What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Spend half the day under the truck. By the time I was done, I was too tired and sore to get my phone and take pics....maybe tomorrow.

-replaced OEM end links with greasable beefier heavy duty ones. This was a major PITA. Highly recommend soaking with PB the day before, which I did and do NOT overlook the fact that they bolts have 6mm allen holes in them...would have saved me 2 hours.
-replaced OEM front bump stops and removed the extenders I had in favor of Wheeler Super Bumps. Also a major PITA...here again soak with PB, then I used a huge channel lock pliers to grab the metal hex lip. Lots of bad words and busted knuckles.
-replaced older white LED lamps I had as fogs with some amber Squadron Sport-Rs

 

Heart in the right place I think says it all?

 

Yup

 

Pt II... Got the front suspension finished!!!

 

check out the Sabelco tailgate lock, it's a little pricey but it's probably the best anti theft tailgate lock out there. Very well made. If I remember correctly it cost me just under $70.

A little late with this sorry.

 

It's an easy "inexpensive" mod that looks great!

 

Got a refund today after ending my Carista subscription.



Used it to silence the hyper-obnoxious seat belt warning ding and to change the momentary blinkers from 3 to 5 blinks (yeah, I know, some dealers will do this for you... not mine). Didn't find anything else worth changing, and at $40/year ($3.33/mo) it was just too expensive to have and not use. Need to shop around for another, non-subscription based, obd tool that can clear the history and reset the CEL. I'll keep the Carista dongle just in case I should find a future need for it.

 

Looks like you need a new license plate holder. I installed this with a lexan plate cover.

 

That does look great.
What kind is that

 

I found it here. Looks like there are a few sellers. This unit is aluminum but still better than the plastic OEM holder. I did find the same unit made of steel after I ordered the aluminum unit.
https://www.amazon.ca/Willpower-Alu...ense...&qid=1566129146&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr0

 

My dad spent the last two decades of his working career setting up plc and automation controls on those things for Jacobs engineering. Drug mud from port fouchon to covington once a month or so.

 

Got some AVS in channels today but noticed they’re a little dinged up. Is this just because it’s soft plastic and they rubbed in the packaging of is this not normal? I know they’re small blemishes but seems weird to have them fresh out of the package like this. Figured I’d get some input before deciding to put them on or contact place I purchased from

 

This how we southern Americans picture Canadians arguing. Lol. Good people.

 

If your not happy then I suggest getting the units replaced. They should not be marked up.

 

I used the relays that came with the Cali Raised wiring harnesses. Right now they’re hanging below the bracket. I will clean that up when I have time.

I bought a 6 circuit fuse box because I do not have a lot of accessories. Right now, I have Cali Raised fog and ditch lights running through the fuse box. Since the Cali Raised wiring harnesses already have a fuse in the harness I decided to cut that fuse out and re-connected the harnesses. Not sure if that was a good decision or not. In hindsight I could have keep those fuses in the harnesses.

For me, the most difficult, and requiring the most though, were the bracket and the gauge of the wire. I bought a pre-fabricated bracket and it did not fit well. I had to cut some and bend the bracket to fit to my liking. If I had the tools and skills I would have been better off fabricating myself. For the wires, I talked to folks from my local Auto Zone and somewhat guessed at the wire gauge. So far, the wire from the battery is not heating-up or “hot to touch” when running the accessory lights for 20+ minutes.

 

The good thing about LED lighting is you get higher lumen output but it draws less amperage. Cutting out the in-line fuse was wise. You only need 1 correctly sized fuse per circuit. If the lights go out you are only looking for 1 blown fuse.

 

That's a great idea, thanks

 

You can also install off road lights on the plate holder but I already installed lights in behind the grill on the air dam.

 

I don’t have experience with them, but I’d say if you bought something new, and they don’t look brand new, I’d send ‘em back. You paid for new you should get new and most companies are pretty good to work with when stuff like that happens.

 

Send them back I just put the same ones on and not a scratch on them.