What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just put Some Red Meso chrome delete and vent rings in...looks great with the inferno stock dash trim!

 

I looked at the installation instructions on Headstrong’s site and it only says the center pin may need to be cut if it extends further than 1/2”. If it extends up too far it will interfere with installation of the bump stop. My thought is if there is no daylight where the center pin is then the u bolts will close the gap on the rest.

https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/u...aal_hstoy5163al_installation_instructions.pdf

 

I have a set of these on the way! (The grab handles).
Lookin' good!

 

Thanks for staging 'em appropriately. Hoping on the gen8s they just get rid of that stupid velcro cover flap

 

...got rear ended - fingers crossed just the bumper and not any frame/alignment issues. Will be coordinating w insurance - any advice on what to look in addition to visible damage greatly appreciated

 

Hopefully no frame damage. Looks like they smashed into you pretty good. Hopefully no one seriously injured(saw the air bag deployed on the at-fault vehicle). Good time to get a steel bumper provided there’s no frame damage.

 

Sounds like the parts guy asked the right question to get you what you needed. What part of that is upsetting you?

 

How does the gap look between the cab and the bed? My 2014 was totaled by a similar hit, you could see the bed pushed down and in towards the cap.

 

*cab

 

Yeah, you guys were right.. I guess it wasn't set in all the way. I was thinking it was odd that light escaped from the back at night, but now it sits much more flush and the only light is from the holes in the front.

 

I used a Claybar on my two week old SR5, the added Griots Ceramic 3 in 1 Wax. the SiO2 stuff.
Great shine now. some detail forums say it gets shinier after a few coats.
It was 33 degrees today so it took a bit to get the garage temp to 55 degrees to do the work.
But worth the effort.

 

Well darn I was feeling pretty optimistic but it’s a few millimeters different (passenger side I can run my pointer finger all the way down w 1 mm space and drivers side I can run my pointer finger to the lower 1/4 and it stops

 

Welcome to TW! Any pics?

 

Just FYI the bed has some wiggle room in terms of "square" with the cab regardless of your damage. I moved mine around [like, 0.5" to the drivers side] by loosening the bolts in the bed a bit and sliding it.

 

Ordered these. 16x8. 0 offset. And the Flat Caps.
Should be great. Had to buy something for my Birthday. Today

 

Party time!

 

I like many did not care for those small plastic stock radio control knobs. I considered buying those silicon rings some have used and also those Hondo Garage knobs. But then I remembered I had a set of nice billet aluminum knobs I took off my Corvette before I sold it.

Since the Taco mounting posts were recessed too deep to use the knobs as is, I took the Taco knobs and trimmed them down to just the post and the flat base and glued them to the Vette knobs using some E6000 adhesive. I then grabbed a rattle can of black paint and gave them a few coats. I think they turned out looking pretty good!.

 

Nice work! Looks good!

 

Installed TRD CAI and 2020 pro black exhaust. Install was easy and took two hours. Not much of a difference but I feel like it handles a tiny bit better.

*Located in San Marcos Tx - I now have the stock intake and exhaust left over if anyone is interested

 

Thanks! I gained only around .65" as advertised using the circlip location #2.. To start, my rake difference was only .75" at on the drivers side and 1.125 on the passenger stock. So with the Taco lean, I decided to not go with the 1.1 circlip location #3. Found it interesting that I now I have around a .25" taco lean. I measured from the wheel well to the ground with a laser measure..