What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Dash Designs. It came with these mini-velcro strips. Just pealed and stuck in those hard to curve around places or indent areas. So I poked, pushed until I found all the places it needed them. Worked out good. Really cools the black dash down on hot days.

Here's a link to Dash Designs dot com.
Dash Covers (dashdesigns.com)

 

It’s a molle panel

 

Very impressive. I bought the 7 button one - not the eight since I wanted the rear window button exactly in the center. But now that I see the 8, I like it.

 

You guys are making me jealous, I’ve been so busy with life that my uninstalled mods are adding up. I’ve got a skid plate, ss3 fogs, Meso v5 switchbacks and headlight trim plates, arb compressor, shower and usb charger wiring to install. Plus my tuning mic arrived to tweak the system and I haven’t even touched it. Still need to ceramic coat it, and I’ve also got a hitch mounted hammock thing I haven’t even used yet. Oh and need to do the headlight blackout, have everything I need for that here. And have a couple chips to touch up.

One more week of craziness and hopefully I’ll be able to get to all this stuff. Strange thing is, I really only work 3 days a week and I’m still way too busy.

Did take the 3 minutes to install Meso’s map lights, couldn’t resist that one.

 

Today we had an adventure that started right here on Tacoma World. @DrRoboto posted one of the last remaining Mobtown hidden hitch bumpers on the for sale page. But alas, I am in Reno and he is in Salt Lake City. But Alas, there was another friend who come to our aid. A friend who I met through playing virtual table top game (DnD), owns a plane and loves to fly. So today, I met him at an airport in Truckee, in person, for the first time, and that friend flew me to Salt Lake City where we met DrRoboto on the tarmac.

We exchanged a DRT-Fab hitch skid and some full-strength Reno beer (and some cash of course) for a hidden hitch Mobtown bumper. Pretty sure that makes us bootleggers. And since I had an accident yesterday ( :’( ) I had to take the Camry. So the bumper went from SLC Tacoma >> to an airplane >> to a Ford pick up >> to a Camry >> to my Tacoma.

Here’s the story in photos.

Bumper clearance is now 22”

PS. I got to fly the plane for a few minutes. BEST TRUCK DAY EVER!

 

My set just arrived a couple of days ago. I was hoping to tackle the install this weekend, but family obligations are getting in the way, so I'll have to give it a shot next week. Your install looks great so far! Is there a video that you watched to help, or are you just going off of the instructions in the box? If the former, do you mind sharing a link to the video? Just looking to see what I'm up against.

 

I’m mainly going through the instructions that came in the box. I did watch some random videos a couple of months ago of people installing katzkin and clazzio on random vehicles when I first got the truck, but they were not that great. I did go through some of the more recent comments on the big clazzio thread and that’s where I saw the info about removing the plastic panels on the back of the rear seat before putting the covers on and making some cuts on the back of the covers to get the panels back on, which gave it a more Finished/OEM look. If you run into issues, feel free to send me a PM and maybe I can help. Fair warning…….. your hands will be sore. Lol

 

Nice! I need friends with turboprop airplanes.

 

Yea the pacake was ok in the beginning but now that I want to do other stuff... its always to small...

 

Chrome delete Sunday!

 

Not sure if this is even possible but is there a front skid plate for a 3rd gen, SR5 2wd? If so please put a link to it. Would love to get rid of the air deflector and add a front skid plate! Thanks! I drive in fields sometimes and worried the air deflator is going to get ripped off plus love all the pictures of everyones skid plates! Thanks Sabor!

 

A years worth of little changes,

 

Make it to NY no problem besides some traffic and idiot North Eastern drivers...YES I MEAN YOU GUYS.

I think forgot to mention before i left FL that i did an oil change, lubed, etc. I found the 2nd grease fitting in the driveshaft. I filled it and a good amount of black water came out of it. i assume it was from lack of greasing lol. Happy i found it and now its greased well.

Theres a place in NC called Corolla beach i want to check out on the way back to FL with wild horses.

 

Not a big change but just had my entire front end 18" back done with Xpel clear paint protection wrap. Looks really good cant even see it.

 

I went the smaller Tacomods knobs and really like them.

https://www.tacomods.com/shop/2020-2021-reduced-diameter-knobs-for-8-inch-touchscreen

 

The Corolla/Carova area has a lot of good beach driving. Seeing the horses is always neat. The cool thing is that the area is controlled by the county and after Labor Day no permits are required (Parking permit is required during the summer season.) Down the southern end of the Outer Banks, it is a National Seashore (federally controlled) and you need a permit year-round.

 

Awesome story and adventure!

 

Thank you brother!

 

There is a factory skid plate on the 2wd's. It is black sheet metal but there never the less. If you want an aftermarket one, I would check the factory part numbers to see if they are the same for the 2wd and 4wd. If so you could probably fit a 4wd aftermarket one. Removing the front chin strap only takes a minute and will make your truck look much better with or without an aftermarket skid plate.

 

You didn't even mention the hidden national treasure of Rocky Hock and Arrowhead Beach. Dare I mention Colerain Beach.