What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Installed 285/70/17 BFG kO2’s yesterday.

 

Pads & rotors on wife's SR today. I don't normally plug tools but gotta throw out a shining recommendation for this no-name caliper compression tool I found on Amazon... built like a tank, simple mechanics, and highly effective.

$34 GallopMax Brake Caliper Compression Tool Multi Piston Brake Pad Spreader Heavy Duty Brake Caliper Tool, Patented

https://www.amazon.com/GallopMax-Caliper-Compression-Spreader-Patented/dp/B0D95BLNDX/

 

oil and filter change, wash and made an appointment for tomorrow morning to get this patched.

 

Well that stinks!

 

Plug it. Cheap and easy. Kits available everywhere.

 

Reporting this to DiscountTire or Toyota uses the "one allowed" repair and may require paying for a new "tire replacement" certificate.

I had a hole once from a small rock or nail, that seemed to be gone when Discount Tire looked at it for repair/replace. Turns out it had *torn* the tire at the base of one of the lugs and was damned-near undetectable, except by dunking it in water tub. You can see the hole and it is not near the sidewall so get in some practice for when you have no options.

 

Never ever go to Discount Tire for a tire repair. You simply won't get one unless you have a certificate with them. They will give you any excuse they can to not repair the tire. They are strictly sales, no service.

 

I got a replacement tire for that, just $40 for the new certificate. Given my intended offroad usage I was OK with that $40 charge ... not fully happy but better than guessing if that "tear" in the tire would open again off-road ... the tire deflated on its own inside of 20 minutes.

Life costs money and next time I may approach differently.

 

I'll see what Costco says about patching the tire tomorrow. It looks like an easy repair. I might turn this one into the spare and just order a new tire.

 

PDR can pull that easy

 

20% on the sides 50% on the windshield. I was going to go with 70% but the Lumar I went with didn’t offer it. The way the sun is hitting it looks darker in this photo than it actually is. You will notice 50 on the windshield when you get it done but it’s not bad. I hardly notice it anymore other than the rare occasion I’m somewhere at night with no ambient lighting, and it still not like having sunglasses on. Something to keep I mind is it is technically illegal in all 50 states and they don’t need a meter to ticket for it.

 

Bumper/winch/skids/camper install over the weekend! Ready for a summer trip up north.

 

I have 70% ceramic on all my cars shields. Blocks a ton of heat. If you have good headlights, you can hardly tell it's there. I'll be doing 50% on the Taco next time.

For those that say it will be too dark, ceramic is different when looking out vs standard carbon tint. It's got much better clarity, so it looks lighter than it is when looking out from the inside.

 

Wasn't a nail.

 

Every one of my tires has a plug in it


$40 each for a patch (which is the correct method)... $7 for a plug kit that plugged 4 of my tires and 2 of my wife's ..... I still have 2 plugs left and hope to God I don't need either....

It's time for new tires for both vehicles.

But yeah ... A good plug kit saves a lot of $$$$. Between my vehicles, my bicycle, and my lawnmower I feel like something is always flat

 

I hear you. I see you've got it covered, looks like you have had your share of leakers.

 

Can you provide some insight, on how the conversation went with the Costco crew? Hehe, jk.

 

The % in tint is Visible Light Transmitted. Whether it’s traditional or ceramic, 50% only lets in half of the light from your headlights at night, regardless of whether or not one is clearer than the other.
Do what you’re gonna do though, just commenting for clarity

 

10 seconds of cutting that I should have done years ago.
It's not worth it to me to get PDR to fix the dent so I'll live with it until I can afford a high clearance bumper.