What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Well I don’t recall seeing on here about anyone who has done their Whole Taco in Coloured Matched RhinoLiner.....but here is my 2020 Quicksand TRD OffRoad...was just completed, picking it up in the Morning once it completely Sets and they Clean it up a bit!

so F@cking Stoked to never have to worry about Paint Scratches Ripping through the Bush! One Hell of an Investment for $1,200.00CDN

 

I’ve done a few searches and come up with nothing for 3rd gen. Seen some 2nd gen stuff

 

I ended up cutting my exhaust too, at the last hanger and angled the cut outwards and slightly downwards.

 

I just have some blue LED strip lighting, 12 inch strips. I’ve already scoped out some locations. Hard to explain but the driver side is underneath the steering wheel in the foot wells, hidden from sight, of course. The passenger side is just in the foot well. I’m not sure where I’m going to mount the ones in the back just yet. I also had a custom switch made from CH 4 x 4 that says interior LED lights I’m going to use. I’m not an expert on wiring so I’m still trying to figure out exactly how to wire them all up properly using a relay and add a fuses.

 

When you get to the UK ill buy you a pint and take a pic with another Taco!

 

I like what you did as well. Great idea. I would love that information on how you did that too

 

I appreciate the offer. Let me look into how much work it's going to be to do it the way I had envisioned first.

 

Does anyone know how to get the gray/silver part of the trim off? I’m trying to remove it so I can paint it

 

Crap. Just screwed up the painting of my climate control rings. Used the wrong paint for the base coat.

Took me an hour and a half to mask those suckers, too. Ah well, at least I know now that I can strip them down pretty easy with some xylene (discovered this during my last painting misadventure).

 

I would think it’s just a bunch of clips holding it on so pry it off but not 100% sure. Look for screws on the back side and start disassembling...

 

I did that. There are some screws on the back. But when I unscrew them I discovered they were enclosing a massive circuitboard. Couldn’t find any clips that would just remove the gray portion. I don’t know if I need to go on and remove the circuit board, and there could be some more screws underneath there, but that makes me very nervous to do that. Hoping someone else has removed theirs previously and can give me some wisdom before I go and mess something up

 

Interesting. I wouldn't have thought of led strips. Could be some possibilities there.

In the grand scheme of things, I'd like to use the off-door-on switch in the roof console to control just the dome and foot well lights (maybe some puddle lights later). The map lights would be independent (push for on/off) and the switch on the dome light fixture would be disabled (it's awkward to get to anyway).

 

yeah, I used LED strips on my last truck and it worked great. I just use 3M tape to mount them. Gives a lot of flexibility in where you can mount the lights. They’re bright enough, but not too bright. I’m using a separate switch for mine as I want to be able to have mine on sometimes when driving too, as a subtle accent light, similar to the door bowl lighting.

 

that looks really good and that's way cheaper than i would expect!

 

Pulling the door panel off and doing all the work on a work bench is much easier IMO.

 

Of that I have no doubt.

 

you should be able to adjust the interval

 

Nice work on the pipe, but what really impresses me is how clean (not rusty) the underside of your truck is. Must be nice living in a salt-free part of the Country.

 

Look up the DSIM switching relay. This will tie in the footwell lights into your interior dome light. You could also then parallel in the manual switch you had custom made.

 

Added in the Redline Tuning (

$100 21-27015-02 Hood QuickLIFT Plus System Compatible with Toyota Tacoma 2016-2023 (All Black Components)

21-27015-02) Hood QuickLIFT PLUS System for my 2020 Tacoma (All Black Components). I got tired of trying to pop open the hood and heft it up. Now when you pop the hood - it actually pops up and with a single finger you can raise the hood up.