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Finally completed Meso Stage 2 taillight mod

 

I would disconnect negative battery for 5 minutes or so and then reconnect and see if it saves a trip to the dealership. Could also pull fuse but either way

 

You too brother! Life is too short not to recognize your friends birthday!! Besides TW is my second family, virtually speaking, that helps me spend my money and also make my day every day. Keep on trucking!

 

i drove mine to work. that what i did to it today.

 

Love mine. Can’t wait to buy the 180 ditch lights.

 

Did the Gas Mileage Calculation today from my detailed gas logs. (I log every fill/type etc.)
I KNOW everyone loves seeing this thread Everywhere/Everyday but here are actual results on my 2017 DCLB OR both before and after Mods vs all the bull shit spewed forth by idiots.

I did my measurements from Winter Mix 10% Ethanol...I listed the Summer Mix equivalents in [brackets] next to those number for those of you in the South who don't have to deal with Winter Mix as much.

• Average of 2500 Miles On Stock Wrangler 265/70/16s = 17.5 [17.8] MPG - Note: When truck was new-I was getting used to hitting the gas pedal style of Gen IIIs and drove somewhat at varied rates to properly flex the engine.
• Average of 2500 Miles on Upgraded Tires to BFG KO2s 265/75/16 (Yes I did the math to accommodate for the greater travel distance of bigger tire) = 18.85! [19.1] Note: Yes better...ok so maybe I drove like a grannie that cycle
• Average of 2500 Miles on Lifted/Upgraded BFG K02 285/70/17s (Yes I did the math again) = 17.7 [18] MPG - Note how this associates similarly to Stock.
• Average of 500 Miles on Shift Sense Pro on the Lifted/285s with math adjustment = 16.1 [16.4] MPG - Note: this makes sense as I'm driving like a maniac with the Shift Sense Pro because the thing rocks and my data set is only 500 miles so the standard deviation is greater.

 

Based on the price, I'm guessing the ultimate turn signals???

Been waiting and waiting for those and caved. Picked up the USRs, haven't even installed them yet and.....

Back in stock

 

So I ordered new wheels last night using the TRD 40th anniversary sale but got a voice mail today saying they won't be in for 5 to 6 weeks and for me to call them and let them know if I still want them. Haven't decided if I want to wait that long or not. So while I'm still debating and with all the knowledge here I do have a question. From what I can tell the only difference between the FN FX PRO and the TRD PRO Sema wheels is one is 8" and the other 7 " plus I believe the center caps are different. I'm more interested in the charcoal / grey vs the black and was wondering if anyone knows if the finish is the same on both or if there is a difference plus am I missing anything else that's different. Thanks in advance.

 

I finally got this done last night too. How did you end up cutting the reverse light housing? I used a soder and it was not pretty. May end up getting a set of pros and rethinking the approach.
But wholly bright though!

 

Happy Birthday!!
Oops, Happy Birthday yesterday!

 

Today’s a “max payload” kinda work day

 

Ordered Meso turn signals

 

Hot Knife method. Took me about an hour per side. Probably longer than it should have been but i wanted to make sure I was careful in cutting it. When you heat up the knife, you'll only get about 2 seconds of a good cut before the knife cools off which is why it took so long.

In addition, there were little plastic bits that did get into the housing. So I used a plastic straw with some tape to get it out which worked out pretty well.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fn-fx-pro-wheels.408321/page-57#post-16192216

I was on the fence between both of them last year. I ultimately went with the FN FX Pro and love them. Now, if I would have been shopping around when Toyota had the 40th Anniv sale, I would have gone with the Sema wheels

 

Looks good! Removing the front spoiler really changes the look at the front end! One of the first things I did and no noticeable change in MPG.

 

They will usually assume you want the black wall side out unless you ask for the lettered side out.

 

Anybody know where i can get the black fender flares that are on the "off road" package for my 2019 sport 4x4 (6ft bed)? I really like that look. Thanks!

 

Awesome info. Breaks it all down for me. Just what I was looking for. Thanks Bud

 

I've read that some that have the off road like the matched painted flares vs the black. Maybe you could find someone in your area that would want to swap out. Just a thought.