Watch This before you get a Camper Shell for your 3rd Gen Tacoma 

Someone apparently has never done any caulking in their entire life. Hopefully it seals up great

I'm a day late and a dollar short on finding out about the infamous "Tacoma Leak." My camper shell has been on for over a year, and I always thought the installers must have done a crappy job. I put some duct tape along the edge of the shell near the corners and still got leaks. It took me a while to figure out it was the truck, not the shell. Thanks for sharing this info.....DAMN YOU, Toyota Company! uninstall and repairs soon to come.

Really good information man. Thanks!

Thanks Raja. This really helped. Great video and excellent information.

Yep I did the same thing. My bedding and shelves are inside. I did one extra step by skirting the perimeter of the inside where the cap meets the bed rail with plastic membrane . Now the trickles come in and hit the plastic and run down into the drain holes. Everything stays dry.

This is 100% legit information. I literally just got my new shell installed on my Tacoma this afternoon. The installers at the shop fortunately knew about this issue with the 3rd gens and they do this on all new installations. Only difference is they use some kind of non hardening rubber, same stuff used to seal seams on RV’s. Whatever you use just make sure you do it.

its been a nightmare. Im shocked the company that installed it didn't address this. Its so bad on my 3rd gen.

This is helpful, thank you! Question if you don't mind - what is the height from truck bed to cap ceiling with the cap installed?

Thanks for the video. How many tubes of silicon did you use ?

Terrible, if you put rubber between the cap and bed ya simply could have made a drip edge piece to hang between bed and cab passing over the crack. 🤦🏻‍♂️. I’ve done it on my previous Tacoma and never had water issues!

Thanks for the advise

Keep it coming brother👍👍 ...🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

Very helpful. Will have to look into doing that to my 2016 access cab trd off-road. Have not pulled the trigger yet because the shells are expensive 3k range what I priced out.

I would like to be able to take my shell off when I need a open bed, I plan on hanging it so I can drive under it for install/removal

Can i please ask what the star bit size is on the bolts??

I would suggest adding Cali raised bed stiffeners because if you're adding a camper shell or a tent or a rack the bed is made a composite plastic as you know and over time there can be a stress crack and if that happens you'll have to buy a whole new bed I installed Cali raised bed stiffeners and they are awesome the beds beds more strong and they weren't that expensive highly recommend them

I was able to fix that but know it’s the gap on the front of the camper shell door we’re it connects between the tailgate and camper door on the left and right side water is still coming threw anyone got a fix for it ?

Ruta del vino 🍷 heck yeah!!

Did your shell make your truck sag in the back?

Use 3m 5200....just make sure it will never need to be removed...

would have used foam with a 'little' adhesive

Good gawd…never used a caulking gun before, then??

Horrible design by Toyota … I’m having this exact issue … Great video 👍

OMG!!!!! Your a Butcher... That is Ridiculous

Caifanes y soca stereo 🎸🎸….. al 💯

Love CAIFANES

Had this guy never heard of weather stripping?

Oh my lord!!!! What a friggen mess...!!!!! You can use rubber and cut it to fit... lol 😅

That silicone will encourage rust at all points that it comes in contact with metal parts. Will your pickup’s paint create a stronger enough barrier¿ probably not! Ask any competent auto glass installers about customer silicone patch jobs. The sealer that you can use that does not encourage rust is automotive grade windshield urethane, which can be purchased at your local autobody paint supply store.

Coming from a professional Caulker and Waterproofer….I’m sorry but this was hard to watch 🤦‍♂️

Yeah I think I’ll stick to it having a minor leak..

just cram it with putty

Removed incorrect info

Butyl tape works much better and is much easier to remove.

Horrible design by Toyota … I’m having this exact issue … Great video 👍