What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

back end looking mean as hell, great set up

 

What causes the early death? It is the weight of the snow and the wear on the engine? Legitimately asking as a guy who has never lived anywhere with consistent snow

 

I just plow my own driveway basically. go pretty darn slow. had a plow on another Tacoma and a Colorado. no problems, no damage.

 

Welcome.

 

Judging from the Tacoma plow thread this is a pretty polarizing topic and that sort of surprises me. Vehicles that do tasks aren’t going to last as long as highway commuters. Delivery vehicles, cabs, dedicated tow rigs, plows and slope vehicles (high hours, low miles, idling in sub zero on north slope of AK) are all severe interval service vehicles that are going to have increased wear/tear and reduced life span compared to the loathsome mall crawler.
Going slow and being careful isn’t going to change that fact that plows shift in and out of reverse thousands of times more than an average vehicle or that the front frame rails are constantly exposed to impact and pressure (no matter how minuscule) that they weren’t designed for.
I’m not telling anyone they can’t plow with a Tacoma, but saying that plowing doesn’t have any impact on a vehicle one way or another is disingenuous.

 

Nice rig! What year is it, and all that stuff...

 

2023 Tacoma SR, cheapest new Taco I could find in Atlantic Canada at the time. Rode my motorcycle in 0 degree weather 600km to get it LOL

 

What are you running for tires?

 

This was the day I bought it heading back home with the bike in the back

 

That’s good because that’s not an option.

 

I have Hushmat for the outer door skin and the SoundSkins door kit ready to go for the truck but I'm apprehensive applying it in colder weather.

Any issues with adhesion while using a hairdryer?

 

No, It seemed to hold alright. I could rest it in the door speaker opening and it heated the whole door. I used mostly pieces 6 inch by 10 inch ish...Heat the face of the piece, peal and stick...Heat the back...Roller it...Seemed good. One piece I tried to reposition and it was NOT happening..
BONUS..In colder weather you can carefully remove the plastic vapor barrier and then HEAT the tar seals as you reattach and get a perfect seal with no gooey drips

 

Poor man’s TRD Pro wheels for winter and 2” spacers

 

If you're just plowing your drive, and you take the snow plow off as soon as you are done, and you're not driving around town with it on and up and down the highway, then you'll probably be all right.

 

You know someone is truly Canadian when…..

 

Many thanks!

 

You da man!

 

I’d be more concerned about breaking something plastic. I’m waiting until spring to do my front door speakers.

 

Mickey Thompson Baja Boss
285 75r 16
Great tire and very quiet

 

Just Finished with minutes to spare. Deluge.
Forecast said rain...not yet!

This is the size I generally worked with

some smallish pieces too

maybe that will prevent wire rattling



finished with no time to spare


I still have to do my tweeters and crossover wiring but that's not as weather dependent as sound deadening the doors.