What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Was leaving work and realized I hit a milestone….

 

I bought them on Amazon. M12 probably 6 spline. Count the splines on your lug nuts and then search Amazon.

$13 GIREORAN 2 Piece 6 Spline & 7 Spline Lug Nut Key, Spline Lug Nut Socket, Wheel Lock Removal Tool Kit for Easy Installation and Removal of Lug Nuts on Aftermarket Wheels

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7BY8SRF is an example of a 6 and 7 spline combo set.

 

Did a few interior cosmetic upgrades.


AJT Designs oversized cup holders


Center console compartment

 

Or just buy the ones directly from method for $10

 

Bought some new condition Rekgen mudflaps for $30 and tossed them on the other day, replacing the OEM ones that were already trapping a ton of sand behind them in under a year.

And went to a local brewery, then came out to a new friend.

 

Did the same thing, same heart.

 

I had that same concern regarding the factory one in my 19, winter coming as well as a road trip. So I pull the trigger and made the replacement.

 

Started raining lightly in the middle of the project

 

For those that buy wheel locks: If anyone can buy any and every wheel lock tool on the market through Amazon, are your wheels really safe from thieves?

 

Hammer and an appropriate sized 12 point socket is the only wheel lock key that never let me down.

 

Excelent updates. Question. Does the Center console compartment have room for a pair of sunglasses?

And I'm asking about this compartment:

 

Documented my modification journey to my 3rd gen tacoma and mpg compared with new land cruiser 250 and FJ cruiser, also some offroad footage of my stock height truck at rausch creek offroad park. Sit back and enjoy!

 

Upgraaaaaade!


When removing the stock one, I appreciated that Toyota added better “convenience hooks” (the things you hang them on to get the first bolt started) to the steel plates than they had on the first gen Tacomas. Either that or I had just banged my stock plates up so bad that they didn’t work right. Many a time I worried about dropping that thing on my face when I tried to re-install it after doing work under my ‘02.

 

A couple last minute purchases before next weeks trip. Coleman grill and a battery box for my fridge. The second battery box is for a buddy of mine.

 

I caught a vulture with my 3rd gen on the way to work this morning.




Only damage is the grill is broken in a few spots and some clips where it goes into the surround. Nothing behind it got damaged thankfully. I got lucky it hit where it did. Little left might’ve been a headlight, little right might’ve been the TSS sensor. Pretty damn stout for hitting a big ass bird at 55ish.

Soooo….WTB your 2020+ TRD OR grill

 

It just so happens that I have that grill sitting in my garage. DM me to see if we can work something out.

 

One of my OEM mudflaps is busted off. I need to replace the whole set since i cant seem to fin one right-rear OEM mudflap. Is there an advantage to those Rekgen mudflaps? They look more flexible than OE style.

 

What the hell was that f’er eating that had him so preoccupied that got him aced? Or was it an unfortunate fly by?

 

They are better than OEM because they are flat so they dont hold the snow or mud in. They are a bit flexible but not like the 1st Gen that were made of rubber.

 

Probably an opossum or some other rodent, there wasn’t much left of whatever it was. They all scattered and this smart guy flew right over the ditch out of the road then decided to go back left with his buddies as I showed up.