Hi Guys - the Nightmare begins @7:18 As for the comments questioning why I'd wrap the 4Runner, the first reason is personal preference. I worked really hard, lots of overtime to purchase the 4runner and I loved and still do love how the green looks. Why wrap over paint? Well, it's less permanent, less expensive and it does provide paint protection from debris, environmental elements, etc. When the wrap is removed, it does not leave residue. We selected a high quality, custom Avery Wrap which we had no concerns with. Our issues were with the wrap installation and the shops lack of professionalism. Luckily we were able to fix most of the issues ourselves, but the point being that we shouldn't have had to.

Thanks for sharing this story, After this I will never wrap any car, and this highlights the problems with modifying cars, you just never know who is touching your car. Anyways sorry for that terrible experience, luckily the 4runner is a tank.

Midnight black metallic is an insanely beautiful color with the blue hue in sunlight , you cover a masterpiece color with a 5K wrapping ???... SACRILEGIOUS !!!

If the shop doesnt make it right you need to talk to a lawyer.

Moral of the story is don’t wrap a brand new expensive TRD Pro 4 Runner & pick out a color you actually like when purchasing!!!

A TRD Offroad in a stock color could have saved a bunch of headache here.

I have been considering wrapping my 2023 Trd off-road. My reasoning was I have been taking it off road and was getting some branch pinstriping rubbing up against the paint. Most of the scratches were able to be removed with buffing but now I’m reconsidering the wrap. Thank you for the video.

I named mine Carmen. She's not a Car Man! lol

Why would you get a wrap on a new 4Runner ? Wait all that time just to get crap 💩 on smart

Wraps are ALWAYS a mistake long term . Your fault, not Toyotas…..should be the first thing you say in this video.

Did they charge extra for the missing TRD PRO badge on the passenger side?

But the problem is not the dealer o toyota, this is about the wrap shop

I'm so sorry and astounded at this experience you had! Unbelievable! One of the reasons I purchased a 2023 4Runner (Lunar Rock) is the unequaled reliability. I've had the same bad experiences from dealerships, service garages, warranty issues in my 60 yrs of driving. I never want to take my new 4Runner in for any reason just because I want all the shysters to keep their hands OFF my baby. I do all of the regularly scheduled maintenance myself because of the incompetence that you yourselves have experienced. The reliability quotient of the 4Runner should hopefully insure I won't need to take it anywhere for service, hopefully for the rest of my life. In the event I am required to take it in, I will tell them to their face that this is my baby and I will hold them accountable for any door dings, scratches, or other incompetences they inflict on my vehicle-and I WILL hold them to it. There is just no excuse for how you have been treated after paying that much money for your new 4Runner. I hope you are asking and receiving satisfaction from them for the issues they caused to include anxiety and frustration compensation!

If Scotty approves of a car you're golden. Lol I do like that green.

Sorry to hear of all your issues - but great car nonetheless. I picked up a 2023 4-Runner rental TRD Off-road from Seattle for a road trip around British Columbia. Was interested to try the car (the 5th gen 4Runner never made it to the UK!) Despite it being an old design and powertrain, really loved that car - it felt absolutely bullet proof and handled the miles and rough roads perfectly. From what I read, the next gen will be a turbo, 4-cylinder hybrid - no doubt way more fuel efficient and probably quicker, but loads more to go wrong! I’d have the old one in a heartbeat! All best.

Interesting story. I would have stuck with the "ugly pinstripe" and the stock factory paint. My wife's new 23 CX5 PP almost immediately got an ugly parking lot dent on the FL fender. Still upset about that. The paint is intact so I won't even get it repaired and repainted or pull the fender well panel for a "paintless dent repair". Any time you pull any panel or trim it's not going to be the same afterwards. As far as Nitrogen goes, I have a compressor in my garage and put air in the tires in the fall and winter and let it out in the spring and summer. Also run our tires about 5 psi above the door post for better wear. It's still 5-10 psi below the max tire pressure on the sidewall. If the vehicle is riding too hard I let a couple of psi out. When towing with my truck I run max sidewall pressure.

Sorry to hear this happened to y’all. I was thinking to get my entire TRD Pro PPF’d, but after hearing this, I’m thinking to just PPF the front of my vehicle.

Damn I don't want to hear all your history. Just tell me why u think it's ruined and stop all the useless chatter.

I just got a used 2014 4runner with low mileage and already did a lift kit and tires, but here I was complaining about the paint clear coat peel...

Mind sharing the specific Avery wrap code? I for one think it looks great!

I feel really bad for what happened to your Pro and hope that things work out for you going forwards. What happened to the missing TRD Pro emblem on the passenger side C-pillar? Did they leave that inside the door panel too?

Thought I was losing my mind seeing a 2023 TRD pro in army green. Interesting choice to wrap it. Sorry you had to go through this nightmare.

