What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I went to the local Toyota dealership the other day (Hendrick Apex NC) to pick up some OEM parts I had ordered online (free shipping) and this dealership has 2 waiting rooms for customers having vehicles serviced. No lie, there must have been over 50 people waiting for service. People were spilling outside to find places to sit or work with laptops. I'm not criticizing or being judgmental but what were that many people having done to their cars? I asked the parts counter guy and he just sort of laughed and gave me this 'don't ask me' look.

 

Major recall on 4 runners and another suv Toyota has affected 4.5 million owners

 

That would do it!

 

It’s a battery hold down issue. Not affecting the trucks.

 

Just chiming in-The 2020 and up HU with built in NAV has micro SD card. Such as - 86140-04200 HU. It’s behind a small 2” metal plate with two screws of the NAV module which is the bottom part. It’s only visible on the opposite side of the wiring harnesses. So you have to remove it from the brackets.

 

Happy Birthday to all my fellow Jarheads!

 

Hoo Rah !!

 

I decided on the mild/spicy and it is great! Spicy came in handy right after the tune when I was getting on the highway. What a huge difference it made and it is so, much more fun to drive now. Glad I decided to get early on my 23 and not wait.

Thanks to everyone with their feedback and experience on the OTT.

 

Try and throw some 93 in the next tankful.
And see if there’s a difference

 

Perspective…it actually doesn’t block the view.

 

i can see now why so many deer get hit

 

This is my first Tacoma with Carplay and so far I like it a lot. Our first road trip to rural New Mexico had several gaps in cell phone coverage, which while a bit annoying, it wasn’t a showstopper. The Garmin Overlander in the picture is something I had in my previous Tacoma (2015, no CarPlay) so it’s something I already have. The Overlander has basic Topo map capability which was nice on the more remote forest service roads. There is also some very user friendly features on Garmin products that I really like.

 

just leave it off

 

why do you have spacers with oem wheels

 

I guess the word “perspective” confused you….line of sight from the actual drivers position is not blocked.

 

Chaos Fab bed stiffeners installed today

 

Hacked the hell out of my front bumper and installed a Southern Style front bumper. The front right side of bumper was damage... let's not go there right now ;o) My local NJ installer quoted me $2000 for the install. Really?? I can respect a 6 hr professional install fee.. but that's not right... I'm happy w/ the outcome. The instructions left too much bumper. If I ever have to take the bumper off, I'll address it then. Took about 2 hrs of motorcycle jack assistance and neighbors to man handle this into place w/ this a Smittybuilt winch on it as well. Also had to drop the Skid Plate up front to allow the SSO bottom plate of the bumper to go up first next to frame. I'm going to continue hacking the inside wheel well tomorrow to clean it up further and finalize the light bar wiring. I think I ordered the unit maybe a year ago last Black Friday and finally getting around to installing it now. Better pics coming soon.

Before Pic Showing Damage:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4yahP9cbKL7oAx6R9



New Install Pick:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4yahP9cbKL7oAx6R9

 

Took it out to Big Sur……

 

Are your fogs smooshed or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

 

The one on the passenger side is more due to initial damage than the install. The other side (or both) are due to me needing to cut the trim more all around. The measurements provided by SSO and the video's are not lining up w/ my install. Mine seem to need to be cut another 1/4" all around... dreading considering removing it and redoing... just happy to get it mounted after a year...