What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

My OEC book is from the first year/first edition they started OEC so we had advanced first aid and OEC in tandem.
Yes I am old. But still tearing up the pow!

 

Put the damn air dam back on. Noticeable drop in mpg after taking it off and while it did look more rugged without it, I don’t mind the look of it and I’ll take the extra mileage.

Also got almost the last bit of chrome delete done in the interior today, Meso cup holder surround. Last bit is the steering wheel overlay.

 

Glad I took mind off as soon as I got it home from buying it so I never had the MPG info to include in my decision to leave it off lol.

 

I’d probably be in the same boat if I’d never had it to start with. I don’t really wheel, so it doesn’t bother me to keep it on there.

 

After 6 years I retired the thin steel "skid plate" and put in a Amazon special lostar skid plate. Fitment is good, all the bolts were still in the box when I opened it and there was no major damage to the plate. The paint finish on the plate is trash, but I dont really care about the paint on it.

I got this plate not for rock crawling or offroading in general, I got it for ice fishing where I sometimes have to cross ice heaves, or big ice chunks that people like to put out on the ice when they cut spear holes.

 

Try the plasticolor ones

9x15
Or they may have other sizes

 

I did the same thing

I'm a MPG nerd and I removed that thing before I could justify keeping it on.

In reality if I really wanted to focus on MPG I would have gotten a different vehicle. My stock truck was getting 24mpg with the small 245 tires. I get 20-22 now with light wheels and AT tires... That's good enuff

 

Pictures would be useless. I installed the Screenprotech instrument cluster kit. Such a small thing with such a great quality of life improvement.

I've tried to ignore the scratches in the clear plastic for years. I was getting so annoyed, I was looking at replacing the whole part.

This should be a dealer option.

 

I would love to say my screen protect made a huge difference but it looks a little like Stevie Wonder did it!

 

I swear my screen scratched just from dust before I ever touched it. A little frustrating.

 

Id actually like some info on this. Seems like I never know what to tell people to get me as a gift .. this seems perfect I could clean up the inside of my instrument cluster and eliminate the scratches up plastic at the same time? Where to get?how much? Etc

 

The forum won't let me post the URL here, but go to -screenprotech dot com- and search for Tacoma.

This is the premium one and the one I used. It's a premium kit with the solution, squeegee, and cloth. You can get a second set of film for a little more in case you think you'll need a do-over. The price is not too friendly though. There are knock off kits on the usual sites.

I applied mine when my truck was new so I know it has protected the instrument cluster and makes the HU screen really easy to clean. I have no idea what it would do overlaying something w/ scratches.

 

I used an

$10 RJ-45 Ethernet Round Panel Mount Adapter Plug 4130 by Adafruit

RJ45 ethernet jack (female to female) with an ethernet extension cord routed to the radio body that I put in the glove box. For the mic I modified the back and epoxied a fender washer with some velcro (loop side). I have a magnet (I think I got it on Amazon) that I have mounted on the Expedition Essentials dash mount that holds the mic quite well. I have the velcro on the backside of the mic to help with removal from the magnet as well.

Here's a few more pictures of my set up for ideas on your set up

 

Thanks for this reply

 

Looks clean af!

 

Trying out these TRD decals. Looks pretty good to me. We’ll see how I like it long term. Also got the Icon RXT set for stage 2 and ready to go on the truck. And some 5160 for the rear.

 

mall shopping

 

It has a skewp. Return it.

 

Changed oil and oil filter today. Did work myself. Mobil 0w20 and Toyota filter element. Took a little longer than normal, as I keep getting older. First oil change on this vehicle done by myself so I had to make sure I was loosening correct bolts and parts. Have been self wrenching 50+ years but everything takes longer. Installed Fumoto drain plug and metal filter housing. Motivx tools really helped. Dealer I purchased from did last change and I must say everything seemed fine and nothing too difficult to remove and no cross threading etc by them. Pretty happy with it all.

 

hood swap with anybody?