What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Did it have a Hemi in it? CA is a stickler for enforcing speed limits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gV7fXH45FA

 

how big of a pain was this to get done?-

 

I did better Googling Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro skid plate. If you search through your dealer it will say unavailable but here is the part number

 

Yeah, pull the passenger pillar...two 10mm bolts behind the covers. Run it down the pillar, remove the kick panel and sill overrun it in the channel, I used a fish to go under the B pillar panel, then ran it up the C pillar by pulling back the rubber moulding then tucked it along the top of the back window using a panel tool to lightly pull down while tucking. That used up most of the extra length of the wire. It was pretty easy actually. To be fair I did car audio install years ago.

 

So freaking beautiful scenary up there. Great pics.

 

I was against them forever, have enough lights already, for some odd reason I got more. I have a couple sets (like 5/6) of the Baja designs s1 and put the factory amber lens in there. So I used one of those sets for ditch lights. It’s really nice on twisty trails at night. I seem to keep rolling into a spot to camp late at night, in the middle of the week.

 

Well......I just started looking at the speaker bundles now damnit!!!!

Today was the 1st time I was out and about where I had the opportunity to really crank it up with the new amp/sub installed. It was actually pretty damn loud, and clear! I'm actually afraid these stocker speakers aren't going to last with this kind of power running through them.

TrailGridPro, Kickers or Alpines, those are the two packages I'm eyeballing now. I had Kickers in my 4Runner with a Kenwood Echelon DDX9906XR head unit, no amp, and they were descent. But I wonder how the Alpines would sound with my current setup.

Any 1st hand experience with the Alpines?

 

I don’t think brands matter so much, personally. Like anything is better than stock. But you should ask @soundman98 think he’s installed a few speakers.

 

I rough cut it with a plasma cutter then cleaned it up with a flap wheel. I also found aftermarket ones overpriced, hence doing it myself.

 

Post in the North Carolina regional thread ... some TW metalworker might have enough working stock to charge you just for the necessary size and give you a TW-discount on labor.

 

EGR in channel, I used some mineral spirits to remove the logo on both sides. Looking clean

 

It fits behind the rear seat?

 

Very easy. 1 open end wrench and 1 ratchet wrench, 1 floor jack with an extension to gently lift up on the body mount near the bushing. But I have a steel off-road bumper that has most of the parts accessible.