What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I believe he said he was shutting down on the thread dedicated to his grille…it’s a shame it’s a great looking product. I could be wrong though.

 

Haha…yeah, it took me a while to find something like this. You can pretty much mount anything you like. I just used some one-sided sticky rubbers on the far ends of the mount to eliminate any possible vibrations with the bed. I love my setup.

 

Yes got it done finally.

 

Are the fluid changes scheduled for tomorrow?

That, is a boatload of work; congratulations. You got some serious skills. How does it all feel on the road, will you get an alignment now?

 

Swapped out the stock mirror turn signals for some blacked out sequential ones. One step closer to a full chrome delete!

 

I’ll have to wait and take it on Monday for the alignment. Hoping to knock the fluid changes out tomorrow, the transmission takes a while. I have a 3 week old boy at home, but hoping he will nap well enough for me to get some fluids swapped out. This is my second set of the 6112s and I’ve really liked them. My truck lives on washboarded dirt roads and they handle it great. Definitely an improvement over the stock SR shocks!

 

Yes, you can temporarily disable it using the settings on the MIM:

 

if you dont like it turn it off every time, i had to do that with my eng start/stop on a Subaru.....got used to it real quick

 

I like it just in case. The only other time it triggered was when someone pulled out right in front of me. I was on the brake at the same moment but if I hadn't been fully alert it would have been a big help. I think it also enables the adaptive cruise which I've found convenient a few times.

 

Today I added a couple promo accessories:
1. A hitch skid; solid aluminum. I know it might decrease the departure angle some but would rather it take the brunt of any impacts than my receiver or bumper.



2. NiLight recovery boards. I'm more likely to use these for snow than anything else since that is more common than sand/water/mud here in the Rockies. Still need to find a mounting solution; only one fits in the front of my bed with my shovel. Or I could just toss them in the bed in their carry bag I suppose (I have a hard tonneau so they shouldn't get pinched by someone). No, I don't have a bed rack nor intend to get one.

 

Never would have thought of you as a suburu guy.

 

wha wha..what? the hitch skid plugs into the hitch socket. anything it hits, goes right to the receiver mounting.

Color me "I don't get it"

Paint protection?

 

Right, I've pondered that too. I figure that (a) it is a smoother surface with angles and less likely to get snagged; and (b) since it goes 6" into the receiver it will distribute any impact across a broader area. And it has a light duty recovery point. Also note the point that I got some promo items that are nice to have. And I might not be the first person on this forum to get something for my truck that I don't truly need.

 

https://www.tacomalifestyle.com/col...ts/ecoological-tacoma-bumper-covers-2005-2023

 

I'm new to posting here, but I'm on my fourth Toyota 4x4 (0ne was a 2000 PreRunner TRD, 2WD....but, it worked as hard as a 4). The new one is a 2021 TRD Sport Premium that might be the last truck I purchase. Flew to SLC from AZ and drove her home the same day. It was a much easier drive at 21 than at 58, LOL. Today, I tackled the gravy job of adding some steps to this little gem. I figured that pix would suffice and it went pretty smoothly for someone who hasn't really wrenched on a vehicle for fun in quite a while. I'm in the far east end of the valley and that puts a few spots well within reach.
Thanks for having a community that is extremely knowledgeable and is an absolute gift of information. I'll shut up, now.
I look forward to enjoying my time here.
LaMont in AZ

 

I, too, moved from a Prerunner (2005) access cab and previous to that had a 1983 4WD SR5. Both had long beds and now that I have a '23, which is really nice with the options, the ONLY thing I miss is the long bed. I've never had anyone in the back seat and don't plan to, either! Yea, I've heard that a long bed was available....but finding one, or even one with an access cab is harder than finding flyshit in pepper.

 

You can use Carista to enable memory for the selection so that if you turn it off, it stays off upon restart. It will still always light up the indicator when it’s off.

 

Yes.... less than 5 minutes per side.

Pop the cap out of the bed (from the bottom). Use a 10mm socket and remove the 3 (lower) bolts holding the taillight assy in place, pull the taillight assy rearward and it snaps out. Inside the cavity where the taillight assy was you will see a protective cap on a wire. Unplug that. No need to remove the body mounted protective cap. From the cavity, fish your new wire up to where you removed the cap in the bed where the new light goes. Attach to the new light and snap the new light in place. Now, plug in the new wire into the OEM wire that you unplugged from the protective cap. On the new wire there will be a plastic "keeper". Press that into one of the holes just above where that wire feeds into. That is just to keep the wire from moving around and chaffing. Push your taillight assy back into place and reinstall the 3-10mm bolts and one side is done. Do the same on the other side, sit back and enjoy the new light in your bed. Note, the switch in the cab has an off/door/ON positions. Pretty self explanatory.

 

Have you tried spraying them with black bedliner? That is pretty popular around here. light buff with sandpaper, wipe off with rubbing alcohol, tape them off and spray.
Brand Hurculiner, probably the most aggressive, and brand Rust-o-leum, more of a smooth finish will give you a durable surface. I had an FJ Cruiser for a while and I just sprayed PlastiDip on the bumper tips to see how well I'd like it....and liked it so much that 4 years later the plastiDip was still there and still looked pretty good.

 

I concur.