What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

It's good to have a fall back plan!

 

Yes: Kaas Lead Acid Battery Terminal Clamps, Positive and Negative Set, for SAE/DIN/EN Tapered Top Post, 4-Way Connectors, Compatible with 8AWG to 4/0 AWG, includes OEM Top Post Adapter

$40 Kaas Lead Acid Battery Terminal Clamps, Positive and Negative Set, for SAE/DIN/EN Tapered Top Post, 4-Way Connectors, Compatible with 8AWG to 4/0 AWG, includes OEM Top Post Adapter

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4X3DYM3

Seems like an odd material choice for high conductivity.

 

I would be concerned about "dissimilar metal corrosion" Pb-Al

https://fairwindfasteners.com/blogs/news/galvanic-series-or-nobility-chart-for-dissimilar-metals

"Keep 'em dressed" is my suggestion

https://www.idealind.com/us/en/category/product.html/noaloxr-noalox.html

might be an option

 

I'm an electrician- when I installed them I coated all threads and the battery post areas with deox. I got them thru the Amazon Vine program and will post up a review soon.

 

Did you note the galvanic chart implide .2 V differential?

Good contact is essential!

I've got a s "summer sports car" that needs the battery terminals refreshed every spring.

 

I installed Anytime Camera in my 2023 Tacoma, yesterday. I ordered it from Trail Grid Pro, with pre-wired and soldered for another $30. The hardest part was running wires behind dash, and through the firewall.

 

I agree on the Frontier seats. My 87 and 09 Frontier seats, far more comfortable than my Tacoma seats. I still drive my 09 sometimes 363k miles and I don't have to duck my head to get in and the seat is still comfortable.

 

Yes, it appears you have the fuel nozzle in the correct orifice. Well done.

 

That positive terminal should be covered / shielded.

 

Pulled the truck in the shop yesterday to address the URD y-pipe I installed a couple months ago, I figured I would need to retighten all the hardware but found the rear most clamp wasn't holding the pipe very tightly at all, could actually move the whole rear section of the exhaust up and down, so I pulled the whole thing and used exhaust sealant on all slip in connections before installing it back and securing everything, let it sit and dry over night. Came in this morning and did the 5k service, oil change and rotation along with double checking a bunch of fasteners throughout the truck. Now that the exhaust is better secured and has the sealant it sounds much better, a lot of the annoying resonance I was hearing under heavier load is gone. It still has a bit of an undesirable tone at times but is way better than it was before. I'm willing to live with the tone for the benefits I have experienced with the pipes installed so far, which is slightly higher mpg, easier time getting up hills, and the security of not having cats for someone to steal! Having this exhaust along with the Anderson manifold spacer has made the truck much more enjoyable, now I just need to reach back out to OV tune to see if the lost cable I ordered will ever get resolved, though after 11 months I am guessing I'm screwed and just have to pay for another one. Looking forward to seeing how a tune will improve this further.

 

Good catch! I guess I know what to add to the list. Lol Would you have the Toyota part # for the metal housing? Thanks

 

As they say "the journey is the destination".

 

You removed your "cats"?

 

Just the rear ones in the y pipe, manifold cats are still in place

 

De-badged, added TRD Sport badges, and installed my Rough Country cold air intake today. The intake sounds great!
Note, do not use the green side of a yellow/green sponge to take off the adhesive behind the badges, it will scratch your clear coat. I used Meguiar's scratch eraser kit to buff it out, but could have been avoided with just using goo gone and a plastic razor to get the adhesive off. Now it is possible that I would have had to buff it out in either case (a 3 year old truck), but lesson learned either way.

 

Tailgate lock

 

Those white wheels are sexy! Nice ride

 

Finally swapped out the rear door speakers. Put the Kicker KS 6-3/4" in. Used whatever sound deadening matting I had left (2 full sheets plus scraps) from the front door install... maybe got 2/3 of each back door covered. Good enough. Kicker Key 200.4 may be on the table for tomorrow... I have the harness already built....

 

Did you have any concern with the bed platform not having a center support?

 

Finished my winter chalet. Waiting for ski season to come back

for now, the inflatable paddleboard will live in the storage space on the right

(mattress not out lol)