What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

its all looks and a little grunt sound

 

is that pop worth $400? you could buy alot of nipple rings

 

i see alot of things changing there......sad

 

mine was tight too, had to tap it in down which is good but prob the variation is on the tacomas not that piece

 

haha .......the aftermarkets do alot

 

Went to the dealer and bought the Denso OEM replacements. Didn’t really shop around or research it much… I tend to just use OEM Parts. The plugs and PCV were <100 bucks…

 

TRD Off Road Skid Plate Bolts suck. Swapped them out with some stainless hardware today while doing my oil change. I’ve been rounding these junk bolts and watching them rust over the past 5 years, it was time to finally fix it.

 

Added a Leer 100R cap with the Thule rack system.

 

Dude, I thought it was just me! My 12 point won’t touch one of them, had to use the 6 point socket. I feel like they over tightened them with the free oil change!
Thanks for the part number!

 

Finally had the time to tint the windows! Side window deflectors gives the truck a better side view

 

Had to send them back 2x before getting one that didn't leak.
Then I broke it on a tree branch.
F@$% it, it's staying on now. Humpty Dumptied it back together.

 

You live in Littleton and you have cheap rent???

 

Yup

 

Put these CaliRaised Molle panels on my center console today, also finished the entire Meso Customs Chrome Delete Kit series, and got some seat jackers too.

 

Not so much what I did with my 3rd Gen, but what I didn't do. Parked a couple spaces down from a clapped out RAV4 at HD. Before I got out the driver came over and asked if he could get a jump. I told him I didn't have cables and he's like "no problem I've got jumper cables". I'm thinking this guy has got cables because he needs a jump every time he shuts his vehicle off. I start thinking his POS is going to backfeed some kind of f'ed up voltage spike and fry my electronics. I politely told him no thanks. I felt bad about not helping him but I had a bad feeling about jumping his garbage wagon. I moved my Taco to the other side of the parking lot in case he had the urge to act like an ahole and when I came back out his vehicle was still there but the driver was gone. I'm going to get a jump box so I don't have to worry about that from now on.

 

Thinking of I should remove the air dam on my 23 SR

 

Also put some wheel covers that I got in eBay.

 

TRD faux beadlocks with the rings and centre caps painted black. Toyo MT in 255/85/16.
Very nice off road, OK on the daily commute.

 

isn’t this design to keep engine bay cooler

and road kill splatters out of engine bay. lol
I’ve gotten use to mine. But it’s a pain to wipe down with 303 after wash.

 

I keep hearing about this "303" stuff. I'm VERY new to having a vehicle that I care about keeping clean and looking nice.

1. Is
   $20 303 30306 Marine and Recreation Aerospace Protectant - 32 oz.
   303 Aerospace protectant the stuff people are talking about?
2. What things get sprayed? plastic fenders, antennae, Factory trifold bed cover, scoooop...
3. How careful do I need to be with the application? Does it interfere with paint, wax and ceramic/graphene coatings?

I spent Friday morning doing a wash with

$31 Chemical Guys CLY700 Complete Clay System (6 Items)

Chemical guys Clean Slate wash, clay barred and applied the

$23 Turtle Wax 53477 Hybrid Solutions Pro Flex Wax, Parent-Pending Graphene Spray Wax, Extreme Gloss and High Shine, Can be Used on All Exterior Surfaces, 23 oz. (Pack of 1)

Turtle wax Hybrid Graphene wax to the bed, tailgate and drivers side. I ran out of time so I'll do the passenger side, roof, and hood another day.

Anyone got a good bug and tar remover? I used WD-40, and it took forever - both doors and the bed rocker panels had tar on them - there is construction going on near my house.