What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Mine smelled terrible when I first got it. Made my shell reek. Now that it's had time to off-gas there is no smell.

 

Bed mat has a smell for a day or 2 then dissipates. Definitely less strong than when you get new tires put on. Might linger a little more if it's under a tonneau but should clear up quickly.

 

I went with Fosgates, not Kickers but when combined with the stock HU (non-JBL) I didn’t feel they made a big difference either. The HU just doesn’t send enough power to the speakers. But after I installed an Alpine Power Pack mini-amp it was night and day! Messing with the sound system is a slippery slope because I eventually upgraded the HU and put my mini-amp into my Rav and putting new speakers in there too

 

ARB differential breather kit installed today. Easy install. Just check your tubing before you cut, I forgot to and had a loop left underneath the truck. Easy fix due to its location. Then after the fit check was good I cut all the zip tie ends off.

 

Drove my Tacoma to the Ford dealer and purchase a Maverick I had been waiting on for 1.5 years. Signed the papers and immediately sold it back to the dealer and drove away with a $4,000 check. Never even started it. Stupid times.

 

Ford Maverick assembly line

 

Did you sell it back because it wasn’t what you expected or was the purpose to take advantage of these stupid times and make a little $$? If it’s the 2nd, that’s genius. Is it really that simple?

 

its only that simple because so many people want to over pay for a cheap truck. good on that guy for taking the "risk" and ordering something in high demand and flipping it back to the same dealer. congrats on your fall bonus!

 

It looks like you might need more slack in that hose going into the diff. You don’t want the breather hose going taught on axle articulation and popping off, or worse ripping the electrical lines you attached the diff breather hose to. At least as much slack as those brake lines should do.

 

Well I would like to think I'm actually that smart but in reality my plan was to buy a Maverick to work out of and a Bronco for a toy. Got tired of waiting and purchased the Tacoma. I've had two Bronco's on order for over 2 years (base model and a mid-trim model) that are slated to be built as 2023 models. I'll sell both back to the dealer whenever they get built for about $10,000 each assuming the market stays like it is.

Yes it really was that simple. Literally signed the papers to purchase it then signed a dealer vehicle purchase agreement for $4,000 more than I "paid" for it. Could have gotten a couple of grand more had I wanted to sell it outside the dealership but it was just too easy. I'm not greedy. I made money and they will make money.

 

I actually just started looking at those; was a little intimidated by swapping it out. Are they plug and play or do you have to mess with the headliner?

 

It’s about to begin! I finally got some free time, and enough of it to install my lift Bilstein 5100’s all around, Dobinsons 2.75” coils, freedom UCA’s, differential drop kit, OME Dakar HD springs, longer U-bolts, carrier bearing drop kit, and there’s a ECGS bushing currently in the mail that should be here any minute now

 

Put a deposit down on my wifes new rav4 XLE premium and while there they had this beauty in the showroom across from a green tacoma pro. They wanted $94k for it and I would sell my house for it.

 

Yep the tacoma was to expensive, so I down graded to a 4runner

 

What? Isn’t a new 4Runner more expensive than a taco?

 

yes. I’m calling “sarcasm”. Well placed at that.

 

What suspension are you running? Did you aal for the rear with the increased weight? Is it enough weight to worry about? Thanks.

 

Today I used my manumatic shifter.