08 SEMA Tacoma

While searching the internet today aimlessly I came across this picture of the 2008 SEMA Toyota Tacoma concept, called the Back to the Future Tacoma. I was surprised at how close it is to what I've been doing to mine. It almost looks like I've been copying! lol

SEMA Tacoma:


My Tacoma:

 

Yours looks much better... I'm not to fond of the SEMA truck color...

 

repost....but nice truck

 

What was so special about that SEMA truck other than the connection to the movie? Just decals and white wheels...

Not very "Back To the Future"-ish when the truck itself is all bloated and bulgy..

 

Is that a jeep liberty light bar on the top of your truck?

 

yup yours looks better

 

No offense to you but i like the sema truck better.

But your truck is nice!!

Where did you find the lights for on top.

 

the sema truck came solid axle ! but your truck is nice

 

the MAIN "special" thing about the SEMA truck was Straight Front Axle from the Factory, that is what really made it a "throwback"

 

Seth, I'm not sure if its a Liberty bar or not. I got it off of Ebay from some guy in Thailand and he said it comes as an option off some car there but didn't say which so I really don't know...

 

Hmmm looks like a jeep liberty bar.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-0...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

Yeah, I like that "light bar" too! It does look very Jeep Liberty-esque. Who would have thought it'd work nicely on a Taco?

Are they halogens, HID's, aftermarket aux lights... ? How well do the lights work being up top like that?

 

I agree... kinda like it... would be badass all HID. I wonder how well the aiming is or if the aim is adjustable. I just recognized it because there is a Liberty with this kind of bar on it parked in front of a house on my way home. See it every single day.

 

They're just basic aux lights. They aren't wired at the moment (lame I know ). I just got them a couple weeks ago and wanted to put them on first to see how they looked before I wired them and made them more permanent. They didn't come with a wiring kit either so I need to figure out what I need.

 

We can take a look at it on mod day.

 

Sweet! Since it didn't come with a wiring kit, what would I need to buy? I can take care of that before I go down to Mod Day.

 

mostly just wire.. but i will look at it when you get there and see. then the autoparts store is very close and you can pick up what you need.

 

Okay sounds good

 

Yeah, and once you do get it wired up, do a write up on it in Lighting, would you? It'd be pretty cool to emulate you (that's a big fancy word for copy-cat ) I'd be interested on how you go the lighting from your roof into your engine compartment while still maintaining a decent amount of water-tightness.

And, oh yeah, on how adjustable those lights are and how well they work.

 

All right sounds good. I have a couple close of shots of the light bar on my build page by the way if you're interested.