What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

That's a custom @jeffz0rz JTA Metal Fab high clear hybrid rear bumper!

 

Nice!!

 

Hey Sean - can you give a reference to the panel you installed? Looks nice! Thanks!

 

In all my vehicles that I've used them some make more noise than others. I think it depends on the vehicle. I don't think the Weathertec brand are too bad. I did however change mine up and removed the metal clips since I couldn't figure out what the were for, and instead added 3M tape. On the backs, not the fronts. Maybe that helped reduce the noise. The Weathertec brand are super low profile too.



So maybe that has a lot to do with it.

 

Nice, thanks for the feed back!

 

Got my Fab Four bumper installed today along with some TRD emblems for the grill and tailgate. I big thumbs up for Bumpersuperstore, I ordered the bumper on Thursday afternoon and it showed up at 10:00 am this morning. Just a heads up about the install, you can remove the spring clips from your trailer connector and tweek them out a little wider and reinstall them while holding the connector in the bumper instead of drilling your connector. Another note is that the factory wiring harness for the connector is about three inches short of plugging in. You can get enough slack if you disconnect the harness from the frame where it clips in. You will need to disconnect the left rear turn signal clip and all the clips on the frame up to the transfer case cross member to get enough slack

 

Yea and I have to agree with @mrproduxn about no wear on the window motors. If anything, more people have negative reports concerning the windows not staying up due to the auto anti-pinch feature kicking in. You really need to follow the directions here and if needed use your hand to force the windows closed (palm against the glass while pushing up) while holding up on the window button. Then the trick is park the vehicle in the sun a couple days in a row without rolling the windows down. I've done that on the last 5 vehicles I've put these on and have never had a problem.

 

Nothing huge to the truck but still felt compelled to post up....

Got the FOB from @AJT DESIGN And the decal inlay from @rrentrop .......



Sometimes it's the little things that make us happy.

 

Which model is this bumper. It looks better than the 3 pictures on their site. Not buying one immediately but want to have the part number for later. I just can't stand having no real rear collision protection.

 

@mrproduxn

Fab Fours TT16-W3650-1 Premium Rear Bumper without Sensor Holes
Toyota Tacoma 2016-2017 (TT16-W3650-1)

 

That looks like a darn good deal for $830. Did it come with all required brackets and hardware or did you just use your factory parts for the assembly.

 

It came with everything needed except an extra pair of hands,lol. It took me and a buddy about an hour an a half to install,much of that was removing the factory bumper.

ETA You have to have a factory tow package installed since it mounts to the frame using the hitch to frame bolts

 

That is good to know. My 2nd gen got rear ended and the bumper saved my truck. That little chrome bumper was roughly $1200 and probably 1/2 the strength of yours. Def putting it on my got-to-buy list. Not only is it a good price you still have a stock bumper to sell and recover at least 1/2 the cost. Great deal.

 

The clips hold the back window visors in place without tape. See video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5tkznPzW6Q

 

I wouldn't even rate the third gen bumper as a "bumper". It serves no purpose other than covering up the frame under the tailgate, the only protection it had before was the receiver hitch

 

Alignment looks good in picture. Does it have slotted holes for some alignment adjusting. It really looks factory installed. Trying my best not to order one right now. Gonna try and wait a little while though. Probably hold off and miss the 20% now but catch it the next time they are on sale even if it is Thanksgiving or Christmas. I am drooling at the picture but feeling a burning sensation in my wallet area. I do have factory tow pkg.

 

Day 2 - I began installing the sound dampening material on the floorboard and doors and started running the new Stinger 12 awg wire that will run to the mids in the door. Also soldered up a Stinger Speedwire Metra Harness to run from the factory headunit to my Arc Audio PS8 digital signal processor.

 

Any tips on putting them on? Took my time and had bubbles on both sides. Did you start from the middle and work your way out or go from left to right?

 

If they are tiny bubbles most will go away in a couple of weeks. I had quite a few and all are gone..

 

New with 28k posts?!
But welcome to the nut house