What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

This is the mother of all badass Taco's.

 

ran the wiring for the seat heating elements and installed my N2 designs remote starter. the heated seats were a bit more involved than I thought but the remote start was incredibly simple to do just by following the included instructions. I will make a post later with some pictures and info for how i routed the wiring harness for the heating elements.

 

Since we’re always so busy and opinionated on this thread........... This versus the one RCI makes................ GO!!

 

which ever way you go, make sure to do your due diligence and research the products before purchase AND installation.

don’t buy, install and then cry because the product was different than what you expected after not doing any basic research.

 

Installed Baja Designs (non SAE) fogs and a $40 scoop light kit I got on eBay. Those fogs are real deal! The light on the grass is just from the scoop light. Not bad for the price. Also has a strobe effect.

 

where do you get those climate control knob rings?

 

I’ve researched....... I don’t cry about shit like so many do on here...... Just asking for opinion is all. I myself see pros and cons to both. RCI is cheaper in cost, but I don’t like the way the bolt heads are exposed on the front. It’s also not as form fitting as the BAMF. The BAMF is a little more cost , fits very form fitting , but looks like it leaves that bottom hole unprotected. Hmmmm Not for mall crawling. I actually beat on my truck and need the armor .......... Just saying

 

Those are @AJT DESIGN

https://www.ajtdesign-llc.com/online-store/2016-Tacoma-c35909154

 

De-badged. Took a min but looks way better without the emblems.

 

Did you manage to get all residual adhesive off? I took off my V6 tailgate badge but when it gets dusty you can still see the outline.

 

Goof off or 3M Adhesive remover. Liquid wax and a PLASTIC razor blade for the large chunks.

 

use a heat gun, then wipe it down with some rubbing alcohol.

be careful with the heat gun, dont get it too hot and melt the paint

then polish it after with some polishing compound

 

3M Eraser Wheel if you want to skip the chemicals. removed the whole adhesive backing from a Pro side badge in less than 30 seconds, no chemicals.

 

Which bulbs did you use for your fogs? Are you happy?

 

Got new rims and tires installed last weekend.

Funny thing, I called around shops in our area how much to mount and balance rims and transfer my tpms from my oem rims to the new one and each shop I called wanted to charge extra for the tpms transfer and that they would need to reprogram them. Almost each shop I called wanted to charge me an extra of $80 - $140 to transfer the TPMS. One of the places I asked was the dealer where I got my truck. Seriously? lol

Luckily, my buddy knows a small tire shop who did the work for me and did charge me $5 extra per tpms and no need to reprogram them. Everything works fine.

 

I definitely like these tires a lot, my first choice for an all terrain, they are quiet and handle great in snow, rain, and mud. And best of all they look aggressive lol, also I liked them better then my previous set up which were KO2’s

 

Blow dryer to warm the adhesive, fishing line to get the emblem off, blow dryer to warm the adhesive again, fingered the big chunks off, Isopropyl alcohol worked great to remove the last bit. Buffed the area.

 

Yeah I would take the extra time and do that. I wouldn't use a red cord either, just draws more attention to it.