What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

It's from 300 industries. They have a website you can order from and they sell them on eBay. The red does not light up, it's just a piece if red acrylic so I guess you could put a light behind it. Also I cut the lights in it, it doesn't come with holes for that

 

Improvements that my King shocks lift gave me*

1. 5.7% MPG Improvement*
2. Ride is much more smooth, on-road & offroad*
3. Sounds more like a V8*
4. Seats are more comfortable*
5. Headlights are brighter*
6. My rear end seepage has slowed*
7. Increased interest from bystanders in my rear end.*
8. Get lots of cat calls from hot chicks and milf's*
9. My drive shaft feels bigger*
10. Stereo much better, deeper bass - more like a 10" vs a 6".*
11. The only rubbing is whenI think about them in the shower.


Anyone else see improvements?

* = in my mind

 

Good work on cutting the lights in, looks like it came that way...soooooo because the TRD does not light up, I bet our local vinyl sticker letter maker can figure out how to make some stickers to fit in there....thanks man!!

If I buy, do you mind if I PM you on how to cut the lights in?

 

yea, no problem

 

WTF?! where did you find that bad boy?!

 

Princess auto up north, pep boys I assume, or auto value down south?
Worlds of ease with clips, prying shit, etc.

I even used them on my BHLM project.

 

Great write-up. Thank you! Any pics of under the hood where the snorkel connects?

 

called in sick today. clazzzzzzzio install


matte black tailgate decals

 

Installed TRD Pro grill and removed the black ugly 'skid plate'

 

unfortunately no, but its fairly simple... just angle the rubber elbow to match the angle of the inward portion of the snorkel and tighten... ARB has some decent instructions as well that come with the kit so if you do install one their instructions will help out in the attachment to the airbox part.

 

part number or name of tool? i'll be looking for one of those along with the clip pry bar and an assortment of spare clips lol

 

Finally...17 weeks later


Right off the truck, degreased and into the powder booth!

 

Installed my Forerunner cab rack for the maxtrax and rotopax

 

OEM TRD Pro Skid Plate Powder Coated and Painted Barcelona Red - Thanks to @iHoopAlot w/ TRD Pro Skid Plate Premium Matte Black Decal Inserts - Thanks to @rrentrop. I will eventually get the Skid Plate Powder Coated or Line-X'd Barcelona Red instead of just Spray Prainted.

 

Cool photo. I just noticed that you have a D ring recovery point. Is that something custom made? Actual recovery point or just a D ring mount?

 

There is a company that makes a recovery point that bolts up where the factory tie down is but I have a small metal fab shop a my house and made my own out of 3/4" steel

 

OK, thanks... Custom work. Good for you! I don't think I'll fab stuff up using my 4" grinder and a Sawzall, lol.
Yeah, ARB (I think) makes expen$ive recovery points.

 

Damn, hope it's not that long for standard T3

 

Bullet proof fab makes one that bolts up to the same place I bolted mine, it was were I got the idea from
https://www.bpfabricating.com/products/tacoma-recovery-tow-hook

 

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Are you in a auto shop or street here? Looking to find a perfectly leveled place to measure the U-joint angles for rear diff.