What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Where did you get the skid plate from?

 

Why is it so short

 

Obviously when in remote regions, like west Texas, there is only one refinery in the area and all brands get their gasoline from that one refinery. All they do is add their own additive package to the tanker when they fill up. Way back (I'm 78) it was more common to have a fuel filter clog up due to dirty gasoline. If I was on a road trip and started getting symptoms of a clogged filter, I would pull into what is now known as a top tier gasoline provider and fill the tank with their premium gasoline. This would always dissolve enough of the crud in the fuel filter, improving the drivability, that I could make it home.
I agree the "non-branded" stations probably just get the cheapest fuel they can find, obviously without a good additive package. Thus causing the vehicle manufacturers to put fuel provider recommendations in their owner's manuals.

 

Added some steps, for rocker protection from mud/gravel abuse. iArmor from Amazon, took me 45 mins to install, and I think they look great!

 

I rarely do mileage shots but I rarely catch it exactly when it changes. So I’m posting because I caught it today!
17,000 km on my 2019 and a gift for the truck… Some interior lighting.

 

Trucks need gifts too

 

Yes. Several years ago I bought my wife a diesel station wagon. I thought it was the best driving car we ever had; she hated it and accidentally ran over large debris on the highway with it. After a rather large hit with half a tire I removed the front bumper and took it to the Mercedes body shop to paint. In my head this would also give them incentive to do it properly and bake the part in the booth versus a quick spray by a new tech in the lot. Also, no charge for removal/installation and no issues with marring up surrounding parts by someone that did not care.

For unrelated reasons, about a year and a half later I traded it in on a new 4Runner. I stand by the diesel torque making it one of the best driving cars that we owned...

 

Angle of picture. Its not short, but it is a few inches shorter than a trd pro skid i think. Im not sure. The greenlane skid has bends in it unlike the trd pro slid so it looks alot smaller but it actually isnt much. The greenlane is wider so thats part of why it appears smaller.
I love mine- its pretty light and offers just the amount of protection i need. I basically just need it to deflect racoons and Berkeley hippies from damaging my truck components when i drive over them, and it does a great job.

 

www.greenlaneoffroad.com

 

Finally got my on/off/on switches for my auxiliary high beams/off road lights and reverse lights/rear flood lights installed in a new switch panel.

 

I think that they were referring to how much it covers underneath the truck. The pro skid plate looks like it is longer on the bottom of the truck and protects the engine more.
Don't get me wrong I do like the greenlane one a lot. The logo is a lot better than the other brands that just stamp their names into the front of it.

 

I’m curious, why did you switch? I’m not sure which camping option I should go with yet.

 

Yeah it doesnt cover as far back as the trd pro which is a full skid. This one covers 3/4 of what the trd pro does, just less in the back. i am probably going to order their full skid

 

I agree that the diesel was a great performer! Ours was the Jetta SportVagen and my wife loved it.
When VW bought it back in 2016, I replaced it with my '17 Tacoma. Was able to buy the Taco outright. Paid-in-full. Thank you VW.

 

I will have an entire front bumper assembly (crash bar, bumper surround, black cover lower grille insert, fog lights ect..) shortly if you are looking to stay stock. It is cement but you could paint it black or have a shop paint it to match your truck.

 

You get a recall notice on the fuel pump for your 2017? I have never received a notice. Does it matter where it was built?

 

I appreciate the offer and I’ll let you know if I change my mind. I have decided to get a stealth bumper so hopefully I don’t see this kind of damage next time. I wasn’t planning on it but heck most of the disassembly and removal was done for me. LOL

 

Does anyone know the Toyota Part # for the piece that the grille piece fits into on the newer 2021-2022 Tacoma TRD Off road the Painted piece that matches your vehicles color.?

 

You're referring to this piece, correct?



If so, I'm pretty sure it's this:

https://toyotaparts.lagrangetoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-grille-surround-5271104050

 

Where did you get the switches?