What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

LEDs are getting closer every year but until their emitters are the diameter/shape of the pencil lead sized halogen filament that the projectors are specifically designed for, their focus and throw won’t be better than an h9.
They are really good at lighting up the area immediately in front of the vehicle though, and that’s all people in urban settings with complete streetlight saturation want

 

I bought mine used so brought it to a more local Toyota dealership for service so wasn’t sure how they would accept me and they have been great and oil changes are only $80 CDN. I like the idea of watching too and their service bays are wide open so watching is easy haha

 

I think we have all dropped our phone/wallet/keys down the Taco black abyss….has anyone used these I’m tempted because I literally keep my phone plugged in so if it falls I have a life line..

 

You don't have to unclip the wires, you slide off the cables that hold the tailgate up, and then lift the tailgate off with the assistance of someone, and slide on a very big washer or thick o-ring and go for it, perhaps adding bed stiffeners would help too.

 

I purchased those off Amazon, so much cheaper and they are exactly the same thing, work wonders helping you stop dropping phones or french fries down the side of the seat.

 

To the original poster. UPS is the worst!!!
Request items to be shipped through US mail if at all possible.

 

lol french fries and stir sticks lol good suggestion for Amazon I’ve noticed a few things on Lifestyle that seem a bit pricey

 

I was wrong they driver to Canada

 

Correct, but having a rigid brace supporting the weakest part of the bed (the corner) helps immensely to keep it from cracking there when the frame does flex under normal circumstances and also ties multiple points together to increase the overall strength of the rear of the bed, keeping everything aligned. They certainly do more than just brace a corner as the ride quality and stiffness improved in my truck after installing them. Not everyone will need them and they're not just to prevent the crack issue, but they're really cheap insurance for preventing it and have multiple benefits. Regardless of reasoning, I think we can all agree the truck is better with them installed.

 

Should have done this sooner.

 

Finally got around installing new wheels and tires and the morimoto LED Fogs lights.

 

I picked up a pair of the pillow gap fillers like you have pictured and a pair of these:

$21 JDM Middli Car Seat Gap Filler Pad PU Leather Console Side Pocket Organizer Set of 2 for Cup Holder Cellphone Wallet Coin Key

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BL2F4WKM .
Lots of the 'pillow' type option available; the one you have pictured has a hole for the seat belt so you will seal the gap around it and behind. The cheaper ones aren't quite as fancy (mine just have an indentation around the seat belt, even cheaper ones stop before then). Just decide how much you need and want to spend. The black blends in nicely with the seats.
On the passenger side I used the one with the pocket to give me more space to put small stuff. It won't work well on the driver side because of the parking brake, and I have seat jackers on my drivers seat so it is up higher than the console.
I'll use the other part of each pair for another car. And yes, I'm wondering why I didn't invent these after years of retrieving keys, coins, snacks, and parts of toys. Not essential at all, yet very convenient at the same time.

 

had one, it leaked through the passenger window somehow. Then traded it for a snugtop, which I sold and bought a bed rack.

 

I got lucky and scored one locally about two months ago... almost two weeks later went to leave for work and found a flat tire. The new jack made easy work of swapping on the spare tire. I don't regret the purchase. It's by far the nicest jack I've ever used, short of someone else doing it for me.

 

TY. Ill give that a shot. On second thought, maybe i could set my shop table next to end of truck, and set tailgate there while dry fitting a washer?

Stiffeners are sitting in the garage!! I'll unbox them this week!!

 

Sounds like a Plan Good Luck to you.

 

After installing the HH's my 22" rear brake lines were too short to allow my shocks to fully extend, so 25" Crown rear brake lines installed this weekend along with a set of Durago BD92010402 electrophoretic coated drums to replace the stock ones that hate staying painted. Hopefully these will stay black.

 

Thats one of the best ideas I've seen for bed racks. Simple and functional...right on. Can you share the source?

 

My cousin got them from a forum member several years ago who made them and sold them on here. He had a second gen so it was probably pre-Covid days. He thinks his forum name was Kbvoodoo.

 

Only place I really experience leaking is the front corners of the bed. I thought I had them well sealed up but I get some water in there but that's not the shell.

The only issues I've had with my shell leaking were the gasket wasn't sealing around the 3rd brake light and RSI sent me out a brand new one and no issues anymore. The positive pressure vent does leak when I take it through a carwash but only due to the high pressure water and air. It doesn't leak from normal rain when driving.