What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Got the line ran and just waiting for the rear dif nipple, did my dif oil change just cause (still looked brand new) thanks fellas for the heads up

 

Installed Toyota BSM’s.

Installed Viofo A129 Gen 3 dash cams both front & rear.

 

Programmed and made a little custom altimeter/interior thermometer for my overhead console - Adafruit Clue module, 3d printed a case and programmed the module- including a little Toyota logo on it. These units are cool - could also program a tilt and compass modes on it as well (to do list).

 

These were fairly a quick and easy install. I was going back and forth also on these and sent them both to my wife as a gift idea and she picked these. These seem to be good quality and I see no issues with the craftsmanship of them. I do like the angled slot on the victory panels though…I see that being useful!

 

Put it to work, moved my 4 post lift to its new home among many other trips/loads of other stuff. Did I mention that moving sucks? Also discovered I about 200 pages behind on this thread....

 

This is interesting. How were you able to do this?

 

Updated to the 2021 factory Toyota LED headlights

 

Installed a couple of extra locks on my UWS cross bed toolbox. The locks are pretty lame on these types of tool boxes, just pry with a crowbar and you are in.

These extra locks are by no means that much more secure, but they might prevent some guys from giving it a go, at the least slow them down. I am so often offroad and at very remote spots and my truck left alone and out of sight, so any extra security is good. Maybe tape some razor blades inside the box in prime spots so they’ll know they earned it should they get in.

Used the Master Lock double hinged hasps to fold over the box edge. Had to build out the front with 1/2 inch plywood, painted and the holes sealed with outdoor sealant to prevent leakage into the box.

https://www.masterlock.com/products/product/722DPF

Job is not finished yet. Later I’ll replace the plywood pieces with 1/2 inch steel plates and also fit a folded steel plate over the top of the hasp that will fold right over and cover the front facing part of the hasp to prevent anyone prying the hasps off. The bolts I used won’t give way, no worries there but the hasps can be shattered.

The toolbox itself has double ties on both sides to prevent thieves from removing and taking the entire box. Going to figure some way to make that even more secure.

My spare tire is bolted through into the bottom of the toolbox.

Slowly but surely…

For an old Ford of mine I had a welding shop build for me a heavy steel box 4 ft wide by 24 inch by 32 inch made from 5/16 inch steel with flaps that fully prevented access to the locks with any type of bar. Could barely fit a key into the locks. That box was bolted through the truck bed and it was like a bank vault. I kept all my tools in there full time and left my truck on remote roads hundreds of times with never a worry about the toolbox. Taking the whole truck, well thats a different matter…

 

Currently slicing and dicing my brand new SSO bumper with the help of a fellow TWer.

Spoiler

I'm not doing shit besides annoy him with endless questions like a curious 4 year old, and taking pictures.

 

Do you work for a wrap shop

 

Decided on wheels, Method 705s. 17x8.5 0 offset.

Probably run the stock A30s until I decide on what I want.

 

yup been doing wraps for 15 years now...

 

Front bed molle panel and center console panels in. Both @victory4x4

 

Nice fitment on the center consol.

 

I like those a lot. I am currently considering those or the 701's which are very similar.

 

Those look a little cleaner than my caliraised panels on the console

 

Do you guys do any ppf

 

All finished up; now the fairlead points where a fairlead should.

@Buttskevin21 did a bang up job. I'm anal retentive as hell and am so happy with how it turned out.

 

I thought about getting a cover for it under there. Cover both sides, cut a hole and seal some rubber grommet to run the chain thingy through the top side. Something like what PC cases have for routing cables from the back of the case to the front. I went looking for tire covers and all the ones I found were either too expensive or too cheap. But I guess it could be done. I don't want my spare rim damaged either. Since it's still winter where I live, I was going to drop it once things clear up a bit and inspect then go from there and see about making that mod happen.

 

Thats what she said….