What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just added door emblems

 

Added a 3rd brake light - mounted to the last bar of the topper. Wire loomed it and used some extra waterproof plugs from all my projector retrofits in the past

Also mounted my Yakima’s. Twas a long day. I’m ready for a beer.

 

Added the OEM drivers side cubby and moved a few switches around.

 

That cubby looks familiar lol. Looks good!

 

Had a lid installed.

 

How would they effect your radio?

 

I’ve heard tinting the sun roof has caused some to “explode”

 

Where/how did you install the rear foot well lights. I'm struggling on where to attach mine too. I run cases under the seats so I cant put them where the instructions want them to go. I been lazy, they are just laying in the back on the floor.

 

This is real kind of. The tint will draw in to much heat and shatter the glass. Most tint places will only do a light tint or a ceramic for heat/UV, they wont do a dark tint.

 

Disclaimer:
I am in no way a radio expert or an electrical engineer. In fact, I know just enough about electricity to be dangerous.

The lights probably create enough electromagnetic energy that interferes with the ability of the antenna to conduct radio frequency signal.

 

Looks great! Is that the Leerr 180? How much did it run after installation? I'm looking to purchase one soon.

 

Acquired the proper gasket (Mahle 60512) and took an installed photo last night

 

For these reasons my tint guy will only put nano ceramic on sunroofs. Been running 35% on the panoramic sunroofs on my tC for a few years in Phoenix without issues. Blocks a SHIT TON of heat that I used to feel on the top of my head. If it doesn't shatter here it shouldn't anywhere lol.

 

Looks like a clean install. Bet it sounds great too.

 

Thanks Yoshi! Fitment could have been a little better, and the passenger side of the y pipe should have been 1/2" longer, but overall was pretty painless minus them saying to reuse a gasket that does not fit. Sounds a little throatier paired with the MF Overland exhaust. More similar tone to the 4.0l.

 

Not sure. Just F.M. the station is a little weak by the time I drive an hour to work but before install, I had no problems. Maybe a little interference at that frequency for radio station.I will try another station after work. 98.7 is about in the middle so I will see.

 

Oh MAN, does that look good! Nice pic, and wow, I'm thinking that's the way it should have been from the factory. Jeesh, our OEM exhaust pipe is actually a low spot on our undercarriage. Do you have zerks on that nearby driveshaft u-joint? I'm guessing its going to be taking some more heat with this setup, but certainly worth it for the gain in clearance.

 

You're probably right. Brake light really wipes it out.. but the station is not a 100k watt station and I'm 1 1/2 hour drive from it.. lol

 

It is a really nice setup that I haven't seen installed much. Toyota has always sucked with their y-pipes from what I've seen. The Borla kit came with heat shielding for the control module on the transfer case and for the cabling running down. I believe the '21 doesn't have any greaseable u-joints on the rear section of the driveshaft but I haven't specifically looked to confirm this. I have ordered some additional heat shielding for the bottom of the body on the driver side and to stick onto the new transfer case box, but have not decided if I'm going to wrap the piping at all yet in that section. I don't imagine it will have any issues in this configuration though.