What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

[MattAK]

Got a Cherry Bomb Vortex from my parents for Christmas, but Amazon sent a used one that was all rusty inside and out. Stupid Amazon.

 

[Jason B]

Got a Cherry Bomb Vortex from my parents for Christmas, but Amazon sent a used one that was all rusty inside and out. Stupid Amazon.

I sell them and can get you one. New

 

[99problems]

Hit a mileage milestone:

 

[GGFerrier]

Finally some new sound!

Appradio 4 and all new pioneer speakers. Still waiting on the underseat sub...

 

[kurticus91]

These showed up today. Can't wait till my SCS wheels come in on the 30th.

Dude I've got the same tires coming in 265/75r16. I ordered a single tire last week from Discount Tire just to see if I was going to be happy with them. Ordering the other three tires this weekend. Stoked to get them installed.

 

[NWFLBowhunter]

Dude I've got the same tires coming in 265/75r16. I ordered a single tire last week from Discount Tire just to see if I was going to be happy with them. Ordering the other three tires this weekend. Stoked to get them installed.

Yea I've been wanting these for awhile, then a guy at work offered me $300 for my current wheels and tires, combine that and Christmas bonus it was an easy move. These are 315s. Will be another week before I can ride in them due to the driveshaft needing rebuilt

 

[snowninja]

Started this job Christmas Eve and finished up after presents on Christmas day. New rear shocks and airlift bags.

 

[1styota]

Fixed a broken wheel stud, replaced rear shocks and put new front sway bar bushings in.

 

[Cree]

TIL that you don't put plasti dip on something you don't want dipped forever.

Also that Chicago trucks suck donkey balls when it comes to taking bolts out successfully.

 

[Unner]

Put sound deadening down on the rear cargo floor. I think it made a difference in noise from the rear.

 

[Bstrom]

Light & Sound

Installed a Kenwood eXcelon DD head and a pair of LEDs this week.

The radio went in fairly easily - the only nit is that the antennae stays out during USB play. Otherwise a very nice head with great HD radio sound and a lot of controls for speaker settings. Don't even feel the need for a subwoofer.

The Innovata voltage meter adds ammeter duty without any installation efforts. I'll use it on whatever vehicle I put on the road.

The LED daytime lights threaded into the front license plate holes by hand. Perfect fit. Just jammed the hot lead into the fuse block for switched operation. Got a pair on my Miata - a nice cheap way to let people know you're there. You'll also notice the abysmal bumper paint job. "I'm hideous", as Kramer would say.

 

[MattJakobs]

Installed my 4xinnovations front bumper. Here's one picture, more can be found in my Build Thread

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[0xfded]

Installed my 4xinnovations front bumper.

Nice, have one of those in the mail too (or should soon). Loved that style from the first time I saw it.

On my end, washed the salt off after a thousand miles through BC over the last week. Past 220k now, no problems whatsoever.

 

[Twan]

I think the 4xinnovations bumper is still the best looking bumper available.

 

[Raddy21]

I painted my license plate trim with Rustoleum spray paint for plastic
before and after shown. I masked off and painted a few layers. Very easy mod.

 

[Ed_C]

Installed these Philips LED bulbs in the dome and cargo lights a while ago, so I decided to install them in the map lights...with no success Every freaking website with a bulb application search states the map light bulbs are DE3175 like the dome and cargo lights, but they're actually BA9S type. Philips doesn't offer a BA9S so I hope whatever bulb I do find matches the color.

Yeah I should've searched here first :doh:

 

[MattJakobs]

Will likely be heading to the Outer Banks this afternoon in it, pictures to follow if so.

 

[GGFerrier]

Lightbar installed.

 

[habanero]

Was out at the salvage yard today looking for a headliner grab handle for the driver's compartment. Remembered what [MENTION=69868]LittleCaesar[/MENTION] had said about putting 4th gen wiper washer nozzles on his 3rd gen. No junked 4th gens in the yard, but also remembered a 2001 RAV4 being there from a previous visit. I ventured over there to see what kind of nozzles it had and 'what do ya know?' Perfect match but not with two nozzles but THREE! These things are amazing. Also read that with a pin or paperclip stuck into the hole of the nozzles, they can be pointed to where the spray goes (I used a very small awl). I had no idea that this could be done! Still have a little dialing in to do but what a comparison between the old 2-head nozzles and the 3-head nozzles. The best buy for a dollar that I've had in a while!!

Saw this. Liked it. Did it. Thanks [MENTION=98776]Mindomission[/MENTION] and vicariously [MENTION=69868]LittleCaesar[/MENTION]!
Mine were out of a 99 Rav4. Note: get the ones with the angled hose connector, they need to point towards the passenger side of the truck when installed.
New.....vs.....old

Simply clips in

Right angle only, or will not be able to install otherwise without some hood modification

 

[0xfded]

Swapped my cigarette lighter for USB charging ports, supplied by a 26800mAh battery pack, which is supplied in-turn by an ignition switched 5v/3A converter:

Threw a bunch more set-up details in the build thread.