What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

would love that too

 

they look great

 

I posted it a couple of pages back but here you go. This is from Meso's BTLM thread. I used it to get them open but there is more great stuff in there.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-btlm-led-retrofit.467712/

 

I did a diagram for the electrical question thread over here:

 

Off I go to digesting that post. Thank you sir!

 

Finally installed the LED lights strips in my shell. I used the existing bolts from the Yakima roof rack, that protrude down through the shell, and made stand-offs from 1.5" x 1/8" x 1/2" sections of aluminum flat stock. The LED strips are housed in an aluminum track, with frosted plastic cover to diffuse the light. I'm controlling the lights several ways; using the in-cab bed light switch, the dimmer w/ remote control (pictured) and by way of an inline on/off toggle switch.

Re-purposing the bed light was a bitch! Getting to the rear of the light required lowering the rear section of the headliner, which required removing the plastic pillar moldings; driver & passenger side, which also required removing the driver's side rear seat-back! Then I pulled the wire down through the wiring harnesses and looms, and then routed the wiring down through rear wall pillar, out through the wall grommet, and up into the bed--using one of the already drilled holes. I ran the wiring through some protective wire sleeve, to keep it from chaffing. It was a lot of work, but having the use of the in-cab switch, and the remote control made it worth the hassle.

The led strips turn on just like the puddles; lock/unlock of the truck, and open/closing of the doors. Also, the cab switch can be left to on, and the dimmer's remote control can turn the lights on & off, and dim.

 

Awesome. Thank you.

 

Mounted traction boards. Tonneau cover still fits too

 

My buddy pretty much gave me some brand new mud guards that he wasn’t gonna use. Threw em on today... Hopefully the rocks will stop hitting my steps.

He also gave me his stock black fender flares. Might throw those on this week too!

 

If you replace the fender flares with the black ones, recommend buying a new set of retaining clips for the install. Toyota does a good job with the flares using a lot of plastic clips to help secure it to the truck. The clips are colored blue and orange, so you need two types. They are kits on EBAY and Amazon that come with the correct amount of each color. Make sure and document which are which when you remove the Cement flares. Replace my Toyota flares with aftermarket a couple weeks ago. Some of the clips came off easily, others bend and broken.

 

Do you have the part number?

 

Go to Amazon and input Tacoma fender flare clips.

 

Thanks

 

ordered two just now. Hate how my knee rest on the door.

 

Welcome to TW M8!

 

One guy said he didn't like the Amazon reviews.

 

Reviews are subjective and I'm not dissing anyone for not going with this mod. If you think about what the pad was originally designed for and the constant pressure exerted along one edge you can understand how it may fail. If you look at the application we are using it for I don't see failure as a problem. Could I be wrong about that? Absolutely, time will tell! That said nothing lasts forever and how it is used will determine how long it will last. So far I'm satisfied with mine and for the money it's one of the most inexpensive mods you can do. $6 per application, what can you do to a Tacoma for six beans? In the end it's all in what you choose to do, no mod is right for everyone.

If the OP is watching please send me a PM.

 

My reply was in jest. Pot stirring.

I bought 3. One for a mouse pad. Works great!

 

No harm, no foul and absolutely no offense taken. I got that you were stirring the pot.

 

Finally, after a long time waiting, got my puddle pods installed.