What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Made wife a little happier with the nerf bars.

 

Eden Prairie MN

 

Took the dealership decals off on the truck bed and got some other ones off Etsy. Bought blacked out emblems for the "tacoma" on the passenger and driver doors. I did completely remove the V6 one on the tailgate. Then I realized i wanted the black inserts for the TACOMA lettering on the tailgate.

 

I’ve removed all the badges… and replaced them with flat stickers.

 

took the pick up camping and then decided to carpet the inside floor of the new ikamper.

 

I say keep them off. Removing mine was one of the first things I did. Took them off my SnugTop too.

 

Not today, but installed Cali Raised Cat Shields yesterday.

 

Did you lift it or just crawl under it to install them?

 

Didn’t have to lift. Plenty of space underneath. (My truck is not lifted either). Super easy install.
Piece of advice though. I’ve cut a little bit of the driver side shield front-inboard corner. Lots of folks here saying it is too close to the drive shaft.
Posts about the Cali Raised Cat Shield here:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/catalytic-converter-shield-fits-2016-2022-tacoma.784146/page-56

 

I was all ready to place an order on these sliders. IMHO all rock sliders are way overpriced, but it is what it is and I was willing to pony up. When i got to the cart and saw the $225 shipping, I said F this. Couldn't do it. I'll have to find another option. 5% discount isn't s*it.

 

I think a high pitched squeak is gone. The top panel (MTS, locker, etc). Dealer just called and said they heard the squeak that is cancelled by holding that panel down or by putting a folded piece of paper ... they fixed by putting a thick felt pad under the panel.

They said my after-market dashcam made noises ... mounted to windshield with rearview-mirror-class double-side and I never heard it ...

But my "mouse squeak" over roads may be gone.

 

Shipping of something so large and heavy is really expensive; that's the range I've seen. *Sometimes* if you buy them from a retailer you don't pay shipping; other times it's still added on (probably because most sliders are fabbed to order).

See if there is a fab near you and you can pick them up. I was lucky that I have two in easy driving distance (RSG and RCI). RSG was $1350; RCI was $755 on sale. Guess which ones I got.

 

Thanks. I pulled the trigger on them yesterday and it ripped my wallet right out of my pocket.. ouch

 

My wife said the exact same thing and thinks the truck looks better with them. I was going to order some and put them back on then decided not to. I like the truck with and without them.

 

Interesting, might have to take you up on this idea.

 

Too many people spoiled on "free shipping" for their desktop misting fans fro Bell/Howell. If I need another to help lift something safely, there will be no "free shipping".

My transmission skid and cat covers (60 lbs total) were scheduled for a Sunday FedEx delivery, said it was in the local depot. Was delayed to Monday. I guess they want room for small/light on a Sunday ...

 

Any issues? rattles?

 

I appreciate you making this post. It finally lit the fire under my ass to scuff up the stick and polish the tip.
For whatever reason the end of my dipstick looked like it was shaped with a hacksaw and it was really tough to insert. It would scrape the side of the tube and bind up about 3/4 of the way in. I read here people had the same issue and remedied it with sandpaper.
Sanded the rough edges, polished the whole tip with crocus cloth and used a pot scrubber to scuff the area between the two dimples.
Slides like butter simple to read

 

Got a tractor and pallet forks. I can handle anything up to about 600lbs and live in a semi rural area, so LTL isn't an issue. Ship baby ship!

 

Hey @radone, These are the previous generation. If you would like some output shots of the new SAE I would check out this thread.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...og-light-review.554813/page-333#post-28604904
Best,
Brandon