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

Thanks to this great forum I changed my rear diff fluid. It was easy as pie. Old fluid was pretty clean. Last changed by stealership at 85k for some obscene price, changed today at 126k.

I lowered the spare tire and poured the new fluid right in!

Next week is spark plugs

 

This is what I hate the most about those caps. Anytime it rains, dirty water streaks down from beneath them and stains my tailgate. I was thinking of applying a layer of silicone under the caps to prevent dirt from getting trapped in there like someone did a few pages back.

 

Factory or aftermarket? How much?

 

OEM

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...gen-tacoma-today.6499/page-8052#post-18351095

 

Thnx

 

Final mock up of my chase light to replace my 3rd brake light when my tent and bars are mounted.

Running light

Brake light

Reverse light

Cargo light (tied to my bed lights)

And a 6pin quick connect

 

You're welcome. Also bought the tailgate cap from same place.

 

Fuck yeah! What part of the mother land are you from?

 

I think headwaters are about the same as marathon if so you can't beat them.

 

Removed my third member today in preparation of my lunchbox locker install. Still not sure if I’ll start working on it tonight, but I wanted to get it out since it’s supposed to rain the next few days.






I put the truck mostly back together so my neighbors don’t have to look at it in pieces.






Is this what they mean by open diff??

 

Extended all my breathers, uni filter mod, installed my new @mesojdm interior lights, they fit great and are way brighter and look better than stock.

 

Changed my cabin filter and that thing needed it. Was going to install the front recovery point from SOS Concepts but it is way too hot out there!

 

TL;DR first time since buying my truck last fall that it has seen dirt under the tires.

Took a short, morning trip down a strip that follows the creek behind my parents house while visiting them. Wife gave me a hard time because I wanted to take my truck off the asphalt for the first time. Saw 2 coyotes at the back so I had to get out and look for a den and figured I would snap a pic while I was out.

 

Out if curiousity I opened up the area and it is both easy to access and looks not too difficult to pre filter.
There's a clip with a Phillips button ,not an actual screw just pull it up then pull up the entire clip. Then pull back the hood gasket, it's just hooked on to the lip, and lift up the cover.
Underneath is the air box inlet. Could probably zip tie some 1/16 mesh over it.

I haven't done it but I think to completely remove the cover for cleaning you would pull the wipers(1set screw each), then open the hood and pull the clips at either end of the gasket, remove the gasket, then just pull up on the cover to unsnap it.

 

Over the last few days...

- Rear diff breather relocate to tail light

- Installed the auxiliary fuse pannel and transferred all my accessories to it.



- Oil change with Mobile 1 15,000 mile synthetic. Was on sale for $30 for 5 quarts at Orielly’s. (Will be checking as I approach 5,000 and so on.)

- AEM air filter ($40 on Amazon)



- Detailed inside and out, 303 on the seats and Softopper and trying out some waterproof seat covers I found on Amazon for $20 each.

 

Drove 420 miles round trip to pick up a rear bumper and sliders from SOS Concepts. Then my little guy wanted to help wash it.

 

Not my idea but bought this off a wrecked Taco it was still in great shape so I cleaned it up fish scaled it then used boderite on it to cut down on corrosion. Since I don't have a spare underneath I thought I would make use of the wasted space... The first part of this project I was like WTF am I doing ? I have chopped up more than a perfect Toyota or two so oh well hope the bed doesn't crack. Still need to finish mounting it and get the wire harness mounted back.

 

Stop gap fix while I impatiently await my @Pelfreybilt second gen high clearance dual swing out rear bumper! My 295/75/16 spare barely fits under there with the ears trimmed off.

 

Nice pic, and nice truck. Like it.
For me, it's the opposite; every 5 or 6 weeks, I'm going to town and a little asphalt (even if it's a crappy asphalt).
Otherwise, Im off road permanently.

 

I agree. Don’t care for the wet Okoles in the summer. My buddy has the marathon seat covers and they are very durable.