What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

WooHoooo. Delivery received.
They do say Germany.

 

Took her to the dealer for the 20k service and annual state inspection. And… she didn’t pass. There was a screw in one of the tires. After checking the rule books and much gnashing of teeth, they reluctantly passed the truck because there wasn’t any actual leak.

I may need to watch a few videos on screw removal, and get me one of them left-hand screwdrivers.

 

You beat me, mine are showing:

Now arriving today 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Package is out for delivery.

 

I ordered from Amazon Thursday and received German made H9's the next day. The Amazon ad showed Made in China on the packaging but the bulbs said Germany on them. I ended up with my packaging and bulbs both from Germany.

 

Sorry to take so long to reply. Long term, I like it lots. But what a hassle to install. Luckily I had help. My buddy bought one and had a local shop install it. They quoted him $800. They ended charging him $600. Still a major amount of money. If you're not handy I'd suggest buying from a local shop. Usually the install price is less if you buy from them.

 

Chances are that it hasn't gone through the carcass. Grab a pliers and pull it out before it does.

 

Ugh I've had to plug two tires in less than a year of ownership! I carry a plug kit in the glove.

 

It will on some songs but I listen to just about every genre of music and overall there isn't a lot that will start the rattle and with the sub level knob you can reduce the low end to stop it.

Honestly, it's 100% worth it even with still having the OEM head unit and no other upgrades. Gives the stereo a low end punch that can make a rattle but not all that often and easily controlled with the level control for the sub. Mids and highs are clear and separated more, gives it a more crisp sound. It will be nice to see how a real head unit with a more proper EQ can dial this in. For everything that comes in the kit, it makes install dead simple. That is, outside of all the panel removal but at least there is no fishing wire through the door to the cab. I got it on a BF deal. Shipping was a bit delayed (I expect it with all the deals for BF) but their customer service was very proactive about it. If they stocked the Pioneer head unit that I eyeing up next, they would definitely have my business again.

 

Finally got my wheels on after a 3 month wait. Black rhino stadium wheels in bronze

 

Lemme know how you like those KO3’s

 

Got the truck a few months ago, it actually had 4 KO2’s but discount tire ripped the bead on one of them and replaced with a KO3 for free. I personally prefer the falcon wildpeak at3w’s but will ride with these till they wear out. No complaints so far

 

So…there’s 3 KO2’s and 1 KO3 on your truck?

 

New boot Goofing in the garage. No more cool guy orange boots for me. Lets see how long this one lasts.

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Yes, the discount I go to didn’t have a KO2 in stock so closest was a KO3 they had available atm

 

Changed out 7 qts of coolant with fresh pink coolant. Drained radiator, passenger block, and overflow tank.

Old stuff looked pretty good at 70209 miles, but with a light straight down in bucket you can see orange, is that rust?

Since I removed right front wheel to gain access to block drain valve, decided to rotate all tires, and of course they were installed at what seemed to be 200+ ft/lbs as noted on my torque wrench.

 

When that drain plug gasket is stuck on the pan I’ve decided to leave it in place, mostly because my heavy-handed self would surely damage the oil pan. Haven’t had one leak on me yet thank goodness. (Continuing that “tradition” on the 2.4L in the ’23 RX350.)

 

Replaced old Amazon/Ebay (I forget) mud flaps with Tufskinz mud flaps. Not sure if I like the retro-style look or prefer the all black better.

 

Z Precision Cup Holder addition and I changed up the location of my phone mount so it doesn't block anything on the driver side.

 

Those rims make everything look good.

 

Got my H9's in today and installed, the hardest part was removing the green things in the plugs, but I was also using a cheap pair of needle nose pliers instead of going and getting the good ones... lol
I think it would be much easier to just use a flat blade screw driver and pry them up and out, worked for the needle nose anyway...

Only a short drive in traffic, so lots of heads lights around but in my neighborhood they seemed much brighter, like driving with the high beams on but with the normal cut off of the lows, so far so good. Seemed I could see much better...

And they had Germany on them also...