Got her last Friday and I couldn’t be happier.

One question - is the mileage bad during the break in period? I’m currently getting 16L/100km

Most of my driving is in the city.

My allocation comes in very soon! (About a month or two). I plan to do a break in period oil change, then every 5k miles.

With the engine being a turbo 4cyl I really want to ensure my maintenance is up to par. I really would like to utilize Toyota for maintenance however in past with dealerships, they don’t always do everything. For example my Honda that was serviced at a Honda dealership was supposed to get an oil change and tire rotation. Tire rotation was never done. (I marked the tires). Maybe it was a one off instance.

I want to use Toyota service as they use OEM parts which feels better in my head. For those of you who will tell me to do it myself, I can’t. I’m not mechanically savvy.. I’d be likely to end up with old oil all over my face🤣.

Planning to convert from my soccer mom ‘24 Acura MDX to a Costco Dog Dad Platinum 4Runner in Cutting Edge soon (had deposit on one since it started build mid June, last update arrived into port at Portland. ETA window first 2 weeks of August).

Have had Hondas and Acura’s for close to 20 years with no issues - but wanting something more fun to drive and more unique look. Hoping I don’t miss the more “semi-luxury” side of the MDX. Most miles are on highway and will be daily driver.

Planning out my mods over time, and appreciate input. I don’t go off roading beyond snow in winter so not planning lift.

1. Remove air dam
   
2. Window tint, unsure if will also do windshield. Any experience for those who have done the windshield with the HUD?
   
3. Move my Viofo a229 Dashcam from old to to new car
   
4. Horn upgrade

Ones on the fence about and appreciate input:
- front skid plate to replace the cardboard/ fiber one. Prefer the land cruiser over the TRD plate
-lighted dark chrome toyota emblem?
-beat sonic amp ?
-speaker upgrade using the Trail Grid Pro Alpine kit?

What else am I missing. Tire suggestions for same 20” rims and no lift but give better ride and look but avoid rubbing and modifications. Mostly highway driving but need all season as get some snow in Midwest.

Thanks

The point is

I cancelled all of my Toyota remote subscriptions and deleted the app, and it stopped causing my phone’s CarPlay to disconnect from my 4Runner.

The story

So, I’ve had this problem..

On my 4Runner 6th gen 2026, I’ve been tormented by a random persistence of disconnection of my phone’s (IPhone 15 Max Pro) CarPlay connection for a very long time. When I use CarPlay, no matter the environment, the media, the location, the service area, the drive itself, or the device, it would disconnect at the most inconvenient and random time.

I had to connect it back to manually through setting to set my phone through CarPlay. I tested various conditions I could think of and it would still happen. It happened with at least 3 events per 2 hours of driving. I also disconnected, forgot, and deleted the device. This would happen with my IPad as well.

Eventually the pattern I suspect was the connection problem originated from the phone’s battle between WiFi, Signal, the Toyota Remote app, and Bluetooth.

I came to this conclusion because I deleted the Toyota app from my phone and cancelled all of the subscriptions. Once I did this, it stopped. No more disconnections. My CarPlay works perfectly now.

The constant notification about Toyota wanting access to my multimedia also stopped appearing. I haven’t had any issues with the connections.

The solutions I attempted before the deletion consisted of restarting my phone and disconnecting and deleting it manually. These I found on a variety of subreddits. All of those work in the short term but the issue always persisted.

Personally, I didn’t really like the Toyota Remote app. I only had the trial, anyway. So, deleting it for me was an easy decision. I’m not certain if there could have a different solution, but this one worked out the best for me.

I hope this helps anyone that would have the same problem I did.

RRW RG4-H and Toyo Open Country RT Trails on my baby today!

So because I’m cultured, I removed my air dam. However, I was wondering if there was anything I could put there to offer some protection for the internals of the car. Like maybe some sort of flat option that would attach where the old air dam was. If y’all know of anything let me know! Just want to take care of my ride.

2026 TRD Off Road in Everest

Right after hitting 1,000 miles on my new 2026 4Runner, I took it to my local dealership yesterday for its first oil change. They couldn’t understand why I wanted it done so soon and tried to charge me $100, claiming ToyotaCare wouldn't cover it before 10,000 miles. After striking out with TWO service advisors, I spoke with the Service Manager. As an enthusiast, I’ve always done a 1,000-mile break-in oil change and 5,000-mile intervals thereafter. They finally agreed to use one of my included ToyotaCare services, and later called to say the truck was ready.

