What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Brave.

 

Awesome congratulations. Which lift kit you use?

 

The basic rule of snow is, it ain’t me you gotta worry about, it’s everybody else.
Then you say Florida and snow…… very brave. Hope them Terra grapplers suffice. Rix might wanna run some Nokians for 2.5 weeks.

 

Bilstein 6112/5100 with OME springs, Icon UCA’s & Icon add-a-leaf. I also had him do the CMC. I put 285/75/16 KO2’s on stock rims (Rustoleum satin black lmfao!) & nothing is rubbing

 

Looks great, congrats... New wheels too, and those tires don't look like they have 10K miles on them (I think I see factory writing on them and maybe part of a sticker), so what did you go with??

EDIT, looks like you posted as I was still typing... lol

 

Nice parts, I got ome springs front and back I like them.

Good choice on the wheels and if they ever chip up the same rattle can will handle that! I think they should come like that color from factory.



Cheers

 

I agree! I’m not a fan of the 2 tone, but I like the style of the wheels. They look even better now that I got them dirty driving in the snow today.

 

Added some cat shields today:







Bit of a pain in the ass on installation- The security bolts provided were too short since the fitment of the shields was a touch tight. Had to use the stock longer bolts to get the support tube started since the shields needed to be flexed pretty significantly before I was able to get the security bolts in there. Ended up putting one security bolt and one stock bolt on either end of the tube.

Also installed bed stiffeners/supports (in first picture) but didn’t get a post install picture. Have no real need for them at the moment but I like the idea of adding some reinforcement to the bed for when I add a cap, and having some extra anchor points at the end of the bed. They were also annoying to install but went in relatively smooth.

 

Actually it didnt want to even come out. She wouldnt start. Had to get a new battery lol

 

Made a hinged platform for my buddy Ronin, wanted to keep the 3rd seat easily accessible if needed. Turned out well and he is loving the easier access to sitting on the center console while we drive.

 

Morimoto XB Evos are in! Love the design of them. I had to do some finagling to get the DRLs to function like OEM by stealing power/signal from the OEM DRL t tap harness I have from FBC but they're functioning with OEM stalk functionality now, so I'm happy with them!

Link to my explanation in the other thread for anyone needing it on the DRL rewiring (only applies to factory DRL trucks): https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...adlights-are-here.848777/page-6#post-30375210

 

I will say, while I appreciate it, it is just a piece of 3D plastic, so don't expect a whole lot.

Here is the one I have, Tacoma Fuse Block Cover.

After installing that one, I kind of wish I had gotten this one, Tacoma Fuse Block Extender, so that I had somewhere to place my OEM cover, rather than behind the floor mat.

 

I am impatiently waiting for my supplier to warranty my gen2's so I can hopefully get a set of these. They're gorj

 

Looking at this for myself... still working out for you? Happy with this mod?

 

I have a similar one, except it reintroduced chrome to my interior. The only issue is that the rear windows on auto up could guillotine anything that is in their way, so be careful with kids and pets back there.

 

Good to know... thank you!

 

Ramping up for my upcoming brake job, double checking part numbers, anyone ever use these pads? Any problems? I bought from local dealer parts counter.

 

If I understand it right, the

$92 04465-04090 Toyota Genuine Parts - Pad Kit, Disc Brake (04465-04090)

04465-04090 ($105.77) is a factory replacement part, what it came with..

The

$64 04465-AZ200 Toyota Genuine Parts - Fr Brake Pad (04465-AZ200)

04465-AZ200 ($66.00) is Toyota's value line, it still meets Toyota's high standards, but they are able to source from different manufactures to bring the cost down... You should be fine...

Remember that Toyota does not make their own pads, but they do have them made to a certain spec from one main source for the OEM pads...

 

Thats my understanding as well, AZ and YZZ in the part number are the value line. Not sure if you have heard of “The Car Care Nut” on YouTube but he advises against the AZ pads on his latest video (time stamp 15:35) due to noise. I haven’t had to replace mine yet but he puts out a lot of very helpful content and is a Toyota Master Tech so I’m inclined to follow his recommendations since he has so much experience. Good luck either way!

 

No pics but I can say it's a no brainer to make the switch. Output was noticeably better.