What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

How old are your switchbacks?

 

The color differences from all the pieces bugged me so I removed all the accent pieces that I wanted to change, dechromed the OEM vent rings and then repainted those and the cooler-looking MESO pieces for the rest of the accents so it all matches. Took a few days but the results were absolutely worth it. Probably have 20+ MGM interior accents now that are all a 100% match to each other. The finished product came out super subtle and I almost wish I went with a more aggressive color like bronze as you can almost not tell anything was changed.

Not a great pic but it's super clean in there:

 

About 2 years give or take. It's under warranty. I was wondering if moisture got to them. All the other bulbs in the kit work fine and if I swap the one good signal bulb to the other side it works fine, so it has to be the bulb or something in that section of wire.

 

Bak has always had shit customer and warranty service.

 

damn, that’s clean. What’s the biggest tire that can fit?

 

Do that every year before the snow hits, the frame/underside will outlast the rest of the vehicle.

 

Ahhh, our road trip ventured into Saskatchewan. It's their state or provincial bird I think. Lol....

 

Maine got kind of creative on their selection.

 

It’s design around a 35”, a 37 would be the max I would put on there.

 

Also native language - Abenaki roughly translated as "Mountain that stands alone". I've been up Monadnock at least 30 times in my life, it is a great mountain for a day hike. People claim it is the second most climbed mountain on the planet after Mt Fuji.

No way to get a Tacoma to the top though unless you really want to upset the park rangers...

 

Damn. Ok. I got 39’s and wanna do 40’s next life of the tires.

 

It does not fit because aluminum one is a Lexus OEM part, not a Tacoma OEM part.
Same Lexus aluminum housing, 15620-31060, fit my 2014 4 cyl RAV4 and 2022 6 cyl Taco. Central tube was correct height in both cases.

I prefer MichaelPro oil filter tool to MontivX. It is made out of steel vs. aluminum. Part# MP009081, $20 vs $30. Also engages only the top of the filter housing, not side fins. Top uses a common 12mm (IIRC) 6-sided nut driver vs special buy 24mm for MotiviX.

$23 MichaelPro 64.5mm Forged Steel Oil Filter Cap Wrench for Toyota, Lexus, 14 flutes | Easily Remove Stubborn Oil Filters | Tough Lexus & Toyota Oil Filter Tool | MP009081

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BHHTPCH9/

 

In Georgia, especially in South Georgia we have to put up signs because of our State "attraction".

 

Good to know. Hopefully my set will last a while!

 

And I thought Mothman was bad!

 

Well, the mosquito here is so large, it has it's own zipcode.

 

I live just West of Philly. What is this fluid film you speak of?

 

The skid plate would be a good place to record the date / mileage of the oil change. What appears to be an out of the blue random thought was really where someone posted to put oil change torque values on the skid plates, and I didn’t use the quote function correctly
But I am prone to random out of the blue thoughts anyway
Jim

 

How's about a how to video?