Camper #1 is gone and Camper #2 is in storage. Which means it’s time to take care of some maintenance. The driver’s side door lock has been inoperable for as long as I’ve owned the truck. A couple weeks back the door handle snapped and I finally had motivation to pull the entire assembly. Replacement handles are cheap enough, locksmiths are not, but opening the driver’s door without acrobatics from the passenger’s side is priceless. Also got around to fixing a short in the passenger side brake light. No more nervous attempting-not-to-brake around cops!

Next up was installing a new radio I’ve had sitting on the shelf, a Pioneer MVH-X380BT.

The original had a dead tape deck, the new has bluetooth. The install was surprisingly easy, it mounted directly to the mount for the factory Toyota radio. Now with the backlog cleared out, I can shamelessly order more toys:

The lift kit has ball joint spacers for the front and an add-a-leaf for the rear. Toytec claims a 2″ lift, but with the extra weight from the camper I’m going to wait to see where the rear settles before adjusting the front height. The front shocks are back ordered, I haven’t decided yet if I’ll install them piecemeal. The existing shocks are shot, so it’s questionable if two good ones in the rear would be better than running soft ones all around.