What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

thanks John, just did!

 

Kudos to you and your wife Sir. I'll be taking a look at your pages and drooling soon. And safe travels where ever y'all go.

8 years away for me. May not make it of of Tejas for a while but lots of exploring to do.

 

General Grabber A/Tx in 285/75r16, love them so far! Quiet on the road, look awesome, and have tackled every trail I've thrown at them.

 

Most came from AirOnBoard. The SPDT A/B came from anytimebackupcamera.com, and then the Meso puddle pod switch. And of course the holders are both Meso. I also have a couple that were custom made from ch4X4.com, then swapped with the AirOnBoard for the light blue, but those aren’t in the pictures

 

Added a Lambtek Innovations winch cutoff package.

 

Lots of additions. Not pleased with the Meso Toyota Emblem. Looks cheap. Also a bath and a polish. I added the Auxito LED's and I am very pleased with the difference from stock.

 

I appreciate the concern! My truck is my daily driver and I do very little off-roading with it, I just really like the styling of the steps!

 

How are they when actually on the road? Does the beam extend further than stock to make a noticeable difference? I am not happy with the low beam performance of the stock Halogen projectors on my TRDOR.

 

I think a black MESO emblem on the steering wheel would look a lot nicer.

 

Haven’t done it yet but I called the dealership in Huntington Beach Cali to see how much it would be for front & rear diff, spark plugs and automatic trans flush. I was quoted at $750
It’s always a good decking when you know how much you save doing it yourself.

 

Amen. Calculated somthing like $1,200+ for Motor oil, trans fluid, coolant, plugs, & a wheel bearing on the wife's Accord. Money saved was leverage for toys/tools/ mods.

 

A perfect day for a bath for Odie - hard to believe it's November 9!!

 

Truck look great.

Saw a new 2021 in AG. The color looks a little lighter than the 2020 pro. Has anyone noticed that same?

 

You may want to let the Dealership do the trans fluid replacing. From what I hear the trans is sealed, with no dipstick or place to add fluid from under the hood. Supposedly the fluid has to be the correct temp to get the correct volume inside the transmission. Also, on the diffs, always, ALWAYS remove the input bolt first to make sure you can get fluid back inside it. Ask me how I know..... Not a bad idea to rub a tiny slice of Anti-seize on the spark plug threads too. I always had a fear that I might strip one out if I didn't do that and after 249K miles on my 2nd Gen Tacoma I had no issues. Sorry if I posted things you already know but if not then it is a valuable post.

 

All good stuff to keep in mind. If not the OP, someone is always appreciative!

Edit: a manual transmission makes the tranny oil change a breeze!

 

Looks awesome, similar to my plans for mine. What lift/tire size are you running?

 

I appreciate it. I’ve read about doing it yourself and how you have to use a paper clip to do the whole temp reset. You may be right dealer maybe the way to go. If that’s the case do you recommend a flush or just pour and fill?

 

Thanks!! Probably just the lighting - they are all the standard 6V7 paint color. The color does seem to change based on the lighting truck is in.

 

i took my meso toyota emblem off and tossed it in the trash. looked so cheap that even the chrome looked better. surprising, since i own many other meso products and they are all fantastic.