What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Not today, more like a couple of weeks ago, but I'm just getting around to posting. So maybe 6 weeks ago or so I went to get gas and noticed the fuel door on my '20 was off-center and I had to basically pry it open, only to realize the steel close to the top of the hinge was bent and I had to force the door close. Consulted TW and YouTube to find that bent fuel door hinges are a common'ish taco problem. I still have no idea how it got bent because you'd think I would have noticed doing it. I assessed options from just buying the OEM part and leaving it black, or painting it myself. Then I found Painted OEM Parts, did a little research, and decided to take a chance.

It's a pain to drill out the rivets and remove the old door to attach the new one. I used rivet nuts with stainless screws to attach it, which isn't ideal since I assume the rivet nuts will rust at some point. That said, the part came within about 10 days, the color match is pretty good, I've got a working fuel door, and at least for me, the cost was worth it (YMMV).

 

For the license plate light glare!


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/license-plate-light-disable-while-in-reverse-dir.707546/

or

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-cheap-easy-license-plate-light-glare-fix.739648/

 

Both are uneeded.

 

The dissenting opinionated spirit of rix lives on! I think you missed a comment about gas holes a couple pages back though… Slackin

 

I had gotten the glare blockers before installing the LED tag lights, but I don't have any glare not using them, so for now anyway, I am not using them...

My thought on this, it might be the color of the plate and it reflecting the light off it as TN runs a dark blue plate now...

 

Since you’ve got the blockers in hand and led tags, post pics of the screen while in reverse both with and without blockers (temp install or whatever). For science!
I’m always down to eat some crow

 

LED bulbs in non-LED housings = JAIL

 

don't put led bulbs in halogen housing. this is a major downgrade

 

LEDs in fogs are nowhere near the problem that LEDs in projectors create.

 

It’s the Hi/Low on order that they mentioned I think

 

Reading is challenging some days...

 

I’ll bet! I hear Pennsylvania can be brutal in some places!

 

I've been meaning to at least post a pic as is now, but I am willing to do both, just gotta remember to do it, you might have to help remind me one night after dark...

 

I concur. I have had LED in my lower light housings for several years and they work fine.

 

Vacuumed it and took some pictures of it at the park with its mini me version.

Eventually I want to get the TRD wheels from the model

 

Add a leaf/block in the rear or OME leafs?

 

From what I can tell its all stock. Don't plan to lift it. I like stock height

 

From the last photo the rear looks lifted. Reason I ask, I'll be lifting mine next week. Nice looking truck!

 

Thanks

I did notice that after I took the picture but from the carfax, it was a lease return so not sure if they would have done a lift

 

Is that Dewalt 3/8" or 1/2" ?