What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

My SR has a hitch, it does have the tow package though.

 

Washed it today! No tire dressing because it looks bad on an OR.

 

There’s no plug for the trailer lights?

 

Made my own tailgate table, used 3/8 HDPE. Took about hour, jigsaw decided to lose a screw after the first cut so it got interesting keeping shit straight.

 

Wow! Great job. Good to have skills.

 

Totally agree

 

Congratulations! Nice looking ride.

 

Yes, my wife’s 2019 DCSB was made in Texas too. I was referring to current (2023) production.

 

Unfortunately yes

 

I finally finished the trash bag enclosure prototype and mounted it. The trash bag is from blue ridge overland. It hooks to loops inside the enclosure, and it rolls up and stays there when not in use. For the trash bag inside, if its full, you can cinch strap it all to the frame of the enclosure or you can remove the trash bag and store it elsewhere while in transit. I usually put our full trash bag either in the back of the bed or in the wire rack I made for firewood/trash.

 

Got it. Didn’t know they reconfigured the plant. Good to know. This is one of the things I love about TW, there’s always something new to be learned.

 

I wish Ontario would drop the front plate I like putting fake ones on from places I’ve been. I got a ticket for having a Utah plate on the front…cop was was a real prince about it, 170 bones later

 

Welcome to TW.

 

Loaded it up. 18 hr drive starting early in the morning

 

I installed the VTAILS tail light kit today. So far, I'm liking it.

 

Big shout out to @armoured for the new-to-me bed mat and OE LED fog lights! Rarely drive at night so no need for hi-tech fogs, but the OEM incandescent fogs looked kind of sad with the LED headlights. Now it's all LED front (OE) and rear (VLED).

Also many thanks to @msgs350 for being such a gentleman and scholar. Was going to buy his fogs, but @armoured happen to have a set when I picked up the mat so I begged off and he totally understood.

I love this place... and its inhabitants.

 

There is, tow package is the same across all models of the 3rd gen to my knowledge.

 

I went back to the factory paper cabin and engine filters. The K&N engine filter dried out too quickly and all the negative naysayers commenting about increased dust/dirt getting through to the engine bugged me out. That said my intake tube and throttle body were still clean after 8k miles. On the plus, the engine did breathe better on hotter days and seem to run a tad better. Can't say that fuel economy really changed though.

The K&N cabin air filter didn't work for me with my allergies. The factory paper one does a much better job. Nothing against K&N; I still like their products and if I lived somewhere other than the dustbowl/desert they'd probably be fine.

I have been meaning to try out the TRD intake flow accelerator piece with the paper filter and TRD catback.

How's that lift jack work with the Tacoma and the Swisstrax? Do you feel confident crawling under the truck to work on it or do you still supplement with floor jacks/jack stands? The older I get the less I enjoy crawling under vehicles to work on them. Maybe it's a sense of awareness.

 

Ditch lights