What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

I have looked into Ensolite after some people on here recommending it, though i cant justify the price of it for this project. I am using GT Mat purchased from Amazon. By the time im done ill probably go through about 50sqft, along with allowing me to double up the material behind the speakers. It would cost me three times as mush to use ensolite.

I bought two yards of some extra thick Vinyl sheets from Walmart for $7. Im planning to use this to replace the vapor barrier on the doors. Im going to layer the vinyl with more GT Mat, covering both sides of the door completely. Will post pic this week of it.

 

Looking for replacement headlight housings on a budget, do the Amazon housing lenses last very long or do they yellow/glaze like OEM?

 

I thought he was talking about the leaking rear axle seal.

 

Nice I got it in Santa Rosa . I've seen your rig from a far would like to see it up close and my roommate also has an imperial jade mica . Best color of taco

 

I installed my front Bilstein 5100s today. Took me 4 hours on one side using macpherson spring compressors and 45 mins on the other side using the video on YouTube. "Install without spring compressor" I should have did it from the beginning. I would recommend it.

 

I bought the Matrix headlights from Amazon, paid $56. Had them installed for about a year with no problems yet.

 

I did the Tundra brake upgrade on thursday

I got the tundra backing plates as well cause im anal like that, plus my originals were kaffed anyway

Plus they were only $18 at the dealer, but thats canadian so prolly only $3 south of the border.

I just cut a section out to get it around the hub





They fill up the wheels nicely

 

Looks really good. I paid like 40 for each of those dust shields. Couldnt find them any cheaper at the time. Lol.

 

So jealous. My brake upgrade of going to have to wait because I had to get a new rear Ujoint

 

Actually, the rear shock travel is just about perfect with those springs. It may not look like it from the camera angle but the springs are not flat at all and give me 3" of lift in the rear.

Yeah, I was referring to the leaking axle seal. It took out the bearing and the brake shoes on that side too. Sorry about not being clear.

 

Painted door panels cloth inserts from gray to black

 

Looks nice. What kind of paint did u use for the cloth?

Are the fibers gritty and stiff now?

 

I used this stuff , It works great , saw it on you tube . It is very soft to the touch no grit

 

I bought it at a auto parts store

 

Oh cool. I used that on my valence bumper but never on fabric. Wondering how itd come out. Now i know

 

Works great , I was very pleased with the outcome

 

That's a clean under carriage

 

Finally got around to spraying my flares

 

Nice. What'd you use?

 

So i hope to be recieving a relentless bumper soon. However my stock coils are compressed at the top. My tire rubs on the inner fender. I already did the pinch weld mod. I tried to compensate with adjustable bilstien shocks up front which worked at first and now its rubbing again.

With the bumper coming soon i think i need to replace the coils. Should i go with stock oem until im ready for a proper lift?