What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Let us know how they do when you get a chance to put them to the test!

 

Yes. I never knew that could be done until I started search for alternative to spending $700. SEM Color Coat is what I used because they have a system at dealers to custom match and put in aerosol cans. Other coatings companies make similar paints for vinyl but, the customization led me to SEM. Spent total of $130 for supplies to do the door panels. $35/can for 2 cans of paint, $20 for a product you apply ahead of painting that chemically softens the vinyl and $25 for a roll of automotive masking tape that had a flexible but hard plastic edge that can be pushed under the part you want painted vs that which you don’t. Ends up the same pliable vinyl…but a different color

 

Carhart rear seat organizers and cargo net. When you’re from Detroit you love your Carhart.

 

That's pretty cool, you will have to let us know how it holds up over time. I would be curious to know the longevity of it considering that is a high impact area for elbows and hands.

 

Indeed, gets a lot of touches. I read another TW poster stating that his experience was they showed no deterioration after some months of usage. From just the look and feel it doesn’t appear nor feel any different than what it was from factory. I have cleaned mine with ArmorAll cleaning wipe just to see if any signs of bleeding color onto the white wipe. Zero.

 

SEM (and others) make a second pre-paint surface treatment for plastics. So, you can use that on dash panels, center console panels, etc. Then, you paint with same paint.

 

battery $200
Tie down $90 ish
Terminals/ground/terminal covers $130

Took about an hour.

 

Currently, it powers my roof rack lights (which I leave on for hours at camp once it gets dark), air compressor, USB, interior topper lights (but am moving to RTT setup, so will power bed lights). No fridge currently, but this panel could easily power that too if I wanted.

 

With the help of my son, we did the CMC on our 2021 Army Green Off Road so we can fit 285/70R17 M/Ts on without a lift (b/c the front components are on back-order).
2,400 miles on the truck and already cutting pieces off.

Cutting


Grinded down and cleaned up


Cut-off piece


Welding


Plate in place


Painted and sealed (driver side)


Going on a test drive

 

Yeah I don’t know about that, I just know my woofer goes behind the drivers side passenger seat.

 

I love this website, the brothers and sisters on here have some great ideas and they always are eager to help out a fellow Taco owner with their ideas and finds. Good luck on your upgrades, don’t forget pics. Cheers!

 

amber sucks period unless you are in foggy conditions. I think its more for clout than anything.

 

Perfect conditions for... Fog lights.

 

Gotta love that color scheme.

 

huge work in progress

 

Fyi, Amber also works well in snow storms.

 

Very nice looking truck.

 

Yellow wavelength is what humans see the best and at furthest distance. That's why yellow is the best lighting color.

 

negative just ask @memario1214

 

Gotta go to the beach before summer ends.