What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just make sure to get the right nuts for the material.

Metal can take normal rivnuts, but plastic needs a split bulbed nut.

 

Similar to what comes with interior molle panels?

 

Here's what I just ordered to use adding a new bed side cubby: https://www.jhpfasteners.com/m6-x-1-00-blind-rivet-nut-pre-bulbed-and-slotted-body#1

 

Birthday gift to myself from @AccuTune Offroad

 

Installed OEM power tailgate lock. Install went pretty smooth.

 

First oil change! Not a bad experience
Used this tool for the filter housing
https://www.motivxtools.com/products/toyota-2-5l-5-7l-oil-filter-wrench

 

Received and installed these tie downs today. They are made really well and exceeded my expectations. The red finish is really nice. They are sold by @602runner on this forum. I did not really need these since I already have the BAMF motorcycle tie downs but I’m glad I got them.

 

Installed spacers from Spidertrax today. Had to run out and buy some tools first. Everything went perfectly, until the last lug. Turns out they sent me a nut that wasn't even a lug by accident. Had to pull the rears back off and will run out for a new lug later. I just I wish I'd realized before the very last one!

And it turns out that when you're working alone and need the breaks depressed, a torquewrench case is just the right length!

 

"If women don't find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy."

 

Nice. What was the total wait time from order?

 

I remember my grandpa had one of those

 

A week! Got lucky and Accutune had what I was looking for in stock.

 

Well, at least two think I'm both!

 

Reallllyyyy. Welp, time to take a peek at their site

 

I'm out of warranty, is there any further documentation that this is a full recall and free?

 

Reminds me of one of my favorite movies... Grumpier Old Men ("Just as long as you find me...")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61R1xvR_GfE

 

To be honest, I was terrified that I was going to be cinching down the bolts and hear a loud, disturbing 'crunch' as I broke something expensive...but it didn't happen.

I tightened the bolts about 1/8 turn at a time and kept an eye on the rubber seals....once they were compressed down the bolts felt tight, so I just stopped. I had so little room to work that it was easy not reefing down on the nuts.

Near as I can suss out, new fibreglass is far more forgiving than old, and the rubber seals take up the slack nicely.

The mounts are rock solid, they still aren't leaking, and nothing cracked or crushed or broke...so it IS possible if you you curb your enthusiasm with the wrench

 

It’s the small things… though i did have to find out the hard way that patches don’t just stick on to the headliner. Pardon the absolute state of my front end, could wash it every day and it’d still look like this

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/yes-another-leaking-third-brake-light-thread.558122/page-7
https://www.toyoheadquarters.com/th...eak-limited-service-campaign-lsc-21td03.2280/

 

Awesome thanks. The more I look into this the worse I feel about it. I just know I'm going to be one of the two week guys. My cab smells awful, and all of the sudden my screen is messed up. (may or may not be related, but it started at the same time)