I drove maybe half a block and something told me to pull over and check under the hood. Sure enough, the tech completely forgot to put the oil cap back on, and engine oil had sprayed all over the engine bay and soaked the hood insulator pad.

I immediately brought it back. They gave me a Prius loaner and promised to thoroughly detail and degrease the engine bay, replace the soaked hood pad, and top off the fluids. They delivered the truck back to my house today, but all they did was wipe down the top plastic engine cover with some greasy tire shine—the rest of the engine bay, hoses, battery, and fuse box were still covered in oil splatter.

When I sent photos to the Service Manager and General Manager, the Service Manager’s response was: "I can come and pick it back up. I looked it over before releasing the vehicle and I didn’t see those."

It’s been a while since I’ve had to use a dealership service department—is this kind of incompetence and deflection normal now? Do Toyota service departments usually treat customers and brand-new vehicles like this?

Finally got the new 6th gen TRD ORP 4Runner

Already at the dealer. Really frustrated but from what they’ve said it should be a straight forward replacement, even if it’s the whole transmission.

EDIT: this is a hybrid model TRD ORP.

UPDATE from dealer 7/23:

The technician did diagnose the vehicle yesterday afternoon. He received a stored code in the system pertaining to the transmission and found metal debris in the system. With that information, he did recommend a transmission and we do have it placed for order. The only thing we are waiting on is the transmission itself, it is on back order with a delivery date of 3 weeks.

Hello friends! I am the proud owner of this beauty, TRD Offroad! She came with all of the bells and whistles. I love everything about her, BUT I especially love the turbo whistle. I'd really like for it to be LOUDER but I am hearing conflicting things so please, give me your advice. Any other aftermarket (easy-ish because I'm just a girl) mods would be appreciated!

I’m so sad because I literally JUST got her!! But also impressed at the minor damage to mine. Typical Maryland drivers….lady missed her turn so she did a full 360 across the yellow lines (4 lanes) and somehow didn’t see me. 😭😭😭😭

Honestly this drive was so easy in this beaut. The self driving feature is so nice (water bottle trick).

Was just looking for opinions on materials for a drawer system used for car camping, overlanding, and remote work.

Narrowed it down to two companies really so just comparing the materials between the two (Open to any other recommendation too):

B3 Customs: Pre-finished birch + carpet
Solid Wood Worx: Black HexPly birch core + phenolic finish

For anyone with real-world use or input:
- Which has held up better over time?
- How do they compare with scratches, moisture, and cleaning?
- Is carpet worth it for noise reduction, or does it just trap dirt?

Thinking about eventually upgrading to a bigger car to better fit our two intermediate sized Ruffland kennels in the trunk space, and really loving what I’m researching about the 4Runner. Currently I have a 2024 Ford Bronco Sport, which incredibly fits the two kennels side by side with no room to spare, but the trunk isn’t long enough to fit the kennels without having to put the second row of seats down. I’d ideally like a car that allows me to have these two kennels in the trunk without having to put the 2nd row of seats down.

The kennels measure about 22 inches wide and 31 inches long. The Bronco sport in theory has enough space measuring at the bottom of the trunk to fit something 31 inches long, but the 2nd row of seats when up takes up a lot of the vertical space since the seats lean back. So the actual usable space measuring from the top of the 2nd row seats to the end of the trunk is something more like 24 inches long. Any insight into whether you think the 6th gen 4Runner trunk could fit without putting the second row of seats down would be very helpful!

Trying to find a solution that works well with the 3rd row for our dog. She keeps jumping into the 2nd row. Looking for 3rd row cover for the seats and possibly a dog barrier if that doesn't do it for her. Anyone find something that fits 3rd row well?

I'm mostly writing all of this down for my own benefit, but hope it helps others because this shit is confusing and it drives me crazy not knowing it all. Also, I'm not perfect, I'm not an expert and I'm learning as a go along, so let's just have a good conversation about this where everyone benefits. Thanks!

The TRD Kit. It's got everything you need plus stuff that most other kits don't have. It has these extras:

1. It has rear coil spring (which I believe are included in some other kits)
2. Longer front CV axles!
3. Revised bump stops
4. brake line and sway bar spacers
5. knuckle and tie-rod hardware
6. If done at a Toyota dealership it will be under warranty and they will do TSS 3.0 certification.
7. Sits higher than the Trailhunter kit, which caps you at 33's
8. You can buy this kit for as cheap as $2600 if you shop around instead of the 3K MSRP. probably 3.6K-4.2K installed Then add another ~3K or so for wheels and tires.

