What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Deleting chrome... I'll post another one when I get them mounted this evening.

 

Bed mats are still available online at Tustin Toyota. Check and see if this dealership will ship it for free if you use FREESHIP discount code during check out. Not sure which bed mat size you need but providing the links below:
PT58035050SB - $90
https://parts.tustintoyota.com/p/Toyota_2017_Tacoma/Bed-Mat---Short-Bed/69525698/PT58035050SB.html

PT58035050LB - $81.20
https://parts.tustintoyota.com/p/Toyota_2017_Tacoma/Bed-Mat---Long-Bed/69525697/PT58035050LB.html

Good luck! One of the best mod in my opinion.

 

2spooky4me

 

I need a steel bumper. People are really driving like shit.

 

What I did today… found the ‘clunk’ sound. Any one ever have a Fox dampener reservoir give it up like this? It’s only about 18months old and less than 10k miles.

 

I would get a can or jar of the touch up paint and do it that way... I think they even make it in a spray can. Your paint code is on the door jamb sticker...

 

9/26/21 - I had just gotten back home after spending just over a hour at the carwash and had a bite to eat, then rinsed out my microfiber towels and hung those up to dry in the apt. then I said to myself, "Self that sounds like a combine outside my window in the field cutting beans!" Sure enough. Spewing a cloud of thick dust and soybean remnants out it's ass!! So I hurried up and moved my truck and while doing so I thought a chocolate malt sounded good. So decided to drive uptown to the local Dairy Queen while the farmer finished cutting the beans. Took a few pictures when I got home of the freshly combined field behind my shiny taco. I highly recommend Meguiar's Ceramic Spray in the bright blue bottle. I use it as a drying aid and it sure makes the silver taco look good. So I have since calmed down and am going to watch some football and the NASCAR race from Las Vegas tonight. Cheers!

 

And done. Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Harder to remove the bumper caps than reinstalling. I used Hyperdip in Shadow Black. Turned out really nice. 1 can will do both.

 

Rebuild kit $10 time to learn a new skill.

 

This is a good source. A little pricey but a good product.

https://www.automotivetouchup.com/

 

Did the v5s and threw in the bedlight kit while the battery was disconnected. I need a nap.

 

Got back from the tire store with my new AT3s.


Finished installing the rest of my Rough Country seat covers. They bring the black interior together and adds an additional seat back pocket on the driver side!
Pro tip #1: Don’t let the seat forward/aft adjustment change after you remove the seat or you won’t understand why nothing lines up.
Pro tip #2: There’s something that looks like a cigarette burn under the seat mount…don’t text your smoker-friend who borrowed your truck last year passive aggressively about putting holes in your carpet. It’s on both sides and is clearly something for the seat.

 

I’m preparation for our camping trip coming up I went ahead and removed the rear seats and built a platform for our fridge. I also ran the wiring for my solar panel.

It’s no Goose Gear , but for under $100 I’m happy with it

Excuse the mess .. lol

 

Finally lifted the front with a 2" RC strut spacer!

 

Army Green code is 6V7. Here is some spray paint in our color. You can get kits with primer, paint, and clearcoat as well.

https://www.amazon.com/ERA-Paints-C...d=1&keywords=6v7+paint&qid=1632688993&sr=8-33

 

They are method mr314s! Love how they make the truck look

 

HyperDip is the business. Used it to blackout the chrome on my wife’s 4Runner Limited.

 

After letting it settle a bit after the lift, I had it re-torqued and aligned. Installed the Subaru tweeters, which I thought were "plug and play." However one of the speaker's connector had a dog-eared blockage. I dremeled it out and all was good, but I don't remember hearing about that in the past.

 

Easy peazy, just slow pull upwards but don't bend the trim. Same after you lay your sealant (I like polyurethane for adhesion and longevity) slowly guide some of the plastic tabs into place. You will appreciate this later. Most likely if it was installed by a cap shop...you're lucky if you got silicone...something I would not recommend...
Have fun!

 

I put one of those beauties down before every road trip.