What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I hear you well my friend.
I love my Trifecta as I have a bed divider which makes it easy to slide and get things out or hold things to the back or front.
The cover like you mentioned keeps the bed clean of leaves, snow etc etc.
My cover flips back very easily but does not go all the way only two panels can be flipped but that's ok for me.
I do not camp so not reason to feel like anyone can break into the back of the truck as I am mostly in the city and the tail gate locks and further more I have alarm systems that would go off if anyone touches or tugs at the truck.
So they have their pros and cons.
But over all they do their jobs and make the Tacomas look great too.
It also saves on gas as you do not have the drag of the tail gate.

 

DDI seat jackers. Massive improvement, especially if you’re over 6 feet tall.

 

No regrets on my Diamondback. Super secure, easy access to all of the bed, easy to remove panels when needed, can load on top of it and my favorite are the mounts on the cover to store tools and such.

 

i kinda like how that looks. did you do it yourself, or did you pay someone?

 

Today I finally got around to mounting my shovel and pulaski using the bed rail mounts from Relentless Fab.

 

Nice! How much is something like that? I assume you had it done? It would be nice for glare on my white hood.

 

this is from that link.

 

I'm running Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws in 265x75R16 size and they are only just slightly louder then the Michelin ATs I used to use in stock size. These tires are great looking, very aggressive, but not loud at all, I was completely shocked that they were as quiet as they are I must say. The only time I have noticed them being more then just slightly louder then the Michelin's is when the road is wet or when I am cornering at higher speeds like a really winding country road with a high speed limit. I highly recommend these tires! I've only had them for 2 weeks though so I can't say anything about long term wear but I have had multiple mechanics tell me they love these tires because they last so long. Just my .02

Chad

 

Hi
I had someone do it. Satin Black with custom decal/sticker location.

 

So I sold my 3rd gen a month ago and picked up a 2nd gen around 2 weeks ago. Still watching 3rd gen threads while posting on 2nd gen threads. Just wanted to post a comparison of the old 2016 to the "new" 2012. Already did the nerfs, T4R 17" wheels, tool box, vent visors and Clazzios to the 2012. A fun budget build this time around. Gotta love that oil filter on top of the 4.0. Around $15k invested. Oh I nearly forgot. Got tired of 2 weeks of daily searching for a 2nd gen meso dome so, being impatient, I broke up my 3rd gen dome and used the inners with my 2nd gen stock housing. Damaged a few leds, and had to do a solder repair, but I got me a damn meso dome in my 2nd gen. Pictures will be added after dark. Looks like a crossword puzzle in the daylight. Still better than a stock yellowish dome bulb.

 

I see. The person I originally asked about this said theirs came stamped but had to remove plate in photo. Ill just get the OEM one or look at a company like Victory 4x4 prices are similar.

 

$300. Yes, local sign/truck wrap

 

I added the 2nd wind deflector for two reasons.

1 - help reduce wind drag of the gun case
2 - reduce noise

I'm working on a full size one now. Its all made out of plastic so the weight is minimal.

 

Some use? Hell that is some great feedback. Thanks man. I should have got a dang 4Runner instead though. I KID!!!

This is our camping truck, grocery getter, football practice and weekend trip truck. Only worry about theft when we stay at hotels which is quite rare. More worried about dust, sand and rain on my generator and items like that for extended trips out west or beach.

So far I’m leaning towards a model that is easy to remove if I go this route.

Thanks again guys.

 

You don't hear much about the factory soft tonneau around here, but so far I love mine. Since you're looking for security I doubt you'd go this route but I think they're probably better at keeping water out. Hard tonneau covers have potential leak spots all over the place, so you'd have to listen to those folks on their experience with that aspect. I keep my tailgate locked so someone would have to cut through the vinyl to get into the bed. I think the vinyl tonneau covers look the best and are easiest to use since they're so light (any and all weight adds up), and you don't need any tools to install/remove them. I wouldn't recommend keeping anything in the bed for any extended period of time unless you use it daily, and despite them increasing the weather-proof-ness of the bed, don't put anything there that shouldn't get wet.

 

I waited too long to get an mgm steering wheel emblem cover, and by the time I looked to buy one Meso et al had been slapped by a cease and desist from Toyota.

Ended up getting a black one from ebay and after some light sanding and a couple coats of Rustoleum metallic "Soft Iron" color spraypaint I think its a pretty good substitute. The paint has a sparkle similar to the plastic radio bezel and matches decently to Mesos mgm stuff. Chrome delete almost complete, just have to finish the cup holder surround now

 

Doesn't look bad. Is is black?

 

No recovery points? Are the mounts for the bumper lights already there?

 

That makes perfect sense. Based on your needs, you will be absolutely fine with one of these -- I will call them budget, soft tonneau covers:
https://www.extremeterrain.com/Truxedo-TruXport-Soft-Roll-up-Tonneau-Cover-16-19-Tacoma.html

Note: This is just an example. There are tons of them out there.

Or even something like this but given your environment, you may not get the protection from the elements that you probably need:
https://www.extremeterrain.com/tacoma-roll-up-tonneau-cover-tt8454.html

Note: Again. Not this one but the idea of this one.

In any case, you can spend as little as $250 for the less expensive ones, $500 to $600 (like the Extang ones) or up to $1,000 for the better quality Lomax ones. All of them are good for their particular price point.

Not to beat a dead horse, but this video sums it up pretty well. Worth a watch (I am a total amateur so I learn a fair amount from this channel, among many others):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE8DqJ1fvAE

 

Thanks, I was happily surprised with how it came out although I did think it was going to be a little darker. I would describe it as a semi-dark grey. Its lighter than the actual MGM paint, but slightly darker than the grey interior plastics