What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

It isn't too difficult Peel and stick the deadener and roll with a roller. It cuts easily for trimming.
Put mine in my cab in the garage using a garage heater to warm it up just to make is easier to shape.

 

I did my doors with the speaker upgrade. After the last rain storm I could see. No wait hear. The roof could use it.

 

what’s steps did you take to drop the headliner?

any tips?

I will be doing this soon and not sure where and how it’s clipped to the roof.

 

Hood Struts, Bed Mat, Gas Cap Holder, Truck Cap, AVS Rain Guards. Next up is a BA Hiline bumper and winch.

 

I watched a few videos. Most are 2nd Gen based tho. I need to replace a few clips I broke.
Best 3rd gen video I found, but only for the back half.
https://youtu.be/rFYvxA_tdw0

This one is well documented and had a blog in the description
https://youtu.be/QIdhPrb06t8

I had to work around the headliner which was annoying. Just lay the front seats down to get more space.

If you have the auto braking/smart cruise control type features, remove the plastic next to the rear mirror before dropping. I cracked that slightly unfortunately.

The liner is fiberglass or similar. My hands were very itchy and I had a cough afterwards. Gloves and mask might be helpful.

 

Now for some bigger tires!

 

With just the heat pad, and I doubt my cans were as warm as a hot water bath, the RP-342 was thin and atomized well through the straw. It sprayed well at any angle. The straw does help get deep into the cavities. After about the 4th can, my finger was complaining.

I focused on every joint, seam, and cavity whether it was a weld or pieces coming together first, let it flash off for about 30 minutes and then went after the same joints and then plain surfaces after that. My perception is that corrosion is more likely to start at the joints and connections, and less likely on the plain surfaces. It took about 3 hours for it to flash off completely.

I eventually resorted to setting a couple of cans I knocked the straw off and finished them without the straw on the flat surfaces. I'm super happy with the result. Did it to a 5-month-old truck before the 1st salt and brine hit the roads, so we'll see how it holds upcoming spring. A couple of spot checks after being on stone roads and a under body wash and not signs of material loss so far.

 

How hard is to remove the center counsel?

 

Nice job, take some mineral spirits on a cloth and rub off the AVS logo on the visor i did , it took a while so i used a small amount of acetone and did it quick, no more logo, Where did you get the gas cap holder from, i like it better than the one i have.

 

I'm surprised that fits into a parking garage height wise.

 

I'll have to do that.
Amazon -

ISSYAUTO Gas Cap Holder Compatible with 2016-2023 Tacoma 3rd Gen Fuel Cap Holder, Black

https://www.amazon.com/ISSYAUTO-Hol...fix=tacoma%20gas%20cap%20holder,aps,90&sr=8-5

 

Do you have a link for that gas cap holder?

 

TRD knock off skid plate on order....

 

That's the one I installed! Along with the Stant Gas Cap.

 

For anyone looking, I bought my buddy the Fram gas cap off ebay, and it's not throwing any codes.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275197985941

 

How high are your parking garages?

 

A little late but I had to let her go. Great truck and had zero problems in 3 years. Just a little too small for my growing kids. She will be missed.

 

Installed Meso Gasshole, Meso Total Tail and Baja Designs Squadron sport fog lights.
Big day!

 

Based on how the rears went, I thought it would be pretty easy.... but alas nothing is, right? Yeah I just can't justify the negatives that can potentially come w/ a lift vs the positives (and I get off road all the time - serious hunter.).... so once the mind is there (no lift), then larger tires don't make much sense either (would consider 265/75/r16 - but decreasing mpg - I know, it's not much, slightly less torque, speedometer is currently dead on accurate w/ stock tire size on my '21 Off Road, buying a 5th tire for the spare - all for a measly 1/2" more height? Just doesn't add up. I'll stick w/ stock size when this "free" rubber needs replacing- likely Falken Wildpeaks)
Yes, ride is great w/ 6112/5160, smooth and tighter in town, eats rough stuff for breakfast, even pot holes I know well - big difference - on rolley prairie/dips from the stock suspensions. They could be like a boat that won't stop rocking, once it gets going - 4100's (stock TRD OR are NOT 4600's! As some here think and sellers on FB market place) just don't have the strength - I had roughly 18,000 miles on them.

 

incredibly helpful! Thank you