What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I installed a 30" light bar in that location using these:

 

No its a new wheel I just changed the guts from mine out. Got in on ebay after duties and shipping it was 700CDN. I just find the top of the stock wheel the leather wears very fast

 

Installed the OEM Roof Rack.






I was disappointed in the Toyota QC on these. Both were not seated in their lower channels, I was able to fix this with a trim tool.





Before I could do that however I had to de-burr the bottom channels. There are 5-ish of these openings on the bottom of the rails that allows the top/bottom parts to clip together. 2-3 of these on each rail had plastic burrs that needed to be removed in order for them to function as designed.



I got the OEM version with the idea that it was a factory direct fit, therefore no muss no fuss. And with only 15 Torx screws, a little cleaning, silicon application (neutral curing), this process should only take about an hour for both. But between the problems above, plus extremely poor screw to hole alignment, this turned into a 3+ hour wrestling match. Not sure if this is more of a comment on my abilities or Toyota's QC...but I'm gonna blame Toyota to make myself feel better.


And to Toyota, in case you are creeping on TW...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfU8CZVNb6o

 

That had occurred to me to make something like that, but I expect the void will catch Massachusetts slush so I wanted it to run free and not hang out! I like how clean that is on yours!

 

The trimming was a little bit along the front edge of the orange lip, it is a little proud, so I could have trimmed some more down to get it really flush


Then there are two support arms that come up from the horizontal frame rail and stick up to the bumper. Those took some trimming of the air dam, there are some channels that I had to totally chop out to be able to remount the dam (you can sort of see how the orange lip from the above is pushed a wee bit down in this as well)

 

What products of theirs did you use?? Looks very nice!

 

If you got the tune a month ago, you are on V9.

 

Beautiful color! Almost looks like my 96m edition Miata

 

I used this stuff!
Chemical Guys SPI_663_16...

$12 Chemical Guys SPI_663_16 InnerClean Quick Detailer with Pineapple Scent, High Performance Interior and Dashboard Cleaner, Dust Repellent, Easy to Use Non Greasy Formula, 16 fl oz

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Thanks! I gotta try some of that. Just ran out of the adams polishes interior detailer.

 

That was one of main things I also didn't like. Driving 25mph in our neighborhood would have the rpm's at 2,000 give or take and it sounded and acted just how you described yours did. It was the same at 45mph. The only way I would get around that is to speed up until it would finally shift then let it drop back down in speed. That would work until you slowed down a bit more and the truck would downshift. Then you would have to begin that same dance again. Speeding in a 25 or 45 zone just to get the truck to shift is not something I am willing to do which would be risking a ticket with my CDL, let alone the crap that I'd have to go through at work because of getting a ticket. Big Brown frowns upon that big time.

 

This stuff is not as oily as most cleaners but is great for panels and trim

 

Finished up my KARTBOY exhaust hanger experiment and found another spot to use up old titanium hardware I have laying around. And yes, I repainted the studs to give my buddy a migraine. :]

 

After installing my highly custom fabbed RC spacers I got the howl/vibes from front drivers side. Doing ecgs bushing now. Cv came out easy once I got a tire spoon at the right angle

 

I usually have about 375 or so total miles from a tankful with less than a quarter tank before filling up...this is why I estimate 400...probably closer to 390 but it's wishful thinking.

Dividing total number of miles by tank size gets me this MPG:

400miles/22gallons= 18.181818
390miles/22gallons= 17.727272

 

I've enjoyed the OTT Tune since May 2022...first version 7 and then 8 in Sept 2022.

The Sport's wheel tire setup are slightly heavier than the OR because of the 17" wheels vs 16".

It's best to keep the individual total wheel/tire weight to 36lbs...at least, that's what I was recommended.

I've got just under 25K miles on my Sporty Spice Taco...so when I get to 50-60K miles, I will begin the search for a bigger setup: current 265/65R17 forecast 270/70R17

 

Finally picked up an OEM bed mat!

 

I don’t see any option for light bar brackets.

 

new seal and bushing, life is beautiful

 

I installed the pop and lock power Tailgate lock. Routing that wire down the passenger side rail was a complete pain in the ass. So that is the only picture you are getting. I did ziptie it at good intervals. Wow am I glad that job is done too. works great.