I’m a 4Runner guy, work for Toyota HQ and agree. Tricked me with the color via wrap.

sorry to hear what happened to your 4runner, i'll be really pissed off, too. That's the problem nowadays, it's very hard to find good workmanship anymore. pluss trusting someone to do a good job. too bad you couldn't hold back the payment until the job was done right. she's still a good-looking truck, though, and yes, i, too.have a 4runnner. she's a 2016 4runner trail with kdss and all decked out for overlandding. be safe out there.

I feel your pain. Hope all works out for you. Love the green macheen....yeah!!

Congrats on the TRD Pro! Was so hard to find up here in the Northeast, and dealerships were charging 5-7K over market price.

Why would anyone wrap their brand new forerunner, I guess it’s for those who are under 30

What was the original color by the way? I think the wrapping ruined a lot on your truck. Wrapping a vehicle is just a gimmick, if you have money to burn. I’m sure all sales are final. If you don’t get those cut paint area fix, depending where you live, rust will get to the metal quickly.

Love it ❤️💪💪

Have I got this right? This is more an issue with the PDI than the 4Runner itself?

how much does a wrap like that cost ?

What happened to the right side TRD PRO emblem on the pillar?

PLEASE NAME THE COMPANY! Also, I hope you consider suing them for damages (you typically have a 2 yr window for filing a tort), breach if implied warranty/workmanship and actual damage to the vehicle. I would also contact your state's Attorney General's office to file a potential consumer fraud claims.

Please Post the name of the Dealership you guys purchased the 4Runner from? Have you filed a complaint with Toyota Corporate Headquarters??

Why haven't you said and added to the description the name and location of that workshop?

This beautiful car should be kept in Japan. The demons here Stateside will ravage it out of sheer bitterness for another's success.

Emerald for the name? Maybe Forrest , Diode Dynamics fog lights, light bar with the 3-4 orange lights above the Toyota bar below the hood

With the cost of this vehicle, I feel your pain. I'm P!ssed for you. Terrible workmanship. They probably have too much work and have some semi-trained person doing some of the work. Sad. It scares me because I want to do the same thing and now I'm going to be extra careful with who I choose. Sorry for your loss RIP and all that because it feels like a sorrowful occasion. Even though you got it fixed, the flaw is something that lives in your heart.

It's sad that our society has turned into what it has, it's extremely hard to find a dealership work together well as a whole!! I'm looking at getting a 2024 & doing my research right now, I hate to say it, but I think I'm glad they are still made in Japan. I'm a small business owner & work my butt off doing construction work, so I understand the difficulty of getting a good team to deliver a excellent product. If your heart isn't into it & your just focused on money, the customer u work for is probably not gonna be happy, especially when we are paying so much for things these days, u expect your product & service to be excellent!!! There are some places that still deliver, but few & far between nowadays. Hell, look at our government!!😢

Gorgeous color!! You should send a pic to Toyota.

Thanks for sharing! Did you come to an agreement with the shop to at least give you a partial refund? This would be such a disappointment seeing you car damaged so badly after paying that much money for a wrap. Also, why did you decide not to mention the name of the shop? Let us know so that we don't fall in the same trap!

The black "TRD Pro Emblem" is also missing on Passenger side B-Pillar. I like the color of the wrap, but the shop should be liable for all the damages. Sorry that you had to go through this. I would take them to a small claims court.

So what was the original color on your rig?

Wow! These guys who did this wrap for yall are rough! It looks good but all the errors really make it rough.

It's a disaster when they must remove doors to perform the wrapping. Why would you want to wrap a brand-new Runner? You guys probably must have spent close to 100k for it, and it is so messed up 😢.

What the company’s name ? I would take it to another shop and fix the issue and send them the bill!!

That shop needs to buy you guys new fenders flares. Those are held on by clips and double side tape.

Play with a brand new vehicle and stuff like this happens. Never understood why people spend so much money just to mess their vehicles up with bs alterations. Contrary to what some will say, vehicles are an investment and need to be treated that way. I wish you luck in getting it fixed back to factory.

If there's anything I've learned, just leave vehicles stock and don't do upgrades that are not practical. Sorry you had such a bad experience with all that.

Toyota gives you free paint sealant. Just use that, new Toyota owners!!

How much? Been looking for trd pro

Which wrap is this?

You will prob have problems with all the components removed and put back on. Usually these plastic parts don't like to be removed and replaced, even when you are careful. They will eventually make noise or fall apart earlier than usual. Good luck on the new truck and the color is amazing.

My gut feeling is when that wrap comes off you’re going to find some more, painful damage

What a joke, I don’t understand you guys

The pin stripping i hear is done at the dealership...or contracted to someone to do it at the dealership. Yes your 4runner is ruined. Id trade it in for a 2024.

