What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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Nice MT or AT? I bought this truck for these reasons: Daily driving, fishing, camping, and hopefully doing some small game hunting for the first time this year.
Mostly I am looking into these things:
1. Tonneau cover (check already got it)
2. Rubber bed mat
3. Seat covers
4. The exhaust pipe thing. I don't even know what it does but it looks cool
5. More capable offroad tires. Maybe BF GR AT's
6. Bed shell
7. Bed racks
8. Maybe bed extender, do not think I will need it, but might be nice to have

This is the first vehicle I've purchased that I actually care about.

 

Thanks for the photos. This job is coming up shortly for me (I wanted to do it this weekend, but too much else going on).

I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'll probably be trying to remove and re-apply the plastic, goo and all, to get some sound deadening material on the door skins.

Anyone know what that "goo" is and what the "hardware store equivalent" is?

 

Same thing I said when I got mine around a year-and-a-half ago. Every vehicle I've owned until now I considered to be "disposable" (which isn't a bad thing when you live in the upper Midwest).

 

Removed the bed side decals, I have been going back and forth on the decision and did it this morning. I have to say I like it much better without them......much cleaner and the red 4x4 seemed out of place. I already removed all the chrome emblems previously.

 

1. Changed oil, installed Toyota metal filter holder and fumoto valve
2. Repainted IFS skid when I dropped to do oil change
3. Removed spare tire chain to stop rattling (33” tire in bed of truck)
4. Re-tightened slider bolts
5. Trimmed fuel tank skid to stop rattling on sliders
6. Bought Harbor Freight mechanics cart and loaded with my tools, eliminating 3 tool bags and one tool box
7. Cleaned garage
8. Parked Tacoma in garage with more room

 

What kind of tires are those?

 

I believe it may be a butyl rope-like material. One thing I learned recently while watching 5 Star Audio videos on youtube was that they use a knife to cut this sticky material so that the plastic vapor barrier comes off nice and clean. As you peel the plastic back you can slice the goo in half. You should be able to stick it back on afterwards without needing new material!

Here's a link to a video showing how they cut the barrier off cleanly

 

Yankee hill today and got her a little muddy!

 

Whoa. Thank you!

 

AT. I would have gotten a MT but it wasn't available with the options I wanted on the lot (or at all, I think). I bought mine to pull my small 10ft utility trailer when doing work around the house and to go camping in the Sierra on the numerous Forest service roads and exploring the northern Nevada desert. No lift plans but will be adding armor and recovery gear just to be prepared. Half the fun is geeking out on the gear that's available for these trucks.

 

They look like cooper st maxx

 

How long did it take you to go up?

 

Looking good!

 

Installed @MESO ultimate turn signals. Great product & install couldn't be easier. Thanks @20tacoma17 for the hook up.

 

After some refinement I Finished a Meso Dual switch Stealth shift knob.

 

Thank you Sir!

 

QUOTE="Ruminator, post: 21013677, member: 244300"]Thanks for the photos. This job is coming up shortly for me (I wanted to do it this weekend, but too much else going on).

I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'll probably be trying to remove and re-apply the plastic, goo and all, to get some sound deadening material on the door skins.

Anyone know what that "goo" is and what the "hardware store equivalent" is?[/QUOTE]


Let me know how the goo part goes. I'm thinking of going back in on a cooler day and adding more Noico, I have plenty left. When I tried to peel the plastic off, the black gooey stuff just kind of stretched and didn't look very cooperative.

 

You’re quite welcome! Really digging the shell too!

 

Will do. @jasperkat linked to some helpful info. I've replaced some window regulators before, and I try to put everything back the way it was, so I know what a pain that sheet plastic/gooey mess can be to deal with.