What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

it was originally black then I swapped to red and now I'm back to black. TacoVinyl sells color-matched bumper caps for like $220 and they are a perfect match from what I've heard.

 

Amazing. And how did you get that Tonnele cover for half off I’ve always wanted a new cover but can’t justify spending 1500 to 2000

 

same

 

Thanks I will check them out. It pretty expensive for two pieces of plastic but nothing is cheap just cheaply made.

 

On Amazon, surprisingly.
I took notice of this odd pattern across Retrax's line of covers, were once or twice a year, one series would gradually drop to half of its price. Usually in increments of $100 every couple of days. It would rebound back to original price a couple days after the halfway point.

During summer of last year, it was the Powertrax XR One, in two months it went from $2090 to $1090. Checked out immediately then, didn't want to chance it by waiting to see if it would get cheaper.

 

Damn that’s a great find

 

Hopefully today is the last day of this bullshit cold.

 

usa is getting shat on at the moment

 

Eh, probably $30-50 if you already have the tools, shovel and axe. Way cheaper than the Rago version on the other side of the bed holding my waterport.

 

Ye, I really lucked out.
I was suppose to get a Retrax MX One a year prior, when the same thing happened and brought it down to $600ish.
Didn't pull the trigger, because i believe that was around the time they announce the new XR rails. I hesitated and the price rebounded back.

But that was a good thing, cause I love my Powertrax XR.

 

Yikes...y'all need a change of scenery. Here:

 

Well this just made me hate my Monday morning working inside and wanting to go outside instead and do all that fun stuff...Great pictures and that weather has me all sorts of jealous.

 

FINALLY added the SabelCo lock to the tailgate. This thing's been sitting on my workbench as a paperweight for months. Procrastination: the struggle is real.

 

What's the tire size and brand?

 

NC is getting pissed on. We've been setting records the past couple years with rainfall and we're already 3 inches above average for 2021 with another couple inches on the way in the next week.

 

Try lower...much lower...right now is -36°C in central Alberta , before that we had more than a week -40's...

 

Truck looks great, deployed to Guam many times. Probably my most favorite TDY location, think I seen your truck down in Tumon bay before.

 

(Pic heavy). Added the OEM roof rails this weekend. I needed a solution to get my canoe mounted a few more feet forward on the truck. The extra clearance is needed when I'm towing the trailer with the canoe mounted on the bed rack. After researching a few aftermarket roof rack options - I decided to go with the OEM rails/rack. $280 brand new was way cheaper than the least expensive aftermarket racks from any of the quality fab guys. Prinsu, Victory, FrontRunner, etc. All GREAT stuff, but overkill for my needs.

YES - the rear rail contacts the shark fin antenna. Doesn't show well in these pics, but in the close up it's making contact AND pushing it down - the sheetmetal was definitely indented a bit. There's a mile of thread in here somewhere about how many times the antenna has been moved, redesigned, however many part #'s for the 3rd gen OEM rack (this one in particular is

$317 PT27835170 Toyota PT278-35170 Roof Rack (Double CAB), 1 Pack, Black

PT27835170). It's a saga and depends on the build date of your truck (my Taco was built 12/2019). Overall, I kinda like the OEM look a bit better, cleaner lines - cross rails stow when not in use. The only use it will ever get is when the canoe is mounted - plenty of space in the bed for any other gear. My solution to the rear rail hitting the shark fin? Just remove it when I load the boat and only use the front rail. It's one bolt (T-25 I think) and takes about 20 seconds to remove when I'm up there anyway. Updates when I finally use it with the boat.

 

Okay, but that's too hot for February! Gotta have a little winter feel