What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Is there a way you have figured out to keep it from being stolen again?

 

Been trying to find a transmission skid that would cover them, closest I’ve found is ricochet offroad, but not sure if it would work or not.

 

That would be valuable info to share if you find a solution.
Same thing happened to a buddy's Kia Sante Fe.

 

Was it replaced by the dealer ? Oem ?

 

Insurance covered it, the shop made sure to get oem. Apparently they’ve seen a lot of issues with aftermarket cats.

 

I’m waiting on my rci trans skid and I’ll be adding “wings” to it so assholes can’t steal my shit

 

Yeah that’s why I was asking , thanks

 

Curious to see some pics when you’re done. It really ruined my weekend.

 

Gray RAPTOR liner on Coastal Offroad SKID PLATES

 

this is from a other member , similar to what I plan

 

No good story ever starts with "Let's have a salad or "We should be careful". .

8:30 in the PM, several alcoholic beverages under our belt, very rural, very Redneck Mission, British Columbia......

"You need more wood for camping...."

 

Hammer hangers and crossmember done. Added a 1” block to my existing icon aal. Def have some rake. Will adjust coilovers tomorrow. I hate spanners

side note— need a new bolt flip and prob some decent bump stops. The ubolts are def close to stripped.

this install was a bitch! Lolol fuck those rivets. I actually cut part of the stock hanger to make it easier to drill. Made it easier for sure... glad I have protein here. What a workout above your shoulders. Lol

I didn’t take a pic when I finished. I need to figure out how to connect the crossmember up top. I’ll prob weld it so it can be connected and disconnected remotely easy. Crazy how much rust under the stock hangers. It’s a 2020 with 16k miles. You can see the difference with hd hangers vs stock too:

 

Curses on the wobbly internet connection here....my apologies for the multiple images. Again.

 

Before and after shots of the wind blowing.

 

I finally got my Icon upper control arms installed. Looks and drives great.

 

thanks! I cant stop thinking of little mods and improvements especially when scanning Tacomaworld

 

This weekend had 2 projects done:

1) Installed the @MESO sunroof hex rack. This was a bit more involved than I would care to admit. But a couple of points to consider/think on if you buy this item:

a)This is a solid item, however if you watch the sunroof rack installation video, it is emphasized several times about the jacknuts and being centered. Luckily, MESO includes some extra jacknuts (and screws). Had to redo two of those jacknuts. So when he says "center the jacknuts," do it. Very carefully. TAKE. YOUR. TIME. DOING. THIS. Seriously.

b) Reinstalling the rear dome light can be a bit more tricky. At least in my experience. When watching the video, MESO mentions 4 small tabs that had to be popped out. Remember to pop those 4 tabs back in place or your light cover will not go back in. I had everything back in place, and light cover wouldn't go back in. An oversight, but don't forget that small thing.

c) The grey housing the bulb sits can easily pop back out when putting the light back in. Mine popped out twice after I thought I hac everything good to go. Again, take your time.

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2) Got KDMax done this Sunday by @AbnMP13. All I can say is WOW! Makes quite the difference. Drove home on mostly 2 lane highways, but when I needed the truck to "get up and go," it got up and went. Obviously not gonna beat a Camaro off the line. But a little more "umph."

And a side note: has anyone else having slow responses from this website or is just me?

 

Stock suspension?

 

Do you still have the plastic piece were the light used to go? I broke a clip in mine messing with it and I’m looking for one...