What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Cool. Thanks.

 

They don’t necessarily need to be stainless per se, but you’ll definitely want some corrosion resistance with whatever fastener go with i.e. stainless, zinc, gold zinc, etc. I’ve had good luck pre-painting bolt heads and being gentle with them during installation, then doing some touch ups afterwards.

My point above was that black oxide on a mild steel bolt was not corrosion resistant. Just trying to save you the headache and frustration of rusty fasteners down the line. Again I recommend anti-seize on most bolts, but stainless for sure.

 

@Spicietaco

I like this set-up...with a little bit of "pokey"...thanks to:

@toku58 for the inspiration.

 

I would do the “classic” spit/saliva test. Or soapy water…

 

Installed the dv8 stump bumper this morning. Left the light bar off

 

Glad all are OK! These truck do what they were designed to do, protect the occupants - #1 priority. Hope all goes well with the recovery and replacement.

This past April someone pulled out in front of my daughter in the 2nd gen - saved her and her boyfriend - no intrusion into the interior.

Good thing we all were driving trucks when encountering jackholes in the wild.

 

Sharp truck - looks great

 

Thanks - now I have to get one

 

I like that bumper! I like the slimline look without the bull bar. Truly a no cut install?

 

No cutting at all.

 

1) Sent final check to Toyota
2) Installed License plate light Disable while In Reverse
3) installed bed lighting kit.
Waiting for Vled footwell light kit to finish.

 

I would’ve redone it myself too and ignored the warranty. Nobody will wrench on your personal vehicle with more care and attention to detail than yourself.

 

Installed some bed mounts with quickfists

 

Aloha !
A Taco with a Hawaii plate. Tons of Tacos there and most are heavily modded. Should be the State official vehicle.

 

Thank you! That's a Tacoma ad worthy pic!!! No accounting for taste as they say, but I'm 100% w/ you on the wheels - the last two iterations of Tacoma TRD Pro wheels are the best looking wheels "out there" for our trucks, period, IMHO. To me, they are also better looking than the 17" 4Runner Pro wheels too ( kind of an odd "layered" design). Every once in while '20-'21 Tacoma TRD Pro wheels (usually w/ the tires) show up on Facebook Market Place. I'd keep searching that for the deal you can't refuse - they are also 4lbs lighter each than your current wheels - slightly more poke w/ the different offset as well. I've seen "steals" on those wheels I woulda jumped on, if I didn't own them already (FBM - one guy was selling Pro Wheels and Suspension for $1500! They were sold in an hour - also how I picked up a "take off" OEM TRD Pro Exhaust for $200, 4hr drive was worth it - teenager from wealthy family w/ a '21 Pro wanted a louder exhaust - I bet he sold his original wheels for a song too ) - I think I got mine from Bam autoparts online - they had the best listed new price at the time. Sold my Off Road wheels for a decent price on FBM. Took awhile, but they sold.

 

Replaced OE decals with matte black. Thought about stopping at the removal stage, but pressed on. Frankly, I was looking for a more subtle finished product.

Edit - with shade brings subtlety. See last pic.

 

Those look a bit nicer than the basic ones I made. Rago has some but they are very expensive IMO. Where are they from (I searched RWC bed mount but got a lot of other hits). TIA

 

The 18" methods I just took off mine were ~89 lbs per corner.
18x9 +18 off set method mr304 with 275/70/18 BFG KO2 E load

 

Gave myself an early Christmas present. Couldn't stand the OEM Toyo A30 any more so I bit the bullet and got the Michelin LTX AT2s. Perfect tire for me, spend 90% of the time on pavement and non-pavement consists of dirt, gravel, and/or grass. Stuck with the OEM 265/65 17 size. My vertically challenged, bad back wife can barely get in the truck as it is, and the truck is never going to be lifted. And yes I joined the white letter mafia

 

Tucked my wireless Bluetooth adapter under the dash. Still pisses me off that a $47,000 truck doesn't come factory with it, but this doesn't look bad...