What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Modified the armrest/center console lid to make it open a bit further by grinding on some stops on the hinge and cutting the lid a little.

No before pics but I think it used to stop somewhere around here

Stole the idea from kahanabob. He used new hinges to get even more range of motion but I wanted to retain the spring action

 

Broke down and got the Form LED tail lights. Been a while since I added a mod so I was itching for something. A little pricey but looks pretty good.

 

that's all you need to to go back. i thought about your way but stopped at cutting the lid. good job.
guess you and i are the only ones that don't like the stock position.

 

Love mine.

 

This is a great idea. I'm gonna give it a go when I get a chance.

 

What knife is that you have in the lid of the console?

 

I had learned to open it with my right hand and grab whatever I needed with my left. It wasn’t until I saw your pic from last night that I realized it was something that was possible and decided it was worth the time and effort.
I was worried what it would look like from the back while closed, but it’s not bad at all. Hardly noticeable. Was also concerned about the material that covers the lid getting sloppy since the part I cut isn’t retained by the inner cover of the lid anymore, so I used double sided gorilla tape above to cut to make sure it doesn’t go anywhere.
Now I can reach in there with my right hand without the lid getting in the way of my elbow.
Thanks for the inspiration!

 

Pics of the over travel stops that have to be modified:


And link to the thread where kahanabob shows the part of the lid that needs to be cut. I cut through the lid and cover, the width of the hinge, along a line thats already under there. The tip of his screw driver is touching the line, although you can’t really see it in the pic.

kershaw Kapsule Got it on sale for $20 a while ago. Can’t leave the fancy OTFs in the truck

 

45k miles and upper idler started squealing above 2k RPM. i dont like waiting hours in waiting rooms when it takes me 10 minutes to do the job so the gates replacement came in the mail today

 

here are pic's of the hinge inside, a bit mickey mouse buy i have the old hinge and will put it back to stock if i ever trade it in.

 

OEM remote tailgate lock got delivered today so of course I had to install it at the first chance I got. 45 min job and it works beautifully.

 

i put black tap on the hinges to hide the chrome. they were some offset cabinet hinges that i had to re shape

 

its a game changer.

 

I’ve been MIA for longer than I’d like. The new home and a quickly growing baby can do that. However, with the major home projects out of the way, back to TW and I missed it.

Some of the updates recently:
-Installed the BAMF hybrid front bumper along with 4x DD SS3 max amber fog, 2x DD SSC1 amber fog, DD SS30 amber combo bar, Warn VR Evo 10s winch, R4T bumper caps (which I had them custom color match as Celestial Silver Metallic wasn’t an option when I ordered last year)
-Installed the BAMF sliders

Really impressed with both of these products and I still have the full set of skids (trilogy, gas, diff) which I’ll wait to install once I get my exhaust rerouted and swapped.

Couple takeaways from the BAMF bumper install:
1. the brackets to secure the lightbar are not DD friendly and I had to drill them out to fit the lightbar and it’s also just lose enough to allow me to angle it slightly which is actually kind of nice
2. the holes for the fair lead are too small for the standard Warn fairlead included with the winch so I had to enlarge them
3. I simply removed the solenoid from the winch, and mounted it to the right of the winch in the cradle and it fits fine and I can still connect the controller cable if needed
4. still need to purchase a factor55 ultra hook and some d ring shackles to complete the look
5. I installed the bumper and sliders myself with the help of old paint gallons and a hydraulic jack. Not something I’d recommend but it worked out

Finally, I ordered a Weboost Overland during the President’s Day sale along with the hardwire kit. I also ordered a custom switch so I can power it on and off as needed along with a custom left switch panel with more cutouts to place the switch. Will wait to install all that once everything arrives. I really didn’t want to run the Weboost through the 12v cigarette lighter and didn’t want to add-a-fuse with an ignition circuit as I’m not fond of that method. And, I’ve used all my SPOD circuits and felt I’d like to keep my SPOD strictly for lighting (although my ARB dual is also handled by the SPOD).

Lastly, some photos:

 

this idea I need! I have to adjust in my seat to get into the box with my long arms!!

 

No need for an impact.. lol

 

Love mine also!

 

I can wait to get gas now

 

Does this count
used some recovery gear