What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Wow, that looks like it came from the factory that way.

 

TrailGridPro Alpine plug and play amp & 8" sub kit. WOW!!! What a difference and still running the stock speakers. I did turn the gain up just a little on the rear vs. Alpine's suggested settings. Very pleased with this purchase. Also installed the anytime camera mod.

 

What's the part number on that skid plate if you don't mind posting it.

 

8 railroad ties is the most I can recommend .
With OME Dakar leafs

 

See below...

So y'all installed this kit, keeping the stock non JBL speakers and stock head unit??

https://trailgridpro.com/products/alpine-psu300-tcm-sound-system-kit-16-23-tacoma

 

Yes, and it sound good.

 

Definitely agree with your assessment...plus, it makes the front end pop! lol

Got mine for $302 to include shipping in late 2021...we have no state tax here in Delaware.

 

Got a Truxedo tonneau cover installed today (despite the terrible instructions) and scooped a box for my tools at Home Depot! All under cover now

 

Thank you for the feed back, I have been eyeballing this kit with and without the Alpine 6 speaker kit also, but not sure if I want the Alpine 6 speakers or the Kicker 6 speaker kit, price wise it would be cheaper to get the Alpine bundle amp/sub and 6 speakers...

I don't have an issue with my stock non JBL system, but I would just like more out of it sometimes, and I mainly listen to metal, yeah I'm an old head banger... From Metallica to Five Finger Death Punch to Evanescence, 80's rock to todays stuff anywhere from soft to hard.... lol

I used to install high end systems (early/mid 90's) and had a nice pair of 12's with big amps, cross overs, EQ's and the goodies that go along with it, even had some friends that were music entertainers, one with a recording studio and would want to hear their music on my system due to how clear it was for that time frame to check for anything that needed adjusting on the tracks, so got that t-shirt, but I am over all that stuff now and just want a simple upgrade without all the bells and whistles, and something my Pitties won't step on with the rear seats down... I have looked through the audio section hear and it seems like everyone is going big and not much basic stuff...

 

Cool plug n play! Love keeping things factory as possible.
how did you tune the system? Just factory EQ or did you mess with crossover points too?
Did you run that sub off a dedicated amp, or is it still stealing signal from the fronts?

it’s wild what a little tuning and clean power can do… I kept the budget about the same as your build too

 

If you’re on the fence about the Alpine plug-and-play kit, I’d suggest looking into a different route I went with — same budget, way better performance.

My Setup (~$400 total):

• Kicker Key200.4 DSP amp – auto-EQ, time alignment, 45W×4 RMS
  
  
• $350 Alpine PWE-S8 120W Compact Powered 8" Car Subwoofer for Under or Behind The Seat
  Alpine PWE-S8 powered sub – fits behind rear seat, super clean low end
  
  
• Upgraded speakers (Rockford Fosgate + Subaru tweeters, but stock would still improve) not included in the $400
  

Why I Skipped the Alpine PSU300-TCM:

• It’s plug-and-play, but the sub is passive and robs two amp channels
  
  
• No DSP or tuning — it just gets louder, not necessarily better
  
  
• Still stuck on stock speakers unless you pay even more for their full bundle
  

The Kicker amp is the real game-changer — it actually balances and cleans up your sound across the whole cabin. With that and a dedicated powered sub, I’ve got solid punch, better staging, and vocals that cut through (even with metal and rock) — and it’s all stealth and Pittie-proof.

Happy to share install tips or pics if you want. Just figured I’d toss this out there since I almost bought the Alpine kit too, but I’m glad I didn’t.

 

Nice!

I just ordered one just last night. Last one got broken by something very large hitting it.

 

I kept my oem head unit, and replaced all speakers. Truck was 15 months old, but finally decided I needed decent speakers, the OEM speakers sounded like my first ever am/fm radio with the antena fully extended. Like crap in other words.

Here's what I got which didn't break the bank. And sounds good enough to crank-up. Sorry, for some of you that would be crank-right.



Sometimes I wish, I had a subwoofer behind the rear seat.

 

Looks like you got a great system now. Wow

 

Never thought I was gonna buy speakers etc, then I got some kicker speakers, 3-way front, 2 way rear. then I got a kicker key amp and it all woke up. And it sounded so much better that I got a kicker 8” self powered sub. It’s unreal how much more clear it is. Oh and I put in some sound skins as well.

 

This one's cheap, fits in the box behind the seat and sounds much bigger than its 8" size.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_575P3008P/Rockford-Fosgate-P300-8P.html

 

Swapped trd pro grill for v2 trd pro grill made custom braket for baja s8 led bar light. Also made custom braket for diode dynamics ss6 led fog lights. And I had 2 roughcountry 12 inch led bars hook them up together for lower led bar. Is it to much?

 

Well, I got a speeding ticket in my 3rd Gen today. It was by one of those new Stealthy Grey Durangos on the 54 getting into Spring Valley. I was only going a steady 80. Does that count as doing something in my 3rd Gen?

 

What?, no ditch lights?

 

Well sadly that $400 has been up'd by about $142, so getting closer to TGP's plug and play.. lol
But I will keep it in mind...

I wouldn't mind a link to that HU though, looks sweet...

Looks like they are all discontinued, and what's left on Amazon will probably be gone by the BF sales, if I can budget it by then... Looks like I will be buying my baby girl a wedding dress sometime in the near future, I mean, doesn't she know she is interfering with my Tacoma time??

Any links or part numbers by any chance??