What mods do you regret on your 100 series? (11 Viewers)

[TreatSmash]

My biggest and really only regret is my light bar.

1. I never use it
2. It was expensive ($700)
3. It's heavy
4. it makes wind noise
5. it reduces MPG.
6. It collects dead bug carcasses.
7. its always fogged up
8. I never use it

 

[Berkut10r]

I got a list:
- Tesla radio. 110% regret 6 years after getting it.
- Cheap sound deadening, Siless. I should have spent money on Resonix from the get go. Removing that stuff is not headers install horrible but still pretty bad.
- Ironman suspension kit, blew the Foam cells in about 18 months. Upgraded to Dobinsons, should have gotten it from the get go.
- Using Denso alternator and radiator, both went out within several thousand miles.

 

[4runnerguy]

I've been pretty happy with the mods themselves, but I've regretted how I've executed them. My truck came with a nice Ezee-Awn roofrack with a stowable table. It's a great rack, I liked the table, and I was a little wary of removing it as a (then) 4x4 noobie. When I bought an Alu-Cab rooftop tent, I mounted to to the rack and managed to create the world's tallest, heaviest, and noisest single-purpose table holder. I wish I had pulled the rack off and just used load boards from the get go... Correcting that mistake today, in fact.

 

[Patassa]

I regret E rated tires for my 95% highway usage. This time around I use aftermarket wheels + SL rated tires and will slap on the Es+stock wheels when I to the trails

Just for information: I recently switched from 16R e rated to 17 c rated. Not night and day difference but certainly much better and less bone jaring ride but after testing them on the sharpest rocks I could find, the sidewalls are plenty tough.

 

[Patassa]

I started my roof rack by adding 80/20 to the stock rails, then I was halfway into a full 80/20 rack so just built the rest of it out using 80/20. Wish I had just gone with a prinsu or something from the start for a much cleaner less homemade look. My rear springs are pretty stiff on the daily bc of all the weight I carry camping with the family, so the ride is a little more harsh then I would like sometimes, but that's the cost of doing business.

I regret posting this bc...

The customization I have is truly unbeatable. I can mount anything anywhere and can change the position of everything with basic hardware. I appreciate my homemade solution more after a recent trip to the San Juan mountains. Even was able to mount my new star link mini up there next to tent, camp chairs, camp tables, cargo boxes, duffle bag, awning etc.

 

[Super77]

I love this thread, it should be pinned and continued. So many times, folks post up proudly about their mods, but it’s interesting to see how that plays out. There’s a difference between “good idea” and “fit for purpose.” And of course there’s plain old “bad idea” too. I’m near that nice baseline point where I have a 99% stock, healthy hundy right now and have considered half the stuff mentioned in this thread, particularly bumpers and roof racks.

Regret: I bought my Yakima RTT about 7 years ago and have used it on my 62 and my Outback. I don’t regret the first couple years of ownership, but I underestimated how much of a PITA an RTT is. They’re great to crawl into for a comfortable night’s sleep, but the whole mounting and driving dynamics experience, plus the fact that you can’t move the vehicle once deployed, makes me hesitant to use it. It’s also a better on my Outback, since it fits in my garage on that car’s roof and has a lower CoG.

I don’t strictly regret the RTT when I’m in it, but If I had to do it over, $1800 would buy a REALLY nice ground tent and some camping gear.

 

[jaewastooshort]

I'm really torn on my RTT. On one hand, I really like using it. On the other, I don't get to use it often and don't really have a way to take it off when I'm not about to use it. I'm very strongly considering building a trailer to mount it on.

 

[hoser]

Regret: I bought my Yakima RTT about 7 years ago and have used it on my 62 and my Outback. I don’t regret the first couple years of ownership, but I underestimated how much of a PITA an RTT is. They’re great to crawl into for a comfortable night’s sleep, but the whole mounting and driving dynamics experience, plus the fact that you can’t move the vehicle once deployed, makes me hesitant to use it. It’s also a better on my Outback, since it fits in my garage on that car’s roof and has a lower CoG.

