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

That plastic inner comes out? shit I had no idea when I first did my grill.

 

X2

 

Yes, but Not exactly. It's held in place by little plastic tabs that aren't removable without breaking them. If you break them, you can't reattach the inner to the grill. The tabs are part of the grille, come through the inner, and are bent over holding it all together.

I took a Dremel and cut enough of the tabs so that I could remove the inner, but left enough so that they will still protrude through. When i reassemble it, I'll use JB weld to reform the part of the tab I cut off.

At least that's my plan. It looks like it's going to work. I'll report back if it turns out to be a fail. Ha ha.

 

You should just satoshi it since you're in that far

 

Nah. I think I'm going to like this just fine. Plus, bumper ate my play funds. I'm
In this less than $50 including the new corner lights, paint, primer, and clear.

 

Not today but soon

 

Hell yea!

 

Ah okay that's what I thought. I originally cut my inner right and left parts off but jb-welded them back on because the billet grill didn't come out enough behind it.

 

Made a decision.

 

Not a bad decision. Wait. You truck is white, right?

 

Got the bed off along with everything else, now it's time for the painting to begin

 

Or is it...?

 

Anyone who has de-badged their truck...

Can you see where the emblem used to be? Like, where the paint has faded around it for the last 17 years.

 

made me look.

 

Mine is pretty faded, wherever my decals have been scratched off is still dark.

 

This has crossed my mind. I would say that's more a problem for darker colors. Not much contrast between white and faded white. You'd probably have to look at it at just the right angle to see it. I'd say silver is about the same.

 

Good point. I'll report back if I give it a go.

 

Depends on the the color of your rig

 

Just installed some gas shocks

 

Are they upside down? I thought I read somewhere the cylinder should be up. I could be wrong.

EDIT: Read it in Redline's instructions: cylinder up.