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

Seems pretty cool. I'll try it in orange.

 

Use a leaf blower to dry engine, that way you can blow water out of crevices.

 

This is how i dry my wheels.

 

Headlights are done!! Pretty much same setup as before. New old school T, removed turn signals lenses, and added LED signals. Repainted with high temp paint. Huge thanks to @trdsport6 for the help
Had to get a special relay for the LED’s to prevent hyper flash. $14 on Amazon. Had to remove the lower dash, on the back of the fuse box

 

Can you use those relays for rear and front turn signals? And do you have the specific link?

 

https://www.amazon.com/2005-2013-To...4310&sr=1-1&keywords=tacoma+led+flasher+relay

yes they work for both. i had led rear signals and it would not hyper flash, but when i installed front led's, thats when i hit hyper flash.

$23 JDM ASTAR Extremely Bright PX Chips 3057 3156 3157 4057 4157 Amber Yellow Turn Signal LED Bulbs

https://www.amazon.com/JDM-ASTAR-Ex...794458&sr=1-5&keywords=tacoma+led+turn+signal
these are the bulbs i purchased for the front

 

"Outside is still dirty".

Compared to what?


Holy crap. Some of you guys appear to spend more time cleaning your trucks than driving them!
Don't get me wrong, I like a nice clean truck as much as the next guy, but holy moly. I'm a procrastinating professional. I'd rather get my truck dirty than clean it.

Your truck looks nice, CP.

 

One of my other vehicles is a MINI and MINI decided not to spray clear coat on the entire engine bay so when I used Simple Green at full strength it actually removed some of the paint. So I just make sure I use a 50/50 mix with water to dilute it and have no problems. Plus I don't use as much simple green.

I have always run the engine while cleaning it. I always want to listen to see if the engine has any problems with water getting into an electrical connection and causing a running issue. Plus the heat from the engine helps to dry the engine bay so I don't have to wait as long to spray the 303 on it.

And finally, there may be a few stubborn spots that are a bit dirtier and resist the spray, soak and rinse routine. I use a soft bristle brush typically used for cleaning drinking glasses after the initial round of simple green if I have any tough spots. The longer arm of the brush helps to get into the nooks and crannies of the engine.

Edit: I am not responsible for what happens to you if you borrow the brush from your kitchen and your spouse finds out.

From Amazon:

 

Finally got around to getting some OME 866 coils to replace my saggy Toytecs, Should have done this a long time ago.. drives like a different truck! Got about 2.5" more lift.

 

Sure you do. If not, I can loan you a butt ton of excuses. I got thousands. My dad used to tell me, "You've got more excuses than Carters got pills".

 

Mine will be in Saturday. Wasnt really in the market for suspension but watching the number dwindle down as they sold brought out the kid in me. had to have it.

 

Can't wait to see pics of it on yours, Cory! Make sure you post up, please!

Question, if you don't mind, since I'm a noob about this sort of stuff. Been reading some stuff, and there seems to be some "concern" about the rear losing "lift". Are you worried? Are you doing anything about that? Meaning, AAL, etc?!

 

My truck came with a spacer lift installed, so I will likely keep the rear block (1 inch) in until I decide on AAL or full leaf pack. I had a dakar pack on my 1st gen and really liked it. I believe most people that are installing this kit are using an AAL to keep some rake.

 

Gotcha. Thanks a lot for the input/info! I'm not sure what I'm doing yet... a bit "concerned" about possibly losing height since I'm rocking an ARE cap... but we'll see!

 

Headstrong 3 leaf AAL seems to be popular. I believe they are under 200 shipped. I thought about ordering one just to be safe. still keeps my total under 800.

 

AH HA. Good to know. Thank you sir, again!

 

Put in my new headlights from TacomaBeast! Love them!

 

Dang, it might just be the camera angle but your old spring actually looks like it's leaning toward the top.

 

Pulled the DRL module out (again) last night in an attempt to find out why #partymode is activated when I use my right turn signal...
No luck.....

Here's a video:



...and here's my "help me" thread:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/turn-signal-drl-issue-the-flashing-is-real.534378/

 

Yeah, I've got this next level OCD. I won't go on about it, but it's real and not going away anytime soon.

I feel like the cleaner I keep my truck, the easier it is to keep clean.

Thank you! ​