What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

How do you get patches to stick to the overhead none of mine stay. They all have the hook part on the back

 

pretty easy install? Just pry open the old ones? Thx

 

Well, shit just left the dealer picking up some filters and stuff and was talking to the shop manager and he told me that 4 runners, Taco's, Camrys, and the mini vans might be on the new Tekata recall list.... He did say it might be up to 2019 only and or early 2020 production

 

Slowly but surely we're all gonna get new Tacos.

 

Yup. Pop out the OEM lenses, pull the bulbs and plug the V2s in and pop them back into the mount. Easy.

 

ok cool. The YouTube videos I’ve seen all had the whole cluster taken apart.

 

Recommended to disconnect the battery for liability reasons, but if you unplug the overhead console, that's basically the same thing, ha.

 

It’s easier to remove the bulbs from the backside and the overhead console pulls right down and only has one harness connection.

 

^ This!!

 

cool. I’ll do that. Thx

 

Well, put 1k miles on the new suspension so I took the truck for alignment and to check the toques. Not really exciting stuff, but it got done.

 

Not OP but I have patches stuck on mine as well. I've found you have to press fairly hard and sometimes it helps to kinda rotate them slightly back and forth as you press them in so the hooks dig in a little. Another thing I sorta kinda did was "wipe" the fabric where I was gonna stick the patch with the velcro hooks to sort of 'rough up' the roof enough to get them to stick. Not enough that you're destroying the fabric by any means but it seemed to help a little. No matter what though with the smoother fabric they don't always stay. I'll have the odd one fall down every once in a blue moon.

 

Where can I get one of those Yoda patches?

 

https://tacovinyl.com/collections/monthly-patches/products/taco-alien-patch

sold out now, but that is where it came from

 

Not all my patches worked on the Headliner, but these two did. Mash and a little Twist should do it.

 

I installed mine on my 2017 SR5. Only issue was there is no wire loom on the passenger side so you need to attach it to the frame.

 

Got new tires! Toyo Open Country AT3

 

Congrats! I love my Toyo AT3s. Found that I need to run ~35 cold to avoid a MPG hit. But they are like riding on pillows. Very nice ride and low noise.

 

Good to know. I’m loving them so far!

 

Just changed my radiator body mount and sway bar bushings to try and find that damn knocking noise. No change, smh.