What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Finally had the time to tint the windows! Side window deflectors gives the truck a better side view

 

Had to send them back 2x before getting one that didn't leak.
Then I broke it on a tree branch.
F@$% it, it's staying on now. Humpty Dumptied it back together.

 

You live in Littleton and you have cheap rent???

 

Yup

 

Put these CaliRaised Molle panels on my center console today, also finished the entire Meso Customs Chrome Delete Kit series, and got some seat jackers too.

 

Not so much what I did with my 3rd Gen, but what I didn't do. Parked a couple spaces down from a clapped out RAV4 at HD. Before I got out the driver came over and asked if he could get a jump. I told him I didn't have cables and he's like "no problem I've got jumper cables". I'm thinking this guy has got cables because he needs a jump every time he shuts his vehicle off. I start thinking his POS is going to backfeed some kind of f'ed up voltage spike and fry my electronics. I politely told him no thanks. I felt bad about not helping him but I had a bad feeling about jumping his garbage wagon. I moved my Taco to the other side of the parking lot in case he had the urge to act like an ahole and when I came back out his vehicle was still there but the driver was gone. I'm going to get a jump box so I don't have to worry about that from now on.

 

Thinking of I should remove the air dam on my 23 SR

 

Also put some wheel covers that I got in eBay.

 

TRD faux beadlocks with the rings and centre caps painted black. Toyo MT in 255/85/16.
Very nice off road, OK on the daily commute.

 

isn’t this design to keep engine bay cooler

and road kill splatters out of engine bay. lol
I’ve gotten use to mine. But it’s a pain to wipe down with 303 after wash.

 

I keep hearing about this "303" stuff. I'm VERY new to having a vehicle that I care about keeping clean and looking nice.

1. Is
   $20 303 Products Marine Aerospace Protectant – UV Protection – Repels Dust, Dirt, & Staining – Smooth Matte Finish – Restores Like-New Appearance – 32 Fl. Oz. (30306)
   303 Aerospace protectant the stuff people are talking about?
2. What things get sprayed? plastic fenders, antennae, Factory trifold bed cover, scoooop...
3. How careful do I need to be with the application? Does it interfere with paint, wax and ceramic/graphene coatings?

I spent Friday morning doing a wash with

$30 Chemical Guys CLY700 Complete Clay System (6 Items)

Chemical guys Clean Slate wash, clay barred and applied the

$25 Turtle Wax 53477 Hybrid Solutions Pro Flex Wax, Graphene Spray Wax, 23 oz.

Turtle wax Hybrid Graphene wax to the bed, tailgate and drivers side. I ran out of time so I'll do the passenger side, roof, and hood another day.

Anyone got a good bug and tar remover? I used WD-40, and it took forever - both doors and the bed rocker panels had tar on them - there is construction going on near my house.

 

OTT tune. So far a very notable difference. Much better throttle response, less gear hunting, and I am only a few hundred KM into it. I understand it only gets better with age. I was told that what I have at 1000km is where it will settle. Also replaced my spare with the proper size. Loving this truck. It is excellent now. The tune changed it that much

 

If i researched correctly it completely aerodynamics, helping the vehicle better fuel mileage. A lot took it off because of off-roading

I have to look under before I take it off to make sure it doesn’t affect anything underneath

 

Do not use this stuff (303) on anything you are going to sit on like a motorcycle, tractor, or boat seat. You will not be able to stay on it. Same with anything you hold onto like grab handles, steering wheels etc. . I use it on my tractor bodywork and wiped down the grab handles. I went to get on the tractor and my hand rotated around the handle and about broke my wrist and face-planted on the tractor’s floorboards.

 

303 is great to use on any exterior plastics, rubber or vinyl. I use it on any black plastic on my truck and on my cheap vinyl tonneau cover. Works great. You can get it at Autozone for a bit cheaper, it comes in a blue spray bottle. Same formula.

 

I order it by the gallon on Amazon

everything plastic and vinyl on my vehicles and utv gets wiped down with these. I have no complaints. yes the utv seat gets slick.

 

Love how much brighter they are from the old version— lots of usable output with a crisp cutoff for the streets. They look better too!

 

New rubber installed.

 

Had the front side windows tinted to match the back, and gave the truck a wash to get rid of all the pollen and bugs. 5 minutes later, the front end was absolutely covered in bugs again.

 

Engine Cooler?
I’m thinking about adding two of the for better MPG’s