What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

OEM locking gas door?!?! First I’ve heard of it! To the Googles!

 

It’s not an original idea, I have to give credit to some other forum member who had the idea for quick release seats on his 2nd gen iirc. His instructions are good but I’ll post a new thread with more detailed instructions for both the quick release and the platform. It’ll be a few days so just like this post if you want me to tag you when I get around to it.

The pins I used were these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbil...N5NK58MfxACx11x1QBcaAmUUEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

Check out this locking fuel door mod:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/locking-fuel-door-mod.578265/#post-19167191

 

Does anyone have exhaust recommendations for shortbed Tacoma?

 

TRD or Borla but others will say stick with OEM.

 

What does that bumper weigh?

Edit: I think I found the weight, 80lbs I believe

 

I've been eye fucking this bumper for a month. Do you have stock suspension?

 

Not sure about aftermarket, I haven’t really considered it. BTW welcome to TW!

 

I installed my new Teton shift knob. This is a great looking and feeling shifter for the AT and really ties in well with the inferno orange trim I have inside my OR.

 

Updated the navigation by installing the latest factory Toyota sd card. #86271-0E073. We're in a recently built community and glad to see we now exist in the Toyota navigation world.

 

Final coats of paint on my sliders. Didn't break any bones this time. I went with hammered metal flat black for the final coat, and finished it off with a mat clear coat. That clear coat really toned the hammered crap down. Now it actually matches the grill on the truck, I dig it. Ill let these sit in the garage for a few days to cure then install.
Ill say this, 150 for powder coating is a deal. I spent way more time on this than I should have, but I also wanted to make sure I did a good job. My time is worth more than the 150 powder coating job. But, I've had power coated sliders before, and touching them up just isn't the same when using rattle can. These will be easy to keep looking good.
And apparently something on my face smelled interesting, Kane smashed his nose on my cheek and kept sniffing.

 

I used a hair dryer to heat up the decals or you can just leave it in the sun for an hour, then get a corner started and slowly peel them off. Clean up any left over residue with either goo gone or an adhesive remover. Give the area a quick wash and seal afterwards and you're done! Same method works for the black door vinyls as well and if you are totally debadging, just add some fishing line to the process and shimmy it behind the badges in order to get them to pop off.

 

how's the toe doing? That's the real question!

Sliders look so good. Looking forward to seeing the finished product

 

Thanks for asking. I'm gimping around in a walking boot. It's ok, but probably a couple weeks in the boot. It's ugly, all black and purple.

 

I ordered some seat copver

Stock

 

Took the tail lights off...installed the @MESO resistors, and @Puppypunter ’s and @daveeasa ‘s delete in reverse
Took about 15 minutes. Lots of wire to get back in the little cavity.

 

One stud lower is where it was designed to go. But hopefully the extra 3" allows you to pick either and maybe if you're fording rivers up to the bed floor you might want it up high? It is sealed so should be waterproof but not sure that means I'd want it submersed for long periods of time

 

This write up?
Neat idea, might need to do this one too. It was noted that the rings rattle I'd probably also put some other type of pull loop in it's place.

 

The sliders look great look forward to seeing them installed. Shew that toe does look bad hope it heals quickly. I mashed mine pretty bad years ago so I feel you pain.

 

How much did the updated SD card cost?