What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Good looking rig! Where'd you get your emblems?!

 

Thanks!!
@micwillia

Here’s the thread
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/trd-faux-emblems.534236/

But he’s backed up and has put orders on hold. I got in at the beginning.

 

Just like the stock 3rd gen plastic one but bigger for the 27f size used in 2nd gen V6 with tow package. Only difference is in length. Same white plastic construction.

 

East Coast/West Coast twins

 

Added a Prodigy 3 brake controller and a Cali-Raised LED light bar in the bumper. I figured while I had the dash tore up, I’d do both. Took like 3 hours. Wish I had smaller hands.

 

Now to the wiring. Ballasts and relays mounted. Lots a work..lol

 

The tech at firestone is getting to know me pretty well(gotta make good use of that lifetime aligment ...I installed the SPC arms yesterday and went in today for an alignment. He was able to get it dialed in exactly numbers i asked him for. Truck drives great

 

Did some little things today. Got an orange and black dog hammock for the rear seats


I also filled the holes from not using the beauty rings on my trd wheels. $9 for the hardware from mc-master Carr.


Before

After. It’s subtle but I will notice it!

 

Do you have a link to this? I need one and this one looks pretty nice.

 

Here you go! https://www.amazon.com/Lifepul-Dog-Seat-Cover-Pets/dp/B0798MW9YM

 

Yeah the vent mount looked like it would be a bit too close to the steering wheel for my big gorrila knuckles. I never use the CD player anyways, so it seemed a logical choice. It does bounce around a bit though going over bumps, and just FYI I had to take a dremel to the bottom of it to widen the channel enough for my charging cord (USB-C) to fit comfortablely in my phone while in the mount. But works great now.

 

I see guys posting these all the time, and I'm not trying to be a smartass, but is it just literally impossible to have the numbers match on both sides?

 

I can give you a short answer. Roads in general crest in the center. Like a hill. If the numbers are exactly the same then the vehicle would naturally go towards the ditch. I questioned this 40 years ago in alignment class.

 

Cool, yea, the vent version is definitely not as easy to get on/off either.

Most of them bounce and require a little mod to make them perfect.

Luckily these holders are not crazy expensive.

Another good brand is iOttie. I have one of theirs too.

 

Thank you @mesojdm for the shields

 

No prob. How do you like the visibility through them? I used amber acrylic on my build, yours was the smoked so I was curious on the output.

 

Something I've wondered about those grills. Does it reduce airflow across your radiator? It seems like it would act like a screen since the lattice structure is so tight. On the plus side it probably catches more of the bugs

 

Light output is perfect. Installed higher output LED's so they match everything pretty close.

No problems with grill so far.

 

Looks great! Nice job.