What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Lol that video editing

 

For us tall ppl, yea, it really helps. Haha

 

I'm very much wanting to do this to my '19 pro. I dont have much experience with the new oem led lights though. Do these units produce a cropped beam of light similar to a projector?

 

Tried to install Dobinsons UCAs and coilovers. Got stuck trying to figure out how to get UCA bolt on without significant hammering and bending of the sheet metal.. I read that others were able to install the bolt backwards but the solid brake lines get in the way for me.
I put pictures in this thread. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/upper-control-arm-bolts.474518/page-3#post-26624117

 

I'm not sure I understand your question. You might ask @crashnburn80 He's our forum expert on lighting. I'll try and get some night pictures of the headlights and fogs tomorrow and then I'll post them. I know several were interested in seeing the output of the ss3 max's with the oem led's.

Also, here's the OEM headlight mega thread if you're interested. There's a few recent pictures scattered about from others who've installed them.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ight-megathread.592039/page-118#post-26624238

 

Replaced this,


With AVIC-W6600NEX,


Installed this.


And the five month old Pioneer DMH-W4660NEX will be on sale. I just need to take some pics and post.

 

LOL looks like you may have confirmed about 3-4” of snow at best. You’ll just have to take their word for it

 

you do know the fold forward so they don’t block your window right?

 

found this post, do you feel your dome lights in the rear dim? Mine aren’t near as bright as the front

 

Saw that @bluelinetaco responded, but this kit from Spiker Engineering is solid too. Mostly done with the prep work for install, will finish it and post some photos tomorrow.

 

I like that one! Wish I would have found it first. I like the reverse mounting of the tube. Only thing, looks like you need to drill holes in the bottom of the hood to mount it, the one I found requires no additional drilling. Both kits are about the same price. Nice Find though @pnwtacoma_ post those pics, curious to see how it looks in non stock photos.

 

Ya they are flexible panels. I wasn’t going to compromise the sell on the I camper so after a lot of research I went with 3m double sided tape under the panels then edge sealed with gorilla exterior waterproof tape. Was going to run a flex seal but after seeing it heated in an oven then trying to peel it, hard pass on destroying my tent. Happy with the outcome. Just waiting on the Y connection to run the panels in parallel since it’s to much power to run them in series

 

Ha, thanks for thinking about me. I'm learning as I go along here and I have a ton to learn. As for the awkward silence, sometimes it's only awkward to you the creator as the folks watching are concentrating on the actions, like what your hands are doing or where that piece went. This is especially true for how to videos. An option you have is to speed up any long sections of silence and then during editing you can voice over. You could also play some music, just make it low and somewhat calming. Most people complain about loud ass music in videos. It will take some time to get used to the flow, where to cut the videos and how to smoothly connect all the raw footage. Just be yourself and film it. The more content you create the better you will become at it. Like I said I have a lot to learn. I never thought filing and editing would be so difficult. I have a little more respect for the folks that do it real well.

 

Yes I have one, also love it.

 

I have a set of 720 lumens XPRs siting in my garage catch all drawer. I'll sell them to you on the cheap, they have never been out of the box. PM me if you want them. These are the more expensive ones on the site.

 

Removal of the bolt.
For the passenger side you will have to bend the sheet metal slightly towards the tire. You will not damage anything, just make sure you are only grabbing the sheet metal, not anything that runs behind it. Also on the passenger side you will have to remove a line form a clip on the back side of the sheet metal.
Driver side you will have to move/massage some lines, hose clips and battery cables form the lower left hand side of the battery (lefthand side facing the battery, like you standing in front of the truck looking at the battery.) Pulling the bolt forward while gently moving the UCA will help. If you can get a punch in the rear most mount hole of the UCA and tap it in with a hammer, that will help also.

to put the bolts back in, I get them started with a long punch from the front, doing a little tap in then checking in the wheel well for placement, while installing the washers, once you have the front UCA mount in the rest is pretty much smooth sailing. Just have to get past the tight spots on the driver and passenger at the sheet metal.

 

I'm never in the back so I haven't paid any attention. I'll check when I leave for work.

 

You do know I answered that exact question 6 comments later, right?

 

Yup, have 1.25" spacers on it.

 

1.25" spacers and Tuff Country UCA's.
The ball joint boots that come with them don't fit the ball joint, so I'm either sourcing my own or putting the JBA's on. But the Tuff Country's do give a LOT of caster. AZTP was able to dial in 5deg with the alignment.

Def check out Arizona Toy Pros, they were extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and hit the mark on the alignment. Have a quality alignment rack and was fast and efficient. My alignment was WAY out due to the lift/UCA's, he did align twice, once to get it close enough to spec to read, once to dial it in.

Call as soon as you are ready to book alignment though. Alignment appointments are scheduling 2-3 weeks out currently.