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

It's not that bad, better than that turquoise or aqua color or whatever, in my eyes anyway. I don't know about having a color matched grill & lower valance though, that's too much, needs some black. I'm tired of seeing black wheels on everything that's lifted these days but black wheels would look good with that. I've always liked the 98-00 front end.

 

Yeah maybe you're right, I've decide not sell my truck anymore & just keep it forever or as long as I can. Maybe I'll cough up the $5 too. It's only $5 but but just seems like too much for a soft copy.

 

Nah. A slammed paradise blue or surfside green. You gotta make that thing stand out man! It would cover the gray thats on their now pretty easily, throw some chrome mustang wheels on it and call it good.

 

I was thinking Bright White. Apparently White is the most forgiving color to work with.

 

Copper Canyon Mica you say hmmm (thinks to get the truck resprayed this color) lol

 

I wish i got a picture but i saw a really nice blue tacoma the other days. It was almost like metallic on a stock 1st gen 5lug

 

One thing I learned in auto body class was if your going to paint a car, get what you want done the first time. Even if it means more time to hone your skills at painting with a metallic color. Every step of painting a car is a bitch. Might as well make it worth it in the end.

But in regards to white being easy to work with, I was told if its not metallic, it will be easier to spray. So you could go black, red, orange etc.. as long as its not metallic. Me personally, I'm feeling this new Audi color...

 

that loos nice on that car but what about our trucks? some colors compliment the shape of the car/truck better then others

 

Idk. Only way to find out is if someone wants to be a test monkey. Cough Cough BartBoy

 

If there ever was a need for a "thumbs down"...

 

Wasnt there like a rare green color on 1st gens?

 

idk. only green color i know of is the 6Q7 paint code Imperial Jade Mica

 

I forgot to post my finished intake, waiting on three more tbolt clamps but oh well. Anyway this is likely gonna get sold with the SC.

 

looks really good man nice work.

 

Definitely. This won’t be my first rodeo wh Metal refinishing.

I really do like how white looks though.

 

Thanks!

 

your welcome. now we need a 5vz intake lol.

 

White is just such a basic color. Everybody has a white car these days. Someday, when I actually have a project truck, I'm gonna make it stand out. Ive always wanted a Suzuki Samurai on solid axles with a Chevy 4.3 painted in Bright orange.

 

slap a cummins diesel sticker on a Prius and watch the confused looks as they go by lol

 

Oh I was considering Orange too, but more of a dark low-key version. Kind of why I like that Copper Canyon color.