Inferno Thread

i got the mount from Amazon. it was cheaper and suction mount . but functionality and color is nice haha

 

Well decided to do a full write up. Here ya go!

BEFORE:




After:

Exterior:

Low Range Off-road 3/1 level lift.
EAG Raptor style LED grille (custom painted surround)
285/70r17 BFG KO2
17” Method Mesh wheels
OEM Tacoma tonneau cover (added after)
OEM cast aluminum running boards (added after)
TRD pro black tail lights
Raptor style Tacoma rear decal (ordered)
Diaz Fab Model T grille emblem (ordered)
After market towing package and OEM 4 & 7 towing light connector.

Interior:

Front and back Marathon Max 5 custom seat covers.
Orange & black tuffskinz in cupholders

 

Looks great! Nice job!

 

Who says our trucks can't haul?!

 

Finally got rid of the chrome badges. Wanted to go a little bit different route so i painted them gloss black. Didnt turn out half bad imho

 

Are those bushwhacker fender flares?

 

Hard to tell from that picture. But very interested to see what it looks like.

 

And then this happened

 

Happened to me 2 weeks after I bought my truck. I hate that man! Damn the luck!
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At the same time a second rock, or what ever it was hit behind the drivers door window. I didn’t realize that it was just a black sticker there convering the paint. Now I’m missing a small piece of it. Forgot to grab a photo tho

 

Sorry for the poor pics of the badge...nothing really compares to the sun on inferno for lighting but i hope these are more helpful.

 

Looks great! So you took them off or taped them off?

 

that's whay i did.

I didn't trust plastidip at the time, so I did 3 or 4 coats of black and 2 coats of clear paint.

 

@RobP62 i took them off after masking around them(to mark where to reinstall) with fishing line and a blow dryer. It only takes about 10 mins to get them all off and my adhesive actually stayed on the door and tailgate in almost prefect shape. I decided to not reuse the old and added a strip of 3m to the back and cut it out around the letters for a good seal. To reapply i heated the spot i had taped off until warm to the touch. pressed them on and held for 30 seconds the removed the tape opened a beer and enjoyed the fruits of my labor lol

 

Wait! You taped them off or this is just the guide so you knew where to put them back?

 

Im wondering the same.i wouldnt paint on the truck do to the overspray but thats just me and im a bit anal with my truck haha

 

Ok, whew, had me there for a minute. LOL

Yea, I definitely like this look more. I did my grill in plastidip (my first time) and it came out great. So I have to wonder now how the matt and gloss will look together or if I'm just being stupid about it.

Before I did the grill I watched a shit load of dip vids. I was amazed how easy it was. Thing is, it's time consuming, the weather has to cooperate, and it can peel off easier than paint. Especially if you have a nick and then hit with a pressure washer.

My grill is temporary until I can get my hands on a @HomerTaco creation. His are powder coated stainless mesh.

I removed the 4X emblem on the tailgate just to see how easy it was. Phhht, nothing to it. So I might just do this. And maybe instead of gloss, go with a satin.

I can remove them in the rain and paint them in my garage if I had to.

Nice job again man!

 

Just a guide to know where to go back. I used fishing line to take off before painting.

 

Hey Rob. Didn’t know if you knew or not, if you decide to redo your grille the plasti dip is easily removable. I plasti dipped my grille before I bought the EAG. I took it off in about 30 min to get back to the chrome look.
All I did was spray the entire grille down with WD-40 and Goo Gone. Let it soak for like 10 min. Then I hit it with a pressure washer and WAH-LA! As good as new. The plasti dip just peeled off like butter with the pressure washer!

 

I plasti-dipped my grill and used satin black paint on the badges. I have no problem with them being different finishes. I thought the same way as you as far as being different, but they look good.

As for the nick/pressure washer...yeah. That just happened to me recently. I'm looking into painting the grille or doing truck bed liner. I'm testing the truck bed liner on a smaller project and might get brave and do the grill also. First I have to peel all the plasti-dip off. Looks like I'll be doing a netflix marathon with a Tacoma grille in my lap...lol.


I don't think I'll get the pro grill. This shape (brace face) is fine...as long as it's not chrome.

I'll update everyone if I go with the liner on the grille.