What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

These showed up today. I'm finally getting around to making some tool / fishing rod holders.

 

TRD cat back. Got it today, used from another member on here.

 

Got the footwell LED Strips wired in. Now I just need to get the two under the Driver's Seat and two under the Passenger's seat wired in and that will be done.

While I was at it and had the Driver's side A-pillar off I did the RAM Ball Mount A-Pillar Mod. Thanks @G.T. for the write up and thanks @SonnyBones for the extra hardware.

 

KG5LXA here. New to Amateur radio, just got my Tech license and studying for the General as well. Actually a member of the Allen CERT here in Allen, Texas. I have turned an HT into a mobile unit. I made a mount for the HT in my truck and it holds it pretty stable like.

I was going to use a fender mount like you got but it was made for 2010 Chevrolet trucks but others say it would fit but it might rub the hood. I decided to go with the Rentless Fabrication hood mount. Only bad thing is they come with a 1/2" hole, not 3/8" or 3/4" like we need for our antenna's. I had to drill out the fender mount hole too but it was thin stainless metal. This RF mount is 3/16" thick and work hardened and I already ruined one 5/8" bit trying to drill through it. It has to be annealed first before I attempt that again. I am using a Magnetic Antenna mounted on the hood close to where the hood mount antenna will eventually be. Here is the Hood mount link;

http://www.relentlessfabrication.com/collections/toyota/products/05-tacoma-hood-hinge-cb-aux-mount

Shoot me a PM with your email or just answer mine. KG5LXA clear.

 

Added waterproof pushbutton for the bed lights.

 

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

Yes after I took off my swaybar my tires rub in reverse when backing up and turn sharp

 

I love my general grabber at2s. 150 a piece shipped to your door from discounttiredirect.com

 

At last. Racing seats. No SRS code either!! And a Tundra TRD shift knob. Well worth the mod time, money and transformation.

 

BAD ASS!

 

I did a little landscaping around the house on Tuesday.

 

Installed a U-bolt flip kit from Headstrong Offroad! The usual from them.....Low price, high quality, fast free delivery, and a happy customer!

On to the NEXT mod!

 

Went spear fishing.

 

I'll post pics once I get all of the LED strips wired.

 

Put on the MGM grill that I got from a fellow member. All I need to do now is paint the rear bumper and then no more chrome on the outside!

 

Went out to do some flexing poser shots

 

those seats are SWEET

 

Dealer dipsticks used wrong oil and why is Walmart Mobil 1 0W20 so cheap??

Went to a Toyota dealer to avail myself of the free 15K oil change, thinking surely a Toyota garage could competently do something as simple as an oil change... but NOOOOOO! After I got home and inspected the work invoice more closely I noticed they had put in 5W30. I should have checked the invoice before I left. Lesson learned, from now on I do as much maintenance as possible. So I went to Walmart, got some 0W20, and changed it myself.

How is it that Walmart can sell a 5 qt. Mobil 1 0W20 $10 cheaper than anyone else? I can't help but be somewhat paranoid that what I'm buying is some Chinese knock-off Mobil 1. My mind keeps envisioning a bunch of chain-smoking, drunk, snickering Chinese mobsters pissing into fake Mobil 1 containers partially filled with corn syrup (to add viscosity)!

 

There are different Mobil 1 formulas.

 

What oil were you expecting the dealership to put in?