What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

New wheels and tires. Method 316 0 offset with 285/70r17 Cooper Rugged Trek. For those that are interested: ~2.5" lift, stock UCAs, no CMC, no rubbing at all. Did some flex testing and the only place I *may* rub is in the front of the wheel well when fully stuffed and turned slightly (may touch the plastic).

 

Where ya get these

 

I almost bought the pop n lock when i first got my truck, but then found out there was oem so i got that. Love that it was plug and play.

 

I just used an add a fuse to connect

Quick Charge 3.0 USB Charger Socket, ADSDIA 12V/24V 36W Aluminum Waterproof Dual Car Charger Power Adapter Outlet with LED Display for Cell Phone Chargers for use in Vehicles

this to the driver side fuse box and then just zip tied it in place to a bundle of wires to keep it out of the way.

 

Had a new set of wheels put on and installed LED truck bed lights

 

Tinted her up. 20 front doors to match factory rear doors and 50 front windshield. Beat the Florida heat!

 

Put in some bed lights. Pretty easy install other than the part where I had to take the switch panel off and put the switch in. I have a 21' SR with the utility package. I spent a couple weeks on here reading threads about bed lights and watching YouTube videos on the install process. I ordered my light kit, the switch, and a relay from Bam Wholesale. I got everything from them for around $150. I did basic ground delivery and received it in 2 days. For anyone who has at least the SR utility package model, you do not need the relay. The relay and fuse are in there for you already, including all of the wiring. Pretty nice of Toyota. Other than installing the switch up front, it's pretty much "plug n play". So far, so good!

 

How did you get the switch panel out? I started trying to pull mine out the other day and finally gave up.

 

Nice dude. Looks great. Got to get out and test them on some trails. How do you like it compared to your previous tires?

 

I love it!

 

Bought my baby some new shoes today

265/75r16 SL Toyo Open Country AT3
(and yes the sidewall pattern is slightly different on each side, the side i went with looks a little more aggressive than other side)

 

Met up with my parents and spent the weekend by the river

 

I've only driven 10 miles on them so far haha but I like them a lot. Had falken wildpeaks before and loved those tires. These new ones are a "hybrid" AT/MT but there's hardly more road noise compared to the falken ATs. I'll have to get em out on a trail and see how they do. Also, they were only 2 lbs heavier than the falkens even though they're ~1.5" bigger so I don't notice a difference at all.

 

I just installed the same one, and I love it. I upgraded from a very old Mini 0805 (from like, 2016), so it was a huge shock to me just how much better these things have gotten.

 

which did you prefer between the rtt and the shell?

 

who did your lights? looks awesome!

 

Installed a new grill. Thanks @Tacovinyl!
Thanks @SnailTrail4x4 for the install video, most helpful.

 

Definitely the shell hands down.

I had a tonneau cover under my bedrack and rtt. It wasn’t bad at first, but did get old after a while having to slide under it all and pack since I couldn’t open up the tonneau with the bedrack and rtt. Storage space was also limited.

Biggest factor being that if we were out camping or whatever with the rtt deployed, we were pretty much stuck. If we wanted to go explore , we would have to pack everything and the rtt back up. It really wasn’t that bad, just a hassle.

With the shell, it just makes more sense for us. More room in the back, we could sleep back there if we wanted to. Never have to take it off like we did with the rtt set up to actually use the bed. More “ water tight “ than the rtt, definitely not waterproof but more so than the tonneau. The windoors are just plain badass. Rear visibility is better with the shell, over my old set up as well.

Overall after having both , if I had a chance to do it all over again. I would have just went with the shell the first time and saved some money.

But I’ve enjoyed both set ups, just prefer the shell more.

Here are pics for comparison.

 

Sliders went on today- Westcott Designs 20 degrees:

 

New wheels and installed PakRax tailgate panel.