What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Marlin Crawler LCA frame gussets P/N MCAR-5514 welded in:

 

Great choice! Mine is quarter turn either way 1/2+ compression. It’s just plastic though so I’ll heat mold it at some point. Very nice that CMC isn’t needed

 

Back up dude. That's a long way to walk to get a frosty pop. [Beer]

 

Got leather seats installed today on my 2021 OR.





Small bits done prior to today:

Swap to TRD Pro grill
Dipped chrome rear bumper caps
Dipped cupholder surround
MESO air vents
Decked install / pulled 110v outlet to mount (somewhere)
Bed reinforcements
DMM / routed a cable for phone
Subaru / kicker tweeters

 

Noice

 

I installed a set of clazzios a couple of months back. Not as difficult as I had heard. Removing the front seat bolts helped tremendously. I had a bit more trouble with the backseat. I ended up removing back of the bench seats to install the covers. There are some great tutorials on YouTube.

 

getting ready for the hybrid bumper tomorrow.

how did you guys cut the wheel well plastic

 

yeah product licensing fees and the flash program arent cheap. I paid $300 for my tune, and was informed i can reach out to the guy at any time in the future to make adjustments or flash back to stock, all at no charge. I of course mentioned that i'd bring a 6 pack at the very least haha.

I will say that those $300 are probably the best i've spent on the truck thus far. Improved MPG, confident throttle at 70+ mph (for overtaking if needed), and elimination of gear hunting at high speeds and an incline. i go the "mid" tune which plays nice in the city when i want it to, and if i push the ECT button, it actually has the "high" tune's maps pre-loaded to kick in. Throttle response is great. I've chirped tires lol.

 

R4T actually has little bumper caps you can purchase for $150 rather than cutting into your stock bumper.
https://www.runnin4tacos.com/products/bumper-caps-2016-2020-toyota-tacoma

 

Not really something i've done to the truck directly, but i put in an order at Runnin 4 Tacos over the weekend! Should be here thursday, and I'll be lookin forward to some work over the weekend.

Hoping i can figure out a way to wire the backlights for my roof-mounted BD-S8 40" to the raptor lights in the grille so that they come on at the same time. Might just pop them into the SP 9100 and have them programmed to turn on when the truck starts.

i also ordered the

$659 SP-9100 8-Switch Panel Power System With Concealed Mounting Hardware

SP-9100 mounting bracket for in the engine bay, and the mount for the buttons in the truck from SDHQ.

 

Looks like that is what he has installed.

 

Super nice!

 

Nice! I see that TRD intake too..

 

Had grand plans to change the lower shock bushings on my Kings but didn’t realize the replacement bushings needed additional spacers. Feeling pretty dumb today and now I get to do it all over again when the right parts arrive.

 

Bought more goodies this morning from @FreshMexicanTaco.

I'm curious to see how their push button looks in blue.

 

Hit up Luxury Tint on Elm Street in Murrieta. The owner's name is Rey, and he's a fellow Tacoma owner (you'll see his "mystic" wrapped Tacoma on the corner of Jefferson and Elm with a sign pointing toward the shop). The do amazing work. I've had 8 vehicles tinted here over the past 11 years. They do awesome work, and their customer service absolutely can't be beat. Best of all, they have the best prices in the whole valley. You won't regret it! Tell him Joe with the white Tacoma sent you (I was just in there about 2 weeks ago having a strip installed on my new windshield that had to be replaced after it was cracked by a rock).

 

Looks awesome! I've been trying to find a perfect solution for a cab-mounted awning, and this looks like a winner. Do you have any photos with the awning folded up? Trying to see the size on the truck while stowed.

 

Fort Fisher NC

 

Very true but the tide was rising and I didn't feel like moving. Lol

 

Hammer Hangers, Shackles and Crossbar.
ICON RXT leaf packs.
Fox 2.5 Resi Coilovers with 14" 700lb springs, Fox 2.0 Resi shocks.
JBA UCA
Extended rear brake lines.
Ricochet full skid plates (Engine, Transmission, Transfer Case, Fuel Tank and LCA).
Durobumps U-Bolt flip kit and bumpstops F&R.