What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

The truck with the highest North American (Canada/USA) content in parts is actually the Ridgeline (70%, with the Tundra (65%) and Tacoma (60%) next in line. None of the Big 3 have more than 50% of their parts sourced from NA.

 

They are "assembled in America" The big 3 are not "Made in America" by any stretch of the imagination.

 

yeah same here just the email. 170.99 free shipping.

 

$170 ? Mine was $180 with a 5% discount - you got the better deal! Still free shipping FTW

 

what film did you buy to put over your factory fogs?

 

If you are going to install replacement decals I would look at some vendors that can custom make for you at a lower cost.

 

The drop down steps seems like something easy to get hung up on. So I guess when get my truck lifted a bit, I might have to walk around and give my wife a boost up to the sliders.

 

Just jokes. I agree with you, but that is sadly the truth for most products that are "made in the USA."

When you break it down past manufacturing and start looking at raw materials and by-products there are very very few goods that are truly 100% domestic.
Damn the WTO huh

 

Buying the original to support a small business vs buying a knock off copy from a large corp. I chose to support the small business.

 

Quite a dilemma, but a quick calculation in my head shows that new decals are bit less expensive than a new wife. But since I have little skill in applying decals, I'd probably mess it up the first time so I'd need to factor in $160 vs a new wife.

In answer to your survey question, I have not removed my decals but did give it some thought. My wife says she doesn't really care what I do to the truck but sometimes I get that "is that really necessary?" look.

 

Get some off Etsy Whatever color combo you want. They look better.

 

Touche, but for all you know I could've used the money I saved to support another small business. It's all subjective and trivial to argue about

 

Made wife a little happier with the nerf bars.

 

Eden Prairie MN

 

Took the dealership decals off on the truck bed and got some other ones off Etsy. Bought blacked out emblems for the "tacoma" on the passenger and driver doors. I did completely remove the V6 one on the tailgate. Then I realized i wanted the black inserts for the TACOMA lettering on the tailgate.

 

I’ve removed all the badges… and replaced them with flat stickers.

 

took the pick up camping and then decided to carpet the inside floor of the new ikamper.

 

I say keep them off. Removing mine was one of the first things I did. Took them off my SnugTop too.

 

Not today, but installed Cali Raised Cat Shields yesterday.

 

Did you lift it or just crawl under it to install them?