What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Thanks CherokeeCajun. I did know exactly what I wanted. I spent 2.5 months deciding while waiting for my truck to arrive haha. I had the hood scoop wrapped in Satin vinyl. Looks good and I thought it would dress up the truck a bit without going overboard.

 

Mikmabz I did go with the $9 flat rate. They shipped them right away. Only took a few days.

 

Thanks! Might give them a call and ask them. Amazon has them and sold by the same company.

 

That's awesome. What kind of shop wraps a hood scoop? I'm guessing the dealership didn't do it haha

 

Got it wrapped at Yola customs in Calgary.

 

TODAY: I took the Taco to the body shop. Got rear-ended by a loaded car carrying tractor trailer I was doing the speed limit (65) and he hit me hard enough that the bed damaged the cab of the body, the frame is mangled at the ends and the bed is bowed in the center. The claims adjuster told me that I am still not even close to a total out with over 11k of damage. We will see what the Toyota Collision Center tells me after they conduct their assessment. I will post updates as I get them.

 

Rain guards came in or whatever they’re called.

 

I have installed these Vent Shades on every vehicle I have. If you leave them down just 1" in the summer you will notice the interior temp will be considerably lower than without and the windows closed completely.

 

Mine are in and cracked right now. Doesn't even have to be a full inch - I usually go with 1/4" and it keeps a cross wind from blowing leaves in.

 

You're making it look more an more like mine every day.

 

I have a bunch of avdec gaskets laying around if you need. We use it in everything since it has a metal mesh inside to keep electrical connection and keeps the two separate

 

So, got rear ended by a drunk in traffic. Not bad, we were going slow but he never hit the brakes at 10-15 mph. I might as well upgrade to a steel bumper (no one makes aluminum apparently). Anyone have suggestions? Think I'll have it linexd too....they tend to rust quick in the virginia region! Any suggestions and experience would be appreciated.

 

Beautiful truck!

 

Believe it or not, I went through the same thing with the bed on my Tundra, the bed was twisted on the frame. the body shope said, yeah they are designed to do that on impact and a "crumple zone" they unbolt the bed, and just recenter it. My wheels were almost touching the rear arch on the bed it slid forward so far. Frame damage may be different in your case but who knows. They don't usually look at total loss until well above 50% of the value. If I recall, the person who hit me's insurance person said in some cases depending on vehicle, 65-70%. My rear bumper got replaced and they fixed some paint and body damage on the bed. The most expensive part was the BSM sensors and calibration. I think the sensors were something like $3-400 each and the calibration was another $400 from the dealership.

 

Hardest part right now is lead times on bumpers. I would do the inside of the bumper with POR15 and fluid film it if you are worried about rust. then just do the exterior with some steel-it coating. Its surprisingly durable and has a powdercoat style finish.

 

I think it’s due to the galvanic siege.

 

2nd Best mod ever. Took like 7 or 8 months for this plate. Had to visit the dmv at least ten times. Worst part is they’ve had the title since March and it took 2 visits and a lot of patience while they said they didn’t have it, just not looking for it.

 

A big red plate?

 

Added some custom center caps from Etsy. Not sure I like them though.

 

Thought you were referring to the Yankees frame as the 2nd best mod ever as the Red Sox would be the best mod?