What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

so you are lighting up all your neighbors windows at night because another dude made you mad? are you the reason they moved?

 

i knew a guy that would drive around to get his odometer to "the mile" to get his oil changed

 

there must be something about that plastic that gets tighter or o-rings stick after it gets hot because of all the stories

 

I'm surprised how much light those throw for their size.

 

Are the O-rings being lubed with fresh oil before being installed??

 

@Dtax / @Willy Lump Lump

Website is currently down as I am very limited in stock for the 2018+ model and doing some modifications to the grille so one grille will work for both all years of the 3rd gen tacoma.

Looking to doing some modifications to the grilles and will have the website back up in the near future.

If anyone does want a grille please feel free to shoot me a PM.

 

Grille looks amazing thanks for sharing.

 

The Housing Unit expands...not as much on the aluminum as the composite plastic...at least, that's what has been mentioned.

As for lubing the o-rings, I can confirm this is done during my oil changes.

 

That is correct. The skid is a TRD style knockoff from Amazon. Fits great. Sent my oil sample off yesterday

Front Skid Plate for 2016-2023 Tacoma Off Road TRD PRO Sport SR5

Front Skid Plate for 2016-2023...

 

Yes .. he had a garnish and had it available with TSS, however that's kind of the time that it fizzled out.

This is still my favorite grille although I never pulled the trigger on it and just stuck with my poverty SR grille

 

appreciate it!

 

I’ve got that exact same one sitting in my basement right now. Planning on installing after I get the suspension taken care of.

 

Excellent! The satisfaction of knowing it was done right and the money you saved is a great return on your investment.

 

No, lol. That was just when I first got it and was testing its output. I don't get to use it for its intended purpose nearly enough. This was just a goof.

That light mounted:



But still a little sad I didn't get to S8 him:

Right! They are really impressive, and this is only the Sport series. Can't imagine the Pro lol. BD does it right.

 

In my case I definitely lubed the new O-ring. The housing went on way easier than when it came off. I put it on gingerly with a ratchet and when I torqued it the housing only went about a half turn.

 

of course you do

 

I have only seasoned it. It’s perfect for cooking breakfast for 3 and having coffee going on the burner at the same time. I love blackstones! Can’t beat them for $130

 

Absolutely - it was my first time performing this kind of maintenance and was worried about the front diff 10mm Hex bolts being seized but I used penetrating oil for a week prior to the service and they came loose without any effort.
I plan on keeping my truck for a long time so I decided to do all of this prematurely (at 10k) because I feel there is noting wrong with replacing all these oils early.

 

Road trip for work San Diego to Palmdale and back home.

 

Prepped for a 1200 miles road trip

Changed sparkies (30k overdue)
Cleaned MAF and throttle body
Oil change and tire roto