What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

You are braver than I am to be ok with cutting your bumper. I have been looking for no-cut solutions.

 

Just installed Toyo ATIII all weathers on my 2018. So far, so good. All balanced and aligned, no excessive road noise. Report on snow capability to follow …edit: when there’s snow.

 

Same. No WAY I'm cutting into my nice painted bumper like that. Why I got a nice looking SSO hybrid with a bull bar.
Each to their own on that, but after a few thousand miles driving our DCLB stock towing our off-road trialer to some crazy spots we definitely should not have been stock, I can definitely say I don't believe we need a viper cut/winged bumper to improve our major issue, which has been approach/departure angles.

 

I agree about approach angle but I think they made it stick out far like that to avoid damage to the stock bumper configuration on pulls.

 

They look nice, could you let me know how they handle the snow and ice before winter so I know what to buy?
More seriously, I've found some tires that are great on dirt and snow, but then they aren't good on ice. Or the ones that are good on ice don't go off-road well (get torn up due to the soft compound). I'm probably expecting too much from a single tire but I watch what my Minnesota and Canadian TW forum friends put on their trucks for ideas. I'm still running OEM tires and they got the job done last winter. I've previously run GY Duratrac and they were great on everything but ice. Those ATIII tires look similar.

 

Yeah, that has crossed my mind, as well. I'll definitely be measuring 5000 times, cut once.

The DV8 bumper is a direct bolt on, no cutting, but I didn't like the look of it and it's not compatible with the TRD skid plate.

https://www.extremeterrain.com/dv8-...ount-winch-capable-front-bumper-fbtt1-05.html

 

I put my ARB in as well. I ended up painting the back half black so it wasn't as bright in the fender well.

 

You may want to check out the Victory 4X4 Blitz bumper...they have steel & aluminum versions.

https://www.victory4x4.com/product/VT3FB.html

 

That does look pretty nice, not gonna lie.

Gonna stick with the Body Armor though, since it's already here and I'm not going to deal with sending that thing back, unless it's damaged.

 

My mechanic (2nd gen driver) recommended these tires. I will let you know about the snow the first chance I get. (Nov ?) I’ve run the original Wranglers the past 5 winters in a land where there is plenty of ice (mostly at intersections). I don’t expect too much improvement in the ice traction department, but we’ll have to see.

 

After a few months, still like our Toyo A/T IIIs a lot. Switched from Falken Wildpeaks. I actually liked the look of the Falkens better, but they couldn't be balanced. The Toyos are rated just a tiny bit under the Falkens for snow. (https://www.tirerack.com/tires/toyo-open-country-a-t-iii) We'll see how it goes this winter.

 

Ohh that is nice ! Thanks for sharing !

 

Installed my Auxbeam ditch lights this past Monday. These lights were easier than the fog lights physically, and the wiring was very similiar. I purchased a separate OEM looking switch just like I did for the fog lights. Will try to upload some photos. I did get to try them last night and wow are they bright lol.

 

I thought about that....right after the thing was installed

 

I saw some of the other posts on here of installs, and my first thought was how bright it was in the fender area.

 

If it gets me out of a situation, I don't care what color it is.

 

I did this a few weeks ago but I'm super happy with how my DIY camo emblems turned out! My wheels are bronze so I added bronze to the camo as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weoe84afdUw

 

Got 'er detailed on Monday. My daughter decorated the dash last night on the way home from Six Flags. Oops.

 

is that puke? It’s puke, isn’t it.

 

It is. Smoked turkey leg and Red Gatorade. It's a wonderful smell, too. Had to take apart the dash to get it all out of the AC vent. Good times.