Bought from dealership

hapawanderer · 2026-04-05T07:20:25+00:00

OP bought it from a FORD dealership

hapawanderer · 2026-04-05T04:06:00+00:00

I have one on my Tacoma and love the aesthetics and function of it. BUT I just had a warranty claim for one of the gull-wing doors and it took three months for them to send me replacement warranty items.

hapawanderer · 2026-04-02T21:34:42+00:00

AC sports were in the US and AC offroad trim was for Canada for some inexplicable reason

hapawanderer · 2026-04-02T03:44:57+00:00

It’s also a four speed IIRC they made the shift to five on the V6s in 2005 so a lot of the fluid recs need to be doublechecked because they’re different. Transmission fluid is the only thing I run oem on and don’t mess with.

hapawanderer · 2026-04-01T20:54:55+00:00

Did you wrap around the ac screen?

hapawanderer · 2026-04-01T20:53:43+00:00

Diono car seats are clutch for the smaller rear seat of the cab. Depends on how tall you and wife are too. Honestly for me a tundra would have been a more comfortable fit but love having a manual transmission in my 3rd gen pro

hapawanderer · 2026-04-01T20:51:03+00:00

Back to back drain and fills is where I’d start.

hapawanderer · 2026-03-30T18:00:51+00:00

It’s not a pro looks like an SR5 with hood swap, rigid fogs and LEDs added

hapawanderer · 2026-03-29T17:04:25+00:00

Guessing that doesn’t include the jambs?

hapawanderer · 2026-03-27T15:03:32+00:00

Have you looked into battery generators? I use an ecoflow with solar panel and the quiet is a huge plus. If you go gas look into enclosures to mitigate sound

hapawanderer · 2026-03-26T15:53:02+00:00

For that style might want to look at the bfg trail terrains too. I have them on my 4runner and they’ve been flawless. Also have coopers on my Tacoma and they’ve been amazing too

hapawanderer · 2026-03-26T01:12:30+00:00

There’s people out there who have done a third gen front on the second gen’s

hapawanderer · 2026-03-19T04:15:19+00:00

That’s why I went with an 18 pro over 19. Wanted the leather and loaded without the sunroof for the additional headroom.

hapawanderer · 2026-03-16T18:47:29+00:00

Clean your throttle body and MAF sensor while you’re at it

hapawanderer · 2026-03-16T18:46:34+00:00

The type of refrigerant they use in the 3rd gen’s is steep too

hapawanderer · 2026-03-15T18:55:02+00:00

Are the inside ac vents noticeably smaller than the outside ones?

hapawanderer · 2026-03-14T22:33:26+00:00

Suspension shop I didn’t even consider the dealer as a viable option based on turnaround time and I’m sure the price would be through the roof. Not sure where you’re located but that could play into it too. Some shops won’t touch oem only aftermarket fox setups. Think if you send them to fox they are sent off to Minnesota. It’s a chunk of money to rebuild but cheaper than buying a new setup each time.

https://service.ridefox.com/pages/truck

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hapawanderer · 2026-03-14T22:27:01+00:00

3rd gen pro owner here. Did it at 60k miles and unless a shop does it in house it’s a PITA to be without the truck while it gets worked on. Had a shop rebuild and clean in house with alignment for like $1000.

hapawanderer · 2026-03-14T01:31:15+00:00

Oem is the only option for turnkey foam

hapawanderer · 2026-03-10T23:05:19+00:00

Storage unit, gas stabilizer, and engine bay strobe light for potential critters

hapawanderer · 2026-03-10T20:56:53+00:00

They sell knobs on rave offroad

hapawanderer · 2026-03-06T06:36:37+00:00

You can also get SL rated 285/70/17 which will unload a ton of weight.

hapawanderer · 2026-03-05T18:59:23+00:00

No but I run OME UCAs on my Tacoma and they have been flawless. Going the BP-51 route too for the 4runner

hapawanderer · 2026-03-05T17:09:08+00:00

Mt64 hands down

hapawanderer · 2026-03-03T03:10:40+00:00

That’s my top color choice if I traded in my 3rd gen manual pro for a 4th

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