What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Thanks. Did not know that. Very helpful. Not ready to pull the trigger on the rack yet -- still researching. But that video makes it seem like even I could do that instal.

 

Rack installation is pretty easy to do since it uses factory mounts and doesn't require you do drill any holes in your cab.
All you have to make sure to do is use enough sealant on the bolts so you don't get any leaks and make sure you torque everything down to the proper specifications.
The hardest part is marking the holes in the molding which if you mess up is only a $50 part.

They are all pretty universal in build quality (rightly so at $700+) so it mostly comes down what you think looks best and has the accessories you want.

 

Appreciate that. I must admit that I am struggling a little bit. Getting new tires tomorrow morning. Then I want to think about a bed rack for a possible roof top tent. Looking for those bed rack that have the highest static weight. My current thinking is to solve that first and then move on to the roof rack. The other strategy ... get the roof rack, use the bed as storage ... and use my good old fashioned ground tent to get going. Decisions, decisions. Thanks for your thoughts on the roof rack install. Good point. If I screw it up I can always get a new rubber strip. Knowing me, I might order that first.

 

Just finished fixing my Overland Equipment aux fuse bracket after seeing previous posts on here.

 

Mickey Thompson wheels and tire
ordered at 4wheelparts during tax free July 4th deal

Wheels
Classic Baja lock 17x9
Tire
285/70/17 Baja MTZ P3
Lift
3”front 2”back

no rub and it does hummmmm in the hi way

 

TRD RED tire valve stem caps that just scream “STEAL ME!!” It’s little but I really like em!

 

Ohio finally let us run no front plate

 

3D printed drawers for the OCD glove box organizer.

Credits to this guy: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-toyota-tacoma-glove-box-drawers-105766

 

Installed a Garmin mini dashcam using the 12 pin rear view mirror adapter and those desert does it front seat rockers.

 

Thank you. John called me earlier today. Gentleman and good conversation and he sounded very sincere. I will say they do stand behind their product. I am not looking to burn the guy’s business. I do not want to see that happen. I’m just glad my wife wasn’t driving the truck with the kids and it didn’t happen while they were in the road. I don’t want to see that happen to anyone else and neither does John. So outcome is Toyota was able to replace the plug end to the brake booster without replacing the entire wire harness (which was quoted to be over $1500-how true is that, I don’t know). The computer wasn’t fried and the brake system reset without a problem. Got my truck back and it was $600. Thanks for all of the feedback and I am glad some of you were able to avoid a nightmare like this. Hopefully a minor design change for future kits and a solution for anyone else that owns one will be in the works soon.

 

That one was cake walk compared to the off trail ones we went on. Got it on 3 wheels off camber and full articulation a few times.

 

Where

Where did you get it printed at? Do you have a 3d printer?

 

Awesome!!!

 

It's great that they were able to fix it for relatively short money. Still, the company that made that bracket should reimburse you for your out-of-pocket cost. Then, they should redesign that bracket so that it doesn't fry the brake system. It still baffles me how they could not see that happening when they made the brackets. Did they not prototype it into a Tacoma to see how it fit?

 

Printed on my Creality Ender-5

 

Would you be able to print me out a full set and I will pay you for it?

 

Thank you for the kind words! I did consider a spade bit, however I felt the rubber drip piece would be super hard to hold still while drilling with a spade bit. Or, I would have to create something that would hold it down on both sides of the hole just to keep it in place. Just seemed like more work. Spade bits also don't give the cleanest cuts and I would have used a hand drill, don't have a drill press. I also thought about a boring bit as I have a few of them. None of the sizes I needed of course. The punch worked great with a mini sledge. Good luck!

 

Sorry no, don't want to deal with that since I'm in Canada, too complicated.

Anybody with a filament printer can do it, about 8hrs per drawer.

 

Installing Eibach Pro kit, Add A Leaf, Camburg UCAs on Methods with Toyo AT3s 285/70/17
Posting finished pics soon.
@DuneFreqMedia on instagramz

 

New wheels 17” Matte Black and new tires Wildpeaks 265/70/17 today.