What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Installed a short throw, because why not?

 

X-trek. I looked it up earlier and the website is gone.

 

Not an easy task

 

Clay the glass first.

 

I cant 100% remember what I zip tied to, but it was a no brainer when I was in there. LOL pretty sure I ziptied the rod to the actuator before the nub... no problems since so problem solved to me... for now. Lol

 

Wished a farewell to the ADD tube this morning, capped and zip-tied the wiring, and swapped in the solid FJ AWD tube. Now my front diff is fully live (as it should be) and 4WD engages pretty much instantly at the transfer case. Time will tell if it hurts my mpg at all but I doubt it will.

Only real downside is no 2WD Low hack anymore, but I probably will swap the transfer case for a manual one with twin sticks at some point and I’ll get that function back at that point, if I do. With 5.29 gearing on smallish tires, combined with a potential future even lower reverse gear in the transmission, I just don’t really need a super low 2WD. Nice and fun to have but not really necessary for me.

Already spoofed the ADD at the 4WD ECU so it doesn’t complain that the ADD went missing.

It was a good time to do it so I drained and refilled the diff as well.

 

Installed the archive garage AAL and the anytime 400w inverter mod with an OEM socket in the back of the center console.

 

Doin truck stuff today.

 

Finally getting around to making the upgrades to my 21 TRD Off Road. Had it for 3 years now. This is my second Taco. Had a 15 4x4 that I couldn’t pass up what I was offered in 2021. Dealer paid what I paid 6 years earlier. As for upgrades to the 21, just finished a Pro Grille with smoked amber Raptor lights and CaliRaisedLED Stealth bumper with light bar. A while back was the TRD Cold Air along with some minor interior upgrades. Pedal Commander is on the way. Next up is a suspension but will be awhile while I research what meets my needs.

 

Well I got them out except a couple stubborn scratches but fortunately they are near the roof so I’m not chasing them any further. This was a labor intensive ordeal and lesson learned not to use green scotch brite on my windshield. It took a third of the bottle and a lot of elbow grease but I won’t know until my next morning commute how satisfied I am.

 

New headlights housings. Fake TRD Pro style.

 

Added glovebox letters and a whole bunch of sound equipment was replaced and installed..

 

Today I received my wiflash cable and flashed the OTT medium tune on my 6MT truck. First impressions from a quick drive around the block is good so far, will be driving one of my many routes tonight that I have done 100 times and see how much better it feels.

 

Got some suspension work done. Tried and true 6112/5160 setup w/ Bilstein upper UCA's. Lead time on these beauties was 2 months. I received them in about 1 months time. Couldn't be happier.

 

Drove around Truckee/Lake Tahoe, CA for a bit. A few pics from Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe. My phone didn't pick up the kayakers very well. They're the yellow and red wedges in the two bottom pictures. Maybe it's time for a new iPhone.

Edit: Also passed 50,000 miles today on the odometer.

 

Tailgate cover, Rotopax, bed stiffeners, and other Easter eggs…

 

What are you mounting the rotopax to? Molle Panels? Have a link?

 

Ditto, I dig the setup.

 

Thanks, yes I am using Fishbone Offroad mounts. Super solid and covert setup.
https://www.extremeterrain.com/fishbone-offroad-tacoma-in-bed-rotopax-mount-fb21291.html

 

Thank you! I was just looking at those.