What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

You need to look at the one aMDterp sent you. Turned out perfect.

 

I really appreciate this! I apologize for bugging you but I just want to make sure the emblem comes out the best on the clazzio's. I think I'm going all black leather with red stitching. Any way, thanks again for everything. I messed around on my mac using an app called Acorn. Basically just increased the tolerance (if that makes sense) to 200 and increased the pixels from 100 to 1 million. The file size is about 78kb. What do you guys think? Should I increase the pixels or will this be good enough?

 

Holy smokes, this is perfect!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I owe you a cold one.

 

clazzio has a bunch of templates they've already done. Just a thought but they might have the one you want. They did for me.

 

Does anybody have any headlight housings they would like to part with? I'm going to start blacking them out and selling them

 

That is all that matters! Looks good to me also.

 

you must be a master installer now wow 21 tacomas that's awesome man wish I lived in Arizona what do you charge for a normal lift install

 

If you cannot say something nice about it why the hell say anything at all. Move on to the next post with your knowledge. geez.

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I see a future Tacoma owner in the passenger seat that looks to be loving life totally awesome

 

Check out the Apex Fab Works stealth brackets with Cali Raised LED Bar too! Great products, Great Support and they work amazing.

The light bar is hidden behind the grill and nearly disappears until you press the 'on' button....

 

Leveled my 2016 TRD OR, via input from Marie at Headstrong.
Wanted to get rid of that Bro lean.
Originally was just going to use their 1/2" spacer up front to level.
Then read a bunch more on TW and then called Marie about using Bilsteins(3rd gen).....and decided for the $340, free shipping and super fast shipping via FedEx....got them in 2 days, to go with Bilsteins all around.
Went to my local Toyota dealer, got them installed for $389.00
Set the front Bilsteins to the 2nd notch .65. Level! Plus gave me about 1" lift in front.
Drove it across some known bumps that typically I need both hands on the wheel......now glides over.
Big seat in the pants difference ride wise. Like crazy smooth! Love it!
Also got rid of my occasional like 1 second tire rub when turning down or up slight inclines. I have Nitto's G2's, 265/70R17 115T
One other benefit, I have LED HID's installed for headlights, with leveling, much better projection of light now.
I think it's faster too..... ; )

 

If I trade for a silver SR5 Tacoma in a couple years I know what grill I'm going to have the dealership put on it before I sign the papers! That looks good!

 

Got me Westin bed mat today

 

Getting back to the "warming up the car before diving debate"...

What about waiting just long enough to let the RPM's drop after starting? Doesn't take long, under a minute or so.

 

My clamps broke also within a few weeks of being on. Luckily they didn't fall of completely. I just went to Home Depot and got some replacements and haven't had a problem since.

 

So I was looking at purchasing these and I saw tails for left and right with and without chrome which is what I think is surrounding the reverse lamp area of my stock DCOR. But then I saw models that say "with or without LED". I have done a conversion of the tails/turns/and reverse already using my stock housing/harness. What LED would they be referring to on the rear housing? I like the clear look of the Limited/Pro housing so I was thinking of doing this in the future. But was confused on this point. Where did you purchase? Thanks

 

Waiting a minute or so for the Rpm to drop is good enough.
In fuel injected cars, it really doesn't make a difference to warm them up. Where that comes from, is when cars were carbureted, the fuel/air mixture wouldn't atomize at the correct ratio until the engine was warm, possibly running rich/lean and causeing detonation or popping etc...
FI always injects the correct amount of fuel according to the computer.
Starting to drive aggressively right from start-up isn't good though, the oil hasn't had time to coat all the parts again in the engine. This will cause excessive wear on the engine.
What's best is to gently drive the car until it is at normal op temps, warming it up faster then just idling. Warming up in idle, in park isn't really better for cars any longer.
I just try to keep engine rpm under 2300 until warmed up.

 

No issues here.

 

A Buddy fabricated and powder coated a University of Oregon hitch cover. I paired that with a 5/8" Reciever Lock and a few standard garden hose rubber washers to limit the receiver lock movement.


Go Ducks!

 

I actually did the same today. I was happy how easy it was, just took a couple mins. I def like it better, looks good bro! X2 on the highway princess lol, mines the same! I'll have to post some pics up tomorrow cause it's getting dark.