What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Oil hydrolocked it since I flopped the truck on its side, and shot rods out of the block

 

Took advantage of the cooler weather and gave it a well needed wash.

I also tried this hybrid solutions ceramic spray coating and am pretty happy with the results. Easy on/off with nice results

Worked hard on this shot as the bottle just wanted to glide off the hood.
You know what time it is....

 

Added Anderson connector for jumper cables and other accessories to come and put a bolt and knob to hold it in place

 

in regards of the connectors to the batter:
could go with something like this

$42 Vgate Lead Acid Battery Terminal Clamps, 8AWG up to 4/0(XL) AWG Gauge, 12-Way Connectors, Positive and Negative (+/-)(Pair) for SAE/DIN/EN Tapered Top Post

amazoom special battery terminal
and then have the cable end bolt right to it. the OEM harness might need some minor modifications but you could mount it the same way.
same idea as the above but i use

Spurtar Brass Battery Terminals Connectors,Top Post Battery Terminal Protector Set, Positive & Negative Copper Battery Cable Terminals Clamps for Truck Van Marine Boat (1 Pair)

these

or just leave it as is

 

Is that an actuated step ? Slider ? Best color, imo. Nice truck.

 

Car dealers are getting real shrewd.. they are creating this market and we are forced into it.

Last year I bought my wife an Outlander at MSRP and was happy that I paid MSRP. Why?

Because every other dealer was raping ppl for $6-8 k over MSRP, and they gave me $14,000 for a 5 year old Jetta with 100,000 miles.

NO WAY was that Jetta worth that much... 3 years prior they told me they would give me $4000 for a trade in. So me paying MSRP was fine because they basically gave me 10grand more than my trade was worth...

Problem is NOW that $4000 2015 Jetta with 100,000 miles I got $14000 for ---- That SAME Jetta is now getting sold to someone else for $17000. It cost me $20k OTD back in 2015.

The dealers are creating this market.

I'm glad I bought my taco when I did. I will not be buying another vehicle for 20 years if possible

 

really well done, looks clean. What was the story behind this mod? I’m ignorant as to why having a point to jump the truck accessible is needed

 

Damn... That sucks..

 

Curious, was it a difficult install? Removing headliner and resealing light.

 

Needed? No. All it's going to do is allow me to not lift the hood to boost and eventually run air compressor or anything else that requires a direct connection to the battery.

 

Those were examples of things they have on sale.
I have changed the 3rd brake light.
I didn't realize the Access cab was different so I ordered the wrong one at 1st. Started removing the headliner to realize there weren't any interior posts. It screws in from the outside.
Inner post lights are doable though it's going to be tough getting a socket on them. There's install videos.

On changing the external screw light I spread a thin layer of permatex on foam gasket and a bead across the top(after install). for added safety.

 

I found a local spot here in WNY that is reputable and does a 2-3 year undercoating to protect against that, i need to get done. Salt is ROUGH here. I was out by you earlier in the summer - DAMN, ADK is Tacoma country lol. They’re everywhere there

 

The girl treated me so well yesterday on her first outing I decided to take her to a spa today and steam clean.
Love this truck


I’m also really happy with this Mickey Thompson and Method combo . So glad I decided at the last minute to go with the methods instead of stock wheels.


Although don’t think I’ll be tire dressing my tires anymore even though that was traditional on all my rigs. I think with this one it might take a bottle a tire lol

 

Thanks. The Amber backlighting on every light on the truck sure makes it look menacing driving around at dusk.

 

285s look rad. Surprised you didn't need to .

 

Finally installed my Airaid Snorkel and TRD Cold Air Intake. The snorkel looks great but is a bit of a pain to install. I think they hired someone from China to write the directions. Pieces aren't mentioned (rubber washers) and other than the parts list, there is no mention that the hose clamps are different lengths. I also painted the "Airaid" logo red to match the TRD since the yellow clashes with everything.

 

Amp Research Power Steps. I installed about 3 years ago.

 

Yeah, they are definitely popular. And starting to see a lot of Tundra's with the new updated styling.
I undercoated mine when it was new. All you can do is try to manage the rust in this part of the country. No totally avoiding it. Sucks

 

Bought some new tires GT Radial Adventuro ATX.... $493.63 down the drain. I'll get them in a couple weeks. I'll put them on before winter.
Hopefully they hold up as good as my current Wildpeaks.

Yesterday my son and I packed our BMX bikes to hit up Berkeley Skatepark. Cool spot, and a good day of riding.

Today:

Loaded it up to hit the trail and get in the water. I've had my truck off the beaten path a lot this summer. My wife and I started kayaking.. we have so many state forrests, wild life preserves, and lakes close by... We've been taking advantage of our position.

 

I got all this new stuff…. $1,800.00 Turkey!
(Actually got it back Friday.)