzz alot. Ended up deciding between:
Arc Audio and JL.

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