What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

New magnetic rod holder

 

Effing rust belt.. also why I rotate my pulleys backwards when the belt is off.

 

Reporting back - repair shop ended up straightening the right rear frame portion since everything else on the frame machine was fine, and of course replacing the bumper and hitch stuff. Total bill around $2700 since there was no sheet metal damage, perhaps thanks to my 1UP-USA bike rack (which insurance has replaced. Deductible will be refunded since other driver was !00% at fault.

Took a while mostly due to my schedule - having to be out of town to oversee a project M-F in recent weeks. Not sure if a Toyota dealership would've totaled it - I probably should've taken it there though the place I used has been great to deal with and the workmanship seems good. Though in a way I'm glad it wasn't totaled - while I'll likely move to a 4th gen, having my 2017 gives me flexibility to find or order exactly what I want vs. having to settle on something with a bunch of excess crapola.

Oh and since it may take a while to decide if/when to make a change, it was time to change out the front brake pads again (100k miles, ~1mm of pad surface). Frankly the 3rd gen are some of the easiest I've ever done. Remove a clip, slide out two pins (releasing a 2nd clip) and the pads are free to be removed/replaced.

 

Have the Trail Edition that does not come with fogs sooooo....today, I took care of that. Installed the Morimoto 4Bangers. Had to pull the bumper because when I installed the XB EVO's a few weeks back, I broke the clip that the bumper snaps into so I got that replaced too. Found an old Sasquatch switch that I had for the 4Runner so I used that for the time being. Also had the Morimoto fog harness which is super nice and its pre-wired with a relay nice weather proof case. Add a fuse to ign1 I believe is what I used. All in all pretty simple install, just very time consuming. Have about 7 hrs in this today. Now I just need to find something to fill the giant hole in the panel. Maybe a Auxbeam, not sure. Also need to pick up one of the daisy chain harness from TacomaBeast for the switch light. Right now, it only lights up when I turn them on. Excited to see how they compare to my old Baja Squadron Pro's that I had in the 4Runner.

 

And only 5500 rpm, was there more pedal left?

 

This was back in 2022 or early 2023 so I don't really remember but I do remember it started to float ALOT and that was about as fast as I felt comfortable at (not 100% comfortable lol)

 

Like a hydro-plane boat floats, just before, flipping end-to-end 3 times before re-entering the water?

 

How many mile? Contemplating doing mine.

 

Hey thanks! It's a short bed lol - gotta learn the lingo! Do I need to update my profile

 

Your welcome..

Need to, no... But it is nice to be able to look over and see what someone is driving, that way if you are doing a mod that someone might be interested in, a quick look will tell them if an AC or DC and LB or SB, so it would be nice to see the DCSB after the MT... But that is just me...lol

And don't feel bad, it took me a while to figure out what AC and OR meant...

 

I have a ‘22 Trail and when a buddy of mine upgraded his fogs, he gave me his old ones. Factory but hey, free is for me. I went on ahead and bought a factory stalk with the fog light switch on it to free up a switch for a future light. It looked naked without the fogs and will upgrade it to ambers in time. Have my eye on a set, but unsure if I want to have amber fogs or amber ditch lights first.

 

"what did you do today to your Tacoma?"

I updated my username information lol

 

Took one of my pitty's to the store to pick up groceries...

 

Me too.

AC still has me stumped.

I also like to look at the OP's region too, sometimes that helps to know what driving conditions he's got, but, not everyone posts that info either. Oh well.

 

Yeah as a mechanic (retired) when I see AC I think of A/C (air conditioner), so it took awhile to figure out it means Access Cab... lol

As far as the OR, I kept thinking, why can't y'all make up your minds, then it hit me Off Road...

And yes, I like to see details, don't assume we all know what you drive...
Neat to see what part of the world members live also...

 

GUYS, I recreated my squeaky. This is after spraying down each leaf front to back, inside outside, all the antisqueak separater pads with sticky lube.

This was a brain twister, didn't know if it was front or rear, and it sounds like a chirpy tweaty bird, one tweat always, that doesn't always chirp, like with the spring when slowly hitting a speed bump, and pushing on rear or front bumper could not, replicate in garage. I tried rocking the radiator and no noise there either. Until tonight.

With hood open, leaning against front light, belly up against headlight, and pushing, I got it on video. Can anyone suggest what is making this noise please? Other headlight does not generate this noise. In between the creaking, is the squeak I hear while driving, like when I cruise over thickly painted road directions or pedestrian crosses. I'm shaking the camera quite a bit while filming.

https://youtube.com/shorts/WX0WrYOBgHA?feature=shared

Tia.

OKAY. Did a little research, I'm 99.9% certain this is whats making the noise.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Feyvd6ULxhw

~$25.00 I'll give it a shot.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR INTERRUPTING YOUR CONVERSATION, 'SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOUR POST'. WE HAVE A MESSAGE FROM TOYOTA TO MR.BURK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7und5t8GSk&ab_channel=It'sJustMe

 

Truth in that. Thanks.

 

Totally agree. You got a nice spreader probably helped quite a bit, I used plumbers pliers, 2 pair, that was a little squirrley.

 

Ditch lights are nice in twisty trails at night. Seeing around the corner is pretty helpful.

 

AC = Atlantic City. Neew Yawk people misplace many $$ there every year.
OR = Oregon. A pretty state with a mountain in the north parts you can almost day hike in the summer.