What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I know this has been beat to death but I am having a hard time finding it anywhere. What do I need to do to change the home screen to the photo of my choosing? Not easy to go back through 311 pages of this forum to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

It is easy to find it in your vehicle manual though.

 

Looks good! Where did you get your TRD license plate frame? I want that exact one and can't seem to find it.

 

We bought our 3rd Gen Taco Today!

Step 2: Weatherguard floormats

Step 3: Tonneau Cover (I made a thread to find out which one is best to go with for quality and price, if anyone wants to let me know what they found to be the best one)

 

I have that exact phone mount in same spot

 

I have that exact phone mount in the same spot, too! Of course its because I copied @DeTako exactly...

 

Just bought a blank frame and bought the emblem from a toyota dealer and put them together.

 

The Bumpershield model works like a Skid plate too. Just FYI.

 

I'm working my way through the thread so I don't know yet if this has been answered however, I think this is the same or close to the same as the start button on the Honda S2000 and there are YouTube videos on installing one. Just thinking out loud that this might show you what you need to know or at least give you an idea.

 

OK, what is a "tpms pipe bomb" and what is it used for?

 

What's that FORD doing there....it's ruining the view of the Awesome Truck! LOL

 

Just curious, why the seat raise?

 

Very Nice!

 

I added a Chrome Hitch step bar from Summit Racing Equipment.Was about $125.

 

It's a PVC pipe you make and put your TPMS valves/switches in with a valve an pressure it up to say 32psi and keep in your vehicle to 'fool' the computer into thinking all your tires are fully inflated and not giving you a warning on the dash. Mostly used when your running aftermarket wheels and tires and/or deflate your tires when going off road.

 

Yea, easily the best phone mount I've bought and I've gone through 4 of them. My wife was starting to get suspicious of all the phone mounts coming in the mail. This setup is legit! I have an iPhone 6+ so it's on the heavier side. I wish the magnet was a bit stronger, but it still is a nice mount.

 

Beat me to the pvc reply. I never installed the sensors, or a pipe bomb, on my 2008. The amber light is a slight nuisance. Here in Virginia it is not a state inspection requirement. Amber warning lights clear inspection. Red warning lights fail inspection. After a while you become at one with the amber light. Then again I am one of those keep-an-eye-on-my-tires kinda guy. If you never pay attention to your tire pressures then you certainly need the tpms.

 

Ok, I know we've got a lot of bigger things going on in this thread than a cargo net. But I wanted to share a few things that I learned:

* The OEM net the Toyota parts guy told me was exclusively for the 3rd Gen is not. The net is the same net you'd purchase for the 2nd Gen - fits 2005 Tacos to present.

*If you have a factory installed tonneau cover, you cannot install the net all the way towards the front of the bed (meaning the cleat hitches are on the point of the track closest to the tailgate) as the cleat will prevent the "double click" action from occuring on the tonneau cover when closing (meaning you won't have the tight seal between the cover and top of the tailgate).

The photos below show it installed, and how far forward you can have the net without obstructing the seal on the tonneau cover.

 

I'm interested to see what you find out about covers. I've been looking and can't decide which route to go. The Undercover Flex looks nice, but it seems the vast majority are going with the G2 or the Extang (I know the Flex was just recently released for us 3rd gen guys).

 

Any issues with glare on the backup cam with these lights? I've seen it mentioned a bit with the license plate lights but wondered how the reverse lights would be.