What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Nothing major, just the cosmetic addition. I’ve begun the slow process of blacking out the MGM.

 

My 2 cents. YMMV

I once owned a Kenworth W900b Aerodyne. It truly was one hell of a truck. I was so, so proud of it that I washed it and the engine regularly. Over time, what I found from that experience was compromised seals and gaskets. Oil leaks. Compromised electrical connections. Shorts and trouble shooting often.

I just retired my 2003 Ford F150 FX4 after 17 trouble-free years and 252,000 miles. I never washed the engine once.

My new Tacoma will look great inside and out, but I'll let the engine be.

 

If it's 4 LED's only, you can likely get by without a relay but you will need to source ignition switched power from somewhere. Often that can be done via add-a-fuse. The reason to use a relay is to avoid sending high current through the switch but 4 led's is not high current, should be well under 1amp. Now if you want to do it right, go ahead and use the relay.

For that switch, one pair of wires is illumination + and - and the other two are closed when it's pushed in and open (disconnected) when it's out.

So, you make a circuit from add a fuse to switch to leds to ground and the switch opens/closes the circuit. Then optionally you can connect illumination to a parking light lead and ground to ground or ground to dimmed ground (which is a little harder to source).

Probably best to spin off a separate thread, perhaps it can be your build thread and one of us can help you out with this in a more step-by-step fashion? There are many electrical experts here who I ask all sorts of questions of and who happily give their time. Or I can try to help via DM but then you're stuck getting input from only one source and that's always less optimal than peer reviewed work.

 

Installed the demello aluminum bumper the other night. This bumper probably weights like 30-40 lbs. not even joking how stupid light it is. Had zero effect on my front suspension

 

Sorry I didn't see your post earlier. I'm usually caught up on this thread but I have been so busy the last month I am 140 pages behind.

 

Got it washed at work, long over due

 

Mine is 3 years old now and no rust! Love having one key for almost everything (almost).
I do use Amsoil MP metal protector religiously and every thing it touches still looks brand new.
I use the Heavy Duty MP for chassis and underhood areas (it is a thick corrosion inhibiting compound - it's not for looks, but for extreme protection).

 

Had the safety recall (20TA02) done today at the stealership.

FYI, parts required:
0400986531, fuel pump kit
And
0400981739, replacement kit

of course they Tried To upsell me on additional services and then they try to buy my truck!

 

Nope, built it myself. Started with 1/2" sheet of plywood and cut it to size. Then I nailed 1/4 round in the front and back to prevent my lab from sliding off. Next was screwing the 1/2" x 1/2" steel bar underneath to keep the plywood from bending. Then covered it with laminate flooring foam underlay spray glued to the wood and the blue vinyl again spray glued to the foam and stapled down on the backside. Note, the support bracket in the middle did not do the job so that is why I installed the folding shelf brackets instead.

 

Yes, sir! It plugs directly into the OEM harness. Plus, they provide longer wires to make it easier to hook up as the wires for the heated feature are very short

 

Replaced my OEM wheels and tires (16") with the 4Runner Pro Wheels (SEMA) and Toyo AT3's 265/70/17 E Load.

Before:


After:

 

i just google HDPE and found a local shop

I used this as a guide.

$40

 

What headlights are those? I’m in the market for a set.

 

Nice - think you can just take a template bit and route around? Or did you trace and take a jigsaw to it?

 

Painted the drums while I was rotating my tires this morning.

 

Those are OEM 2020+ LED headlights, the non TRD Pro variation.

 

Man they look real dark in the photo, figured they were the TRD Pro ones but wanted to confirm. My 2020 OR has the fugly chrome headlights.

 

My buddy has a 2020 sport with the led headlights and they are a really sharp. I believe they are not the the Pro version because those say "TRD" on the passenger side and "Pro" on driver side. Either way they are nice, but I also really like the alpha rex headlights as well as the Morimoto XB. Can't go wrong between the 3 as far as I'm concerned.

 

Started with a stock 2020 Trd OF and have been slowly stealthing it out. Blacked out or taken off badges, Spyder taillights, the cheap vinyl black stickers for the wheels while I decide on new wheels and tires, and even have spent time using vinyl on my flood lights and Tacoma badge up front. But I’m not good at it, so I keep taking it off because it bubbles. Tomorrow the S&P air filter and Spiker hood struts arrive.

 

1. Installed MESO map lights
2. Installed MESO dual color dome lights
3. Finally got to experience vF Tune! Best mod to date, hands down.