Post your BLACK 3rd Gens

Looks great!

 

What wheels are those? Got a side shot?

 

Fuel Assault

 

So, how frustrating is this color to keep looking good?? I can't stand how delicate it is and how everything marks it up. DON'T TOUCH THE PAINT!!! My family is so sick of my bitching. Any secrets other than regular paint corrections? Wrap the whole thing in 3M film?
DARKNESS!!

 

My method is get it waxed with an orbital buffer about every six months, and Whitewater Express unlimited car wash membership and drive through twice a week or so. But you sound way more OCD than me.

 

I here you! My family says the same thing. It looks great when clean and I like to try and keep fairly clean but every time I wash it another scratch or chip shows up. My wife has a mgm rav4 and you can’t see a single scratch on it after wash.

 

Added rhino rack rttb1 and some crossbars and wind fairing....

 

My post makes me sound like a priss, I drive my truck like a truck and treat it like a tool and I just can't believe how delicate everything is, inside included. Wipe the instrument cluster? Enjoy your scratchy-ass gauges now. Put something on the dash? Enjoy seeing the scratches from where you pushed it up to the windshield. Put something hard in the box and shove it forward to close the tailgate? Hope your cool with seeing those white gouge marks forever. Sorry for the rant, I do love my truck though.

 

Looks sharp.

 

I agree with you 100% these trucks get scratched just by looking at them. LOL

 

Got some new FN Wheels installed...

 

A vinyl wrap of the whole truck is pretty much the best way. But then you won't really see the paint. You'll see what the wrap is. Aside from that, getting a ceramic coating would best 2nd best, but they are expensive.

If you want to take care of it yourself, just wax regularly and every so often (6mo to a year) polish it with an DA polisher.

 

My new ride! Love her already.

 

Nice Narlew! DCLB's rock. Some nice looking waves out there as well.

 

kona cinder cone 27.5

 

Did my first real cleaning yesterday after 2 weeks of ownership. Couldn’t be happier with this truck. It’s got a few light scratches that I’ll polish out in the spring time when she gets a real coat of wax.
Mods already added:
OEM mud guards
OEM exhaust tip
OEM door sill protectors with silver vinyl inserts
25% tint on front windows, 35% on all rears, 5% strip on windshield
AVS in channel vent visors
Silver glove box lettters
Flat black hood decal
Tailgate inserts in reflective white
Will be adding a 32” LED bumper light bar next week when it arrives
Also have the PRO grille but still up in the air about switching as I kinda like the little bit of chrome trim on the truck as it breaks up the black. I must be getting old... LOL
Might also do a 1.5 inch lift as well, not looking for anything crazy as I like the look and ride as is.
Sure looks sexy as hell when she’s clean.

 

‘17 TRD Sport MT
Only upgrades are GY Duratracs 265/70r17 and a Raceseng shift knob, which weighs 635 grams. Makes shifting almost effortless.

Upcoming mods
Bronze Ray 10s
TRD Pro knockoff grille
Bilstein lift

 

Nice! 17s or 18s?

 

i have the shift arm extension from raceseng. couldn't find the size i wanted anywhere except from them so i paid way too much for it, but it works great for me. like $75 for an extension, eesh. i have a custom 600g knob attached on the URD ss kit. i love this setup, smooth and tight shifts.

your Rays are gonna look great!