My 2002 Tacoma

A few days ago I made a purchase of a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. It is equipped with the TRD Off Road Package, SR5. I have been searching extensively for the right one and here she is! There are some things I would like to repair and clean up before I start modifying it further, but I am very happy with my purchase. This thread is for the purpose of introducing and periodically updating the status of me taco.

Complete

• Sand Wheels
• Plasti-Dipped Wheels
• Fixed dash-rattle
• Changed Battery
• Subwoofers - Rockford Fosgate P3D2-12 with a Rockford Fosgate R5001XD Amplifier. Bass is INSANE.
• Shampoo and Detail the **** out of the Interior
• Changed Oil

To Do

• Clean Up Bumpers
• Spark Plugs
• Eliminate Evaporation in Headlights
• Change Valve Cover Gasket
• CV

Future Mods

• New Tires and Wheels
• Light Bar
• Satoshi Grill Mod
• Weather Mats
• Upgrade Stereo
• Upgrade Speakers
• Cold Air Intake
• Upgrade Lighting

PlastiDipped wheels. +15 HP

 

I am hoping to get some feedback on how I should Clean up the rust on the bumpers. If anyone has experience please input your advice. Thanks!

 

Welcome to the club!Lookin nice Curtis!

 

Thanks Man!

 

Your going to have to sand the bumpers and repaint them or the rust will continue to spread and get worse!For the time being you could just spray WD-40 on the rusty areas to shield it from the weather/elements!Not going to cure it obviously but somewhat slows the process of the rust getting worse faster!Good luck!

 

Thanks! Any ideas of what to use to repaint them? I have seen multiple products people have used such as Rust-Oleum, Herculiner etc. and I don't really see what the difference in would be besides the huge gap of pricing between them.

 

nice, have fun with the new truck it looks good.

 

Thanks Natas, I'm in love but at the same time I feel like there's just too much to be done and not enough time; or money.

 

Sand,primer and paint!Don't think either your going to notice any difference in quality from a manufactured rattle can product!You might even want to clear coat the bumpers after painting as well to prevent them from fading and such!

 

Thanks a lot! Maybe you could give me one more suggestion. The wheels have some pretty bad corrosion. I am going to basically do the same thing as with the bumpers. One concern I am having is that the previous owner either hit a curb or a rock pretty bad and the wheel was basically "scraped" and is now overlapping/penetrating the tire. I don't know whether to sand it down or leave it because I don't want to damage it any further. I am looking to get new wheels and tires in the future but I don't want to be left on in the middle of nowhere.

 

Honestly Curtis i would just leave it if your not having any problems/issues!