What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Finally got around to getting my Summit Dakar’s put on.

 

Broke into the 4 digit club

 

Let's be honest...at $100 US or about $124 CAD plus shipping...simple economics dictate...and that's just for one seat...I think there are two seats upfront and now that makes even more sense...kinda like an OEM Pro grill at a few hundred bucks or a knockoff from china for half or less...

 

I'm sure you can easily get your money back...I believe they really stand out on the long journeys...maybe I'm wrong. Now imagine you payed $100 US per seat...if you did what I did a got the china special it's no so bad...I think

 

So you're saying more puddle pods should be dropped soon

 

Yeah he told me on 9/22 he's working on a big drop of them but it will be a while. Idk how long that is but I'm hoping by end of year.

 

awesome I'll be on the watch then

 

Installed reverse lights and marker lights. No intentional pun, but the reverse lights are a night and day difference. They are hardwired into the reverse circuit for now, but will eventually be on a switch to allow three function options: just the stock lights, these and the stock lights controlled by the gear selector, or manual operation.

 

I bought the same ones as you did. I'm not that tall so I find the seat angle is better but pressure on the back of my leg is increased so the install is counterproductive. I have been requested to take them out tomorrow.

 

My wife has gotten pretty used to the convenience of online grocery shopping, with store pick up; especially because she then asks me to do the pick up on my way from work...
Well, the worry of always having to open the rear doors for the worker to load the groceries, just making everybody feel uncomfortable are long gone now; especially when I have the kids with me sitting in the back as well.

I found this setup in another forum, but I'm pretty sure somebody here might have done it as well...
Bought an adjustable cargo bar from Lowe's and 3 totes from Walmart (18gal / 68L), and made myself a great easy-access "trunk" for all groceries pick ups, camping trips, etc.

Now, I only need to unlock the canopy's rear door so the person can get the groceries in the totes, close it back up, and nothing will tumble across the bed anymore!
It's probably not the cheapest option, I probably spent about CAD$70 in total, but it sure beats the $500 bed divider "system" that the dealership wanted to sell me!

 

I need spaces like these in my life

 

License plate light covers.

 

Get a Toyota bed mat if you haven't already. It'll keep stuff from sliding around. Best mod I've done by far.

 

Cut the bedside and started tacking this up.

 

This is what worked for me. Not the front but the rear. Also 5.10. The bottom cushion is now near flat, like a truck should be imo

made all the difference for me. I can now comfortably drive longer than an hr without shifting all the time with lower back pain and iirc leg/thigh discomfort. Keep in mind, IMO, how you lift the truck also changes the angle of the seat. Noticed a bit more lift in the seat/rear when I added an aal to combat rear sag (it ended up raising the rear maybe 1/2”-3/4” over what stock was originally but I could tell the difference initially). I had the advantage of a work truck that is comfortable to drive and compared it to the taco for differences to find what likely would be best for me. I’d say to those unsure front or rear is to get longer bolts and washers and test drive it out then buy once

 

Used 2 - 2x6!

 

Well then, here is an exciting place for you to visit...

 

I feel on the security side its pretty well protected but ya def. not water tight haha.

Short bed or long bed? great work!

 

Be prepared to wait for a while on CBI. Ordered their rear swing out high clearance rear before the snow melted here. Quoted 2-3 months, finally called at the 4 month mark because I hadn’t heard a thing from them. Had to keep calling them. Showed up a little over 5 months later. A quick phone call to say we’re running behind schedule would have gone a long way. Missing parts and wrong brackets. Finally got one of the correct brackets, still forgot to shit me the missing part. Finally got that in. 2 days in the rain and rust spots started ALL over the place, mostly where the welds are. I’ve spent days cleaning it all off and coating every seam on the bumper. So that was good money spent on powder coat… I did so much research on companies to figure out who I wanted to go with for all the armor. It’s seems like I’m a minority and they usually do good, but damn I’ve had such a bad experience. So now back to researching who I’ll go with for the front bumper and the rest of the armor

Bumper is solid, I love the dual camp tables. The customer service, missing/wrong parts and poor finish are why I’d be extremely hesitant to go with them again for anything. Again, sounds like I’m the minority here and the bumper is stout as hell and very useful. Just posting my experience.

 

Its a short bed!