What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

How about these:
https://www.talonsgarage.com/product-page/3rd-gen-toyota-tacoma

 

Did you claim your FREE cat guards as well, or do you need to call them and have those added?

 

Took advantage of the long weekend and cut a big hole in the truck to add the driver side bed cubby that Toyota removed from the 2020+ trucks. I lost a lot of interior storage with the audio install so I wanted to regain as much as I could to use for basic recovery gear and whatever else I haven't been able to carry. Aside from making a huge mess, it was a pretty easy install. Went full OEM down to the bed bolts and I think it turned out pretty good. Picked up a nutsert tool and it is the coolest thing, I'm going to be putting M6's all over the place now lol.



Part numbers:
64742-04010 Pocket Box
64074-04011 Cover
90148-A0006 (x6) Bolts

The OEM bolts are M6 thread pitch and use a t25 torx.

Also picked up a Smittybilt recovery hitch that hopefully I won't need to use. I probably won't leave it installed but I don't hate the look.

 

Nice! Those are on my list too. Let me know what you think when they arrive. I've heard nothing but good things about RCI. I'm going to order their sliders at some point.

 

Nicely done. Do you have the part numbers for the cubby and everything needed?

 

I contacted PerryParts on Sunday after hitting the dirt again and let them know about the harshness in the rear, after a few different trips and types of terrain. He said he only has a few of the rear bump stops for Tacos out there in use currently and is going to send me another set of rears to test out after asking me for my main concerns...fingers cross that these are better dialed in, as the front set performs amazingly for affordable rubber/foam bump stops.

 

Thx! Been wanting to do this for a while. Since the truck only has 5k miles on it I wanted to get nice new parts to match, but you could save a lot of cash grabbing a used one from eBay. All the used ones I found were damaged though.

Anwyays, pn's:

64742-04010 Pocket Box
64074-04011 Cover
90148-A0006 (x6) Bolts

The OEM bolts are M6 thread pitch and use a t25 torx.

 

Sell the free ones? Mercenary, but ...

 

This probably depends on your wheeling type, but on fire roads, forest roads, and open desert are where I spend the bulk of my time offroad. For technical stuff (which I admittedly have only done a little bit with these bumps) I did not notice anything to be concerned about, no loss of articulation etc.

 

Cancel. Found it in a previous post of yours: https://www.uptopoverland.com/colle...tacoma-retrax-bed-rack?variant=32696284184707

 

Started fabbing a holder for my fuel cans. Sure I could go NATO and get a premade holder but the Scepter cans are just so much cheaper.

Just waiting on some rivets to get delivered to fasten it all together. Getting a welder is in my future, just not for this project.

 

I have the RCI sliders (front skid on the way) and I expect them to be way more than I'll ever need. RCI has a good reputation and many folks here have their stuff.
When I picked up my sliders at their factory and peaked through the windows, I was pretty impressed with the space and all the automation they had there. Some pretty busy robots!

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...3rd-gen-today.399305/page-12967#post-28702999

 

Looks like it is coming right along.

This is from Meso’s Instagram.

 

Awesome job with the cubby install. Would you happen to have to Toyota part number for the cubby? I think I'm going to do the same thing.

 

Dang it! I went to opposite direction and put a black tip on to hide it in the tire.
"I coulda had a v-8"

On the emblem, it was easy to reach the screw, no need to remove the actual TSS. There are actually 4 clips on a '23, but now there are 3 on mine.

 

Finally installed my xmas presents lol. Diode Dynamics ss fogs. I was able to do the drivers side from the top w/o grill or fender liner removal. Passenger side I removed tire, (servicing uca’s already anyway) and opened fender well liner.
Installed vertex offroad seat covers last week.