What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

My friend owns the stereo shop gave me a really good deal.

 

Swapped out the TRD Sport tail lights and installed TRD Pro tail lights. Installed black exhaust tip as well. Small appearance changes, it’s like adding extra salsa to your tacos.

 

Hey, wanted to know what front bumper and topper you have. They look great.

 

Almost the same setup I have in my tC (Focals + Stealthbox w/ different amps). Sound's fantastic. Looking forward to doing the same setup on the taco once I stop buying exterior crap lol.

 

I wipe mine when I wash the truck and I also use a door key to clean them (the jagged side of the key shank, I just scrape the blade from end to end using the “v” section of the key like a knife sharpener). You’d be amazed at how much gunk it removes. Helps extend the life of the blade.

 

Yep, cleaning under the blades is something more people need to do. They actually sell wiper blade "sharpeners" that trim off the warn edge of the blade giving you a nice clean wiping edge again.

 

Also properly warming up the vehicle and using an ice scraper instead of wipers and washer fluid to clean off frost in the morning does wonders for longevity.

 

Amazon order, first oil change soon. Oddly no retailer around me had ultra platinum. This will be my 6 month oil change. I barely have over 1k miles on the truck after owning it for 6th months but want to change the oil anyway. 2 times a year seems fair to me for peace of mind. Oil and filter are cheap.

 

Best mpg so far! Little trip to San Diego for a concert.

 

Good to know, but I’ll just stick to my keys and save my money for 5Guys. But seriously, you’re spot on, more people need to wipe their wipers. (Pun intended)

 

Good point. Thank goodness frost is rare around my neck of the woods.

 

Thanks to @zDirtyDeedz my Tacoma attic order arrived yesterday and 1/2 hr. install at lunchtime today. Looks great and have reclaimed backseat from hoodie, gloves and hat.

 

Rigged up some brackets for under-mounts on the bed rack. I can slide them around so it allows me to put different sized gear up there. I'm guessing it'll just be for camping tables and grills but anything that saves space! (or jus an excuse to tinker with my truck using things laying around my garage).

 

Take off the antenna, using your palm push back down on the roof to flatten to OEM spec, then reattach the antenna. Now it should be flush. Dry fit the antenna to make sure its flush before reinstalling.

 

Unfortunately there is A LOT more to it than just taking off the antenna.

 

No, sorry...didn't even think of it being read that way (but now that you did, I can see how!). I picked it up from being wrapped, and it was not wrapped by the dealer.

 

I use Rain-X on both my vehicles so wipers wear less.

 

Just got my AlphaRex Luxx tail lights in Alpha Black dropped off! Can’t wait to swap these out. Woot woot!

 

This cannot be a real question?

 

I’ve been tossing back and forth on if I should go for another stealth box (have one in my Jetta) or go for the OEM Audio+ Reference 500 kit with the dual woofers and independent amp. What speakers did you install and what amp do you have? Stock deck? Entune 3 (non-JBL)? I need details! How's the sound?