What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I never liked the under seat mounting. I just connected a vled max pod to the rear console



they do not daisy chain like the strips do so if you want more than on either spice or get a Y splitter

 

I like your install, the vled max pod is simple/clean and looks really good. Seems like the light output is more than sufficient.

 

They are pretty bright for a small little light.

 

Quick test during lunch break. Only frequencies from 90 MHz to 99 MHz are effected by the tail lights. I will shut up about it now.

 

Killed some speaker/doors vibrations, by tightening space between door and door cover. And found but couldn't retrieve clip for triangle plate thing.

 

I installed mine on the front of the rear seats where it folds.

 

Those clips are a pita when they fall in there. Lol i had that happen installing the meso puddle pods. You can buy a pack off of Amazon.

 

Haha right on point there white taco, appreciate that one.

 

As long as you don’t listen to NPR then you’re all good. (NPR stations usually being on the left hand side of the dial)

I recently got my GMRS license and have been trying to educate myself about antennas, ground planes, EMR, and RF…

 

You have joined the "I lost a door clip" club. Happens to everyone.
I prevented this from happening again by taping over the hole with electrical tape and then cutting a small slit in the tape.

 

If the lights are generating RF interference, switch brands or go back to incandescent or halogen lamps.

Please. Those lamps have very well defined failure modes, whereas LED designs don't always.

So if you are in love with the poor behaving lights, If you have an Android or Apple smartphone, and the head unit supports it, go use Android auto or AppleCarplay...

Or if all you can do is a Bluetooth connection between your phone and head unit, or USB connection, then load an app like TuneIn, and see if your station of interest is being streamed. Or use Spotify, Pandora, iHeart Radio...
There is also GooglePodcast.

Lastly, FWIW, some stations have their own streaming app.

 

Some cleaning under the hood. I also wiped the throttle body (per “car care nut” instruction) with some intake cleaner. First time doing it on this truck at almost 40k miles and this is what the rag looks like…

 

That's some good cleaning

 

At 40k would that be considered dirty or clean?

 

I thought one of

$8 Flexible Grabber Claw Pick Up Reacher Tool With 4 Claws Bendable Hose Pickup Reaching Assist Tool for Litter Pick, Home Sink, Drains, Toilet (35.4")

these was a required shop tool.

 

Damn, that is pretty neat. Might have to pick one up

 

You just triggered my PTSD. Dropped one of those into the door and spent 2+ hours knocking it around trying to catch it with a "tool" I made out of some copper wire I had laying around. Thought about just buying a replacement at the auto parts store, but that would 1) leave the thing rattling around in my door, 2) be admitting defeat.

I'd like a few minutes alone with the guy that gave the OK for that unreachable pit in the door right above where this thing goes.

I have one, and could not grab that clip for some reason I have mentally blocked out.

 

Make sure to pair it with one of these.
I think every car project I've ever done has required the use of one of the two lol.

$7 Slim 25” Durable Telescoping Magnetic Grabber/Retrieving Magnet with Pocket Clip (07228)

https://www.amazon.com/Master-Magne...&s=hi&sprefix=magnetic+grabb,tools,116&sr=1-6

 

The flexible magnet ones are also very helpful.

 

Oh yeah, I've got a few of those. One even has a light. Saved my ass a few times for nuts and bolts. Nice to have the other things for plastic pieces.... and to clean the wifes hair out of all the drains.