What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I will be doing this at some point. Here's the thread you need.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/oem-fender-flare-trade-thread.434422/

 

DECKED out

 

Glad you reminded me...........I am going to label all my connections as well. I have a brother label maker, gonna see how that works out.

 

Good stuff. Just found out mine is brother brand too. I was fuckin around with the different font sizes to see what would work, while I can’t really work on the truck.
I just used the labels, and clear heat shrink tube to finish it off, still going through trial and errors.

 

Brackets are powder coated in a nice gloss black. I personally wouldn't paint them, but of course that's personal preference. The painted holes are hidden under the bracket if you do a good job at masking them so all you see is the nice black bracket and the truck paint color. As I mentioned though, the pop rivets are very tight needing a few hammer on screwdriver wacks to get them seated. I'm pretty sure this does a bit of a number on the newly painted surfaces they rub on as they go in. But screw it, if they rust out in 10 years, I'll buy a new hood. I'll start saving my pennies.

 

How do you like the decked system? Been going back and forth on this system or building my own.

 

I have the Dual sitting in the box. Did you pull (basically) the entire dash apart to install? I put aside for another day when I couldn't get access through the stereo hole or just remove the 12V.

 

Absolutely love it! Serves its purpose. Keeps all the hunting and offroading equipment organized and out of the weather. Would buy again in a heartbeat!

 

Relocated my amateur radio to here.



Details here...
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...os-in-2016-tacoma.535275/page-4#post-19962105

 

Swapped out the map & dome lights with some LEDs. Neither fit very well but got them in. The overhead console drop out was simple & worked great. Haven't seen it at night yet but will check it out later to see. The color is whiter & it seems way brighter in daylight too

 

If they run all the time, isn't that just constant?

 

Have the same one. Bought it for my 2016 and now use it in my 2017. There are a few sew threads where it folds that are torn. Going on 3 years. Overall safitisfed with it.

 

Disconnected battery, pair of channel locks, grip the inside of outlet and plastic outer lip, and wiggled it out gently. I forced the new one in as the hole is a bit small, but it will never go anywhere now. You can also place tape around the outlet to keep from nicking or scratching the dash.

 

Yes they run with headlights and with DRL, if I turn off DRL during day, they are off

 

I put an '18 logo on my '16 with the T-Rex billet grille. Pretty sure no one else has this combo.

 

Bandaid covered a bit of the chrome until I get finnaly get motivated enough to pull the lights out and do the BHLM.

 

Nice truck! But Love the Pup!

 

Did you have to cut or did you glue? Can you show a picture of the back side of the grill?

 

Finished the install of my

$323 ARB ckma12 On-Board Air Compressor High Performance 12 Volt for Air Locker Differentials and Tire Inflation

ARB ckma12 from the group buy on a Slee Offroad bracket. You can watch the video here.

 

Nice it fit under the hood.