Tigerian's Unicorn Build - The Pika

Wadja get

 

My truck had the Woolwax treatment today too.

 

Skid plate and matching climate knobs/4x4 knob/shift knob.

 

Shift knobs and other ready to install once I get off this conference call training. Skid has been sitting in my living room for a week. Probably not going to mess with it until spring.

 

Why? Skids take 10 min. Tops.

 

Because hes lazy. And its cold. And snowing.

 

Garage

Space heater

Propane heater

Jacket

 

There is also a stripped or broken bolt that needs to be dealt with.

 

Those look pretty slick!

You've obviously never installed a set of SOS skids with misaligned holes that are also too small.

 

Because SOS stuff is crap

 

I'd also probably be more motivated to do it if I was driving further than like 4 blocks every few days.

 

What's weird is that the bumper fit like a glove, and the skids were nothing but trouble. I had to have the engine skid cut and rebuilt by a local shop since it wasn't compatible with KDSS. But, the other problems seemed avoidable. Just seemed like a sloppy set made on a Monday.

If you're not going wheeling, there's no reason to rush. I actually thought about removing my skids for the winter if it weren't for everything probably being cross-threaded.

 

RCI. Quality. Perfectly measured. Everytime .

Oh and they have hardware options. And their stuff matches the pictures unlike certain other manufacturers.

 

SOS came highly recommended. I went with them due to timing, and a sale.

Not much help when you end up spending a few hundred extra bucks on a custom front skid. I am really glad I did the custom skid, though. It ties directly to the bumper rather than the radiator support. Looks way better than anything off the shelf.

 

they are very highly recommended, but this past year I've seen three different bumpers of theirs destroyed when they really shouldn't have been, and another bumper show up with the fog light cutouts and such a bizarre shape that nothing on the market actually fits them. They're also damn near impossible to get a hold of which is really annoying for people who spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on their products.

 

I know the guy on 4runners.com who was representing them is no longer affiliated with them. It sounds like they went through a rough patch, at the very least. I have no ill-will towards them, but they sure seemed to drop the ball on my skids. The bumper seems perfect! Welds are beautiful!

 

I bet. I know for a while their welders and fab guys were absolutely top notch so they definitely have great products out there. Just not sure what's been going on this past year (don't nobody say "covid" neither)

 

Yeah that is definitely not an excuse for a decline in quality. A decline in quantity of available products is certainly understandable, but putting out worse quality products isn't.

 

Knobs and shifter installed.

 

Nice! Looks even better installed!