What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

So my truck just finished getting a clay bar and 2 Stage Polish a few hours ago and I gotta say it be looking niiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.
Plus I added some TRD Sport badges. Mine were old and peeling so i decided instead of putting stickers like everyone else, Id put the badges on the bed instead of the door like everyone else. Anyways, hope yall like it, if you don't i don't really care. (jk i hope you do as much as me).
Oh yeah, Skywalker says HI.

 

Fluid Film and it's cleaner.

 

Hard to beat a clean black truck! looks great, did you end up springing for a ceramic coat too?

 

I did not due to pricing, I think I will in a few months though. The truck looks so clean but the guy was telling me it would look like glass if i also get paint correction. I do sort of regret not getting the coating.

 

Relation Race RR7 -V

 

I use aluminum friendly Anti-Seize between the face of the rotor/drum and the mating surface of the wheel. The "aluminum friendly Anti-Seize" is silver, and is compatible with my aluminum wheels. There is a copper based anti-seize that could be used if your running steel wheels. Paint on a thin layer between the rotor/drum and the wheel mating surface focusing on the hub boss and then wipe off almost everything that was applied. If too much material is left on the rotor (especially the rotor) the carrier oil in the anti-seize can bleed onto the disk and negatively affect your breaking performance.

 

I really love what you’ve done with the truck! it looks awesome.

 

My previous build out was pretty much adding things that work (and don't work) for my adventures, which was practical but kinda cobbled together. So now that I know what I want the truck accessories to do I am taking everything off and rebuilding it much cleaner to serve my purpose.
Hopefully by the end of next week I get my Prinsu racks so I can finish it all up before my road trip to Texas mid August.

Just another photo I took today.

 

It does look extremely practical. Same thing I’m going for with my build, I like it!

 

Does anyone want a set of Bilstein 5100's, I'm in SC. I'm gonna clean them up this week. I can also ship them in my Dobinsons boxes.

Can move the coils up or down or disassemble for you as well.

 

Agreed about using the silver/grey anti-seize compound. And it seems the wheels getting stuck seems to happen more with aluminum rims vs steel IMP. The sliver anti-seize is also what I use when installing new spark plugs.

 

What is in my tire?

 

A nail or piece of metal it looks like?

 

That is what I was thinking. Looks like it didn't go all the way through but I'll find out later when the garage cools down. I'll pull it out and test for leakage.

 

You do something like Sumo Springs in black, it'll stiffen up the ride but is a cost effective way to reduce squat.

 

If I may ask, what are these for?

 

Will love to see it come together! Are those the TRD pro blacked out taillights with Vleds? Sweet looking truck even with the airdam.

 

I replaced the stock grille with a V2 TRD Pro-Grille on my 2018 Taco this weekend. Next on the list is changing the raptor lights to green. I have Husky floor mats on the way.

 

did some work on the battery compartment for the back wall of the taco. Added a photo of what it'll look like in the space it's going in. It'll be covered in HDPE panels so the internals won't be viewable.

 

Made some blanking plates out of 1/8" aluminum to cover the light holes in the rear bumper.

Next up I am going to make a custom drop hitch that will mount from the backside of the bumper. That way I can mount my bike rack swingout tight and under the bumper.
I decided to do it that way for a few reasons; it keeps the bike rack closer to the truck, I won't have to remote mount my license plate, and it will provide skid protection for my spare tire since it will hang about the same amount down.
It may not make sense but once I get it welded up you will see what I'm talking about.