What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Circuit Rider · Jan 15, 2022

Willy-N said: ↑

I never knew there was a Cult for Tacoma's! My wife did some research on line when I asked her what kind of a Pickup do you want. She came up with a Tacoma TRD to me one hell of a neat truck! Look at all the stuff you can buy for one too! Now I am sold and hooked too!
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Yep, just like Jeep. I had a 2005 LJ and kept adding new stuff. Traded it for the Taco when my wife started having trouble getting in it later in life.
Still spending money on my new toy.

Minges14 · Jan 15, 2022

Added recovery boards, gas and water cans to my bed rack. Ordered an awning and waited another day for my roof rack to ship.

MGMDesertTaco · Jan 15, 2022

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Yesterday I installed a bakflip mx4 tonneau cover. Here are my initial impressions. First, I think hard tonneaus, in general, are overpriced. $1k for a tonneau seems like a little bit much. I installed a tonneau for security more than anything. I don't expect it to be waterproof. It isn't gonna hurt the gear that I carry in the back of my truck to get a little damp. I do have 2 or 3 gripes about my bakflip mx4.

There shouldn't be any unfinished edges on a $1k product.

That unfinished edge was the easiest one to show you. There are several more. Both of my hands got pretty cut up.

The plastic trim pieces on the corners are fragile. One was broken in shipping or maybe it broke taking it out of the box. Idk, regardless the piece of plastic that attaches it is 1-2 mm thick. I expect they are really easy to break in the cold white north.

One small last thing. The rubber bumpers that the cover rests on when it's folded didn't survive shipping. The 2 sided tape didn't hold.
I guess that's it.
I really like the way that it looks. I dig the low profile look and the matte finish. The instructions were good. Except for the part about whether to install the weather stripping on the bed header behind the cab. It says that if you have a bedliner that you don't need to use it. Tacomas have plastic beds that may as well be bedliners so I expect that we don't need to use it. However, the header rail where the weather seal goes is metal. I tried it both ways. With the weather seal in place the tonneau sticks up and looks funny. Without it the tonneau lays pretty flat. I like it better without.
Overall, I like the cover. As far as the current hard tonneaus go, I think the backflip mx4 is a good one but I don't think I would specially recommend it over any other cover.
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I'd send that back to whoever you bought it from for a replacement under warranty. At least reach out to Bakflip at minimum. Show them the pictures of the tonneau and your hand all scraped up. That's unacceptable for the price.

JustTyler · Jan 15, 2022

Got my diamondback SE cover installed today

markram · Jan 15, 2022

TacoThomas21 said: ↑

So what pair do you prefer more? I’m thinking of ordering the RAV4 knobs. The stock ones are too small and smooth, I’d like something with some grip.
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it's a toss up for me, i like them both. i'll try the AJT's for awhile and maybe swap back. the AJT's have more of a knobby surface area...

Jorts · Jan 15, 2022

Added Go Rhino Dominator D6 running boards, Prinsu Roof Rack, Billiebars, TRD grille badge, and got the KDMax Pro tune (not all today).

markram · Jan 15, 2022

drove the truck to sportsmans warehouse today and bought a pretty cool pistol, imo...

GrizzledBastard · Jan 15, 2022

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Was in the same boat here. Put on wider tires and wheels with a -12 offset. Made a mess of my truck. I wanted wider flares but with an "OEM" look. Wasnt a fan of bolt ons, or mud flaps.
Went with RDJ Trucks Streamline fender flares. Pushed out the flare just enough to cover the wheel. they have many finish options. I went with their color matched, which came in around $600. Much cheaper if you want to go straight black. It was worth the price in my opinion. Probably could have shopped around and saved a buck or two, but RDJ Trucks is solid. Shipped super fast as well. Good luck.
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I thought something looked different about those flares when I was admiring your shine. I'm just not certified as a "Sport" model connoisseur yet.

They did a great job maintaining the OEM color on those.

I've got a new set of 2020 TRD 4runner Pro wheels with 0 offset sitting here waiting to put on and hoping it's not to extreme of a poke.

Bertw192 · Jan 15, 2022

Installed the CBI fuel tank skid. Thanks @msgs350 for the fresh to death paint job!

GrizzledBastard · Jan 15, 2022

Ohhhh by golly....I got me a Meso Molle!

Installing right meow!

