What is the single best improvement you've made to your 3rd gen that makes your life easier?

This. Now has ram mount and phone holder but this is probably one of my most impractical, yet pleasing accessories.

 

@erichudgins did you fab that yourself or find that on the interwebs, I like it!

 

It’s from a company called expedition essentials. Great fit and easy install. Extremely sturdy too.

 

These don't have any sort of counter that tells them its been flashed? Its a big thing in the audi/vw world now, it will show if you've changed the file and how many times.

 

They don’t on the 2020 and earlier models and I’d be really surprised if they have them on any of the 2021 models. I’m almost positive they don’t but since I’m not 100% sure, I’m going to go with “it’s possible but not probable”, since it seems to be more restrictive on the Euro side. I’ll let someone else who may know for certain, chime in.

 

Bed mat

 

Two things: 1) Husky floor liner 2) tonneau cover

 

Where did you get the hydro flask holder from? Looks handy.

 

@jjrek9 that's a chalk bag that rock climbers use. Get it at outdoor stores like REI. There are YouTube videos (of course) showing tooless install.

 

peep this thread
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tool-less-32oz-cupholder-mod.672736/

 

Yes, accessory rails dropped down to install tonneau cover (bak flip mx4). Those adaptors were included into hardware kit of cover.

 

Here’s one of my posts where I have the name and contact info for where to get that chalk bag. Hope it helps.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tool-less-32oz-cupholder-mod.672736/page-18#post-26195046

 

As far as I know you don't have to live in CA to be restricted by their smog control laws some states are just adopting CA laws and standards for smog I know Washington state has. However there are very few if any emissions testing facilities in Washington.

 

After just a couple days of driving with the KDMax tune I am confident saying this is the best mod I’ve done. Makes the truck sail down the road effortlessly, where it felt like I had to mash the pedal keep up with other cars on the highway before.

It shifts like a dream now. No more lurching when decelerating on hills downhill. I posted this on my build thread but I’ll say it again…I 100% thought everyone was exaggerating when I read all the amazing views of the tune.

I figured it would be good but I never thought it would make this much of a difference. Coming from someone who drives for a living (although not in my Tacoma) I can say it makes the Taco feel like someone dropped a totally different transmission in the truck.

10/10 would recommend.

 

KDMax....hands down

 

Niteize steelie with the free mount bracket. This is something I absolutely use everyday…whether I’m dropping the kids off at school, commuting to work or camping on a trail or beach fishing.

I also got a 2ft charging cord that goes right from the plug to the phone without getting tangled all over the shifter or my leg…a pet peeve of mine is cords strung everywhere.

 

Whaaaaat. How is that mounted to the dash? Can you post a side pic?

 

My daughter lives in Washington and so I visit that state a lot. After speaking to some government officials at the state level, they said regarding most of the smog and environmental laws, they just wait for CA to make the laws and then they follow suit. Same with Oregon.

 

I was wondering the same. Please explain this black magic witchcraft device you have!

 

Not your typical mod, but I finally bit the bullet and ponied up to the State of Florida for a personalized license plate. Not because of anything cool but because I'm old and have CRS (Can't Remember Shit), and every time I needed to write my license plate number on some form I'd get this deer in the headlights look, take out my phone, and looked at the pic of my plate that I took for just such an occasion. No more of that now. What I had put on it is not vehicle specific, so it will make sense for any 4 wheel vehicle I move it to.