What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Evil Following?

Here is mine in front of the Mighty Forges of Badassery (aka Evil HQ in Bellingham, WA). LoL

 

Bad ass bike on a bad ass truck!

 

Calling

 

I have a back flip tonneau and I love it had it since I bought the truck. If you planning on trail running, which I hope you are, I got a 3tpam mount and a ram mount from expedition essentials. Very solid mount that keeps GAIA maps right in front of me along with my CB.

 

Get the bed matt.

 

Absolutely one of the easiest best mods you can do! Best bang for your buck!

Edit: You will not regret it!

 

My 3TPAM just arrived today, can’t wait to get it installed. I got a ram mount specifically sized for my iPad pro 12.2...I’m hoping the weight won’t make it too bouncy.

 

Nice looking wheels and tires. Out of curiosity what suspension lift do you have? Couldn't really tell by the pic.

 

Extra D-Rings in the bed, something akin to

$15 DC Cargo V-Ring Tie-Down Anchors |4 Pack | 2" Diameter Steel Bolt-on D-Rings for Cargo on Trucks, Pickups, Trailers |Flush Mount Tie-Down Anchor, Replacement for D-Ring Tie-Down w/Plastic Pan Fitting

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CGXSNC0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01

AirCon drain fix,
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rust-on-frame-with-a-c-drain-mod-fix.444138/

Power for a dashcam from the mirror (there's more than one, but for example)
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rearview-mirror-usb-power.688767/#post-24314935

Other than that, it depends on how you'll be using your truck.
Various vendors on here are like a crack store, but they're as-you-care-to upgrades.

Welcome!

 

I agree with you on some of the styling similarities, but for that's about where it stops. The new one looks like a typical Ford styling, pulling cues from several other parts of their lineup. I grew up on Ford, and dad retired there. I was waiting for the Ranger to come out before I decided on the Tacoma. Styling was one thing, but the transmission was something I didn't want. A 10 speed CVT may be good in the flat midwest and Great Lakes, but I would get so tired of the constant shift here in Virginia. It's what my Focus did here, hunted for gears. Bought an 18 Sport with a MT. And I don't look back and question the choice at all.

Edit: First new vehicle was an 89 Ford Ranger MT extended cab. Put 198,000 miles on without issue. Sold it for $600 to a friend for his mom. She drove it for at least five more years.

 

I'm not promoting it, but... hunting is the one thing you'd never know (or feel) in a CVT. The constant velocity does just what it says.

(from experience. had a CVT in a Honda. smooooth)

 

got the truck looking better

 

What fogs are those?

 

Yes The longer UBolts were in the kit.

 

I had a '14 and '16 Focus. Aside from the issues that transmission had, I couldn't climb an offramp or an overpass without it shifting. 10 speed CVT. They don't outright call it a CVT in the Ranger because of the rep the term has from the Focus. But it is pretty much the same thing. And when I drove the '16 here, that's exactly what it did. Shift, shift, shift. And shift some more. Maybe your Honda was better. I'm just not interested in it.

 

diode dynamic sport fogs

 

If you have a chance look into the Quad Lock set up. I have one on the 3TPAM.

https://youtu.be/l8JC9PUyKd8

 

Would you sell me the stock grill/ bezel? I have a project I'm thinking about. Also, I'm not far. PM me. Thank you.