What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Picked up my 23 TRD Sport. Straight to get OTT and got new tires. 265/70r17. No rub at all with stock rims even with mud flaps.

 

Nice, thank you. Sounds super easy. I have a softtopper and looking at maybe switching to a rtt or other ideas.

 

No. I disagree with the first part, they don’t belong in the Tacos.

 

Not the OP.
I have had spacers installed for 5 years and have never had an issue. Note, I swap my wheels to a winter set each year and they are as tight as the day I installed them.

 

Recently purchased a 2016 TRD Off Road that came with a color matched camper shell. Sold the shell to a cool dude from Golden, CO that is planning on painting it with rhino liner.

I then installed my toolbox and after trying to figure out a patch solution, came across these sticky carpet panels at Walmart that work perfectly on the underside of my toolbox lid.

I'm going to install a 3.5" Rough Country lift and ditch lights on Saturday.

 

I too have a soft topper (just put it back on today) I generally only use it in the winter as my ice fishing gear wont fit under my tonneau cover.

Ive thought of getting a rtt, but the price is just hard to justify. I would have like $1500 into the rtt, then another $6-700 in a rack just to mount it to. With this tent, I am in for $150, my daughter old mattress, and some scrap wood.
Ideally I want to make a fully decked out camping/fishing setup, but something that can be daily driven without having a huge rack on the back.

 

Link to that tent please?

 

$80 Rightline Gear Full-Size Standard Truck 2 Person Bed Tent for Camping & Hiking, 6.5 Feet

https://www.amazon.com/Rightline-Ge...x=rightline+gear+bed+tent,aps,123&sr=8-1&th=1


There are a couple different options for bed lengths. I have the 6f bed, I think I ordered the "mid sized 6f bed" option.

 

I’d never run spacers but if I did they wouldn’t be those. They’d be Bora or Spidertrax only

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Looks awesome, great work! I'd be a little concerned about the railway spikes injuring your pup in the event she gets bounced around for some reason. Some additional padding or something less hard/sharp might be more pet friendly?

Also we have our pups "tethered" with one of these in case of a seriously fast stop or worse:

$16 IOKHEIRA Dog Seatbelt, Updated Dog Seat Belt, Reflective Bungee Dog Car Harness, Multifunctional Pet Safety Belt with Hook Latch & Seatbelt Buckle, Swivel Aluminum Carabiner, Red

https://www.amazon.com/IOKHEIRA-Dog-Brush-56/dp/B088FJCGV3?th=1

Super easy to clip on/off their collar or harness and still gives them plenty of room to move around and lay down.

Just a couple of "pet safe" thoughts.

Thanks for sharing... and who's a good dog?!

EDIT: Oh, going back a couple of pages I see that you're already on it. Good man!

 

Yeah we don’t get any crazy weather in San Diego

 

The only hard part was getting the mounting right for sturdiness and spacing while using the factory hoses. You will be creating your own mounts, it will take some problem solving and a trip or 17 to the hardware store. As for wiring, there are a couple options to include a temp sensor. I ran mine to a fan switch in the cab with no temp sensor, just a simple on and off using a pre-made wiring harness and a pigtail connector. You will also be creating your own wire terminations. I ordered up a custom switch for CH4x4 to fit the small Toyota push switch but that is really unnecessary, the switch that comes with it is fine. The rest is just running wires through the firewall to the switch and your power source/aux box. Don't forget to add some fluid to the new cooler.

Wire Harness -- https://amzn.to/3E0URkL
Pigtail Connector -- https://amzn.to/3P1AHgA

 

I felt this one too. I was cursing the cables and the motor. It looks so clean without it.

 

Sadly not a dang thing...bad back has me down

 

stayed up late last night and went through stuff I ordered and never got around to installing.

put the diode dynamics interior lights in, which are surprisingly to me, pretty sick.

diode dynamics elite white fogs with the amber backlighting

r4t CA skids.

felt good to clear some boxes off the ole workbench

 

Nice! Are you liking those diode dynamics elite fogs? I've been eyeballing those for a minute. They look awesome!

 

I was skeptical because on the Baja whatever quad joints everyone gets - there’s legal, and “non” which is enticing to know you’re bad and have something really bright.

I'm not sure why I went w/ these instead, but honestly they're great. they look pretty premium when fully off, the backlight is cool when off to match my raptor lights, but the white is very bright. Went for a test ride after leveling them to see where my cutoff was against a building - I'm certain they're as bright, or brighter than my headlights, and WAY whiter.

Install tip if you get them - the video has you going through the wheel well and disassembling a bunch of stuff. Literally just reach in through the top of the engine bay and its much easier.

 

Thanks! I'm definitely considering the yellow version. I just might have to get them now, lol. The amber backlight is really cool. Thanks for the install tip!

 

Finally finished my Clazzio install. I never want to have to do that again. Look great, though!