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

Painted my tcase skid and added quick disconnects to my aux reverse lights.

 

Wow! That's a great deal even if it only lasts 6months.. Please keep us updated with your experience with it. How is it mounted? Are the mounting points adjustable for width?

 

The mounts are adjustable anywhere on the length of the bar via sliding bracket with Allen bolt hold screw. Mine bolts into light tabs on top bar. I will say the hardware is generic hex head junk and I did buy SS Allen bolts to hold up over time and make harder to steal. I have it all lined up the way I want it and I put silicone in the Allen holes just to make it a pain (but not impossible ) to remove.

 

Looks much better...I did some night wheeling yesterday...my god these light bars are sick...I also have an Amazon brand bar. No issues at all


Some douche bag on the freeway was high beaming everyone for no apparent reason.....taught him a lesson and got a few thumbs up from other vehicles

 

Finally got some night shots from my lights. Crappy cell phone pics but shows the differences pretty good

High beams only (barely see first telephone pole ~90 yards away)


High beams + front bumper euro beam HID's (barely see second telephone pole ~180 yards away)


High beams + front bumper + roof spot HID's (can see 8-9 telephone poles ~800+ yards away)


Changed the mounts to heims so it moves better, $4 to $7 for the heims from Jegs


and added hood pins for some reassurance

 

Thinking about picking up either a factory tacoma roof rack or 4 runner roof rack in hopes of being able to add a wind fairing for my rtt and hopefully be able to mount two kayaks on them as well. Think the 1st gen roofs and one of those racks can support the two kayaks?

It would be very similar to @Mademan925 setup.

 

Those led light bars are all the same as the expensive (ripoff) ones. Same technology, 1/3 the price. Good for you for taking the communities advice, looks WAY better there.

 

Last day of stock ifs.....





Solo Motorsports 4x4 LT kit going on (3" up, 3.5" out). Stripped and gussets prepped.

 

Where's your build bro? Truck looks healthy!

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/jds-02-tacoma-build.126596/

Thanks, its getting there lol

 

Color matched handles, flairs, and bumpers. Added LED's to rear bumper. Trying to figure out what to do about painted corner lights......doesn't look right against the front hood seel.......

 

Since I never done this before. Do I put grease between here. Before putting in the CV?

 

Yeah I'm gonna need one!

 

$12 for an oil filter?

 

It shouldn't be necessary. If anything just some white lithium grease for installation.

 

Just to help slide them in, other than that the diff fluid will do the rest.

 

Like those pods...what are they? I want to do something similar. Curious? Why you moved your plate?

 

I had plate like that while bumper was off. I did put it back to factory after pics were taken. I found them on eBay, not sure brand.

 

Grease it up!

 

I know I know. Was less than the Mobil 1 filters. I just wanted a "good" filter until I get a pack of OEM filters. Since we all know how the aftermarket filters stack up to the OEM filters from Chris4x4s comparison