What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Meso v5 switchbacks came in today.

Holy shit that wiring harness... gonna have to take a crack at deciphering it over the weekend.

 

The SR model has them

 

It is just the plastic mount that came with it. I have another that I will take a pic of and upload in a minute. I used double sided tape but did not trust it to hold so this is what I did. Just remove the six bolts that hold the cubby to the bed liner. The cubby will slide out where you can install the bracket at your work bench. You can then tape and drill two small holes in the cubby. I used a couple of stainless 10-24 button head screws with stainless lock nuts with nylon inserts with a couple of small fender washers on the back side. That way you can do the entire install from the bench and get it perfectly centered and lined up. The auto grade double sided tape will hold it where you want it while you drill the holes and keep if from working loose over the years.

Edit: Added pics and the fire extinguisher decals are on ebay. Also you have to put the mount in the back of the cubby, not the bottom as it sits in the truck. Otherwise you can't pull the extinguisher from the mount to get it out. Don't ask how I know that.

 

removed the tacoma badges and the v6 badge.


super happy with how clean it looks with those badges gone. need to take better pictures later.


i used a heat gun and fishing line. heat was the key, came off easy and in one piece. then i used the heat gun and my fingertips to roll the badge adhesive off. after that i used a cloth and a some wd40 / goo gone to remove the remaining residue.

washed the rig and then cleaned up the light surface swirls i had made with chemical guys scratch and swirl remover. (i had used it to take out some light surface stretches from where i took off the TRD bed stickers months ago and it worked great)

 

Install was a success. Pretty cool to have proximity unlock included.

 

Toyota called me to schedule the 3rd break light recall on Tuesday so I took it in this morning. At least they are being proactive about it.

 

Try not to over think it.

Just a plug to the turn signal

and some DRL power wires. High / Dim DRL wires

 

Whoa that looks super clean. #goals. What kind of tires are those?

 

i went with the falken wildpeak 265/75r16 and they’ve been great for me.

still on stock OR suspension so didn’t want to go bigger than that tire size.

 

What are the benefits to this over the stock headunit?

 

-Swapped limited grille for OR Grille (personal favorite)

Took about 15 minutes carefully done to ensure no broken clips. Very happy with the look and the Dog approved too. Cost me $50 for the OR grille and if anyone wants to buy my limited grille pm me.

-Installed Door Sill Protectors

Also very easy just cleaned up surfaces and applied the protection stickers using “dry” method. Happy to protect the sills which had already sustained some scuffs and scratches. Looks like it was a factory option on some models. $30

 

Been busy so sort of a later post but let’s see if I remember everything! 1) Viper Cut and CMC 2) Prinsu Rack and Apache Case Mount 3) 20% ceramic tint all around 4) Meso Dual Color Map Lights 5) Vinyl wrap of hood and mirror caps (thanks to a buddy of mine) 6) Went on my first off-road trip this past weekend to Packsaddle Lake 7) Hit 10k miles!

 

huge improvement, looks great!


…and give that pupper all the cuddles.

 

Genuine stuff…

 

Dirty5’s club. Need to get new wheels my -38 scs f5’s are rubbing too much

 

Teardown, AGAIN!!!

 

full bumper?

 

Well, I agree if you mean with a fire extinguisher. My son watched the car in front of him on I-10 in West Texas lose control and run off the road, hit a rock bank, then rolled and caught fire. He along with several other cars pulled over and jumped out and were trying to remove the unconscious driver from an upside down car that was on fire. One of the guys that pulled over to help had a fire extinguisher and was able to put the fire out and my son was able to cut him out of the car. There is no doubt that they saved his life and if one of them did not have a fire extinguisher, I am not sure that would have been possible. I vowed that day to always carry a fire extinguisher and a trauma kit in my trucks.

Edit: I found the pics.

 

Great looking tacoma. Welcome to the 35 club. I hope to be there in the next year or two.

 

It's a shame they want to charge $70 for shipping to California......