What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I have a good friend who does serious hiking. Not walks on trails, like I do. He parks his truck for several days at a time, packs a backpack, food and a tent and just goes. His answer to why he drives a Toyota, I found instructional:

"After you are gone for several days and you get back in the truck there is that moment of nervousness when you turn the key and wait for the truck to start up. I've owned a lot of cars / trucks in 50 years and when you find yourself out in the middle of nowhere and you turn that key, you are always glad you have a Toyota."

Edit: Just don't accidentally leave a light on.

 

Buy from Taco Garage. They're on TW and have a great one and you can contact them if there is an issue:

 

Been working on getting these ready for install this weekend hopefully..

 

Got my truck tinted, put on black badges and swapped out to painted bumper caps today. Just waiting on my Trd pro tail lights now.

 

The double sink or the sliders?

 

Silly question: are gloves required for LED lights?

I know they're suggested for headlights to avoid accidentally leaving oils behind, but was unsure about tail lights. So far I've just wiped them off with my shirt when done, but would like to know for sure if anyone has info.

 

thanks for posting that link I was in the same boat as far as where to order one along with the tss garnish, I’ll be ordering from them soon.

 

Icon 3 leaf AAL and eibach shocks installed. I liked the factory 1” rake the truck had, so should’ve left the overload in, because now I only have 1/4 to 1/2 inch of rake. Lift is officially complete and will do Alignment tomorrow. If anybody wants an off-road suspension setup with only 2,500 or so street miles, let me know.

 

Research. And a desire for a manual transmission.

 

Those Pro tails are the best looking (including third party) IMO, pop some bright new LEDs in there and it's a killer combo.

 

MT Taco is seriously fun

 

YES! Reliability is HUGE when you're in the backcountry. I know that exact feeling...especially when you're driving an older truck.

 

I'm loving it!

 

I'll second that!

 

I agree. I have the knockoff for about 2 years. Still looks amazing

 

No, gloves aren't required for handling LED bulbs. The reason you need to avoid touching halogen bulbs with your bare hands is because the glass is made from quartz, which interacts with the oils on your skin. The oils will create a hotspot, which will affect the light output/evenness, and can cause the filament to burn out prematurely. LEDs produce light via electroluminescence rather than heat, so those issues don't exist (most LED bulbs don't even have glass).

I was wearing the gloves for 2 reasons - 1) I did have to remove/handle the halogen bulbs, and I wanted them to stay good in case I ever need to pop them back in. And 2) the wires and plugs behind the tail lights were pretty dirty/dusty.

 

I bought one of the first knockoffs from China for $120 close to 4 years ago. This picture was taken recently. Still looks new.

 

Nothing crazy just a molle panel and med kit.

 

While waiting for my new license plate to arrive, decided to look through some leftover parts from and engine bay upgrade titanium bits. Will use these to secure my plate with some bling. Plus it’s weight savings versus

 

Let there be light!

installed this hidden lower grille light bar from Cali Raised LED. Installation was pretty easy, removed most of the harness and wired it directly to my trigger six shooter fusebox/controller: