What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

First wash, 560 miles on OD, since ceramic coat that was done at 250 miles.

Picked up a Chemical Guys Blaster 6 and their foam soap. Easiest car was ever. I also used a Camco RV water filter to help reduce water spots. Worked really well! We have very hard water here in AZ!

 

Just installed the RedLine Tuning QuickLift Hood Struts today. I really like how it makes my Pro's engine bay feel more like a high end sports car, and will make future projects / maintenance easier.

Installation wasn't bad because their instructions were very descriptive and clear. It required having a rivet gun, touch up paint, and making some precision drilled holes -- but I am very happy with the end result. Took about an hour to install, with all the necessary parts, tools, and touch-up paint was about $200.

 

Drop your question in the MD Tacomas thread, there's someone there that can help MARYLAND TACOMAS

Edit.. Also lots of good conversation and information on the subject here vF Tuning for AT Tacoma’s

 

Rekgen flaps and @puppypunters delete in reverse module! Then it started to rain

 

So, realized I can’t upload a video to here without linking YouTube. I honestly don’t want to go through the trouble of creating and account just for this. Lol. Below are some pictures and tips. Hopefully this helps.

Note: it’s super simple...I did it all with one hand while taking the pictures.

1st note the orientation of the pins. The little flat part on the bottom of the pins needs to be sticking out like this. This ensures they are angled correctly.



Make sure you’re doing this with the carpet removed and the door sill removed. Put it in towards this angle (can really be more vertical...I only tilted it like this for the picture)



Now push the bottom pin in. You just push straight in like the arrow shows. No angle. The angle of the pin will guide it in. As a note, pay attention to what that piece is overlapping (the gasket). It doesn’t go over both pieces, just the thicker one).




Then push the top in. Again, overlapping that same piece.


Now that it’s on, just put the cap on down by the footwell.


Does that help? If not, just part out your truck and sell me all the good stuff. Haha!!

 

@PapaRee @TWTaco

 

Installed the Caliraised driver and passenger side bed molle panels.

Need to pick up some jacknuts to complete the installation though. 2019 = no drivers side storage cubby = no bolt option for the molle panel

 

New here -
Anyone do the OV Tune in north Florida.
I also saw some comments regarding dealer TSB2.0 trans flash
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

You are THE MAN! I really appreciate you taking your time to post Pics!

 

Here’s the thing... All currently planned mods (except my bumpers) require electrical work of one sort or another. Although I’m a trained motorcycle mechanic, electrical is NOT my forte.
Truly I would just prefer to pay for the job to be done right and clean.

Could anyone possibly point me in the right direction? (SoCal area) EDIT: Kern County preferred

 

Thanks, I’ll probably retry again on Wednesday when it’s warmer. I was always trying to slide it in at an angle as the pins were at an angle, never thought about pushing it in straight. Will definitely give it a try.

 

This guy does in Jacksonville...

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/available-for-tsb-ov-tuning-in-ne-north-central-florida.698392/

 

R4T Lower Control Arm Skids. Didn't really need em but they look great.

 

Added an AL Offroad Trailgate Panel to replace the stock tailgate panel. The easiest mod I've done so far, took literally 2 minutes to install.
So much nicer to climb up on with your knees if needed, and nice flat work space for tools, stoves, lunch, drinks etc. etc. etc. I love it.
Hit them up for this quality of life upgrade.

 

@OffRoadScott There's a couple of threads for that. Here's one for rear seat delete:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rear-seat-delete-decks.632134/page-8#post-25241232

and here's another thread specifically for dog platforms:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/access-cab-dog-platform.503276/

 

The SR5 you can pay to upgrade to a TRD off Road or sport packages. SR models you can’t.

 

So I can't deal with side steps or step bars seeing how I live in the Adirondacks. They are nothing but snow, salt and frozen slush sand catchers. I've been considering power steps for a while. The few vehicles I work on that have them have held up well the last couple winters so I took the plunge. It took me about 5 hours to install and that includes a few extra steps of my own as far as 2K sealing the motors and weather sealing connections. Being able to maintain the hinge brackets they should hold up.
I am really happy with the results and now my girlfriend, dog and son (and me) can get in my truck after the 2" lift.

https://twitter.com/Scttwd64/status/1366569655024902144?s=19

 

I just bought black hilux door handles instead of covers. I’ll look for the link but I’m sure you can search and find them quick. The covers are a little cheaper though.

 

I filled the tank up and installed a dmm today.

 

Damn those look nice. I had a set on my Chevy and have been thinking about some for my Tacoma.