new to me 05 tacoma, looking for a topper

well i am new to this forum, i had an 84 extra cab 4x4 back in the day, best truck i ever had. so i wanted to get back to having the best truck. i have been looking for some time now, and found the truck for me. i wanted to find one that had most of what i wanted on it to begin with. i found it and pick it up this tue in texas. super excited. i have attached some pics to show.

so i will be removing the baja spare tire mount and putting back the ome tailgate. the po saved and bubble wrapped all the ome parts that he replaced and the come with the truck. very nice. i need a shell for it now and want one with rack mounts for the top. for snowboards, bikes, and my yack box. anyone have a used one for sale or have any suggestions as what to be looking for? excited to be back in the toy family. any suggestions would be great thx.

also i will be selling the baja tire mount if anyone is interested.... hopefully to help pay for the shell. thx jason

 

Welcome!

Thats a nice little rig there...especially with the ARB and (I think I see it at least..) OME suspension. A cap would look nice on that. You should also throw some .5-1" wheel spacers on there to give the truck a little wider stance.

 

I have a ARE topper. The one I have is the z series but it is 4 years old still looking good. I like the z series on my truck but I recommend getting sliding side windows. Mine side windows just crank out and dont open very far. Click on my camera to see my truck.

 

Welcome to TW. Nice truck!

 

Welcome to TW if you dont mind the about 5 hour drive here is one for the price it is a good deal even after paying for the gas, http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/buy...ell-100-a.html might givem a call. How does your truck do with the added wheight from that bumper?

 

not sure yet, i pick it up on tue. so we will see..... i think he said he was still avg around 20-22 but i could be wrong. my 2000 subaru legacy gt wagon that im replacing with this truck avg around 18mpg so if i could stay around there or a little better i would be happy.

 

nice truck. i have the A.R.E z series topper on my reg cab. very pleased with it.

 

canucklehead is there only one size of bed for the 05 tacoma reg cab?

 

yes..only the double-cab has the short bed option.

 

so i went ahead and bought this shell in kansas. the price was so cheap that i could not afford to get. this should fit from what i understand. 2005 toyota tacoma reg cab.
http://lawrence.craigslist.org/pts/1463386302.html

 

Yes it should fit. I was going to go up there but i didn't have time to go up there.

 

sorry man... paid for it over the phone and will pick it up this sat. i wanted to put some miles in, and see how the seats are going to treat me. 5hr and lawrence is a fun town.

 

no need to be sorry thats why I put the link in there. I figured thats about how far it was from OKC seems how im acout 2.5 hrs from both of them.