What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

So....somehow they have double sent me the black overlay “Tacoma” x2 and the “V6”. Anybody interested in them is welcome to meet me in the Hood River/White Salmon area and pick them up, no charge.
FTF only.

 

Wow!!!! Looks awesome! What products did you use? Mine could use a good cleaning.

 

No fun giving someone the business when they're having a problem and trying to resolve it.........
But once that problem has been resolved.....

 

I’ve removed my center console several times but always kept the leather boot of the parking brake attached but inside out. You then can easily detach the leather boot from the center console. There’s a metal ring around the base of the leather that snaps into the console.

 

it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQI0x6kVODo

 

Fend-X liners by @cnote4l look good , but my template skills are sub par and butchered a few mounting locations
“Good enough for the girls I go out with though!”

Reinstalled the front coil overs that were rebuilt by @desertjunkie760 due to cracked and leaking hoses. Got the new design of hoses, brackets and hardware. If you are in the San Diego area, I’d recommend him.

 

That has to be a first

 

Did you tint the front emblem? 2020 grille looks great painted black. Should have been this way stock

 

I would really like to do this. I am concerned about the TSS sensor though.

 

I got them off the Facebook market for $175 which is a great deal. People usually sell them for 500+

 

I’m the same way.. I know people have done it and results have been fine overall.
I wish someone would make a vinyl overlay that is just to cover the chrome portions leaving most of the TSS exposed

 

Installed my OEM bed lights. For how small they are, they throw a good bit of light.



OEM LED Bed Lights

 

Thankfully someone does, hit up @rrentrop. He has the full range of colors, below in MGM. I’ve had no issues with the sensor.

 

I'd offer you mine but its for a long bed.

 

And today I took her out on a nice drive down a lime rock road she got dusty LOL
That's Florida ugh

 

There is someone else that said they wanted to sell an OEM cover. I'm thinking about it. Not sure about them. I heard some leak.

 

I can only speak to the trifold that came on mine that was only on the truck for ~18mo but never had a problem with leaking from the cover. That said, I stuck plugs in the two drain holes at the front of the bed since I was seeing a fair amount of water entering from them. At some point I'll put a seal on the tailgate.

 

I debadged the truck! A couple of notes for anyone looking to do this:
1) It is not easy. Removing the badges is easy, removing the glue/rubber is a lot of work (at least it was for me).
2) I found that goo gone and WD40 work well AFTER you have gotten the initial thick rubbery chunks off
3) For the rubbery chunks, I found the best tool was texturized gardening gloves. it allowed me to get a good grip on the rubber and push/peel it off
4) Wear the gloves the whole time. I jacked my fingers up pretty good in the first 20 minutes or so
5) Be careful in direct sunlight. I thought it would help being 86 outside, but it didnt soften the glue up much at all
If you have other questions feel free to ask. I am glad I did it, just didnt realize how difficult it would be





Does anyone have any ideas on how to buff out the scratches to the clear coat on the rear? you can still slightly see where the badges were. I tried polishing but it didn't work too well.

 

I'm a fan of the ChrisFix YouTube vids. Here's one on cleaning your engine bay that's at least worth a watch: