What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

My truck got rear ended last year. I wasn't good with any body shop I took it to. None used OEM parts .. I ordered my bumper top stamp myself for $80 and fixed it myself. I wasn't waiting for a month to get my truck back... I drove it around dented up for about 3 months and eventually fixed it up. I made about $1700 off the accident..I lived with some minor paint/plastic imperfections. My tailgate isn't 100% either ..

 

The stock bumper and all 289pieces weighs about 45lbs without the receiver.

 

I will have to check mine to see if I have it!

 

Bernedoodle?

 

I looked them up post post. Figured they would be metal anyway. But still got my head thinking about how that could easily be plastic.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rust-on-frame-with-a-c-drain-mod-fix.444138/


https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/a-c-drip-mod-kit….735474/

 

Same. My Dobie's hair is everywhere, as well as his slobber and nose marks all over the door panels and glass.

 

Finally broke down and bought a pair of pro tech splash guards from fend x! Love the fit and materials and clips seem to be high quality

 

Got my Adarac bed rack on. Works perfectly with my revolver x2 cover. Might need to adjust the rack a little depending on the RTT.

 

Just a few upgrades. Many more to come. Hopefully meso gets some more stock in. Few hundred dollars id like to spend. Shes coming along beautifully

 

Got my RTT installed today. Hopefully gonna be testing it out soon. If not, the first trip will be at Overland Expo next month

 

New Methods!


Shout out to Matt and Jordan our TW Discount tire guys for hooking me up with a solid deal. They took good care of me. I’ll put a before and after comparison in the Method thread for ya Jordan as promised.
Sliders next. I’m looking for a smooth, not obtrusive look in sliders and I don’t want the step down ones. Someone point me in the right direction that be solid.

 

Are you in Richmond area? If so, what body shop is your truck at?

 

RCI 20° sliders.

 

Just a couple small touches today...bed mat and valve stem caps. Bigger day tomorrow with my TRD skid plate and Tyger running boards arriving today and some more chrome deleting on the inside.

 

Spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers on stock wheels. Just a lil' kick out, thread-locked and torqued to spec. The first photo shows the front wheel done and the back wheel not yet done. Don't like the look of wheels all sticking out crazy far, but I do feel this improves the stance in a very subtle way.

 

Those look legit. Pretty stout too. Saw this photo on their site lol

Expensive though.

 

I like my @RCI-Offroad sliders, even though I haven't put them through a real test (and tbh, I have them for the just in case moments rather than big plans to grind on them). They come in 5 and 20 degrees, and with or without the top plate. You can add the top plate later. All are DOM steel; and they are priced competitively with others. I got the 5 degree sliders, but if I had to do it again I'd do 20. Watch for sales around major holidays and save yourself 15-20%. They have a new feature on their site where they show different builds so you can see them on customer trucks too.

Alternatively find a fab shop near you - they are really expensive to ship. I drove to the RCI factory because I'm close, and even had them do the install. I didn't get to meet any of their robots while I was there though.

And whatever @Buttskevin21 runs on his truck is solid; he's got videos of him bouncing off of them.

 

They are WarFab sliders! They are full length (many brands dont span tire to tire, and end at the cab), and are brutes.