What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just under 30k and just over 4 years old. Here's another shot of crap I sucked out of the reservoir. So even if the OEM fluid doesn't look/smell bad, all that stuff is still floating around. Doing a flush (at least with OEM fluid) helps get the crap out.

I had no visible rack leaks at bellows prior to the change with DexMerc so if it starts, I'll know it's probably the fluid. I doubt the Toyota stuff is synthetic.

 

I added a 3rd/4th brake light to my bed rack.

 

I like the banner. For those with real balls!

 

It was definitely quite a trip watching them!

 

Gave her a good wash after going to the beach house.

 

Love your truck, which rear bumper is that?

Also it's not a good idea to carry your bike tires strapped to the bikes, especially with such nice bikes.
Having the tires/rims against the fork stanchion could damage the fork, straps going through the brake rotors could bend the rotors, and rubbing against the bike frame will damage the paint

A wheel carrier might be a worth while investment, I used a Yakima one before I upgraded to 1up racks.

 

Washed this dirty girl with ONE bucket, a hose, and 5yo trash microfibers. Seven years going on seventeen. Like the Von Trapp family does it.

 

Fuck yeah.

 

I had surgery on my spine April 29th, I know the great feeling of driving the truck again! Hopefully your recovery goes smoothly and you can enjoy your truck and life more than before!!!

 

Finally got around to doing the AC drain relocation, and the hose fit perfectly in to the slot on the side of the cat shield

 

I'm putting 25K in my schedule log to do that flush.
I had a 2005 Tacoma that I bought used with 200,000 miles on it to use as a farm truck. The fluid looked like thick coffee. Had to flush it 3 times before it flowed smoothly. Truck is still running but rarely leaves the property except to get tractor parts.

 

i absolutely filled the inner fenders with fluid film and sealed them up with silicone yes

 

Yikes. It's worth the $20 of DexMerc fluid to do this early especially with Tacos not having a great reputation with steering rack seal longevity.

 

Did some wheeling and camping. Great weekend. Also debuted my nomad kitchen set up and alu cab fridge slide. Big fan on the nomad kitchen so far.

love it since relatively light and secured with ratchet straps. So I can take them in and out seasonally since my truck is also my daily driver.

would love the time to have built
My own and tons of props out to the guys that do but for me with job and family stuff / 2 kids - time is tight as we all know

had the system in place with fridge pretty full while wheeling blue trails in rocky terrain New Hampshire and held up without any issues.

 

Bonis Creek and Topaz Mountain. Fun trail, in hindsight I always wish I took the long way. (Not driving off trail, this we a campsite)

 

Oh yeah. Also installed midland GMRS and loving it.

Mounted under passenger seat. wish I took better detailed pics since put a lot time into the wiring

Got rid of midland harnes and used 12 ga marine grade wire by anchor direct to fuse block - ran that wire through grommet on driver side - used the dual wire like romex so real easy to push through grommet

ran antenna wire through the ac grommet and cut a slot out of that to ensure the ac hose wasn’t squished.

Gonna mount the mic wire in its own socket soon for a cleaner install but for now it’s fine under seat.

Side note used a desert does it bracket I had going in used / almost sold because I was gonna Mount my compressor with it but went under hood with slee bracket instead- was pumped to put it to use!

mic mounted to hondo garage bracket and mic mount from Tackform

may switch to something magnetic getting in and out on trail can be fumbling but maybe I just need more time on the trail!!

also need to swap the set screws for shorter ones. Had some washers lying around from the coffee can. Love it when I dip into those things I have been saving ! Great dad feeling.

 

DS18 tweeters installed. All I can say is "Wow"!

 

Your suspension set up looks hella bad ass.

 

Got the silver shell wrapped, as well as the hood and roof. Took some of the scrap and matched the roof rack.