What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I had someone tell me this so I don't know how true it is, but when he went to get his car tinted he asked about the sunroof and the guy recommended he not do that. He said he's seen the sunroofs shatter because of the heat buildup due to it almost always facing direct sunlight and the tiny repelling the heat.

It kinda makes sense that it would get hotter than normal but I'm not so sure on the shattering. Just thought I'd pass that along.

 

Mines been tinted with 2 layers of 5% since I got the truck and have not had a problem. Plus, I live on the surface of the sun otherwise known as Scottsdale, AZ. If what you were told was true, I'm sure it would have happened by now

 

Hmmm, I've never heard anything like that. I think if that was the case, all of our windows here in AZ would be shattering in the summer.

 

Yup, what he said!

 

Yes, I assume the ride and handling is awesome. I added the bump stops. What have you noticed as far as ride, handling and small bumps as I believe they are digressive and am trying to optimize for handling.

 

Northstar group 31 and Pelfrey battery cage installed.

 

Stumbled upon the deal of the century. Quite possible it was an Amazon oops - $700 bar for $250.
Might seem foolish, but my parking spot for work is often on a quay wall.
20” Rigid marine grade hybrid spot for my bumper.

 

And me?

 

Husky Liners in front and back (DCSB). Love the fit and material. Went with the X-Act version. Good stuff. More of a rubberized feel rather than plastic.

Front Before:

Front After:

Back Before:

Back After:

Front Passenger Screw...That and the spikes underneath should help a ton with front passenger sliding forward.


Also, got a mat for the wife's Rav4...
Before:

After: (It came curled...I'm sure that will fix itself once it heats up some.)

Thanks, @eccracer104 and AutoAnything

 

Well hope you get it. Price has already changed to $663.

 

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

 

Well, I've only had them on since Friday night, (thanks to the @JerryTaco install) so I haven't had it off road yet. It's like driving a completely different vehicle on the road though. I think it'll be more of a personal preference but mine are just set on 'soft' now. That said, the ICONs be like, to anything the bad roads around here can throw at them, and there's practically zero vehicle roll. Before when braking, the nose would dip quite a bit and you could feel the ass end lifting, no more of that. The stock suspension is terrible! I'm off tomorrow, so I'm gonna run it a bit off road and try some different settings to see what works best for me.

 

Hoping it’s legit. I’ve already penned an email to Rigid inquiring it’s authenticity.

 

De-badged the v6 on the tailgate and the Tacoma badges on the front doors.

 

Oh, also got new reverse lights.
Brother in law got them for me. https://www.amazon.com/2005-2017-Toyota-Tacoma-Reverse-Light/dp/B018DSM6OI/

New:


Driver = Old, and Passenger = New


Old Scatter:


New Scatter:

I don't think the throw is any farther, but love the white. Not a fan of yellow lights. Worth it.

 

2017 sport, Pro Grill, Avs bug guard/in channel window deflectors, BF Goodrich A/T, JDM ASTAR Led fog lights, AGPTEK Halogen headlight bulbs 9.99 on Amazon, better color than stock while sticking with oem distance and beam pattern. Traded my 2013 in August for the 17, love the 17 but miss the 13!

 

My wife's Honda has had 2 layers of 5% tint on the sunroof for 24 years without issue! My old SR5 had two layers also for 15 years without issue.

 

Installed a Pop N Lock yesterday. Why didn't Toyota include this as a standard feature? Used tips from this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTDForje76I

 

Probably because they don't last very long, unfortunately. But mostly because that costs them money.

 

Who has looked....?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=odAxap0f5bU