What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

My biggest struggle was where the curved lights caused the laminate to have folds at the edges.

 

Yep, that can be a bit of a challenge. I used a heat gun to warm the film up a bit, not a lot, but enough to make it a little more pliable. Then I kept pressing it down around the edges to get any wrinkles out. Once the "handles" are clipped off they laid down pretty well. It's really tough/stretchy material and even withstands being pulled up and repositioned if necessary. They smoothed out nicely and even the tiniest of bubbles disappeared after a couple of days. Having the lights on my workbench made the job much easier than if they were in the bumper.

 

That looks like a situation that should have been easy to prevent.

What were you thinking? Hold my beer?

 

Oh no, i literally just parked here for fun and got out to watch some buddies. Drove right thru it.

 

I ran into the same issues that’s why I just went with the night shade spray, believe the brand was vht.

 

Looks like you really got yourself between a rock and a hard spot
Serious though man that sucks and hope you get everything worked out

 

Thanks for the tip! No wonder only one side was popping out when I tried to manhandle them out.

 

BamBeds. I'll just leave this here for your purusal. Supports a small shop, gets you buying things inspired by TacomaWorld, and they fit perfectly and are strong AF.

 

Take a look at his IG and you'll see a Tacoma (and other 4WDs) doing things that really shouldn't be possible.

 

My profile pic shows the amber laminex fogs. Only had to pop the black plastic covers off, here.
I grabbed a 4"×8" strip. Cut in half and trimmed after they were on. (A steady hand and a sharp xacto knife will be needed). Idk if harbor freight sells steady hands? lol
Had to use a little heat around the edges to help persuade a couple stubborn bubbles.

 

I’d be interested as well. I have a 2016 I bought in 2019 and have never had any issues with it. It has 120k miles on it now but had 36k when I bought it from the dealer (lease return). I hear lots of regrets from those with the earlier years but have never experienced them myself.

 

MESO Steering Wheel Control Fix installed yesterday. The proper button orientation + the tactile feel of this is so nice with the extra indents so there's no guesswork in what button you're pressing. Very painless install but using a magnet to pull the T25's out of the airbag after unbolting helps a ton with having it release for an easy removal. Also put some felt tape between the steering wheel and trim to get rid of the plasticky creaking noise it had.



Extended post in build thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/drizzohs-21-off-road-build.748190/page-12#post-29143168

 

I leased my first Tacoma, 2016, I put about 42k on it before turning it in on a 2019 and I never had any issues with it and it ran great the whole time.

 

We have had a few customers email us that their shields were tested. Every time the he shield has won, minus a few battle scars.

It is the biggest reason I do not offer anything thinner, as if the thief does try to cut the shield off, I want them to be denied. I know in the Prius world there are pictures floating around of shields being cut off.

 

It was the small creases near the edges that I struggled with, but I went ahead and ordered sheets on Amazon and will do the exacto method, if nothing else I can just it to have some wrap around that won't show anyway to ensure coverage of the light

 

Had to retire the Meso OG's. Installed newer version from @MESO. Will work on building a custom, 1-of, set this winter. With the red lense they look very similar when off.

 

Awesome 3D mock-up

 

Right, I can't quite tell if he has a mini Tacoma to go with the normal sized one, or a massive Tacoma where he can park the real Tacoma on the tailgate.

(Except that the link to the mini-build gives it away. It's a fun thread to see).

 

howd you get a long bed version of the RC?!?!?!

 

Photoshop insert of the real Tacoma?

Alternate planes of reality intersecting with ours?

Mass hypnosis?

Those red/green pills I took this morning?