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Maybe something kinda sorta like this -

Probably be easier and cheaper to build my own for sure, plus then I can build it to the exact size I need......looks like I'm not getting out the lazy route on this one.......suppose this will justify the latest spool of wire I just bought for the mig....off to AutoCAD now :)!

Nope, remove the center folding kayak mounts, bolt a basket directly to the Thule load bars, then have the ability to bolt short load bars across the top of the basket (when needed) to mount the existing center kayak mounts to. So her smaller boat could sit on top of the basket, maybe 4" higher...

Hey.....I can't help that Thule has great taste and decided to use Toyota Lunar Mist as their base color :D! Now I'm trying to figure out how to hack apart a receiver hitch cargo carrier to make a narrow center basket for the rack, thinking something along the lines of 20" W x 48" L. I could...

Got the rack installed. Instead of using Thule's small screws & well nut inserts, I used 1/4" S.S. bolts with lock nuts on the underside. I also have M6 security nuts (trident - http://www.tannerbolt.com/products/SECURITY%20PRODUCTS/04@@2e%20SECURITY%20NUTS.aspx) on the way to replace all...

Great pictures! They really light up well. Which model did you get?

It was going to cost me about $125 for material to build it out of 1/8" steel tubing, but it is going to be easier for me to just throw the Thule on it and call it a day. I want all the locking capabilities since I'll have over $5k worth of kayaks and paddles sitting on the rack.......

A little update. I decided to change the timing belt and water pump on my '03 Tacoma 3.4L over the weekend. I went back with all Toyota parts, including a new thermostat (just like I did on the Tundra). Before the timing belt change my scan gauge would read a consistant water temperature of...

Ha! I've been cutting, welding, & wrenching on this thing for almost 3 months straight and every time I look at it I think to myself....."it still looks the same as it did the night I brought it home" :)! Of course I have to hear Andrea's commits all the time too...."it looks pretty good, but...

Went ahead and changed the timing belt & water pump this weekend....good times :D. Got Tango's mud flaps installed on Friday......still waiting for him to send me his front axle :). I've found out the hard way that living on a muddy, gravel road makes mud flaps a necessary evil! My bed rack...

Center console turned out good Mike! You've sparked my interest in those lights, let us know what you think about them after you use them some. I'm debating on getting a small set to mount in my front bumper somehow......

1/8" sheet steel with dimple die holes and 3/8" - 1/2" UHMW screwed over top of that makes for great, light weight skid plates. I wouldn't go over 3/16" max. Even with that, the weight will stack up quick.

Yeah, at first I didn't want to lose my clock, but after having to look around the steering wheel all the time I figured it should have never been there in the first place.......plus after about three months I just realized that my GPS has the time right in front of my face :o

Got my winch switches installed. I was about to pull the trigger on building my own bed rack, had it drawn up in AutoCAD and had all the material in the shopping cart online yesterday......but after adding it all up, it was going to only save me about $150 (minus consumables and time) to build...

Just purchased a full set from a fellow Expo member - thanks.

Ha :)! That works, just shoot me a PM with price. They are high dollar new - like $80ish each......sure glad I threw all of mine away the night I got it home :rolleyes:. I figured I was going to put larger tires on it and wouldn't need them.....oh well. I see them sell on the boards for...

Price and Paypal account please :D! Do you still have the mounting brackets also? Seriously, if you have a full set of mud flaps that you would consider selling, I'll take them. I actually e-stalked you a few minutes ago on your build thread to see if you were still running them, was planning...

Any of you still have your factory mud flaps and mounting brackets laying around by chance? I'm looking for an entire factory set w/ mounting harware if somebody has a set they want to sell.

Looking for an entire set of front & rear mud flaps with mounting brackets/hardware (in good shape) for my 2003 4WD DC. Thanks.

After thinking about it a little, decided to cut the safety chain hoop off the factory receiver hitch and weld it onto my new bumper. I was orginally going to just loop the chains over the lower hoop if I ever towed a trailer......but that would scratch up my pretty rattle can paint job, so I...