What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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You're a veteran of this forum so you should know the answer.
Don't waste money going to a dealer just get a basic lead acid battery.
Keep it on a battery render, not a charger, when parked.

 

I have been around long enough. I was just semi-starting a "Friday thread". Until I start running more lights ... ditch, grille-but-not-raptor lights ... I do not need a 27-series AGM but I just need a battery that is not 1-dead-cell away from useless. Just happened 11 hours ago and need to wait for the work-day to end to go to AutoZone or O'Reillys (both about 1 mile from my house).

 

i have always used Costo batteries - recently 2024/2025 they started pro-rating battery returns.

i used to swap them out every 3 years.

 

Not a member of Costco. I assume I must have the need for bulk groceries to join before I can buy from them.

 

Toilet paper is the bait.

 

When I replaced my OEM last winter I went with the Duracell Ultra Gold 24F from Batteries Plus. Luckily I caught it on sale, sounds like you may not be able to wait though. I also agree with the Interstate batteries as several have mentioned. I've had a couple over the years and they've all performed well.

Whatever you choose, good luck.

 

Little late to the game, but I recently purchased a ‘23 V6 SR5 with only 7.5k mi’s on it. I did a grille, headlights, raptor lights, & badge overlays last Sunday…

 

Got my rear limit straps.

 

In days of yore lights were meant to signify what the emergency vehicle was capable of.
Blue = Police
Red = Fire
White = Medical
Amber = Traffic Management
Green = Oxygen Tank onboard

Now O2 is pretty standard on everything.

 

Yikes, sorry about that. Hope everyone is okay. Are you getting a new Tacoma?

 

Got a TSC nearby? They carry Interstate batteries.

 

I paid off my truck today. My first new vehicle I paid off.

Now, it's all gravy from here.

 

How/if can you delete your call history on your 23 Toyota phone log without deleting the rest of your info? I'm sure it's easy, I'm just missing something.

 

Lookin' good!

 

Huge congrats.
I found that if you put all or part of the dollars you were paying into a high interest guaranteed savings investment, you would have a good portion saved for when you get your next one.

 

Replaced interior lights with Cali Raised LED’s. The map lights were a pain. The duck tape trick didn’t work at all. Just made the bulbs all sticky. Got them out with a pair of hemostats and wiggled them a little. Lucky I didn’t bust a bulb. I noticed the tag and map lights are the same. I also noticed the rear camera view is not good with the LED’s. I guess I will keep the new tag LED’s for when a map light burns out.

 

Pull the whole overhead console and twist the bulbs out the back next time

 

With the new LED’s, they will easily pull out now. Will never put back in the old OEM bulbs again. Plus I avoid screwing with interior plastic parts as much as possible. I’ll end up breaking a plastic tab off or cracking some plastic. The interior plastic in these Tacomas is not the highest quality.

 

I’ve done that, too. Stop at a red light, look both ways, and continue, before getting that “Wait a minute…” realization. Luckily - “no witnesses”.

Sorry to hear about the Chevy interfering with your altered reality.