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Anybody ever get TRUCK tags on their taco for lift law reasons? Got pulled this morning on my way to work (1st stop since I've owned the truck for a year n a half) and hassled for the height.

 

Sorry to hear that but nobody I know has ever got t-tags for a Tacoma idk if you can.

 

I think you can. But unless you are towing 10K, your not required to. And if you do you pay more taxes.

 

Yeah the cop was really rude about it too. I was super polite and he let me off without a ticket because he said i have an excellent driving record. Guess ill do some research n see if i can say i tow so much weight or some kind if loop hole to get t-tags so this doesnt happen again.

 

Ok i see... im not worried about the taxes,already pay enough lol. With t-tags the height limit is higher than having regular tags. He said it would keep them (the law) off my ass.

 

Good luck then!

 

Hi Don....

 

There's a really good tutorial (quite a few actually) on YouTube of a guy doing his Tundra. As Casper said, make sure it's nice and clean. I just used rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle and a rag, then a little compressed air to make sure it was dry behind the emblems. Tape off a rectangle around the emblems about an inch or so wide. Then use newspaper to mask off another foot or so in each direction. I had a lot of overspray to clean off my doors because I didn't do that. You can kind of see how far I had the tape line away from my tailgate emblems in the picture I posted. Luckily, it's not hard to get off if that happens. Little bit of quick detailer and a clay bar and you're good.

When you spray, spray at ALL angles. This is VERY important at getting a clean pull when it's time to pull the extra.

Spray the first coat lightly (very important when it's time to peel the excess). About 50% transparency. Wait about 5-10 minutes, and spray a second to about 90% transparency. Another 5-10 minutes, and throw a third coat on to full coverage. Then repeat that about 4-5 more times. The thicker you get it, the better.

After you're done with 7-8 coats, give it 25-30 minutes, and start the peel. Use a toothpick to get the insides of the letters. That's kind of tricky, but you'll get the hang of it quick. I just left some of them in the smaller letters (Like inside the A on the Toyota badge on my tailgate), but I've got a dark blue truck and it's not noticeable at all.

It's really not hard to do at all. The stuff is just strange to me because I come from a line of auto painters and it's nothing at all like paint. But it's pretty cool stuff.

 

I think I've seen you running around town, I'm over off of 208 near courthouse road elementary school.

 

I keep thinking about dipping my emblems red and possibly the front chrome grill black with the 'T' in red, but it might be easier to just buy a blacked out grill instead. I've already got something going on this weekend but let me know if anyone is doing theirs soon. Maybe I can come over and hang out.

 

If that's the case, then I drive by your house multiple times a week

 

Shoot, drop by anytime!

 

good evening everyone.

 

What's up Chris? How's the short week treating you?

 

cool easy day today detailing the bosses truck while he's off almost done.. then i've got a mobile compressor to do an all over on

 

Nice! Great weather for some detailing.

 

washing and detailing inside the shop i enjoy the cleaning it beats the hell out of sanding

 

Evening peeps

 

i'm telling you if i had a heated shop at home i could wash in i'd have the cleanest cars around all year round hell might even start a side buisness

 

wassup wc