What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

It is legal. At least here in Texas it is. We are allowed to have a clear windshield tint (https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/vehicle-inspection/window-tinting-standards). The shop said all they use is Llumar AIR 80 tint and they haven't had to redo one yet (and said they will remove and reinstall it for free should I ever get a ticket).

 

Another good trick is to pay half the monthly bill twice a month instead of once a month. That will also knock out a year or so from an average 5 year note.

 

Mounted my CaliRaised sliders, ahem, I mean steps! If my wife asks, they’re steps!

 

My bed mat finally arrived today, so I got it tossed in the back. It isn't quite as comfortable to crawl on as I was hoping, but still better than the bare bed.

 

I guess I haven’t sat in the passenger side enough to check!

 

OEM? I need to get one. Comfort aside, probably nice that shit doesn’t slide around as much.

 

Turns out 19s-on don't have it.

Sorry dude! Gotta have to suction-cup the camera on like a savage.

 

They don’t disable it permanently- they turn it off in the settings and change the setting in techstream to remember the previous setting on restart. Nothing stopping you from turning it back on if you choose (they just won’t be liable obviously, which was the point)

 

Yeah clear is legal here too. I assumed he meant a colored tint

 

How?

 

This reminds me of the time a customer called us out for repair work. Asked him to move his vehicle and this dipshit parks in front of/LITERALLY ON his garage door, and as I do my work his bumper is scraped… he cried fowl. I’d of told his da to pound sand!

 

Late night for me tonight. Thunder was booming outside, so I checked the weather... looks like 50mph winds and 1/2 inch hail possible tonight. So just spent the last 20 minutes putting my hail kit on the truck in the driveway. Its just double layered moving blankets on the hood and roof, then single layered laying over the doors, bed, and fenders, then its all covered with a car cover and wrapped with straps to keep it in place.


Its always nice to have enough notice that I can get the covers on before the storm hits.

I really need to invest in one of those real hail covers eventually.

 

Sorry. No deep, discounted items today @baldbeardedtaco

@DJFriar when I bought my mat 2 years ago, I didn't have a bed cover on at the time.

At the time, I was home visiting my mom and took advantage of the shade under the carport to wash my truck. However, the truck has been sitting out in the hot, Mississippi sun. The bed mat BURNED my hands when I touched it wash the bed out. Suffice it to say, I learned have a rag or something to cover my hands the next time.

 

Or a basic carport? They probably sell ones you can put together yourself. I need a garage

 

Stopped in 18

i bought the real door jammers (whatever there called), was bored and needed more mod stock pile in the cabinet. I planned on painting satin black instead of the gloss but never got around to it yet- I have a makeshift paint booth in my garage that is half done which was/is the delay. Not sure I’d even use them but maybe

 

Wish I could do a carport, but my driveway is only 2 car lengths long, and 2/3s of that is a hill. You can see in these pictures that the ass of the truck hangs over the break in the hill. My garage has a 1973 dodge challenger and 1991 BMW convertible, so I cant park in there either

I need to win the lotto so I can extend my garage back another 15 feet.

 

Interest charges by day so paying half in advance saves 15 +/- days of interest… just my guess

 

My work partner bought a Toyota Highlander back a few months ago due to a growing family. She has it set up where she pays half of as you described. And last half in later in the month (basically 2nd pay check). Something about making half payments beats out the interest. Not sure of the logic of it, but if it works, so be it.

 

Where did you get it btw? Local or discounted online

 

I got it off Ebay. And the supplier was none other than BAM itself. The trade offs are, BAM has "free" shipping via Ebay. Their own website charges shipping. Ebay charges sales tax. BAM's site doesn't (which if you are in Ohio, it might since that is where they are located). Honestly, Ebay was about $5-6 cheaper.

You can use "minus20" to knock off 20% of shipping on BAM's own site. It's not a whole lot, but every bit counts.

This is the link I got mine from on Ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-2021-Toyota-Tacoma-Bed-Cargo-Divider-PT767-35200-OEM/174419765590