What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

First cosmetic mod (after my interior LEDs)

I’m so PRO

 

Yeah, its crazy. Like how was that even possible

 

yea thats the going rate depending on the wheels size, color, etc. i think i paid 300 USD a long time ago. Friends pay around the same for their import car wheels

 

So Pro Bro

 

Man, I feel so bad for that dude that I kinda want to just move on and never mention it again for his sake

 

I hope you are in Alberta, I'm curious of what powder coat shop you used.
Thanks

 

Tied the amber backlight of my SSC2's into the hazard light circuit on my truck. Now they flash on lock/unlock + when the hazards are on. They're also on a switch so I can run them anytime (required diodes):

 

Thats pretty slick

 

Southern Ontario

 

I saw that. Doesn't mean anything, they just multiplied all numbers by like 5 in their head

 

Sub and amp are finally in.

IMG_9077 by Mike M, on Flickr
IMG_9076 by Mike M, on Flickr
IMG_9078 by Mike M, on Flickr
IMG_9057 by Mike M, on Flickr

Doing a little expectation management. The sub doesn't hit as hard as I would have expected given the wattage going to it and previous stereo setups I've had with way less wattage, but I also have to remind myself I'm no longer 18 and don't need car alarm setting off bass. It's very well balanced and with the volume knob I actually end up dialing back the bass for normal listening, but there's that tiny side of me that just wants to go "LOUDNESS!".

 

Makes me mad that I'm apparently such an easy mark. Will be on guard for future work.

 

Is that sub box off the shelf or did you fabricate something custom?

 

It's a JL Audio Stealthbox.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_13694654/JL-Audio-Stealthbox.html

 

Did an oil change. Normally I don't film stuff like this, but I thought why not? Also I made sure to include those grease fittings on the driveshaft that most people forget about

https://youtu.be/mXK1WXzSlHc

 

Good vid! I know this will be helpful and a great way to save some coin as well as give the driver an opportunity to do work on the rig.

Oil change is the gateway drug to doing your own work. Nothing on these trucks is hard to do. The process of doing the oil change is the exact same as swapping out a steering pump. Just different bits involved.

Put the money you would give to a shop to acquiring your tool set and you are set to do your own wrenching for years and years at a fraction of the price and the reward of doing it and knowing what was done and how.

It is surprising the amount of rust you have. Must be salted roads. I have a 2016 with 90k miles and no rust at all.

 

Thanks for the comment brother !!!! You are right, it all starts with oil changes and then takes off from there!! I live in Canada near Toronto, so our mild winters are to blame for the salt. The city uses a ton of salt I keep it clean as best I can, and when it was new I even sprayed the frame with that black rubber guard stuff. Tough Canadian winters.......

 

Installed the Toyota tailgate lock - so nice to have the tailgate now locking with the key remote. Highly recommended mod - our trucks should've come standard with it I believe (or at least standard in the TRD trims).

The process was quite easy, being OEM. The long parts were routing the front wire harness and tying all those zip ties :-D

 

Check out Impact Coatings in Edmonton. I’ve never personally had anything done there but they did a set of hand railings for my parents house. They came out beautifully.