What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

The tent material folds over the edges of the tailgate so it is not an issue. There are clips that wrap under the tailgate to cinch it down. On the sides of the bed, it includes velcro strips that work really well to close it all up

 

I considered this but to me it makes more sense to leave it as is in case I need to plug something like a compressor in there and just use the push in adapter to usb I already have.

 

Have you had it long, how do you like it? even with having a 6ft bed i could use a little extra room. Had looked at this topper tent or the dac, the added space and to be able to get a little more ventilation is nice.

 

It's fantastic. Have only had it a few months and been able to use it on 2 trips so far before it got way too hot here in Texas but works great. Plenty of room in the short bed for my wife, my dog, and myself to sleep comfortably. Plenty of ventilation with the massive screen under the rain fly.

 

I had a flush mount rapid charger in the socket for about a year and it worked great but I wanted something solid in there and have never used it for anything but charging phones and such. If I ever had a need to run a 12v accessory I may install one in the bed.

 

Great video! It was definitely interesting to see how the Tacoma performed out there in real time. The slow movement was mesmerizing to watch!

 

Since the engine in the Gen. 3 is a combination of direct and port injection there is going to be gunk building up on the valves.
Direct injection engines are very well known for "gunking" up the valves.
Changing the PCV valve is a great preventative maintenance task.

Cheers

 

Changed my brakes, rotated my tires, replaced the brake fluid, cleaned suspension components, and sprayed everything with mavcoat.

Toyota OEM pads/fluid used


Probably could have gotten 5-7k more miles, but today was nice, I had off work, and I got it done before it gets cold and I don't feel like wrenching.

 

$57 ESI ROK Block XL Tailgate Gap Cover 7" Width and Ultimate Tailgate Seal with Taper Seal 6' for sidewalls

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076NFYH2R

 

Ditch lights coming in clutch.. no ditches in sight however

 

Funny ... the man in the grocery store who sold me the charm that keeps away lions told me that!

 

It is extremely hard to argue with any of this logic.

I should probably get off lazy butt…

 

I got new tires for it. Some KO2’s in stock size the Goodyear wranglers that came on it were bad and weren’t wearing well. I wanted some KO3’s or wildpeak ATW4’s. They don’t come in the stock size or a proper load rating. So far they seem to ride much better.

 

Well, It's not what mod have I done to my third gen, it's what I have done with my third gen LOL. I wish I had pics but it was a busy spot for this to happen so had to be quick. I got to pull a little old lady out of a ditch, she had missed the driveway at Dollar General. The truck yanked that car out without a problem, felt like I was using my Ram 1500 I am very impressed. I am happy I made the jump to my TACO!!!!!

 

Good stuff!

 

Wow.. that's pretty awesome actually

 

Racked up more miles and collected a bunch of bug guts on the windshield and front grille.

AZ to Utah to Idaho to Oregon to CA and back to AZ.

On the way to Cascade, ID



Mt. Shasta



Back side of Shasta Lake Dam

 

You really want to go back east to rainy and cold, with trips like this even further away? You be ...

 

NC is off my list. Scenic, just wasn't for me.

 

Neighbor is laughing at me! “So! What are we doing to it today!?”