What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Ohhh much appreciated! I just cleaned the blue off this morning. Just takes bleach and water

 

did you notice a difference in capability between the 3 vehicles?

 

Awesome pics!!

Any issues with using only two bars on top of the Diamondback to mount the RTT? I'm thinking of doing the same, but dont like the look of three bars. Any sagging in the tent?

 

now if only she can get get better/more overhead and side lighting then I’ll be there more often.

 

No cup holders though

 

In all honesty, what are those divets going to actually hold? Stop from sliding, sure, but stop from spilling? No way.

 

You would be surprised, they are very effective

 

The GX is on 33s w/ icon suspension, the Jeep JK is on 37s w/ Fox 2.0s (switching to 2.5s in a few months) and the Tacoma is on 33s w/ fox 2.5 DSC w/ RR. Tacoma was lead, GX was 2nd and the Jeep was sweep. The trails we did were Alpine Loop (Cinnamon Pass & Engineer Pass), Ophir Pass, Yankee Boy Basin & Imogene, and some un-named ones to get to camp. We didn't get to do Poughkeepsie Gulch and Black Bear Pass due to the rainy weather.

All 3 rigs did great. The GX and the JK were top heavy (rtt, rotopax, rifle case) so they avoided most of the off-camber lines, although the JK got to ~45 deg when giving space to let some rigs by. The GX did 3 wheel at one point on Imogene. The only issue with the JK was the transmission temps were getting too high at some points of the trip (we think its the gearing, he has 4.88s which was perfect when he was only wheeling, but not so much with all the gear he had for overlanding, plus the JK is only a 4 speed so he was on 3rd gear a lot on the highway and 2nd or 3rd on the steep highway inclines). I didn't have any issues w/ the Tacoma other than not hitting 6th gear on the highway and staying mostly in 4th and sometimes 5th. I took all the lines I wanted with ease and had enough clearance that the hitch mounted waterport didn't drag on the rocks.

IMO,
Wheeling capability, Jeep > Tacoma > GX but it really comes down to the lines that you take and the driver that you are.
Comfort GX > Tacoma > Jeep
Highway GX > Tacoma > Jeep

I've taken that tent on 6 trips now (big ones include big bend, colorado, hot springs ORV park, texas overlanding trail) and no issues so far. I just check the bolts that connect the diamondback to the bed, the legs to the diamondback, the load bars to the legs and the tent bolts after each trip to make sure they didn't loosen themselves out. The tent and load bars do shake on the trail but thats expected since the tent is 125 lbs but I don't really worry about it since I check all the bolts. LLOD on youtube has run the 2 front runner load bars for years and he hasn't had any issues.

And no sagging in the tent so far. I'm 200lbs + the bags I put in when I sleep in there and no issues. I do wish I ordered the 3rd load bar just for peace of mind but I think 2 is fine.

 

From my experience, I use a relay for everything so the switch never carries the actual load. Apparently KC does not share this philosophy.
If the OP has a multimeter (I am guessing no based on the issues that he is having) then the first thing to do would be a current draw test on both the white wires and the red wires going to the lights. That will tell you exactly what is being drawn by each of the two beams. Having a multimeter and knowing how to use it is an awesome asset to have....

I would assume that the Molex plugs that the light harnesses are plugged into are keyed and not reversible, but if somehow the low and high wires were reversed, then it would also explain blowing fuses from overload as well.

 

Got my charging pad replaced. Had a bubble wouldn’t connect.

 

As far as an inclinometer, do you use the one on the instrument panel? I fully understand if you’re like yeah, but I want one that is visible without pushing a bunch of buttons trying to find it.

 

BackFlip MX4
Husky X act Contour ( My other front set for a 2016 - 2017 are for sale)
Bed mat
New tires the day I bought the truck

 

I have the same one, I love it

 

Awesome pics!!! Was out there in July '19 for FJ Summit and not all the trails were open yet. I'll be out there next summer. Can't wait.

 

Added set of OR shocks to my TRD Sport and also added the Power Stop Front rotors with a set of the TRD pads. TRD pad number
Trd, Brake Pads - Front Pads - Toyota (

$111 PTR09-89111 TRD Brake Pad

PTR09-89111)

 

If you have Puddle Pods and/or v5 Switchback Signals in there I'm gonna need you to go ahead and send me your home address and work schedule, for... reasons...

 

I've been using the one on the instrument panel and its been sufficient but it only goes 30 degrees positive/negative. I'm not sure how often I'll surpass 30 deg but I did in the last trip and not knowing if I was at 31 deg or 40 deg scared me enough into considering getting an external one. I doubt I'll use it often so its still up in the air.

Excited for you!
The pictures I took doesn't the views justice but I'm definitely coming back. there's still so much to do/see.

 

V5's are not out yet. Puddle Pods have been out of stock, although I almost caught a pair on Ebay the other day. Too late.

 

New Pro tails and @MESO total tails stage 1. Also did the @MESO turn signals.

 

Sorry I haven't replied to everyone's help here, but I do appreciate it. As it ends up it's a known issue with a handful of harnesses. KC is sending me a replacement.