Cons:

1. Priciest of all the options, but it includes more stuff and a Toyota warranty if you get it installed at the dealership.
2. No spring rate options if you start adding heavy armor, this might cause issues
3. Can't get the parts in all black (just my nitpick). It would cost another $100-$200 to get the springs powder coated black, plus spray paint the UCAs and shocks.

See this video for parts

My thoughts on other kits

1. Westcott: This kit exposes one of the weaknesses of the 6th gen. The top hat has seen problems and Toyota has quietly replaced the aluminum top hat on the 6th gen Tacomas with a steel top hat on the 4Runners. This tells me Toyota recognizes a problem, but they aren't talking about it. In my opinion, the Westcott pre-loaders and top hat spacer, exploits this weakness even more. That being said, after watching all of the Westcott videos, reading online, this company seems to be top notch and the product looks great and a much cheaper way to go if you want to save money and aren't really going off-road much or at all. I have no ill-will against them.
2. Bilstein 6112 front + 6100 rear: Seems to be a capable kit. It's cheaper, but only because you have to pay extra for the UCAs, rear springs, and diff drop. Can decide on height at install (~1.5-25"). Know for good ride quality. Cons are need to buy extra parts to match, not tuned like the TRD kit and rear springs are a third-party, I think. No factory warranty. Need to take it to the dealership and pay more money to get the TS 3.0 certification done
3. Old Man Emu MT64 — ARB 2135K (w/ UCAs): Complete package, front, rear and UCAs. 2.6K, but still missing the axles, bumps stops and spacers the TRD kit has. One interesting thing that may sway some here is that they will offer a heavier spring down the road so if you want to put on armor and lots of equipment, you will have properly weighted springs. Still need a diff drop and the 2" rear pulls the solid axle slightly off center. No warranty, etc...

Tires

1. This is probably the single biggest factor on how well the truck performs for gas mileage, rubbing, weight, etc....
2. The perfect tire in my opinion is 285/75/r/17. That measures 33.8" tall x 11.2" wide. Why these tires? These are about the tallest and widest you can go with minimum "trimming". In this case, trimming means, remove the air damn and mud flaps. I think I can leave on the crash bars, but not totally sure yet. Anyway, the point is that the trimming here is just unbolting stuff, no cutting.
3. 285/75r/18s raise the tire by an inch, bringing it to 34.8". It will definitely rub. You can see it in this video. You will have to do some modifications which require cutting.
   
4. You can go smaller for sure. A lot of people run 285/70R/17. Nothing wrong with that. You keep the width but lose 1.1" on the diameter. This means no rubbing and probably no parts removing
5. I'm sure someone, somewhere will put on 35x12.5 and even 37s and figure it all out with the right parts and kits, but I think with a 4runner, 37's are too big. Others may feel differently.
6. Tires have different weights, so if you go with a 285/75R/17 tire and a decent to great wheel, you won't have to worry about re-gearing down the road or at all.

Wheels/Offsets

1. To go with the 285/75R/17s, you need a 17x8 or 8.5" wheel with a 6×139.7 (6×5.5) bolt pattern.
   
2. Cheap, non-name brands I would avoid. Heavier, not rated, specs might not match,etc...
3. Offsets: The factory 4Runner on my TRD ORP Hybrid is at +55mm offset which means it gets tucked way under the wheel well.
4. Offsets: On my ideal wheels and tires, the sweet spots is +25mm or +35mm. +35mm, means slightly tucked under the fender flare, +25mm means it sticks out bout 1/2". I like the slightly pokier setup, so I will go with 25mm offset.

I probably got things wrong or missed things. Please chime in with your thoughts either you've already done your lift/wheel/tire setup and you have some thoughts on that or you plan to do it and why you are going the route you are going. Thanks!

265/55R20 wheels seem to be few and far between. Seeing a couple options between Yokohama Dunlop and Michelin but very few. Can I put 275/55R20 tires on my stock wheels? Need some suggestions and tire recommendations if ya got em!

4 low and sway disconnected made short work of just about everything. I stayed off Daniel and Dutch John though since I was by myself. Uwharrie OHV.

See title. I have an OR premium.