What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Parts Geek. Black texture like the rest of the bumper. I planned to coat them in bed liner, but they look good out of the box

 

that looks really good...i never even noticed it was a separate piece...

 

Did you purchase that from Freeman Toyota?

 

Did you have to modify the grill or lights to make them fit?

 

Thanks! Quickest, easiest model I've done. The separation really does looks nice. Should've come this way from factory to be honest.

 

That’s funny

 

Do you have the link for this?

 

Something else to consider is naval jelly. Gets in the pores real and gets the rust right off. Just make sure you get all the flakey paint very much off before hand so you get all the rust.

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/572578...oyota-racing-dev?ref=search_recently_viewed-4

Took a month to get. I think u need the 60 mm

 

What was the process for this?

 

Ok folks, after not quite a week I wanted to share my impressions on the upgrade.

My initial inspiration was the @bshammer0 : Premium audio thread which you can refer to if you want to go the same route. I did not install any subs, just the door speakers.

I am very pleased with the service from Crutchfield. Their packages contained everything to install the new speakers. I do say packages, plural, as it took 3 separate deliveries to get all the bits and pieces. No real impact from this, I just thought it was an interesting way of doing things. I want to say I paid ~$300cdn for the Kickers?

I'm not into huge sound, but I do listen to podcasts and enjoy a variety of music. I didn't really realize how anemic the stock speakers were, beyond having a hard time hearing people talk while driving at highway speed. Previously installed tweeters did greatly improve this shortcoming, but it wasn't perfect.

It is hard to convey the improvement in writing, but it really feels like I was previously listening in Mono, and now everything is coming through in stereo. My ears are just loving it. The sound is clear all the way to the max settings. The bass is pleasant, without any rattling.

Again, props to my wife for the help installing the sound deadening. And for those who recommended soundproofing the back wall: fuck you! Now I can hear the road noise coming from the rear.

 

Finished today: installed raptor lights, GE megalight ultra +130 headlights, baja designs fogs, Meso turn signals and painted my chrome grille trim

 

No I bought a set from @SCSPerformance

 

DIY mounting pins for the traction boards.

 

This exactly! Thank you. There was no information on this as far as I knew, so I just rolled the dice. I am contemplating getting the new bestop supertop 2 for clearance, third brake light, the black hardware and I can no longer fold her back... but no one makes an over the topper rack system like they do for these softoppers.

I bought two extra per someones suggestion here actually!

I paid shipping cost to hawaii for this, plus a day off of work to pick it up from the barge, so it cost me quite a bit which I traded for the time and frustration in making one that would never look aesthetically pleasing to me in the end.

Cons:
The height you lose/space
Power outlet loss (subjective)
The amount of drilling instructed for install, not sure whether that is particular to tacoma or not.



Pros:
Waterproof.
I just had to put it together.
It’s a decent platform for my kids to sleep or hang out on.
Sliding drawers are nice and slidy.

I’ll let you know more in due time. haha. These are all just my opinion though, and I of course bought it knowing the trade offs. Kudos to you on saving money and building something to exactly what you’d want and need. A big single sliding drawer would be A great utilization of space Nice addition of the reflective insulation btw.

 

Any reason why you chose that particular remote start over say 12V Solutions? Has anyone done a comparison I wonder...

 

Well that knee could use a bit more color.
LOL!!!

Where did you get that from?

 

I’ve heard nothing but good things about N2 and quite a few folks on this forum use it. Complete plug and play and hides well behind the steering wheel. Plus @N2DesignsInc customer service is second to none and they stand behind their products

 

Moving forward?