What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I’ve got a single under there, for the longest time I had been chasing some noise in the passenger door. Then I took a look under there, found my wires could use some zip ties.

 

Bought him a friend

 

Vacuumed everything out inside including the seats, threw out all garbage, wiped down the dash, etc.

Can't stop nature from trying to make my truck Lunar Rock with the pollen but at least the inside is nice and clean.

 

That's funny (but so true - I'm right there with you!) - I'm going to borrow that, if you don't mind!

 

Its like... fine. Carplay looks like crap compared to my wife's 2020 Mazda, but its not like I'm watching TV on it. I was thinking about going aftermarket, but I value the OEM look of this setup far more than having some fancy HD mega screen.

One thing I did not exactly expect is that going from 7 to an 8inch on the radio means my backup camera is different, small adjustment, but its weird having it change suddenly on a truck I've owned for several years.

 

Understood. The OEM stereo could have been so much better for a just a few more $. The camera as well. I have also just added a Carplay/ Android module that fits under the OEM stereo to keep all functions OEM.

$330 Wireless/Wired Adapter for CarPlay Android Auto Compatible with Toyota Tacoma 2014-2019 Entune 2.0 High Definition Audio High Screen Resolution.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CB2ZR6QZ

 

I was going to comment on this last night, but decided not to because I needed to get to bed and I thought someone else surly would. Unless the picture of the girl on the bumper was taken without the truck moving as a way to generate likes, this seems like an incredibly bad idea. First, because I don't think that 105 lb of weight on the rear bumper is going to have any effect, and also because I've seen some really unexpected stuff happen while wheeling.

 

CBI Covert Bumper, Warn winch, Diode Dynamics light bar.

 

Tell me about it. I've got all the stuff to do a Xfer case/manual trans/rear diff r&r and I'm really not looking forward to it. Removing cat shield, up and down 20 times, gear oil all over the place yada yada yada....

 

After having black pvc clazzios for almost 5 years decided to switch it up and go with brown leather. I was hesitant to go with anything besides black but I’m very happy with the color.

 

Tundra psht, who needs it. Look at the mighty taco towing an excavator.

yeah but thats a mini mini

shut up with your details. It still pulled it like a champ from Reno to CA coast!

Ignore the excessive straps, Im paranoid! and some of that is just the 20 foot ends i had to tuck in and secure

 

Made an install video for the roof rack handles I designed.

 

What's your first impression of the leather version vs the pvc version of those. I've always been curious how different they are from each other. And the brown looks good.

 

A couple of questions if I may...
What was the total weight of the Trackhoe with trailer??
Manual or automatic transmission??

If an automatic, I would recommend an ATF drain and fill...

Pretty bad ass though...

 

They smell more like leather, that’s all I’ve really noticed.

They do feel thicker and softer but I think that’s just comparing a 5 year old cover to a new one.

 

trailer 1500lbs with the rails and 200lb tailgate (which I removed for this)
mini 810 kilos ~1786lbs
-total less than 3300lbs

automatic. Its on the list of maintenance items, I tow firewood and ATVs/dirtbikes occasionally also.

side note this little chineseium mini is super useful. its a little jerky in its movements but you get used to it. spent about an hour getting acquainted and digging a footing in super hard soil that would have broken my back over multiple days.

 

Just installed the Anytime Backup front camera kit and added an always hot USB-C/USB-A outlet in the center dash.

 

Looks good.

Did you add their side-support brackets? How was the install? Any reason for you going CBI over other options out there?

 

Looks great i was always torn between black and brown, i have had the pvc in black for 3 years 20k and they still look new. I leather condition them every few months which in my mind helps. Do you feel any major difference with leather over pvc, might be hard to compare since the padding etc is all new.