What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Glad it is not the trany, as far as the servicing goes, you are probably gonna need to find an independent automotive shop to do the drain and fill, and it is not recommended until the 60K mile mark, if towing then earlier depending on how much weight, the length of time and what kind of strain (flat roads or mountains), it is all about how hot the fluid gets/got... If kept under control, normal is OK, if straining and big long hills, more often... The hotter the ATF gets, the shorter the ATF will last, and that is a huge killer of automatics....

 

Got my truck back from the peeling paint recall. Took about a month overall from scheduling an initial assessment, waiting for Toyota to approve and one week in the shop getting painted. I came me with peeling rear doors, but they ended up repainting front and rear doors and front fenders.

I got so excited when I got a text from the body shop with pictures (and they even put my front door decals for me) stating that it’s ready and they will be dropping it off back at the dealer. As much as I’ve enjoyed my rental RAV4, I missed my Taco.

 

New crossmember delete bumpers are perfect ​

 

Y'all make some nice stuff. Dissent offroad used to make these badass bumper cover replacements, if your looking for a new venture

 

Installed a block heater last weekend. Didn't have time to post earlier... Ran the cord through some protection tube to ensure it does not touch the block anywhere. I used extreme heat gasket maker to seal it off at the engine block. I had the power outlet installed already that I just needed to connect the plug. All a little late for this winter, but I guess the next one will come!

 

Which one did you go with?

 

Damn, that’s a nice looking truck!

 

I like the lights. The normal lights seem brighter than stock but the bright lights seem a little dimmer.

NOVA-Series LED Projector Headlights Alpha-Black

 

Great advice, thanks. I’m glad it’s not the tranny too. Since I don’t pull anything with this truck, I got plenty of time and miles to find a reputable place to do the tranny service. Driving from Arkansas back to my home town of Roswell NM next week and I’m happy I got this suspected tranny issue more or less eliminated.

 

Yep, that’s the model I’m planning to get.

Regarding brightness, I recently installed the Hot Shot Offroad All Lights On kit, which activates all headlights (highs and lows) as well as the fog lights using your normal factory bright light switch. Really useful with my stock headlamp and Diode Dynamics fog lights. 100% recommend to anyone needing a few more lumens! (Even with both your light bars!)

Just 30 bucks plus shipping and handling.

 

Have you seen the XB evos?

 

Vent visors and black lugs

 

What do you think of your Coopers so far?

 

Really good in the rain, haven’t had any slipping. Not very loud, has a little hum going 70-75 but nothing bad. Did well when I took them off road a few weeks ago.

I run them at 31ish psi and are very comfortable.

 

Thanks for the feedback. Currently researching tires. Ugggg... Going in circles trying to decide on something. Looking at anywhere between 31"- 33" So many factors and trade-off's. Weight, wet and snow handling, off road capabilities. So many factors. PNW wet conditions along with seasonal snow make that a very important factor for me. Your coopers do look good though.

 

The perfect tire doesn't exit. Just pick something other than a set of Toyo Open Country AT3's.

 

Rear diff & transfer case fluids, I used Redline 75w85 and MT-LV fluids. Also swapped at the spark plugs with Denso 4075 plugs. Truck is just shy of 60k miles. Still need to change the engine oil, front diff fluid and serpentine belt but ran out of time before I had to get the son to baseball practice. It’s now a future me problem.

 

I feel attacked

 

I got the Kats 400V one from etrailer.com.
Kat's Heaters Custom Fit Engine Block Heater - Cartridge Style - 120V - 400 Watts Kats Heaters Vehicle Heaters KH11813

 

Had a few things done recently. Power steering flush, rear differential flush, brake flush, oil change, new tire sensors and a fresh battery. Oh, and I ordered some cool vinyl stickers from @InfernoTRDPro