TacoYankee · Jan 15, 2022

JGoldman said: ↑

Yesterday I installed a bakflip mx4 tonneau cover. Here are my initial impressions. First, I think hard tonneaus, in general, are overpriced. $1k for a tonneau seems like a little bit much. I installed a tonneau for security more than anything. I don't expect it to be waterproof. It isn't gonna hurt the gear that I carry in the back of my truck to get a little damp. I do have 2 or 3 gripes about my bakflip mx4.

There shouldn't be any unfinished edges on a $1k product.

That unfinished edge was the easiest one to show you. There are several more. Both of my hands got pretty cut up.

The plastic trim pieces on the corners are fragile. One was broken in shipping or maybe it broke taking it out of the box. Idk, regardless the piece of plastic that attaches it is 1-2 mm thick. I expect they are really easy to break in the cold white north.

One small last thing. The rubber bumpers that the cover rests on when it's folded didn't survive shipping. The 2 sided tape didn't hold.
I guess that's it.
I really like the way that it looks. I dig the low profile look and the matte finish. The instructions were good. Except for the part about whether to install the weather stripping on the bed header behind the cab. It says that if you have a bedliner that you don't need to use it. Tacomas have plastic beds that may as well be bedliners so I expect that we don't need to use it. However, the header rail where the weather seal goes is metal. I tried it both ways. With the weather seal in place the tonneau sticks up and looks funny. Without it the tonneau lays pretty flat. I like it better without.
Overall, I like the cover. As far as the current hard tonneaus go, I think the backflip mx4 is a good one but I don't think I would specially recommend it over any other cover.
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That looks more like a factory reject rather than a product that passed final inspection. If it wasn't such a PIA, I would send it back or at least send these pics to the company. That's a lot of money to spend on something that looks that way. Just my unsolicited two cents. Outstanding flag though...YUT!

the_wanny · Jan 15, 2022

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Maybe it’s the old cable creating lag??? Just spit balling here.
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Nah I'm pretty sure there's just something wrong with me lol

GrizzledBastard · Jan 15, 2022

My Lomax hard cover has unfinished edges like most all of them however, they didn't have a burr on the edges. I just took a good Sharpie and ran it along all the edges to get rid of the raw finish. It works well and so far has held up.

Benny blanco · Jan 15, 2022

markram said: ↑

drove the truck to sportsmans warehouse today and bought a pretty cool pistol, imo...

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Holy s&@t Doubt I can find one in Cali.

era86 · Jan 15, 2022

Installed this phone mount from Hondo Garage: https://hondogarage.com/products/toyota-tacoma-phone-mounting-system

The Money Pit · Jan 15, 2022

Got my ARE CX series shell installed today. Soooooo much better now.

JGoldman · Jan 15, 2022

Semper Fi tacoyankee,
What sucks is I watched quite a few reviews and install vids for Bak, Lomax, Rough Country etc.. and in most of the videos you can see raw edges like that at the end of the rails. I saw one for the mx4 where my hands nearly started bleeding just watching it. I can't find the vid now but I am amazed how sharp and ragged his mx4 was in the same spot. I figured his was a fluke. How could bakflip covers be so popular if that's an example of their QC. It seems most covers that are made the same way have an unfinished edge at the end of the rails. That's not a big deal to me but the sharp edges suck. Those edges weren't even the ones that scraped up my thumbs. The area that you blindly reach under to remove the cover is what did that.
Anywho, it's disappointing that for that kind of dough I have to worry about cutting myself on my tonneau cover.

mikesixtysix · Jan 15, 2022

era86 said: ↑

Installed this phone mount from Hondo Garage: https://hondogarage.com/products/toyota-tacoma-phone-mounting-system
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i have this same one, love it, super solid

quantumechanic · Jan 15, 2022

simplespirit said: ↑

Put the 6112/5160 combo on yesterday and got the alignment today. Use the no spring compressor method and had to change them from how they came (6/6) down to 4/3, so I basically put the 6112s on twice. Fun.

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Can you tell me what steps those are? They look good. Thanks!

rgljr831 · Jan 15, 2022

TacoYankee said: ↑

That looks more like a factory reject rather than a product that passed final inspection. If it wasn't such a PIA, I would send it back or at least send these pics to the company. That's a lot of money to spend on something that looks that way. Just my unsolicited two cents. Outstanding flag though...YUT!
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Benny blanco said: ↑

Holy s&@t Doubt I can find one in Cali.
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Already looked it up….illegal in Cali. Really don’t want to retire here

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