What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

SSO with the stage two.

 

Finally a place to mount my mike clip!

 

Well how do you do, fellow Renoite/UNR grad!

 

Almost forgot about adding the Minime bumper so the trucks still match. Put the custom made bumper on it today.

 

It doesn’t at all, that’s why I paired it up with the Prinsu. I can throw ladders, lumber, whatever up there and it works great. The rear crossbar is adjustable on the Leitner.

 

Did a basic 20K maintenance yesterday and today - tire rotation, clean brakes, oil change, fluid checks, etc., as the truck goes in Monday for the fuel pump recall, and the less the dealer touches, the better.

While the wheels were off, I scrubbed them clean and applied wax to the insides of the rims.

I also changed the rear differential oil and have a question on the amount called for. My owners manual wasn’t very clear. I emptied out 2-3/4 quarts and put 3-1/2 quarts back inside before it began to run out of the fill hole. Does that sound correct or did I overfill it?

Also, where are these alleged zerk fittings on the prop shaft? I thought that I had seen them once before in the past, but could not find any of them today.

Apologies if this post is in the wrong section.

 

It isn't terribly gentle, and it will probably strip off most wax you have underneath, but I don't think it is fundamentally any worse than bug+tar remover or wheel cleaner, which are also known to strip wax. I think you need to remember to: a) work in panels and wipe it off and then rinse before it dries because it dries very ugly, and b) resign yourself that you're going to need to start with fresh wax or ceramic fresh when you are done. A lot of people combine the Iron-X stage with claybar but I don't really trust myself to do a very good job of claying without some more teaching. Certainly you can feel and see that after the Iron-X the water doesn't bead at all on the paint and it feels far less slick. There are cheaper compounds for iron removal but from what I've read, you're better off using Iron-X and dealing with the wax stripping and the...distinctive scent...rather than opting for a potentially milder but ultimately less effective option.

I just went out and ran a fresh towel over my paint after the whole process and ceramic after, and it is slippery like a seal.

 

Installed my Tekonsha P3, again.....

This time I took a more drastic approach, cut apart my dash quite a bit to get it to fit and then made a lever out of some stainless rod as well as some brackets from some aluminum plate I had laying around. It’s not anywhere near as clean as the MESO option, but cost me the low price of “free”.

I plan on making new brackets and pushing the controller further into the dash at a later date but I didn’t have enough aluminum to do that this time.

 

Is this shot with the 6" lift and stock tires?

 

Installed Cooper Discoverer Rugged Trek 285/70/17 E-load tires. Mountains out!

 

You can't put a 6 inch lift without cutting the frame and it makes it hard to put it back. It also voids your warranty, looks like shit and will suck offroad. Hot shit at the mall though.

 

Can anyone confirm what black lug nuts fit the OEM TRD OFF ROAD wheels? A lot of conflicting information on the website.

 

I finally ran ovtune 04C20_Reg_Stock_Thx.vft after spending all the money and being scared to follow through. I AM SO GLAD I RAN THIS!!! but I'm going to try the premium tune when I go up to the CO high country.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07X8WF5FD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I bought these exact ones and they are on my truck now

 

That’s just a pic of a truck with that lift I’m putting on after it was installed someone posted it after they got done installing it with the stock wheels

 

Does anyone have a suggestion for a reverse camera relocate?

Plug-n-play preferred, but am willing to evaluate any suggestions.

 

New Prinsu Roof Rack

 

It’s actually really easy you cut the front crossmember and it gets replaced with allot thicker one with bolts it doesn’t void your engine warranty either

 

Those bronze wheels f*ck!

 

Replaced my Tekonsha P3 brake controller with a Redarc Liberty today. Mounted the control knob in the dash center bezel. No more bumping my knee on the controller.