What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

RSI Smartcap EVOa

 

Agreed.

 

clean! Do you have to cut the rectangular cutout for the unit? Or did you cut

did you have to cut the rectangular shape of the blue sea to make it fit?

 

Service appointment scheduled for next week for the fuel pump and 3rd brake light fix. Has anyone here had the 3rd brake light repaired with a shell installed?

 

There was a post a while back where they required the shell to be removed to do the 3rd brake light. I would definitely check with your dealer.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/ford-mustang-pickup-can-haul

 

General Automotive | Tacoma World

 

Dealership stated they would have to see it when I bring it in. They can do the fuel pump and if they can't do the 3rd light, oh well. There is no way I'm going to remove the shell.

 

Ford Ranger, the truck the 4th gen Tacoma has to live up to.

I don't know if I would want a Mustang pick up. I definitely want a 5.0 V8 Tacoma.

 

pro tip: if you go with Kolpin Rhino Grip Flex 3” mounts, you can stow your shovel & axe together using just 2 tiedown points instead of 4, as if they were one tool. Saves a fair amount of precious space, freeing up more than enough room to add a large first aid kit on my MOLLE panel. I ditched my Quick Fist mounts because they were garbage and the rubber straps tore almost immediately.

 

Will they give you the part to install yourself?

 

If anyone comes up with a part number for this "seal" they install, please let me know.

 

2nd & 3rd gens have the same cab anything that'll fit a 2nd gen cab will fit a 3rd gen and vice versa.
Just beware if the old style OEM roof rack it will hit the 3rd gen antenna. Toyota has since changed the design so the updated version will now fit both.

 

Just ordered bed lights, Kicker tweeters, and Kicker 10in powered amp so hopefully install those soon

 

Installed my c4 hybrid bumper, Baja designs squadron sport x4, Baja designs 30in s8 light bar and some SPC uppers. Girl is looking pretty now

 

Made a quick deck that I can pop in and out for the dogs or revert back to seats for passengers.

Finally put in the 2Lo mod that I bought months ago before my truck was even allocated. Ha.

Getting over my broken ribs...good to get a few things off the checklist. Now I need to get out and finish my fall yardwork that I've neglected for three weeks.

 

They would not do the 3rd brake light unless I removed my shell.

 

I asked mine and was given a no.

There is a pdf of the proper procedure floating around… the pdfs/install instructions always list part numbers at the beginning

 

Effing forklift was too tall for the garage. So, tomorrow we use a skid steer to work the hammer to its final resting place.

 

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Picture 1-3 happen July 5, 2021 and left a hole in my heart. When I found out the insurance was totaling it, the body shop guy said "If it ain't screwed down, take it... and if it is screwed down try to take it anyway." I'm glad I did. Picture 4-8 are of my the new boy that I preference requested on July 26th, and it arrived on Nov 2nd. It's 2 trims up (and 2020 up to 2022) from the one I lost (otherwise identical). I saved the Predator tube steps, all-weather mats, and the rubber bed mat from my previous. I switched out the carpet mats with the all-weather and put the bed mat in (the new one didn't come with it). I will think of them as mementos from the truck that's life was to short. RIP Gossamer-the-truck! Me and Gossamer-2.0 will never forget you!