Ontario BS Thread

I have used mine twice now, and it is amazing.

So glad I started learning how to winch with this in my tool bag. It makes everything easier for how I have it all setup.

 

Cool,.

So you think one of these needles/fids would be good for that?

$8 Koch Industries 5390001 Splicing Fids Set, Black-5390001, No Size, Black

https://www.amazon.ca/Koch-Industri...licing+kit&qid=1614127123&sr=8-3&tag=h0a61-20

 

Yeah, I can see how amazing it is. It's even More useful than extensions.
Saves you time and effort

 

Yes the 1/4 fid should do what you need.

You will also require the large needle, the viking kit needle is flat on one end, designed for getting in between the strands. Very helpful.

 

Honestly i i see this with 100’ line in the truck being much more beneficial
And if you need the extra pulling power just go for a snatch block, you should have one anyways.

Ive personally seen a synthetic line snap on a 20’ straight pull

 

Ordered Ditch led lights to install by the A pillars, but the front flood lights are so good, I don't see the point anymore.

Now I am thinking to install them on the sides, in the middle of roof rack, similar to this :

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-ditch-lights-an-alternative-mounting.617091/

Comments?

 

That's what I want to do. Would go for terralume spots as they're a lot smaller... and a few other things.
In sum it's a great concept.

 

Not sure exactly but I would guess 80-90k with wheeling in there.

 

It isn't true. Human flesh most closely resembles beef in texture but most cannibals say it tastes like pork with a few saying it tastes like veal. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/human-flesh-looks-beef-taste-more-elusive-180949562/

 

Had the truck in for an alignment at the dealership yesterday because I put the ecgs in. $112.96 out the door and it runs perfectly down the highway. I didnt get a printout, talked to the tech and he said he tweaked it because of the lift and bigger tires. Exeter Toyota for the win

 

Official Toyota install instructions of the DIO TRD lift kit, including new alignment targets if reusing stock upper control arms: https://www.tacomaworld.com/attachments/my20_tacoma_trd_lift_kit_-dio-_issc-pdf.4408781/

 

i have learned to hate hood mounted ditch lights

the amount of snow that gets caught under them against the windshield is something i didn't take into consideration as it's incredibly infuriating to try and clean it out. Also found out that i cannot lift the passenger wiper to try and free it from the ice. The rest of the year i can see it being great, but in the winter they suck.
so mounting it under the rack idea is fantastic imo.

 

Alignment isn’t required after doing the bushing kit unless you touched your cam bolts? Either way $99 alignment at Toyota dealer sounds cheap and like a good deal.

So many un-necessary parts, like the new radar and harness, those shocks ain’t better beside TRD stickers on them, and the leaf block/spacer? People would pay tho...

 

my favourite part is the fog light delete kit that is included, like... why?


i think the only reason this is a 2020/2021 upgrade is the front camera that is included. literally no other reason i can see why it's force limited to those years.

the 2018 TRD PRO had an inch or 2 of lift compared to the 2018 OR from what i recall seeing (it might have been dealer installed but i've never seen a PRO at stock OR height) so the sensor is dropped bellow the

 

Exeter Toyota has been winning awards for well over 10 years in customer service.

Some years they are rated the top dealership in all of Canada.

they have some great technicians and it sounds like you did great there!

 

I did the bushing the same time as I put my lift in. Had to loosen the lca s to re and re the struts

 

Dealers have been adding $400 spacer lift kits to trucks in showrooms and marking them up by $4000 for years. This appears to be Toyota's attempt at cashing in on this segment. Apparently the dealers in the US had been the ones prodding Toyota to offer it. I guess having the Toyota/TRD sticker on the parts is worth the premium. (And judging by some posts in the other threads, many people on TW are more comfortable getting this kit than piecing one together themselves)

Welcome to the baggage of OEM certification. According to the instructions, the lift puts the fog light height out of regulation in 26 of the 50 US states, so Toyota is required to remove them. Those states may not have DOT safety inspections, so private individuals installing a lift on their own may never get enforcement on this. The TRD Pro as you know has different Rigid Industries fog lights to remain compliant.

I think the kit is kept dealer-installed only (as opposed to factory- or port installed), so Toyota can avoid repeating fuel economy testing and VSC system handling/rollover testing.

The 2020+ trucks are said to have a different "electrical architecture". A lot of wiring connectors for even minor things like door speakers are different for 2020+. The sharkfin antenna got moved forward a bit, causing incompatibility with some roof racks for previous years, etc.

 

And that’s how Toyota became Volkswagen, same car - million incompatible parts

 

I thought VW parts we're pretty compatible

 

Oh it’s bad, newer ones are getting better