What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Brought home a new 7000lb dump trailer.

 

So I ended up selling my 2021 trd off road premium when the market was hot. Made 10k over what I had paid initially. Ordered a 2023 TRD sport premium DCLB.

Got it last week and recently put bilstein 5100 set on the second clip (got me around 3/4 of a lift) with 265/70/17 wildpeak P rated. No rub with air dam and splash guards.

Comparing the short bed to the long bed, that extra bit of room makes a difference. I loved my DCSB don’t get me wrong, better off road capability etc. But I'm enjoying the 6 foot bed a little more.

 

We try not to put the circuit breakers on the tray itself because circuit protection, whether it be a fuse or breaker, should be mounted as close to the source as possible to minimize the amount of unprotected battery cable. When you mount a circuit breaker on the tray you'll have about 2 feet of unprotected cable. So you should find a place as close to the positive battery terminal as possible for your circuit breaker unless you're planning on running a fuse as well as the circuit breaker. But that's kind of redundant and the circuit breaker really just becomes a glorified on/off switch.

The best solution, and what we do, is to use our circuit breaker’s because the one that comes with the Auxbeam feels cheap and didn't leave me with much confidence considering how important circuit protection is. Then we mount them right on the top of the battery using our dual circuit breaker battery tie-down. But I understand that not everyone wants to spend the extra money so I'd recommend mounting the circuit breaker on your fuse block cover right next to the positive battery terminal.

 

Looks like you've been busy! Nice truck! I wanted a LB to but wasn't willing to wait forever so settled for the SB

 

Got the @Diode Dynamics SS3 Max led fog lights installed this afternoon. Thanks to @memario1214 at Hotshot Offroad for the great price and fast shipping.

pro tip, Toyota gives you one screw to secure the lights from the factory fog set up. I wasn't going to risk $500 lights staying put with one screw, I drilled three new holes that lined up with the DD SS3 brackets pretty well and got them secured fully. Having the viper cut made it alot easier to work on too

 

I have the same fogs and I’m confident in the one screw holding them on. Are fogs falling off of Tacomas that only have one screw holding them on?

 

good question, the stock fog is a a lot lighter than the SS3 Max which is a factor. I'm not risking it off road especially with the washboards in SoCal

 

I've never had an issue with one screw

 

did you really tag yourself in your own post? Is it Friday?

 

Did this last week but I posted this on the wrong forum (2nd gen). Anyways, I aired out the tent and installed my road shower and found a way to mount the awning in the rear.

 

Part numbers???

 

This might be them. I know different options and accessories are offered in different regions.

https://www.sparksparts.com/p-rock-rails-0001635590

http://toyotaparts.sparkstoyota.com/install/00016-35590inst-taco22.pdf

 

Well I didn’t get any work done today but I found out http://parts.toyota.com is having a 15% off sale on almost everything this weekend so I shifted the funds for some other stuff like tint and I’ll have a power tailgate lock, chrome exhaust tip, and chrome tailgate letters to install in a few days. That along with some other parts in waiting and the Peragon Platinum Bed cover I ordered should keep me pretty busy the next few weeks.

 

Quick and simple tailgate letter inserts today that finally showed up in the mail. That's all I did... I'm considering the vinyl overlays for the tailgate latch, but not sure how good they hold up over time.

 

Why do your rear seat compartments look like that? Mine are smooth on top

 

Not pissing on your fire. But the front one should of been placed just a tad rearward.
But then again I wear black socks with sandals so don’t go by me lol

 

Maybe he should have put the dent a tad rearward first. So tired of these guys not thinking ahead.

 

Not "done" yet, but it's here.
DC Power 270 Amp H.O.
Cuz lights, amps and things.

This thing is art. Great job by these guys.

 

Wow, I've never seen a Billet aluminum alternator before. Looks like a work of art. How much more amperage is that giving than the OEM alternator?

 

The options on their websight are several. Billet. Anodized. They are great quality from all my research.
To answer your question this is a 270 amp.
I believe stock is 130?
So a noticeable upgrade.