What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I DIY'd. It was just enough of a pain to get the hole the right size and location that mid project I was thinking I should have just sent it in. But it worked out ok in the end.

 

This is awesome!! Thanks - now I just need to remember the link to your directions so I can do mine. I won't have a chance for a week or two but I will do it!!

 

Diamondback HD Smooth installed, and Frontrunner mid-height rack system. I must admit, it was a little nerve-racking drilling holes on a brand new cover.

 

looks nice and clean. great job!!

 

Thanks! It took me a while to get the nerve to drill the holes. I measured like 20x, had a few beers then went for it. LOL

 

Honestly, if you’ve got Prime, I couldn’t beat this price shipped to you I don’t think. Maybe I could come close but for what I’d make I’d rather sit on them if I needed them to be honest.

$16 Toyota Genuine Spare Switch Hole Cover

TOYOTA Genuine Spare Switch Hole Cover

https://www.ebay.com/itm/DASH-SWITC...-INSERT-oem-TOYOTA-TACOMA-05-20-/224428166558

 

I bet. Not a comfortable feeling. I had the same feeling when I installed my front bumper. Truck was barely a week old and I'm cutting a brand new bumper. Ends justifies the means though. congrats. I have the diamond plate HD and almost went with the smooth. Seeing yours makes me wish I got the smooth.

Plan on putting a RTT on the rails? Or just extra storage?

 

I've had my frontrunners sitting in my garage for a few weeks now trying to work up the nerve. Haha. Maybe this weekend.

 

Man I bet. That must have been a nerve-racking feeling, but I totally agree it's always worth it in the end, as long as you don't mess anything up! HAH

Yeah, I went back and forth between the standard finish and the smooth finish. To be honest, I like both. I only went with the smooth, since I had planned on going with this setup and I figured it would be easier for me to drill the holes on this type of finish. I'm sure it's the same install either way, but that was my logic.

Yes on the RTT! I just ordered a iKamper skycamp mini a week ago, and can't wait to get it!!

We have some camping trips planned and hopefully, I get it in time.

 

Same! Mine was sitting in the garage for a while. Had some time in the morning, and it was a nice day so I figured I would just take the plunge.

What's your setup? Are you running a Diamondback cover?

 

Yep. Diamondback HD, which I absolutely love so far. I ordered the Front Runner bars in anticipation of a RTT purchase in the next month or two as my wife has decided that it looks a lot better than sleeping on the floor. Who am I to argue?

 

I've had my 19' taco for a couple years and have just started to dive down the customization rabbit hole. I'm having way to much fun and the list of things I want to do just keeps growing.

Mods so far:
Alpha Rex Sequential LED headlights (Black on Black)
Pro-Series LED Tail Lights (Red Smoke)
Helo HE904 17x9 0mm Offset Wheels
265/70/17 Falken Wildpeak A/T3W Tires
Taco Vinyl Color Match Raptor Grille
And lastly a couple cans of Plasti Dip to get rid of the chrome

 

Nice. Wife-approved mods for the win!

Just a side note for the install. I ended up only using 3 bolts per rail. If you want to use all 5, you will have to use the provided jack nuts. One of the guys in that thread reached out to a diamondback engineer and they confirmed a minimum of 3 bolts are needed for support. I was trying to avoid having to drill more holes than needed.

There's a good post on the diamondback modification thread that helped me with the install. Let me know if you want me to send you the link.

 

Appreciate the pointers. I think i follow that thread already, bit will definitely have to give it another look before I start drilling.

 

Looks great man, love me some Barcelona red. Get that air dam off of there!

 

Dang, me too. That heat shielding is where it’s at and the plug and play was easy. But at least he suffered on the zip ties like I did. Oh well, it’s done now.

 

Yep, I've got a PnL that isn't getting installed now that I've seen OEM is a little nicer. Wish I'd done some research and not taken some random TW user on their word that OEM was simply a white-label PnL...

 

No problem!

I actually received a reply email from Spotter Mirror after sharing this OEM BSM light retrofit install with them:

"Sorry that you had to go through this trouble. We will immediately look into the light output and look for a brighter option."

 

I'm an old man, so I like the old stuff.

 

How do you like the Kenda’s in the rain up here?