Build Update 03/11/24 — Warranty work, component upgrades, cleaning, and maintenance
Tent replacement
I was finally able to get down to Orange to complete some warranty work on my tent that I’ve had pending for a little over a year (due to my own hectic scheduling issues, not GFC’s.) Support team and the shop team in Orange were all rad and I’m stoked to have fresh fabric in before the massive roadtrip this year.
One gotcha here was that I had to cut my internal fan wiring and solar wiring for the tent swap. Not a huge issue, and i’ll rewire everything with quick releases to future proof for any work required down the line.
Billet bed mounts
Pulled the trigger on the upgraded billet bed mount uppers and swapped 'em out.
Weatherproofing maintenance
The only real water intrusion I’ve experienced over the years is due to gaps in the tacoma’s bulkhead and tailgate. I took some time with everything out of the bed to reapply additional 3M Strip Calk to the bulkhead, filling in the gaps I may have missed back in 2021. Feeling pretty confident about this area now being dialed in.
I also removed the tiny piece of weather stripping I applied back in 2021 from the tailgate end, and replaced it with the same strip calk. The weather striping was fine, but not great. We’ll see how this hold ups in comparison over the next few years.
🪿 Goose Gear Baseplate install
Dropped in Goose Gear’s tacoma bed baseplate as the foundation for the new layout. Was not stoked on how their bed mounting bolts sit so drilled out a bit of the floor to countersink 'em.
Now have a fresh slate and ready to get building on second iteration of the interior 