What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Under the hood I knew I’d be making several connections throughout my builds, needing relays and more fuses, but I didn’t really know how many at the start so I put in a watertight junction box and just wired up my up front accessories.

I now have two other branch circuits inside the cab so am tackling cleaning up the under hood connections. Including a fuse/relay box that will fit in the space in front of the master cylinder without having to move the OEM relay.

Here is the jumbled junction box:


Here is the business end of my new in progress watertight relay and fuse box.




Each terminal is double crimped and shrink wrapped.



As you can see below, after my connection test (it all works), I’ve done an absolutely wonderful neat and clean job of cable management and mounting.

ok, ok...it’s late, I‘ll mount and bundle it all up tomorrow...so many pics of these are “done” top views, I thought I’d share the midjob cluster fuck dela extrodinaire!

 

I know, this can go to “cheap mods”. But this is what I did to my 3rd GEN tonight. I finally lost one of the little rubber bumpers on the fuel cover. So I went to ACE and took the other one left before I lose it too so I can compare. I got these for $2.49 ea.
I inserted the top one thru the back really easy but I had to loosen four 10mm/screw bolts on the black fuel filler neck retainer so I can slightly lift from the bottom side and insert it much easier. You can also trim the diameter of the backing if you’d like. The length is perfect and these won’t come off every time you lightly nudged them.

 

Got my Fluid Filming done today... glad that's only a once-a-year job!

 

Link to the knob?

 

I got one pretty high up on my 2014 tailgate. I backed into a damn shopping cart. Doh! It wouldn’t come out like a hail dent. Body shops wanted $700-$800 to fix it. I put a Saints fleur-de-lis badge on top of it and that took care of that for only $20!

 

Nice work!

 

Looks awesome! Sure the dogs will be happy!

 

Looks awesome!

 

What Leveling kit did you go with? Your Truck looks amazing!

 

spyder headlights from Tacomabeast.com

 

Yes it is................our new home in West Virginia!

 

You can't keep me out TOP! I'm still moving there...Someday?

 

MY EYE!!!!!!

 

Spent 2.5 hours today hand washing with soap, then clay bar, then hand wash with soap again, and then applying Mother’s CMX ceramic spray coat. Great 2.5 hours spent, but I feel like I find new scratches on my black Taco every time I wash it

Also, I definitely recommend the Spyder headlights sold by TacomaBeast. These are awesome

 

I have purchased the same TRD shifter from a Tacomoaworld member but want to paint the red over with blue to match my BBP Tacoma TRD. Wondered if you or any members have some suggestions if it has been done before.

 

We all know that the job is messy before it is neat and tidy. Otherwise it wouldn't be a great mod.
This is what I built. The project box has a total of 6 circuits, 4 of which are wireless remote controlled.

 

I live in Illinois and I don't loose any sleep that the steel on my truck is rusting. That is what steel does. It rusts.

 

People would not start loosing sleep over those things if they didn't read it on here. Just part of living in the mid-west. Fuck it and drive on!

 

Wow ! That's beyoutimous !