What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Had these rear grab handle panels for a bit of time and the main thing that held me off on install was I didn’t like the jack nuts and that tiny + bolt… so I finally vacuumed out the truck so I could start removing the panels and see the size hole I was working with. The hole is slightly smaller than a m6 rivet nut but m6 bolt was too big for the metal sleeve provided (for the tiny bolt). Ordered a new sleeve to size and bolt to length

Comparison


I will have to still make the hole bigger by a couple .1mm in the b pillar. I had to make the hole for the sleeve (in the replacement panel) slightly bigger but very minimal change will be needed.



What’s included

my upgrade

 

How’s the rest of it look? I mean aside from shitty hardware. Do the panels match, etc?

 

Yes! Popped off my shorts, I'll DM you.

 

I just hit the 100,000 mile mark

 

If I had a dollar for every ... wait ... DAMN!

 

Took the camera and pup out for a cruise last night.





These LP9 lights are bright. The aerial shot is without headlights on.

 

Incorrect.

That is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.

However, there is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory mentioned, which states that this has already happened.

 

Tbh I haven’t actually looked at the new piece against the existing. The panel itself isn’t bad looking, I also already have the drivers grab handle and know/knew about potential issues going in from past.

I plan on opening it up again this weekend so I can drill the holes bigger and install the rivet nut, once that’s in then the rest should be a breeze

 

Thanks!
Tires are being mounted today. I'll post final pics tonight when I get home.

 

Finally past that Break In Period. Nice!

 

Installed some 1" spacers for that pokey poke.

 

Will be doing the same when I switch back to summer tires.

 

Finally got around to replacing my fuel mavericks with SCS Ray 10s, 17x8.5 wrapped in new wildpeak AT/4W 255/80/17s. First set of skinny’s for me coming from the AT/3W 285/70/17!

 

FBOMB's FTW

 

Put the Skidplate on easy job. Received half of my grill the lights sensor and the letters. Kinda scared email said everything was delivered

 

Testing fitment on a replica TRD shift knob, I'm not sure I'm going to keep it though as it feels much smaller than the standard Tacoma shift knob

 

Does you left rear poke more or less than your right?

 

Hmm, I don't think so. I went out and looked and they seem pretty even to me

 

Based on those photos it appears the right sticks out more than the left on that truck...but it could just be an optical illusion from the camera angle.

 

You got me wondering, so I went out and measured. From tire sidewall to fender on driver it's 1 5/8". Passenger is 2 1/8". So a .5" difference. Is there an easy fix for this? Or is it a Tacoma thing?