What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

The only thing I trimmed was the plastic underneath and the black fender flare. No metal was trimmed.

 

Finally got the Allpro Off-Road APEX sliders on the truck this week.

This was a longer project than anticipated.

First, it took some time to work through the bare metal prep and paint. After searching around I decided to use Rustoleum Professional-Grade truck bed liner instead of powder coating.



Once that was set I got ready to mount them to the frame. Unless you have a bunch of jacks, clamps and supports it really is a two man project. The biggest surprise though was the amount of time it took to drill through the frame to connect all the bolt-on hardware.



We ran into some trouble with the mounting instructions that came with the product. The generic instructions on All Pro's website only contained a generic 05+ manual, and the third gen trucks have some additonal prep and reconfigure items to knock out on both the passenger and drivers side of the frame before you can mount 'em properly. I called them on the phone and they were extremely helpful.

(Passenger side junction box removal.)


Here's the end result:

All considered...extremely happy with the result.

@allpro thanks for the additional mounting instructions for the 16+ model!!!

 

Did you get your flags from cboy

 

Hey thanks for asking...no! Have to thank my wife for that one. She has a small vinyl decal side job, that started out as a hobby. She's been working for a few years mostly in the home decor arena but if you're interested in a pair I can get you set up. We also cut vinyl for the stamped Tacoma emblem on the tailgate.

 

Try this thread... it's for people who want to trade OR hood/Sport hood... https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/the-hood-swappin-n-tradin-thread.413378/page-43#post-15103559

 

2017 TRD Off Road DCLB, first add on is that sweet looking Leer camper shell! Mostly to keep my med gear secure and out of the back seat.

 

It prevents the exhaust from hitting anything off-road. Plus looks better in my opinion

No change in sound. At least in the cabin I can't tell any different

 

eBay.

 

I put my lift on today. 5100s all the way around. The fronts at the .85 setting with ome 887s. 1.5 aal in the rear. Hopefully the front settles a little.

 

Installed some CaliRaised Led amber pods as my fog replacement. @CaliRaisedLed is a great company and ship SUPER fast!

 

Ditched the standard license bracket in favor for a slybrackets one. Mostly for looks if I'm honest. Now I just gotta plug the holes! Also picked up (yet another) TRD badge... this time coated it in clear plastidip to try and preserve the color as long as I can. Also immediately swapped for stainless hardware and plastidipped the huge washers black. This is the last time I'll try the TRD badge...

 

How high did you crank the coils? Looks awesome!

 

Just got done with these:

SSO Hybrid Bumper
Parking Sonar
Winch
Pop & Lock
Front & Rear Differential Breather Kit
DC12V 6 Switch Panel
Cali Raised Ditch Bracket w/ Light Pods

 

Where'd you get that switch panel?

 

From here:

DC12V 6 Way LED Switch Panel w/ Circuit Control Box and Cable for Car Truck Caravan Boat Yacht Marine

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LXW3C8K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Thank k you kindly!

 

THIS!!

 

Got set up with some side projecting ditch lights from caliraised. Pretty bright.

 

Looks good! This was going to be my next purchase. Are the side leds bright enough to make it worth a buy?