What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

What manufacture PPF for headlights did you go with? How was the install? I tried the WeatherTech ones and buggered them up.

 

Knocked out the suspension install today! Started early in the morning to make sure I had time to get it aligned at a shop.
Front UCA through-bolt removal was wild; glad I was able to get them out! Neighbor saw me struggling with the passenger side and he helped out with pipe wrenches
Rear took longer than usual because my Harbor Freight grinder pooped out on me mid grinding. Ended up upgrading my grinder to Milwaukee since I had a handful of M18 tools already

Digging the look!

6112's set at #4/#5
1/4" top plate spacer both sides for a total of 2" lift in the front
Bilstein B8 UCA's
5160's in the rear
Icon 1.5" add-a-leaf.

Absolutely love the ride quality. I've read about "stiffer than stock" but I don't think that's the phrase I would use. The front doesn't feel mushy anymore and doesn't nose dive when braking. Rear feels like it's got more to give and more predictable with the more progressive rate. I would say that the shocks have a better dampening and handle so much better than stock. Ready to test them out at Big Sur in December!

 

Those Geolanders look sweet

 

I too would like to know

 

30 day ban. Is that the minimum?

 

Today I did the 60K service on my Tacoma.

-Changed engine oil & filter
-Rear Diff drain and fill (mine is a 2wd, so no front diff or transfer case)
-Transmission drain and fill
-Replaced spark plugs
-Replaced engine & cabin air filter
-Changed the stock intake to the TRD air accelerator. (We’ll see if it actually makes a difference)
-Tire rotation (and possibly new tires) coming soon

Thanks to many helpful YouTube videos, doing services like the transmission fluid and spark plugs were a lot easier. That said, neither was a simple and quick task. Watching someone do it and actually doing it yourself are totally different. I learned a lot that will help the next time I do it. The drivers side portion of the spark plug change is considerably more time consuming and challenging than the passenger side.

As you will see below there was definitely some metal shavings collected on the magnets in the transmission pan.

It was a long day but worth it! I did everything for close to $800 less than my local dealers would’ve charged.

 

I want to install a TRD air intake but don’t want to use the oiled air filter. Anyone have any experience with installing one with just the standard filter

 

Was it a pain to drop the transmission pan and reinstall? Also what made you decide on the spark plug change at 60k?

 

I didn't want to create a new thread but my '22 with less than 5,000 miles has some really weird groaning/clunking noises from the front end at low speeds. It reminds me of the loud Total Chaos UCA's I had on my 2nd gen. Is this something that other 3rd gen owners report from time to time on here as well?

 

Shit I’d say I’m back in the game.

dcsb > dclb > now a ACLB.

 

Blacked out Offroad wheels

 

I used bulk 3M film (bought a 6" x 6' roll). The results don't make me proud. Trying to decide if I'm going to leave it (at least for winter) or try again. Probably nobody but me would even notice. I'm only out a few bucks on the bulk film and have enough to try again. The lights are curved enough it's tough to stretch it right since I can't say I really know what I'm doing (I've done it on flatter lights before with better results). Do keep the film really wet though; otherwise it gets sticky and you will have a disaster.

 

3M bulk film. See more details in response to TacoYankee. I've done it on older cars after buffing the headlights to give them UV protection as otherwise they just yellow again in a year or two. This is probably unnecessary, but it seemed like a good idea at the time.

 

Nice. But I did not need to see that. I just convinced myself (and my wife) I'd done enough until spring, but now I'm tempted to keep going.

 

Sounds like your front radiator bushings.

 

Nope. Take it back to the dealer and have them document the issue and fix it. You're still covered under warranty.

 

^this. Make Toyota fix that shit.

 

I had the same sounds. Replaced all the body mounts with poly bushings from the group buy on TW and my sound is gone.

 

8 hours of exhausting sound deadening. Used the R4T Black Sheep Audio kit. After some debacles with it missing pieces and instructions and not being labeled, I got all the pieces, labeled them and got a 25 page instruction book and set to work. Results:


Decently muffled. The speakers sound way louder at lower volume and much more bass, I had to turn the bass down. Less engine noise by a lot and less road noise overall though that’s still a thing no matter what. It’s no library but wife said she can hear me better. It sounds more like the sound is kept inside than anything. I used left overs on the drivers side floor/left foot rest too so that’s nice, I can actually feel that the pad is there, it’s higher up/thicker/softer. Vibrations in my foot/legs are gone, especially the one that rests against the door. Less sound escapes to the outside too. Lots of road noise becomes a low rumble instead, like the loud mini racer in front of me. Engine sound is almost gone, thought the car was off at a stop light. Still can’t hear the new “Hey Siri” listening chime though….

Edit: I’m attaching instructions for the Runnin 4 Tacos Black Sheep Audio kit since they don’t include them.