What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

from what I understand, it’s the rarest interior in the 3rd gen. Will keep the value up over time and age well.

 

I just got it used from eBay from an independent seller. I stalked the site for a while until I found one cheap from a well rated seller.

 

Good idea

 

The dealership probably didn't put it back

 

New tails

I love them more than I thought I would. Buy sum although I’m interested in clear PPF film to protect them too.

 

How are your husky mats?

 

Bag your alternator and battery with plastic bags, Simple Green the entire engine bay and engine, let it soak for a while, pressure wash the entire thing, and blow dry with a leaf blower or compressed air, then towel dry, wipe down everything with protectant. I've done it a million times on my Subarus and Hellcat without issues. I don't see the Toyotas being any different.
Good use for those new thick plastic grocery bags they charge $.10 for...

 

Also Rad! I had a Greddy Type A in my 14' STI and the Team Orange Kit in my 06' STI (Steering Wheel, Quick Release, and Shift Knob). I love me some JDM hotness.

 

Yea, got the same color interior in my '16, love it! I've personally never seen another Tacoma with the same interior.

 

Texture reminds of alligator skin... hence why I named the truck Gator..

 

Cold and snowy here so a good day to put on my tonneau cover. Leer roll up nothing fancy.

 

Installed my anytime camera. Bought it pre-wired so the install took about 30 minutes.



Also installed my MESO dual dome.



Happy happy joy joy

 

Which I ordered, they sent me wrong ones, I sent them back, they said they never received, so I was out the money for
what I ordered, and the ones I sent back, they made out, sent them numerous emails, always
another excuse, surprised me, will never order from them again, just my .02, not trying to bash them!!!!

 

Walked out of our local Texas Roadhouse and tried to get in the wrong truck. Another DCSB Lunar Rock with hard tonneau and tinted windows was parked next to me. Got a little laugh and the realized the other guy/gal left me a set of raised Tacoma tailgate inserts on my windshield. Project for tomorrow.

Much nicer than the ducks jeep drivers leave each other.

Big thanks to the mystery donor!!

 

1st oil change at ~ 7,500 miles. Installed the Fumoto 90-deg valve. Outlet aimed to the rear. Installed the Toyota aluminum filter housing. What a PITA.


Soaked the Fumoto valve in Fluid Film.


Seriously - could they make this any harder. I removed the safety catch because this thing wasn’t coming loose after -two- full turns. There must have been two quarts of oil behind the filter.


Surprisingly few metallic particles in the oil, so that’s good news. The Fram filter has more pleats, but I think I’ll just stick with the Toyota filter from now on.

Overall, the most time-consuming oil change I’ve ever done.

 

I spent the whole day in the garage with the truck on Jack stands. I replacing the rack and pinion bushings with the Energy Suspension Polyurethane bushings. It wasn’t easy! It was extremely frustrating at times and at points it seemed like it was going to be impossible.





Jeez my back hurts!



I just got back from a test drive and it feels so much better and now the steering wheel is straight again.

 

Motivx.com for a tool that fits on the end of the filter housing ... makes removal easy. Comes with a screw-in drain tool (remove the bottom silver plate) and it removes almost all of the oil from the filter housing before you remove the filter. Many buy Motivx funnel as well because it stays steady in the oil-fill tube.

 

Yes! I was just doing some shopping for the drain tool and the screw-on funnel. Felt kinda pointless installing the Fumoto, and then getting a bucket of oil down my arm trying to remove the filter housing.

And the final insult - trying to refill the oil. Why - why didn’t Toyota have the oil filler pointed straight up instead of at an angle? It would have been so easy.

Ah, Friday!

 

Exactly.

 

Mounted recovery boards to front of bed using the mount from @supralee