What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Wanted to pick up a good box for the bed.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Was thinking about this one.

$654 UWS TBS-63-A-LP-BLK Black Single Lid Low Profile Aluminum Toolbox with Beveled Insulated Lid

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0017HB3SS?keywords=uws+tool+box&pc_redir=T1&qid=1456916956&sr=8-2

 

Really Like that silver or white for the desert...I get remarks from the fam on having all the same color vehicles...so I did not feel so bad getting the mgm this round...besides the fact thats all there was available....

 

driver's side door sticker shows where it was built.

 

Gave her a bath

 

Vin# starts in 3 It's Baja Mexico, I believe Texas is 5, Open your driver side door, there's a sticker on there where it was built and month of production.

 

Dam. Baja.

 

Sub'd

 

Nice! lookin good

 

...^^^... Beer ... Heat ... & a Good Looking Truck ... are ALL contributors to your OCD mental disease ...

BTW ... Nice truck ...
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yup, more jobs lost to other countries.

 

Got a couple little things done this weekend. Added OEM roof rack that was from another TWer. And got an SR grille to replace the teenager braces on my OR! Wasn't home 30 minutes, unloaded groceries and in another 30 had the swap done. Easy peasy.

 

I took off the front license plate bracket/bumper-extender and screwed the plate directly to the bumper. Now my truck is 2" shorter and looks better too.

 

Damn!!! That is smart!

 

Unfortunately the shape of the front bumper cover doesn't really lend itself to using the existing (North American standard?) license plate holes, so I drilled out the existing holes that were used to attach the Toyota bracket, inserted expanding well nuts, and match-drilled new holes in the plate. Since this vehicle is basically North American market only, I don't know what Toyota was thinking with that whole design. It screams "afterthought" to me.

 

Installed some nylon hole plugs in the LCAs to stop the whistling at 55 MPH (forgot to snap a pic of these) and did the rear diff breather mod today.





Next up: seal up the bed storage box so it doesn't get so dirty inside.

 

did you use the same nylon plugs that are below in the 'products discussed' section? if not, which ones?

 

I used these: http://www.lowes.com/pd/The-Hillman-Group-2-Pack-Hole-Plugs/3109069

9/16", sold in packs of 2 at Lowe's.

 

Awesome, thanks! I think I might go that route instead of buying the 50 pack from Amazon.

 

Installed the Bakflip MX4. Perfect fit and finish.

 

Toyota is a JAPANESE manufacturer... (foreign to begin with)
Not like they gotta build 'em here anyway