What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Synology user here as well. Good stuff

 

New Project: RAV 4 knob replacement for Tacoma Trucks

Like a lot of Tacoma users - I absolutely *HATE* those little tiny knobs on the radio/entertainment console. They just DO NOT work. Period. Too damned small, too slick - and I have big fingers - so - NO.

TIME for a CHANGE!


So ordered a pair of the Rav 4 radio control knobs...


You can immediately see the difference here side-by-side. BUT... how does it look?


Right control knob on...


NOW the left is on. Big difference!


OK. So work the same - push or turn, works fine. With the Rav 4 knobs, you can actually use one finger to turn then instead of two like the previous Tacoma knobs. They have this rubber grip around the edge, so makes it super easy to fine tune with one finger now. If anyone was thinking about this as an upgrade - I'd tell them 'Hell YES' but, its a bit pricey for the Toyota OEM versions. Cost me $11.31 each knob plus delivery. Got them off Amazon from a dealer plus a few other items, so it came to about $12.50 each ($25 total) for this upgrade.

Expensive - yeah, for two hunks of plastic sure. Worth it (to me) every penny. One less truck irritation for me. Visually now - it looks better (to me) as well as functionally. Let me know your thoughts.

 

Bulletpoint TacoBar arrived today. Got it installed. Really like how it looks. Not to see how good it functions.

 

That's a nicer looking dash cover than the one I bought. Who makes it? I could not zoom in enough to read the tag.

 

Slider day! Huge shout out to Derrick and the guys @exploreoverland for hooking me up they are awesome and the product is very well made! I went with a 10 degree bend and kick out with dimple plate and bedliner. Bonus is its only 2 hours from my house.

 

I think that's the Sedona from Dash Designs

 

Can't believe how easy these were to put in with the "wet method". Never tried it before. Came out awesome.

 

Got a volant CAI with ram air so far so good no codes thrown yet just wondering if anyone else has had any problems with the ram air and water going and or sand going in

 

Took her to a detailer and got her a wash/wax.

 

Dealer supplied ceramic wax polish.

 

Added OME Suspension with 886 coils, and DAKAR HD leaf pack in the rear.

OEM TRD Pro 4Runner Wheels
255/80/17 Cooper S/T Maxx

 

Last piece of the puzzle is here…. JBA UCAs, Bilstein 6112s / 5160s, Icon RXT leaf pack, ECGS bushing. Installation is scheduled for 10/11-10/12, looking forward to the upgrades!

 

Definitely a big difference for me as well. I have a local dealership parts dept. selling for 13.00 each so I ordered through them. They had them within a day went and picked them up, so a little bit of tax and no shipping cost.

 

I've gone all black on a few cars. Blacked out entirely. This is my first Taco, so trying something new. So far - it's working, but there is always the risk of going too far.

For example, take this 2021 Maserati Ghibli (That I'm thinking of buying), it's just perfect the way it is.

 

Added MESO resistors to the taillights. I waited over a year hoping the V5’s built-in resistors would solve my hyperflash in reverse issue. They did not, hence the resistors. Finally no more hyperflash in reverse!

https://mesocustoms.com/products/total-tail-load-resistors
Also adding some extra USB charging ports…

$27 3Port Fast Car Charger,WORDIMA 85W USB C Car Charger,Cigarette Lighter Adapter,Compatible with iPhone 15 14 13 12 Pro Max iPad Pro,Google Pixel,Oneplus,Samsung Galaxy S21,MacBook Pro Air

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08NVFGNC8?

 

TRD intake as a birthday present to myself. Excuse the dusty engine bay. Sounds good when you lay into it. Really quiet just cruising around.

 

Last of the warm yellow.

 

Tinted the bitch. 20% front, 50% windshield.

 

Put RC seat covers in, hoping that the wrinkles work their way out.