What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Very easy DIY. 2 14mm head bolts and 4 hangers. Get the

$25 Lisle 38350 Exhaust Hanger Removal Pliers

Lisle 38350 pliers. The stock kit is only $360 at most sellers, I’d just do that and then list the TRD for sale if you decide you like the non-TRD setup.

 

Great plan! Options are always good.

 

Springtime green is the best color.!

 

The TRD exhaust on ours doesn’t sound anything like a pissed off lawn mower or even some of the little 4 or 6 banger “poppity pop ping pong” coffee can specials running around.

It does have a nice tone for a V6. But it’s pretty much there all of the time. Some folks love hearing their engine. I’m that way with a healthy V8. Just not so much our Taco is all. Personal taste I guess.

 

After 6 months, I finally finished doing all of my rock lights lol

 

I have the same bed stiffeners and i like them a lot, my truck sounds more solid now when i close the tailgate.

you mentioned installing them in the heat. How hot does it get there?

 

Nice job, what brand did you use and how did you wire them in? any advice when installing them? How many did you put in?

 

Can i have the link to the gasket you used?

 

This one -- https://amzn.to/43LQ2H6

 

AIR FILTER QUESTION

So I was working the other day at Home Depot in Westfield, Mass. and a customer and I started talking about our Tacoma's, he said he is a former GM Mechanic and purchased his first TRD Offroad and is very pleased with it, he told me that if my truck was built in California. to take out my air filter as they installed a piece of charcoal filter attached to the air filter bottom and it restricts air flow, I haven't even looked yet, but has anyone ever heard of this?
I plan on installing a K&N air filter in place of the stock filter. Thoughts, Comments?

 

Awesome looking truck.

 

I don't think Tacos are made in California--hecho en Mexico.

 

Texas and Mexico I believe.

 

Owned my truck for about 2 months now and just passed the first 5k miles on it and got it services the other week!



Bonus: I was going to drive to the gas station nearest to my house on the way home and I calculated the amount of gas I had and I would have 5 miles left when I arrive and figured I was safe only to get to that gas station and see from the road that the station was closed and getting demolished......... Bro it was butt puckering trying to get to the next closest one and thankfully it was at a slight downward decline road lol.

 

You have about 3 gallons left in the tank when the light comes on

 

I'm starting to feel the same way about my Air Intake. I drove last fall from Anaheim to El Paso and the drone is all I heard. Now any highway trip I take, the sound is seared into my brain.

 

Someone requested another front license mount for an SSO bumper. I can make these by request. Thanks to @WaitingOnMyR1T for being the 1st to use it.

 

I put a Gibson stainless exhaust on the 3rd gen. To me that was the perfect sound on the 3.5. At that time there were tons of other brands being sold in the used market because people were not happy with them. I was considering a TRD but the Gibson was $200 cheaper.

 

Looks great!
Fortunately my state just dropped our long standing front licence plate law or that is something I'd probably order.
Although I don't have one yet, those SSO hybrid bumpers are exactly what I've been after.

 

Test loading the bed platform for my trip on Wednesday, everything fits except my WaterPort
Need to figure where I want to mount it or find a place to tuck it away.