What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Gave my truck a much needed wash and wax today, going to do a nice cleaning of the inside tomorrow and steam clean the carpets.

 

So it is 10pm and dark outside, with my truck inside the garage and all the lights off except for the trucks exterior lights... I took pictures with and without the glare blockers installed.. I only taped them on temporarily, but same effect...

Then I took pics (with the garage lights on) of the back of the truck with and without the glare blockers, big difference...

No Glare Blockers...Garage lights off...


With Glare Blockers...Garage lights off...


No Glare Blockers...Garage lights on...


With Glare Blockers...Garage lights on...


Now I do have the Vtails, so the reverse lights are crazy bright when using the back up camera...

I will have to try this again one day once I finally install the anytime camera, I wonder if it will make much if any change without the reverse lights being crazy bright...

 

It happened to mine. It needs lube or oil to keep the hinges working correctly or it will bend again. I found a thread on this and you can stick a screwdriver in the hinge to lightly pry it back in alignment. @MNGTaco
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/have-to-have-my-fuel-door-replaced.533274/page-3#post-23145342
works great.

 

Found the perfect spot for a phone mount. Required drilling a hole through the center of the little bracket behind it but no visible screw at least.

 

Not today but yesterday/last night. Installed DD SS3 Sport fogs

 

Yay! Science!!
Hell of a job my man! I appreciate your efforts and pics, especially of the exterior of the truck. The tag lights definitely throw light up the tailgate and into the camera, but the effects are clearly negligible. Prior to swapping bumpers, I could have sworn blockers had a much more pronounced effect on reducing the grainy backup image in the dark with headlights on, but it was apparently just placebo.
Apologies to @dand for my faulty memory and for my past shitty responses to your comments

 

OEM Toyota coils are side specific, fyi

 

OEM Toyota coil springs are side-specific

 

Love that color. There's just something about getting into a clean truck. Just feels like they drive better.

 

They really do. In the winter my truck just feels smoother after I exit the touchless car wash.

 

Damn this is spot on! I don't care if I’m taking it camping I still have to clean it before I leave. I even think my MPG goes up!

 

Finally gave it a bath for the first time since winter. Raptor lights and white DDSS3s on for the haters I love it!

 

You don’t see all white up front too often but man that looks good!!

 

Finally got around to replace Garmin dashcam that died on me in January in Utah. I’ve been in a rut since end of January and haven’t had much motivation to work on any Tacoma projects except for an oil change.

My paint also started to peel on the rear doors, so currently I’m at the local dealer’s waiting room while they are doing their thing examining the truck for the Toyota white paint program.

 

That makes 2 of us. Stock height is pretty good for all around driving

 

Yeah for y'all 4x4 guys and gals, even though I love my Taco, for the life of me, I don't know why they put a rwd truck on a 4x4 suspension (less inventory and tooling/design), I really wish it was a couple of inches lower, and at only an est 2600 miles a year being driven, it's gonna be under warranty for a while longer.. so not taken a chance on lowering it (w/aftermarket kit) and having to fight with the dealer over something cause it has been modified... Right or wrong, Just not worth the hassle... If I wanted a pre runner thing, I would have ordered the TRD sport... lol...

But once I climb up in it, I do love it, but damn them drop steps hurt like hell when you are just leaning in to buckle the grandkids in or something and forget about them... I don't need them, but my wife and daughter sure does...

 

Do you not parallel park?

 

I know it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but…. I found a 24 trailhunter bed rack and bought it. I like the look and was worried about it fitting the 3rd gen. Got it home, did some measurements, and installed it today. Looks great! Had to modify the front brace by drilling new holes to align it with the cab bed rail. I guess the 4th gen has a higher bed rail in relation to the side rails. The other thing I worried about was the cross bar obscuring the 3rd brake light. It actually goes just above the light.

 

I think it looks good, really good against the white truck with the tinted windows...

 

Sunny day yesterday! Added a second NOCO outlet on my Taco. Now one is for the trickle charger which can run continuously, the other one is for the block heater and the battery heater which run on a timer.
Also installed VLEDS Footwell lights front (rear yet to be installed) and rewired my HUD to IG1 No1. Rewired dash cam park mode box to IG1 No1 and the house battery. Then it stared to rain... Still have to rewire the OBDII splitter for the HUD to IG1 No1.