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CoastieRon's Silver build & BS

April 11: SKEWP part 2:

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Apr 16: SKEWP Part 3 and stupid sub knob:

A finishing touch for the light:
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Why can't I find a good friggen dial that fits nicely and looks proportional to the redarc dial.....

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This dial is 25mm x 15mm
the one before was 12.5mm x 16mm

Officially a SKEWP

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And everything lit properly.
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Replaced:
 
May 1: OEM Bed Cover issues:

My damn OEM cover broke. Toyota is going to cover under warranty.

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And now we are all caught up. Truck is going back to Toyota of Nashua to get the part replaced on the bed cover. Just trying to find time to get the lift on.

So the lift is:

Bilstein 5100 for Gen 3 all around
1-1/2" AAL
OME 884 springs

I'm not looking for tall. I don't off road very much, but when I do, it's not particularly challenging. I'm doing this more for aesthetics and ride comfort.
 
Tyler said:
Holy shit, dude. You're the new T3G DIY representative, lol. Great photos and in-depth posts. Your Taco is definitely your Taco.
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Let's not get out of control here @Tyler . I'm having fun for sure, and may be able to point peeps in the right direction, but there are some ridiculously nicer rides than mine lol
 
Update to my bed cover. Toyota of Nashua ordered the wrong part. Bastards. As soon as that thing is fixed, it's coming off, and getting listed for sale.
 
Ron said:
So I got to ToN last week and they had ordered the wrong part. Going back today because they supposedly have the correct part this time.....

Ordered a rear view mirror riser from Bird Dawg Industries.
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So the birdawg mirror riser will fit 3gen trucks, however, it will not fit the 2018 due to the radar on the windshield unless it is trimmed (the piece that is, not the windshield). I'll have to re-evaluate.

On a side note, I retuned the gain on the subwoofer output on the amp last night. I wasn't getting the best output from the sub, at all. What a difference now. Ridiculous punch.
 
Ron said:
So the birdawg mirror riser will fit 3gen trucks, however, it will not fit the 2018 due to the radar on the windshield unless it is trimmed (the piece that is, not the windshield). I'll have to re-evaluate.

On a side note, I retuned the gain on the subwoofer output on the amp last night. I wasn't getting the best output from the sub, at all. What a difference now. Ridiculous punch.
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Do you just need to pull some slack out on the wiring harness then?
 
Tyler said:
Do you just need to pull some slack out on the wiring harness then?
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No. The actual mount has to have metal trimmed down on the right side of it in order for it to fit. The mirror mount on the windshield is too close to the radar unit on the windshield for the birdawg to even slide onto the mirror mount. I wasn't planning on mounting anything to the ram mount attachment on it, so trimming int a big deal. I would just have my cousin powdercoat it again.
 
Ron said:
No. The actual mount has to have metal trimmed down on the right side of it in order for it to fit. The mirror mount on the windshield is too close to the radar unit on the windshield for the birdawg to even slide onto the mirror mount. I wasn't planning on mounting anything to the ram mount attachment on it, so trimming int a big deal. I would just have my cousin powdercoat it again.
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I’m asking about the 2017. Same thing?
 
Tyler said:
I’m asking about the 2017. Same thing?
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Nope. You may have to drop the headliner to get the mirror onto the riser, but other than that, the mount will fit with no issues because there is no radar....
 
Ron said:
Nope. You may have to drop the headliner to get the mirror onto the riser, but other than that, the mount will fit with no issues because there is no radar....
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That’s what I figured. Thanks!
 
Tyler said:
Lol dope update (y)
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Not a whole lot going on until the lift goes on. Right now, I am trying to go through my catalog of music to see where I have to tune the sub a little better. Some music is very crisp on punch (or the bass just works), and other music, the bass is muddy. I need to change the crossover a little lower than where it is I think. Maybe to 55hz or so. I think I mat take the sub out of the box and fill it with polyfill. I'm also changing the USB port in the glove box, but have to wait for that part to come in....
 
So, I was having issues with my sub's response, so I started looking at other subs that would work with my sub box. Before following through on buying a new sub (which I'm still considering) I filled the box with polyfill

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Still did nothing much for improvement. So I did what @Mr Marv suggested, I swapped my sub output wires at the amp.

So maybe, just maybe, I had the wires incorrect for the sub (those were the only ones I didn't label)....

The response is completely different and much MUCH better...
 
Still playing with incremental changes on the amp.

In the meantime, I changed the USB plug in my glovebox to handle the iPod and USB
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Then I put in a longer charger for my phone and rerouted it
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Just realized i have an iPhone 6 not in use, so I'm going turn it into an iPod so I can continue to use my Apple music downloads...

Stupid DRM music
 
Ron said:
Just realized i have an iPhone 6 not in use, so I'm going turn it into an iPod so I can continue to use my Apple music downloads...

Stupid DRM music
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Holy fuck what a pain in the ass this is turning out to be. Because I use Apple Music, every single song I have shows up in my library. So I have to go through my whole catalog and trim down/download only what I want. My Grateful Dead and Phish collections are ridiculous in size. I think I will take the USB I have and fill it with just Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Grateful Dead, Phish........
 
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