What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Tried to install my new TRD catback exhaust. Ended up rounding two bolt. Now I have to cut it and buy two new one tomorrow. Great!

 

Pulled my trailer this morning to pick up some mulch.

 

Your truck looks great, love the red and black

 

No pictures but fluid filmed the under bits before the snow flew!

 

Here’s the Part# for the Exhaust Gasket,
I suggest swapping in a new one.

https://parts.olathetoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-gasket-90917a6001

The torque setting is 35ft lbs for the mounting bolts.

 

Try grabbing the shoulder of the bold head just above the washer with curved jaw vise grips.

 

Is this the smoked black ones? They look kinda clear. I can’t tell.

 

Not sure if these would work, they may as that bolt has a little bit of flat edge on it. Lots of different sets on Amazon find one that'll fit.

$24 THINKWORK Bolt Extractor Kit, 13+1 Pieces Nut Extractor Socket Set, 3/8" Drive Rounded Bolt Remover, Lug Nut Removal Tool for Damaged, Rusted, Rounded-Off, Stripped Fasteners

https://www.amazon.com/Extractor-TH...ipped+Bolt+Socket&qid=1638055623&sr=8-1-spons

 

Got my Diode Dynamics SAE compliant SS3 fog lights today and put them in. holy cow are they bright! On the road they drown out my headlights. Not sure if too much lol

 

You'll be getting flashed at if you use them on road!!

 

They're for using on the road in fog.

 

Spent way to much on tint, but needed to be done.

 

I liked the little vintage tri-color grill badge so much I had to go find it on Amazon!

 

Blame a company for not having issues with their bed bolts on an install video because you did? Seems about right

I had no issues breaking loose with a 18” breaker bar leaning over the tailgate feet on ground.

 

I did this install today too but didn’t have that much rust on that specific flange. Now the flange at the other end of the y under drivers side cat looks like it’s all fused together.

Stock gasket was toast imo (it’s cheap enough there’s no reason you shouldn’t change it out). I took a wire brush to remove as much scale/loose rust as I could and cleaned it up before putting the new gasket on



You could definitely manage/fight the removal/install with 1 person but you’d likely be banging against everything. I had the ol lady give me a hand and we managed it relatively easy weaving it in, around and out. We actually had fun


The hanger pliers were f’n great (with the addition of soapy water squirts). If you don’t have the instruction sheet- go get it and follow the order of removal so your not fighting it. I did lift it up as high as my stands would go and lowered the diff (watch your lines); removed the spare also.

 

I torqued it down to 35 and evenly but noticed this gap… anyone know if this is normal?

 

What's the weight rating on those wheels? I'd make sure they can support the vehicle or you'll be in for a crushing surprise.

 

So. Driving lights not fogs. Packing slip said fogs. But the inner packaging confirmed driving.

 

I got one of them too. Love it.