What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Closes fine, I like it this way as I hardly ever have loose change so having it the back isn't an issue for me.

 

Nice mod.

 

Decided to go ahead and change my spark plugs for an upcoming road trip. Found the first one backing out and the second barely finger tight.

In bought the truck certified used and they are factory plugs, must’ve been a Friday at the factory.

 

That’s exactly what I was thinking too!!
I only need loose change for parking meters occasionally. I am flipping mine today!

 

A couple of ez mode mods.

Center console storage.



Rear seat pull straps. Seem like a good idea and made my own (thanks RobMotive on YT).

 

I dealt with some surface rust underneath my truck. Took a wire brush to the problem spots and hit it with black Rust Reformer

 

Where'd you get the console storage? I like that. I got my 2017 used and it had those pull straps in the back. Weird lol.

 

I found that video for adding back the straps looking for the oem jack and spare tire tool which were totally absent from my truck. Thought it was an ez project…it was.

The console storage I got here:

JKCOVER Center Console Hidden Box Organizer Compatible with 2016-2021 2022 2023 Toyota Tacoma Accessories Armrest Hidden Storage Box Secret Compartment Press To Open and Close (Patent Design) https://a.co/d/dnCgmn2

 

This is the reason I got my kit - which I need to finish...

 

Cool I'm prob going to pull the trigger on some this year... the AT tires I've run in the past are decent for the first season, but it definitely gets way worse as they wear down. My old 4runner has some blizzaks on it, that thing is a tank too. The truck was getting pretty sketchy last winter with my 3 year old toyo at3 tires

 

I had ko2 on this truck the first 2 years I had it, and they felt terrible in hardpack snow/slick conditions compared to duratracs I used to run... they actually did pretty well for a few seasons

 

Haven't done anything yet but I received a seat heating kit from Ebay. Paid $35 and comes with separate harnesses. The ones from Clazzio are ~$150 so I hope they work the same. I don't want to drill into my console for the round switches, so I am going to 3D print round switch holders. Looking forward to installing them

 

3.5 cans of fluid film, for Pennsyltucky brine bath season today, on my 2019. Notice some surface rust on hose clamps as well and addressed it. The burn off was a 2 mile purple haze.

 

Washed

Put on a coat of

$20 Collinite 845 Insulator Wax-Easy to Use Carnauba+Polymer Wax Sealant-High Gloss Shine+Durable Hydrophobic Beading & Long Lasting Paint Protection for Cars/Boats/Trucks/RVs & Motorcycles (16 fl oz)

Collinite 845 prepping for fall/winter

Touched up several paint chips on the hood/rocker panels... black lumps are better than bare metal divots I suppose


I have to get my foglights out and get a coat of laminx film on them....the yellow stained glass spray paint looks great but it only lasts about 10 months.

I found this on my passenger side taillight... it's hard to capture in a picture but it looks like a bunch of stress fractures .. not sure of someone hit me in a parking lot, if a kid hit the light with a hockey puck/stick, if one of my sons drunk friends fell into my truck, if this was something I overlooked from my accident 18 months ago???? Who knows.... all I can say is I'm aggravated and unless my light takes on moisture I'm not going to replace it....just another of the many cosmetic blemishes my truck has been accumulating. ANNOYING!

 

Let us know when the pink elephants are gone.

 

pics

 

I see it.

 

My friend did the fluid film treatment for me this past weekend. 1st time trying it out. Hope it works as well as I've heard it does.
Stunk like a combination of sweaty gym socks and kerosene for a couple days.