What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Oh yeah, and feels great! Eventuallly want to upgrade to this one. https://yotaxpedition.com/products/special-edition-ranger-shift-knob-tacoma-2016-2023

 

Probably just moved the rocks around the vehicle he very timidly rolled into position

 

For sure, I would with your truck

 

WoW i really like that one too

 

Yes, with enough blades and time but that can be said for most if not all cat shields.

This one suited all my needs and a want or two.

 

Thank you! I’ll check em out.

 

Traded in my 2015 Gen 2 for a new 2023 Gen 3

 

Great color choice!

 

Pretty new truck. Was smart enough to keep my low mileage 2nd gen when I bought my new 3rd gen Sport in 2016. Then was dumb enough to sell that low mileage 2nd gen and keep the 3rd gen. Then in 2021 I was smart enough to sell the 3rd gen for what I paid for it in 2016. Then was smart enough to buy two 2nd gens. Have never missed my 3rd gen. Hope your story ends well.

 

That’s a great story!

 

Nice

 

Brake pads replaced today. Used the Akebono pads as recommended my @TRDRed. I’ve used them on my 2nd gen in the past without complaints.
I saw that I had some old Duplicolor caliper paint so I went to town on this as well. Was a little leery of doing red calipers as this is a truck, not a race car but the color accent fits my trucks color scheme of black with red accents.
Paint prep:
Primer, did 2 coats:

3 coats of red Duplicolor caliper paint:

Added a TRD decal and did a couple coats of clear top coat: (photo is passenger side now/ light was better)

Finished up:

I’ll admit, got a little impatient waiting for proper drying, plus less than ideal weather for painting today (cool with light rain) and had to do some touch ups.

 

I’d like to hear more about your experience with you 2016 Gen 3. I have read a lot about the growing pains with the 2016-2017 and I expect by 2023 those bugs have been worked out. To make this story a little more interesting, my fallback vehicle is a 2007 FJCruiser which has more “cool factor” than any Tacoma (IMHO).

 

Story is nicht so gut.

 

I'll probably do the same at some point, but I like the look for now - inexpensive mod. I picked up the LED fogs from a local TW member. Link to the film is in my post but here it is again JIC:
https://lamin-x.com/toyota-tacoma-trd-2016-fog-light-covers.html

 

Great stuff, thanks for the details!

Highly recommend the plug-n-play

$96 DS18 PRO-ST OEM Subaru/Toyota Upgrade Bullet Compression Tweeters with Crossovers 1.9" - Car OEM Tweeter Upgrade Kit for Many Subaru/Toyota Models - Replacement for H631SFJ101 and H631SFJ100 (Pair)

DS18 PRO-ST Tweeters. Surprisingly good upgrade. More here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...3rd-gen-today.399305/page-13227#post-28985602

Also, have a set of Rockford Fosgate P1675 that I had in the rear doors. Worked great but I replaced all four speakers with Infinity References. Like new. Shoot me a PM if you'd like to try them out, pay me for shipping and whatever you think they're worth.

 

Looks terrific! Going fast is great... being able to stop? Priceless. Post pics with them peeking through the wheels after everything dries out!

 

Agreed!

 

I'm interested in more details on your taillight tint. I looked at the Lamin-x pre-cut ones but they barely cover anything. So I think I'd have to do it custom and not sure of the best way to cut the vinyl. I'm guessing I could do two parts (side with one piece, back with another), and use knifeless tape to get the edges right (the tape looks like a great idea, but I've never used it).

TIA.

 

It was a 2016. It was pretty. Worst year made and 1st year made. Was a real stinker. Not worthy of further discussion.