What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I've had a winch sitting in my closet for well over a year. Been waiting on this bumper since November. FINALLY it came in Friday so I got it installed yesterday. Super stoked with how it turned out.

Feels good to finally have a winch. Also got rid of the swaybar and this thing drives like a boat now, but I like it.

 

One month anniversary for the AG, it turned 600 miles, gets its first needed wash since purchased, and gets its first picture with the big brother (white Sport LB).
White Taco turned 3,700 miles this week, it wasn't due for a wash yet but I didn't want it getting jealous so went ahead and polished her up as well.

 

Officially installed Cali-Raised LED light bar and Baja Design S1 ditch lights over the last two weeks. Worked extra hard to set up the buttons the way I want. The words light up with the dash lights and the symbols light up when the lights are on. Started soldering a ton today. Used the Cali-Raised relay mounts, too. Beautiful set up. Only issue is the RX/RF interference the ditch lights cause on the

$165 MXT275 MicroMobile GMRS Radio - 15 watts Two-Way Radio with Integrated Control Microphone - Overland Caravanning Tractors - Detachable External Magnetic Mount Antenna - 8 Repeater Channels

MXT275. Trying to figure out the best way to block that, considering ferrite cores and so on.

 

It's finally time to get out of California. Taco and wife's SQ5 ready for pick up.

 

Headed to where?? Good luck with your move.

 

I left when I was 17 after high school and have not looked back. Did 31 years enlisted and the rest of the family moved out.

 

Safe travels in your journey. I left the Bay Area (San Jose) 21 years ago. Best financial and career choice ever made!

 

Got cmc done, thank you @Jason TRD OR , anyone around the SoCal area hit up sibi, great work.

 

Last Sunday it was STRIKER hood lifts, Today it was factory bed lights. Will working on this truck never end? I thought buying a new rig would end all these chores! ;-)

Install on those lights couldn't have taken more than 20 minutes for both lamps and the switch. THANKS to the TW members who have BTDT and posted their work. !

ETA

2021 AC LB . Just turned 350 miles ;-)

 

Added some low profile matte AVS rain guards.





Of course after I install 3 of them. The last one I notice is all messed up. It was cut off on top from the factory. My mistake and not looking before i leaped but it is what it is. I should be getting another set by Tuesday.

 

Good luck in your new adventures.

A good friend of mine from Ole Miss married a gal from Cali. They have a small boy now and live near Nashville. He grew up in small town Mississippi. I think she grew up somewhere near LA (not quite sure on that 100%). But after they got married, they lived out in Cali for a few years, and when they moved to Nashville, they swore they never looked back.

 

Oh yea...i installed the HPS intake hose yesterday. Super easy, clean job. Now lets see if my truck blows up or not hahaaha

 

I have been looking at these. What is that box attached to the OEM tube?

 

I wonder why the Toyota engineers felt the need for the resonator box? There must be a compromise somewhere.

 

I didn’t realize those came in black. I don’t think my truck has the vinyl there at all, so I might have to look into this

 

Finally got rid of the last of the chrome!




World of difference! Now it just needs a bath!

 

Sure thing. I ended up ordering them from Amazon but they are the Toyota brand:

$36 Toyota Tacoma Cargo Bed D-Ring Pair 2005 06 07 08 09 10 11

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W9ABC2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8

Really worth it, in my opinion. Hope that helps.

 

Thank You. Going back to Wife’s home state of Jersey.

 

Thank you. I’ve been in Cali for 40+ yrs and wife is originally from Jersey. We’re going back to her home state. We’re both are tired of the way California is heading.

 

Hmm, hot pot to hot pot. Nonetheless I always enjoy visiting my relatives in Kearny... Safe travels.