What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Do you have a build thread for this?

 

Ah ok yeah I was referring to the was with the white DRL. They have v5 and ultimate

 

Why is that? Are full skids necessary or just the trd front?

 

I feel your pain! It was an Entune 3.0 unit from Infotainment.com. They send you the head unit and the necessary wiring adapters. It was not cheap. I told myself I could offset some of the cost by them buying it back, but they only offered $200... so mulling that over.

 

If it's too expensive like closer to $1k and you're considering that, you can likely pick up a decent head unit from a stereo shop for near that kind of money.

The Alpine Halo 9 I had was a pretty incredible stereo all things considered and was something like $1,500 all-in with an install and Maestro unit. Not an option for everybody, I'm aware, but there are cheaper stereos that do AA/CarPlay and are a huge improvement over OEM.

 

Has anyone ever documented that an aftermarket head unit is actually producing better sound than a factory unit. For speakers the quality of construction and sound production is apparent. With digital sound I'm not sure the head unit really matters unless you are looking for features that the factory unit doesn't have.
With decades of amateur experience, I finally learned not to get the factory premium unit as they were virtually impossible to upgrade. The money you save by not getting the premium system goes a long way to upgrading components.

 

Made it to work today, decided to keep the trend of 3G guys parking together. Next to me was a clean 1G. Also not pictured, White TRD Pro and 3G Army Green Access Cab (apparently they didn't get the memo)

 

It made no difference in sound quality to me.

For my case it was more about having HDMI inputs, a larger screen, and being able to remap the steering wheel controls with a Maestro.

 

My personal experience is yes. I installed the Joying unit. IMO the Joying sounds better than the stock radio to me. I definitely get more sound from the rear doors for sure.

 

My to-do's done for the day.

Giving a huge shoutout to c_mento_taco_808 on Instagram for the vinyl's. He was very patient with me in our collaboration on the Aircraft/Flag decal.

Can't tell from the pic's but the TEQ is grey. The TEQ decal was easy to apply and he provides an instructional video that I found very helpful, my only difference is I only pulled the emblem vs the entire grill. I personally used a heat gun even though I may not have needed it but I feel it made the process smoother and it was easier folding the vinyl over the emblem.

Update: No, it doesn't effect the radar cruise control and many other have reported the same thing.

 

Great Job centering the TEQ on the emblem! My OCD would be going nuts!!

 

Did the memo mention the wiper blades??

 

Only Tacomas with the optional front plate package have folding wipers.

 

It should of, but I'm lazy and I have remote start. So does the Off Road next to me. We aren't worried about it.

 

Man!!! Let me tell you, mine was through the roof but I got beginners luck. However, the ease of use of the vinyl made a huge difference; I only had to make two minor adjustments and the install video helped with how to do that.

 

Did the effect the front radar at all?

 

It depends on what you plan on doing. If you're going to be 4wheeling your truck then the extra protection is significantly better than just the front skid plate. If you just want it to look cooler and add a small amount of protection then a front skid is fine.

If you don't do the exhaust reroute the rear skid has a section that hangs down and can hang up on obstacles. The reroute solves this and your skid is then flat.

 

She should've said that about the blue ones

 

Awe man, I knew I was forgetting something . No, it doesn't and many other have reported the same thing.