I don’t strictly regret the RTT when I’m in it, but If I had to do it over, $1800 would buy a REALLY nice ground tent and some camping gear.

Most of my RTT use is a series of one night stays. Pack up and move on. There's a substantial difference between a hardshell clamshell RTT and those Yakima RTT's in terms of packability... and also wind noise. It would certainly take me longer for me to pack up a ground tent and all the contents vs a clamshell RTT.

 

[Super77]

Most of my RTT use is a series of one night stays. Pack up and move on. There's a substantial difference between a hardshell clamshell RTT and those Yakima RTT's in terms of packability... and also wind noise. It would certainly take me longer for me to pack up a ground tent and all the contents vs a clamshell RTT.

Agree on the one-nighters. My RTT works best as a “motel” where I roll up around dinner time and leave after breakfast.

Anything where I want to stay longer and explore, there’s always the hassle of the RTT being on the vehicle…

 

[chuckscap]

You mean I didn't need to add sliders, a lift, front and rear lockers, aggressive tires, armor, and a hidden wench before I drove down mild forest service roads to go camping ?

lol! I love it So true

 

[hoser]

I'm really torn on my RTT. On one hand, I really like using it. On the other, I don't get to use it often and don't really have a way to take it off when I'm not about to use it. I'm very strongly considering building a trailer to mount it on.

Something like this might work for you. But accessing the trunk will become difficult. Would supplement with a pair of Gullwing windows.

 

[Super77]

Something like this might work for you. But accessing the trunk will become difficult. Would supplement with a pair of Gullwing windows.

That thing is like asking someone the time of day, and they show you a mechanical grandfather clock winder.

 

[hoser]

Just like you said earlier, "Fit for purpose." The purpose here is comfort, easy to mount/dismount, better on fuel mileage and can leave at camp while exploring.

 

[Patassa]

I tried every way possible to justify the RTT, didn't make sense for me. Went with a gazelle, love it. A two room palace that pops up in just over a minute? Yes please.

 

[Super77]

...comfort, easy to mount/dismount, better on fuel mileage and can leave at camp while exploring.

You mean like a high-quality ground tent with a reinforced floor?

(says Super77, who convinced himself that an RTT was the only way to camp )

 

[jaewastooshort]

Something like this might work for you. But accessing the trunk will become difficult. Would supplement with a pair of Gullwing windows.

nah, not what I'm looking for. Camping we've done recently involves 5 people + gear + a week or so of stuff, including (usually) food and cooking supplies. after the last camping trip we did (Lake Livingston, fairly close by), we realized just how stuck we were without tearing down the entire camp site, and we still relied on having site amenities like a picnic table to be able to cook. Thankfully everything we did there was within walking distance, but I decided I wanted a few things, one of which was some kind of fold out cooking surface. That would be easy enough to build into a 2nd swing-out, along with a propane tank mount, but once I started thinking about all the crap we have to load in the car and how nice it would be to just drive out from under the RTT (not to mention that I don't need it about 48 weeks out of the year), the more I got to thinking that I want to do a utility trailer to house excess cargo, kitchen space, water tank, and RTT.

Easy enough to set up a camp site and then still be able to drive around during the day if we need or want to... Plus I just really like building things, and it would give me the chance to build something useful... as well as something to come back and complain about after I've used it twice

 

[hoser]

I've had an off-road trailer before and loved it once at the destination. But tight trails around here always made it an extra liability. I would also have to be extra cautious when "exploring" because turning around on tight trails could be a pain or impossible.

 

[razzman1]

You mean I didn't need to add sliders, a lift, front and rear lockers, aggressive tires, armor, and a hidden wench before I drove down mild forest service roads to go camping ?

I don't care how much she costs, a wench is always worth it.