What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just put those bulbs in m wife’s runner. She liked them so far

 

Installed h9 philips bulbs as low beam. 10 minutes work. easy. noticeable improvement!

 

Yep ... i think it took longer to figure out the correct angle to contort my hand to on the passenger side than it did to do the other 3 bulbs combined. Definitely nicer than the h11's.

 

yeap. like 8 minutes for the first bulb and angle and no time for second one.

 

Looks sharp.

 

Going to be a busy December.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIgL-81qzzM

100k in mods lol, maybe one day

 

Mocked up both rock sliders, they are getting painted today and gonna be welded into place on Saturday. Assuming we don’t get rained on.

 

Didn't do anything to my Tacoma except park it next to my new 2024 F250.

Now wondering if I should sell the Tacoma or keep it.

 

He sums it all within 2 minutes:

The crown jewel: 74 Weld Portals ($20K) with double sheer option ($600) so your steering will be strong. Grand Total including install/taxes: $25,491.

That didn't include shocks/UPAs and accoutrements. lol

I'm gonna stop right there.

 

Yeah I stopped watching it not long after the $25K for the 1st thing, only takes 4 somethings or another to hit $100K doing stuff like that...
To each their own... If I had an extra $100K, I would probably do some killer up grades to the fun car... lol

 

Installed my new RCI skid. Looks a lot better than the factory plate. I rubbed some fluid film into the metal to add a little corrosion resistance. From what I understand, the 5052 aluminum they use does a good job at resisting corrosion compared to 6061.

 

Transmission skid allows catalytic convert guard "wings". Just saying ...

 

Finally installed the black tailgate inserts, blackout badging and the glove box color matched inserts today...

 

This makes me feel even better about having done my own last weekend!

This thread for quick reference

$33.56 - 6 qts of Mobil 1 0W20 engine oil from Walmart
$4.54 - OEM engine oil filter element from local Toyota dealer
$82.61 - 6 qts of Mobil 1 75w90 gear oil from Summit Racing
$57.68 - 2 liters of Ravenol 75W gear oil from Ravenol America (I probably could have gotten by with 1L since the transfer case capacity is ~1.04L, but I wanted it full!)
$9.54 - plug gaskets from the local Toyota dealer
$21.43 - OEM engine air filter from the local Toyota dealer
$30.13 - front diff fill and drain plugs from the local Lexus dealer to replace the front diff fill and drain plugs with standard bolt plugs instead of will-it-strip-this-time hex plugs (fill: 9034118060, drain: 9034124016)
$69.95 - fancy tools (oil filter wrench, drain tool, funnel) from MotiveX
$37.09 -

$38 Fumoto F133S with LC-10 S-Series Large Body FUMOTO® Valve with Short Nipple and LC-10 Lever Clip for 12mm-1.25

Fumoto F133S drain plug from Auto Zone
Priceless - not having to worry about stripped bolts on my skid plate, failing to replace the drain plug, over-tightening the oil filter housing so it'll never come off without breaking, etc.

Total: $346.53

And that's even with the extra stuff!

 

All of those mods and they didn't toss in a U-bolt flip or bigger bump stops?

 

IMHO If you don’t keep the Taco you’ll end up buying another second vehicle. When I bought my 3/4 ton Chevy I started riding my motorcycle just about everywhere. Just too big if it’s your only vehicle. Not even an expense issue.

 

I got rid of my 3/4 ton thinking oh man a smaller truck, better mileage and easier to park and I've hated every minute of it. I'd take the 13 mpg and walking an extra 100 yards for an easy parking spot just to have the interior space again. Haven't even made my first payment and already looking at new denali HD's.

 

~Well you got an sr, the trd packages are much bigger inside.

 

Yep, YMMV. I got called for jury duty and the county parking was a garage. Big Chevy was impossible to fit and had to park offsite. Couple days like that and I knew I had to have a new game plan.