What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I found an o-ring that fit in the groove of the grommet. Dressed it up nicely.

 

Loaded up the Tacoma before xmas for a military relocation from Virginia to Florida...KB Voodoo bars, Volvo bike carrier, and large, generic cargo basket from Amazon...had the voodoo bars, grill, side steps, motorcycle hitch hauler, cargo basket, etc. all powder coated a gun metal grey...

 

Nice job securing all your gear. Looks like you've got some great MPG's ahead for your trip.

 

Thanks; it worked well. I have a manual and drove like an old man at 55-60 the entire way; averaged around 18-20 mpg...sound about right to the 3rd gen. experts here?

 

Do you have some sort of suspension upgrade in the rear? You seem to not be squatting much at all!

 

No sir; I considered it but that two smoke only weighs around 250 pounds I believe and that MotoTote only weighs around 60 so there's probably around 300 pounds on that tongue...the truck bed was loaded to capacity too but the weight wasn't too significant

I'm concerned how my dual sport at 340 pounds will sit on that hauler though...TBD as I have yet to attempt it

 

Not sure I'm an expert, but that does sound about right... actually really good MPG given the payload.

 

Installed the Fyreflies light kit and then installed some Jsram LED 3500k yellow fogs. Love the light kit, not really sure if there fogs help in visibility or not. They seem too, with the rain and fog that we get, but not in over all light projection output for night driving. Definitely am going to have to go with some Diode Dynamics or Heretic lights, in the near future. But I do like the "new" look of the front end with them on.

 

@Mugs Are those the seat covers from the Puerto Ricans on Ebay? I have those in grey

 

Well, I can tell you what I’m not doing to my third gen this week. Literally sold out in 30 minutes @MESO

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/custom-led-map-and-dome-lights.521923/page-309#post-22403253
Goof on my part sorry

 

Yes they are. I looked all over for some seat covers that I liked and finally found these ones. Did yours come with the rear seat cover and center console cover as well?? Also did yours come a little on the wet side, like the dye hadn't fully dried yet? I let mine sit out for a few days until they felt dry to the touch.

 

Thanks. I appreciate the quick reply and explanation.

 

Blue is positive

 

Just message him on instagram or email him hes a good guy. Was patient with all my questions I had last night and helped a ton! Needless to say he is building me a stealth scoop light now!

 

I got these.

https://www.amazon.com/YITAMOTOR-Un...id=1578334761&sprefix=yitamotor+eagle+&sr=8-3

I took the door panel off, speaker out, popped door sail off and removed mirrors. There are 3 black circles of tape that you remove to get to the bolts for the mirror. The plastic piece on the mirror where I put the light in just pops out. I drilled a hole, put a small amount of silicone on both sides and installed the light. Then ran the 2 wires through the mirror and through the door when replacing the mirror. I ran the wiring behind the plastic on the door to the bottom behind the speaker then through the boot from the door to the kick panel inside the truck. You can unfasten the boot and use an old wire coat hanger to tape the wires to in order to pull then through the boot with the wires that are already there. You will need to remove the kick panel in order to do this. Then remove the cover on the A pillar. I ran the wires up to the A pillar and tapped in to the blue and yellow wires. Blue was positive. I don't have many pictures of the install. Where the green circle is located is where the bolts are for the mirror and where the sail panel is located. When replacing the sail panel, MAKE SURE you remove the clips and place them on the panel, dont leave them on the door. If you do, you will push them all the way through and they will fall inside the door. I know from experience. The red arrow is where the 2 wires come in from the mirror that you run to the A pillar. You connect the wires from both the left and right mirror lights together then tap to the A pillar wires. It's not difficult, just takes patience. Let me know if you have more questions.

 

Sounds good. Do you have his email? I dont have an Instagram account. Scoop light is intriguing.

 

Here ya go!

After reading about the cheap light bars some people do not like, I have no problem paying his prices... I would rather have his customer service than some chinese dude... plus everything is plug and play and ready to go out the box, even a switch for the dead spot next to my auto hi beams.

 

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Thanks

 

Added some bling to the front of my SR5 with these Limited fog light bezels. It is getting to be about right. . .



Also installed my Meso GassHole.