What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

No real pictures but did the H9 lowbeam swap finally. Huge improvement over the Amazon LEDs I've been running. Lost the cool white color for the headlights but after facing reality, I'd rather the improved ability to see at night!

 

Ya me too, I don't like the clear at all. But also want OEM or comparable quality and appearance... no Alpharex style or whatever they are. Really have not gone searching yet. I will probably end up with the base red style as they seem more reasonable and look good to me... guess I am old school. I am amazed how much people will spend on fancy tail lights!

 

i had HID which help maintaining the intensity of the normal h11 but looks white and is brighter. had to replace the HID kit for a mid-high end LED since the HID started to have problem turning on. i might say if you get a good LED kit like the Hikari 2023 it would be as brighter with the same throw as the stocks.

 

Bilstein 5100 installed on the front (3rd clip setting) with a 1/4" lean spacer on driver side. sitting perfectly level on all 4 corners.

 

Nope

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-hid-vs-led-vs-halogen-h11-projector-headlights.589465/

 

Can you elaborate on the Tacoma lean? I've heard of this, but not sure the details. Recently I noticed my Tacoma has a "lean" on the driver's side. Thanks for any input

 

Caused by the driver and fuel tank weight.

 

Yea its from all the weight on the side left from the gas tank, battery, driver etc all being on the left side.

 

Local dealership. I got impatient and just went for it.

 

same here, some of the aftermarket tail lamps look a bit ricey. Not sure what the proper term is for the truck world lol

reading the reviews on some of those people mentioned condensation and leaks, I didn’t want to deal with that and opted for the OEM. Later on I’ll add the meso custom led upgrade for brightness.

 

looks good. I have been debating between .65 front/0 rear, and 1.1 front/.5 rear.... I rarely load it up, so don't really worry about the squat. Now maybe I'll just do 1.1 front/0 rear.... and see if I want to do the rear after. Edit: I only plan to go with a slightly more aggressive 265/70/17 for the foreseeable future as this is my DD.

 

Today I'm carpeting my bed drawers.
Haven't decided on how I'm going to place the partitions. I'd like to keep them removable in case I need to store long items in the drawers.

 

Someone is wearing the Cone of Shame

 

Yeah, she has cancer and had a couple masses removed last week.

 

Same conclusion I reached. The difference is insane, I felt a bit of shame for running dangerous LEDs for so long. Blinding others while I could barely see beyond 30 feet lol.

 

Speedy recovery for the Sheeb from a fellow Shiba owner! My childhood dog had some masses removed and lived for another 8 years (she was 16). Good luck with the drawer system in the truck, looks good so far!

 

She has mast cell cancer, so her prognosis isn't very good.
She's 14 so we are just doing quality of life treatment, the reason we removed the mass was because had necrosis on it.

 

I hate to hear that, spoil her everyday as much as you can. I wouldn't trade ours for the world so I can't even imagine what you're gong through. Condolences to you and your pooch

 

Added Diode Dynamics Red LED's to the passenger side overhead light for those times where I need light but don't want to ruin Night Vision and also not to expose myself to the world cuz those white LEDs I have on the other side are super bright.

 

Oh the shame! And having your picture posted in a public forum for all to see! That poor fellow may never recover! Hope he gets better! My last dog was a Shiba mix! Now I rock Jack Russell terrors! (yeah no misspelling there!)