Johnnys219 2015 build

Finally getting around to posting a build thread. Pictures to come soon.

I have had my truck for about a year and its time to share my first year of taco
life.

i have a 2015 double cab long bed trd sport

Interior:
neoprene seat covers
window tint 20%
light in glove box
led interior lights
homelink auto dimming mirror
cheap seat covers (looking for nice new ones)
subwoofer and speaker upgrade.(android headunit to come)
weathertech floor liners
always 400w inverter with inside outlets
inside passanger kick panel fuse box
switch panel in front of cup holder

Exterior:
3 inch mid travel lift
bilstein 6112
bilstein 5160
dakar leaf pack
jba uca
ubolt flip
level 8 mk6 wheels with cooper discoverer at3 xlt
BHLM with D2s projectors and rgb halo
blacked out emblems
mostly debaged.only one blacked out tacoma on tailgate
black bedbox with work/ anti tailgate led light.
Pilfreybilt plate bumper single loop.
LED 50inch curved above windshield
led pod fog lights
20 inch bumper bar
9.5 xrc smittybilt winch
5 gallon harborfreight air tank in bed under box with no name compressor in bed box
hadley air horns
viper remote start with security
under hood additional relay fuse panel
cb radio firestick antenna
magnaflow 14 muffler
fog light anytime mod

Work to come: any help would be greatly appreciate

bed rack with rtt
yellow top battery with power bus
skid plates would be nice
rear plate bumper
snorkle
yellow wire mod
diff breather relocation mod

Girlfriend keeps asking why im changing so much in my brand new truck.
i tell her cuz if i got a truck with everything i wanted i would have bought a 60k truck. i bought a truck to make it my own.
and i love every "hey nice truck" i get. little kids, chicks, old men. they are all the same to me

 

the day i bought the truck

edit: just noticed my old truck is right behind me 03 dakota

 

week later with plastidip wheels and tint

 

when i did my retrofit

 

all done with lights and bumper

 

how it sits today.

 

went offroading this memorial day weekend. stock suspension crushed it.
yes i put temporary vinyl on the sides

 

How well are the plastidip wheels holding up? I'm thinking about doing it on my double cab.

 

hey man mind me asking how much and how the install was of the remote start?

 

The plastidip wheels Is ok. I cleaned them and sprayed but for some reason my wheels started lifting. My dad plastidipped his wheels in his tundra. And put the glossaries over. And his wheels have held up for 4 year. No problems. And them look good. The glossifer helps them from getting dirty

 

The remote start is awesome. I got a viper 2way with security And it works flawlessly.
I did the work myself. And I bought it on Amazon for around 250 if I recall. But you do need a bypass module. I got the key override all. Installation is a pain in the ass. it took me a few hours Friday after work. And a few hours saturday. My biggest issue was the vague instructions for the bypass module. To install the bypass you do have to cut wires in the back of the computer. So if you are not confident I would definitely get someone to do it. And if you decide to do it yourself. Research. There are a few helpfully threads on the forums

 

@Pirhett your truck is so close to mine. we have similar mods. and you have some of my wishlist. looking good

 

Haha thanks man that's badass! I really want to do that but for now I'll have to hold off with that price tag!
Yeah lol you have retrofits which I want but other than that you need to get a lift bro! Lol slippery slope after that hahaha

 

Ya all work on my truck I do myself. The retrofit was the most fun and i'm super happy with the way it came out. The lift is next. Im buying parts, leaf pack is the first to come in. Also you can buy a cheaper remote start, one without keyless entry.

 

Nice build jersey. Tell me more about this vinyl on the sides to prevent pin stripes

 

I knew the trails I was going down where tight. I saw my buddies truck from last year. So I was looking for ways to protect my paint. I looked online for vinyl and stuff. I ended up going to a sign shop near my house and told them my situation. The lady had a whole bunch of scrap prices and mistake pieces. I was able to get them free. Told her it was temporary and was gonna be ripped off when I got back. So I go enough to cover the doors and bed. And it worked great
You can see some of the spots where branches scratched the lettering on the vinyl. But after I ripped it off the paint was fine. Just a few glue spots. But those are easy to take off. Only spot I didn't do where the pillars and I did get some nice marks up there. So im thinking I might clear wrap my whole truck for protection. And this way it's less noticable

 

That's a great idea. Pin stripes are whats keeping me away from more wheeling trips. How much pain in the ass was the removal process?

 

I made sure I only put on the pieces that were good vinyl. Oracle vinyl. Because they have better adhesive and it was less likely to leave residue. So the removal was easy. It only left residue where I had bubbles. Most of it came up with goof off. But when you use goofoff. Make sure you re wax those spots. Goof off strips off the wax. Leaving bare clear coat paint. But goof off and wax is much easier than using a buffing wheel and compound to try to hide the pin strip

 

Good info. Thanks for posting. As a side note, do you frequent the NJ BS thread. Lot's of good local stuff going on there

 

Not to much. I'm super busy in the summer. So not much free time. But I have poked in there. Also I got a group buy going. Sucking up all my time