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my first mod

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by apex9r, Nov 13, 2009.

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Nov 13, 2009 at 4:06 PM

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i know its not performance but it helps i think

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looks good, now all you gotta do is lift your truck, and put some beffy meats underneath it, then it'll look mean

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Looks good man... and Im sorry! Sorry that you got yourself into this situation. It always starts with a "my first mod for $" and turns into "built a custom blah blah blah for $$$". Oh well, I love modding and hope you do too.

Keep it up.

ruppmeister, Nov 13, 2009

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thanks! ya I want 31 1050's and some billy 5100's next. tires first most likely. And I fortunately have no choice but to go very slow with mods due to no money

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be careful ha ha you'll end up broke like me lol

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hahaha im starting out broke!

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Yo - mods is mods - GJ! Keep it up.

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What kind of paint did you use? How many coats did it take? What kind of prep work did you do? I was thinking about doing the same to my stock taco rims.

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What kind of paint did you use? How many coats did it take? What kind of prep work did you do? I was thinking about doing the same to my stock taco rims.
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i got flat black wheel paint from autozone. cleaned the wheels very well, scuffed the surface to a dull finish with high grit paper, re-cleaned and dried. two coates of gray auto primer and followed with two coates of the paint. one can of primer was plenty with leftover and i used just over one can of paint. I suggest switching to new can as soon as the first feels low. this is b/c when it gets low the pressure changes and therefore you start getting irregular spray, you know heavy/light/heavy/light. makes it difficult to get even coverage. oh and make the first coat of paint not solid, you need to be able to see a little metal through it. and be sure EACH COAT dries completely before you re-apply. whole thing should take about 3-4 hours.

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Thanks for the detailed info. I'm going to do it this weekend. I'll post pics.

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Black wheels make everything look good.

Very nice.

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Black wheels make everything look good.

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thanks

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I'm so tempted to do mine in black.

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It starts!!! Looks great bud...keep it up

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4x4 OFF-ROAD... that is all I need...

I saw a 1st gen with the 2nd Gen 16" off-road wheels today. I think they look better on the 1st gens than the 2nd gens. I would post a pic, but the light turned green before I had a chance to take a quick camera phone pic.

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