What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Nice work! How does the backlighting look at night? In the dedicated Meso Customs Volume Button Relocation thread a few folks mentioned that it's a bit uneven, particularly the volume up button. Was planning on doing the upgrade, but just curious how the lighting looks. Not a big deal, but wondering if it'd be a good idea to wait until the "next gen" comes out. TIA!

 

That was one of the first things I checked actually (in a dark garage). On my kit at least the color is about a 95% match to the factory lights on the other side of the steering wheel. I also did not notice any weird or uneven lighting. At least for now this is close enough for me. I might swap the board out for the factory at some point and reprogram the Maestro if I need to pull the headunit for a reason, but so far so good with this upgrade. It was too easy to put it back together with their board for testing.

 

Nice! I don't do a lot of night driving, so I might go ahead and order then. Thanks!

 

Really trying to chill on the sci fi references. Allowing myself three. Here's the first two. Still need a Mystery Science Theater 3000 something or other - maybe a theater silhouette decal. Haven't decided...

 

Have you tried the lamin-x covers for the fog lights? That is the route I took and looks great and super one time install. Here's a link: https://lamin-x.com/toyota-tacoma-trd-2016-fog-light-covers.html

 

This is great to know! Thank you!!

 

For me the easiest was to remove the fog light (going from the top of the hood and remove 1 screw) and then taking my time to install it. Saw a bunch of Youtube videos where they said to use a trim tool to tuck in the excess but I figured it would be easier to do it in my house and make sure it lined up correctly and then installing the fog lights again. Either way, super happy how they turned out.

 

I've used them on my Genesis coupe fog lights a long time ago. I was hoping that the stained glass paint held up better after round 2 of spraying, but I'll probably go ahead and grab a sheet of vvivid air tint or the laminx circles at some point in the future.

I'm cheap.. and I'm accumulating a list of mods/maintenance I don't feel like paying for at the moment.

1. 1320 stiffeners. $125 ish
2. Fog light tint. $10-15 ish
3. Get my new tires mounted and balanced. $125 ish

All the sudden there's a couple/few hundred bucks... I'm always dragging my feet when it comes to spending money on mods I really don't need (like bed stiffeners and fog light tint).....the tires have to get done. I bought them already and my current tires are pretty shot at 52k.

Thanks for the link.

 

Weather sealed the bed (for the eventual RSI Smartcap EVO A)



Installed Bedrug



installed Truxedo Truxport that’ll do while I save up for the Smartcap



I dig the Bedrug. This rig will eventually get a wrap for my company so trying to chug through a few mods before that. Next up, Billstein 5100 2” lift with Icon add a leaf, and Body Armor Hiline front bumper with SmittyBilt X20.

 

Installed supplemental rear lockers. Only $70 for parts and 5 minutes labor.

 

Installed a set of Lucky Man Club seat covers off Amazon. A friend got them for his Taco and I was impressed with the fit and quality.

 

Fend-X wheel liners on all four corners before it snows. Touched up the paint on my CMC while I was in there

 

Someone needs to start selling files for the 3D print crowd. ;-)

 

I would if I had them. Ordered the kit from Mfab. I don't even have a computer.

 

Why?

Why not?

 

Hello, TacomaWorld; long time no see. Took a hiatus while I reallocated the mod funds elsewhere, but I'm back. Latest mod is the Teton Workshop w/ black scales shift knob. The OEM knob is starting to flake, which is pretty depressing given the fact that the truck only has just over 28.5k miles, but it is what is. I was a touch skeptical on the design as it looks like it was meant to be held similar to a flight stick, but in the first few minutes of handling it, my concerns were quickly dispelled. The knob is built solid as a rock, the mass is surprisingly nice and the design complements the interior. Like many others on here, I think this is a solid replacement for the factory knob.

I also have some other mods coming down the line... just waiting on Digital Santa to show up with my goodies.

 

Installed Cali Raised LED cat shields. Looked easy from the videos but had issues with the driver side inside cross member bolt. The exhaust hanger is in the way for a racket/socket so I had to find a box end long enough to break it free. Tightining, I had to use box ends for the front and back.



Turned out good, nice fit and quality product.

 

I did nothing. Later I found out about this specific truck charging system. But have had no problem to date.

 

Took a quick pic after I got home from work. The calipers are a subtle contrast to my black wheels which is what I am going for here.

 

Finally installed a hand me down Victory rear bumper from a good buddy that took it through the Rubicon trail thrashing and bashing!! Looks good from a distance but needs more tweaking to be more functional. I wasn’t going to install the rear lights, So I used some black metal from an old bbq and rivets to cover up inserts! Not an easy install!