What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

cascadia 4x4 solar panel installed!!!

 

Yesterday marked my first month of having my Tacoma. We have put 4,267 miles on it across 11 states.

We did 63 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway (James River To Rockfish Gap) stopping at almost every scenic overlook.




We visited four historic sites (Appomattox Courthouse, Gettysburg, Valley Forge and Fort McHenry).





We have also had the kayaks in four different bodies of water.



And got lots of practice at Tacoma Tetris.



What a great month it’s been with the family and the Tacoma.

 

Custom install of the Course Motorsports phone mount with wireless charger. Writeup over here.

 

The last thing I did was put in Nitro 4.88 gears

 

Still need to read the last book!

 

Are your wheels 4R wheels? If so I remember reading a thread somewhere that the new 4R’s hub has changed slightly. There was a thread. If I find it I’ll post it…

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/problems-with-2021-4runner-trd-pro-wheels-install.715447/

 

Could you elaborate on this? Or if anybody has more info I would greatly appreciate it. I didn't want to drill holes for the drain lines. My cover should be here this week. Hopefully I'll have everything figured out by the weekend.

 

Looks good, what license plate mount is that?

 

So far, so good in both city driving and on unlit roads. I asked the installer "if" I was to tint the windshield how it would affect visibility. From what he showed me, it all depends on the quality of the film. Stepped into the dimly lit garage and gave me two samples, one was pretty clear, the other - Stevie Wonder glasses, so I went with that...on the sides...of course. *EDIT - the clearer one, of course.

 

Nice! That's a good looking rig man.

 

Thanks man , I appreciate it.

 

That's one of my favorite designs so far...looks great!

 

Have an update. Took them to the dealership Saturday morning while I was having the fuel pump recall done. And they said no problem. Just charged 259 bucks to put them on. But it’s done.

 

Here’s a post that explains it very well. The tubing that came with my cover was corrugated instead of smooth but it still worked with no problem.

At the end he mentions how it is not a snug fit but I like that in case I want to lift them out of the way or if I do get any water in my bed it can still drain out around them.

 

Will be installing the AVS bug deflector 2 and in the channel low profile window vents today whenever I get to it lol.
Had the side bars and soft cover put on 3 weeks ago.

 

Looks good! I've seen these battery terminals on a few posts - where did you get them?

 

Any explanation on why the dealer was able to mount them when the tire shop couldn't? Did the dealer do any modifications? Now I'm very curious.

 

This is awesome! Thanks for all the help.

For anyone who's purchased one, how hot do the metal tailgate plates get? I'm debating between plastic and metal. If I'm out in the sun with a piece of black metal down, is it going to be absolutely roasting?

 

What are we looking at in terms of cost on that? This overcomes my only dislike of my OEM bed cover -- you lose easy access to a third of your bed near the cab. Not a major issue but it can be a pain if you have a fully loaded bed ...