You definitely got got. You need to out this shop. It is unsat. They screwed up and molested a brand new vehicle. I would have been livid. This reason alone is why I would not trust any wrap shop. So unfortunate they have blemished your vehicle experience. I took my 4Runner to an official xpel shop and got my 4Runner fully done in ppf. They don't have to take panels off and most of the pieces are precut. Then I put a ceramic coat over the ppf. I have a limerush Pro and it looks brand new and glossy, washing it every few months is a breeze, no scratches, rock chips or swirls.

I like your 4runner 😊

They should give back 50% of your money for the wrap job

Nice color! Sorry they did a poor job. If I ever get a 4Runner, first thing I'd do is install a Magnuson supercharger. Then maybe Borla exhaust. Pricey items, but well worth the coin.

I’m surprised the tint is Legal

Why wouldn't you get a model in army green? There is nothing special about a trd pro it just an SR5 package Why not the trd off road?

Basically, you have paid the premium for their marketing budget. Sorry to hear about that.

What a nightmare! 🥺🥺

Nonstop complaints and the dealer and you still bought? You deserve the headache at that point.

Takes for ever to get into the story.

Honestly, if I was you I would sue them!

Nitrogen in the tires 😂

You should of sued them for damages unless you signed a waiver. I don't understand how you guys would allow such damage to your vehicle without seeking compensation of some sort, looks like you have plenty of evidence to support a claim. What I would do is go to to Toyota and make a of list all parts damaged and have them pay where damage was done. But like I said this will not matter if you signed a waiver of some sort but if not they would be liable.

This is not 2023 TRD Pro, only 2020 TRD Pro Army Green. 2023 Don't have Army Green TRD Pro if Im correct .

the 6th gen literally just got confirmed for 2025 lol.

4runners are meant to be abused and to be off-road. Why bother to wrap it?

You guys had a great vehicle but the wrapping ruined a lot of OEM stuff. It’s going to cost you more to fix now. Best advice to anyone is DO NOT WRAP YOUR CAR.

I'm sorry you got a ruined 4Runner. I don't allow dealership to install anything. Even for the tint jobs dealership use cheapest non dealership contractors. None of my 4Runners have any of them, not even a tint. Wrap is a big fat no to my cars. If the trail looks like gonna give too many scratches I turn back, go home. As for the mods, light at the top would be the worst, it will reduce visibility. As for winch you will be looking at modifying springs which would impact the ride quality. Spend sometime around 4Runner YT / forums. In 4Runner world mods are mostly for needs vs looks. Wish you the best fixing the problems as much as possible and get to enjoy the 4Runner.

They rated themself, not the people.

You get what you paid for. Lol

Hahahaha I see her getting more and more and more angry as she talks about the wrap shop. Also just sue

WTF! You saved for years to spend high 50÷ grand on a 4runner trd pro. Just to put a shitty wrap on it. I wouldn't wrap a fucking a Toyota Corolla.

That exhaust drone is so bad.

It all.your fault. You damaged the new truck. No one buys an off rode truck for the color .

You seem like a very nice person, and I'm sorry to see what's been done to your beautiful new 4Runner, but why would you ever change the stock color from the renowned Tahara factory in Japan to a "wrap"?! You do realize by doing this, you've greatly diminished the resale value of the vehicle, not to mention all these problems that you pointing out in this video. Until seeing this video, I didn't even realize this was an option to do to vehicles. Best of luck going forward.

Wow u just really ruined your brand new 4R…wrapping is good only to those old car, cheaper than repainting it…but for new car wow I would even allow my son to drive my 4Runner

I would ask for 50% of money back. What a poor job they did

I really wanted to watch this video past the first minute. But the child in the background was just overwhelming your speech And I couldn't focus on what you were saying

If you realy wanted the green color you could've just got any other green suv .

can you sue

Thie is a video on what Not to do. Dont buy a brand new 4unner if your dont like the color!!! 🤦🤦🤦

4runner need a V8

Lawer up

Smh 🤦‍♂️ take this video down it makes me angry to see a brand new 4 runner loose it’s essence, the ugly pin stripes I hope to god your not talking about the special edition pin stripes, not the smartest people I seen on the internet

Funny how people in the states are all of a sudden toyota experts when we've been running toyotas hard for the past 30 years in hawaii lol.

So you went to a shitty wrap company

You Must be a treat to live with Nag Complain Criticize no one forced you to purchase the vehicle ..

Talk too slow.. not enough of attention span to watch the full video

Damn !! That wrap job is crazy!!!! - for that much money of the car and money for the wrap, hope you got your money back - ALSO YALL need IG

The nitrogen scam!!!! How can dealers get away with this BS?? Lack of regulation right there. The big thing here is you allowed yourself to get scammed 4-5k on GPS, Edge guard and nitrogen! That is insane. Why would you pay that extra??? You have yourself to blame. The dealer walked all over you and you and your husband allowed it to happen.

That’s some bs right there I’d be pissed 😤