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New Owner - Looking for ideas

Discussion in 'New Members' started by bfekete, Aug 25, 2018.

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  1. Aug 25, 2018 at 6:21 AM
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    Hey Guys

    Just bought my first ever Tacoma this week! 2018 TRD Sport 4x4 White. Im looking for some ideas/need help with the whole modification process as i am completely new to this.

    1. My goal is to make everything on the exterior blacked out, so all the chrome badges and wheels. Can anybody point me to where i can find matte black badges for a tacoma? or suggest a different alternative if you know better.

    2. I want to put new tires/wheels on my truck and i have no clue where to begin. Measurements of rims and tires on different websites make no sense to me so was hoping for some help on this.

    3. Any further suggestions to interior/exterior i am open to!

    Thanks everyone for your help, look forward to hearing all the ideas and suggestions. I have attached a pic of another truck to help paint a pic of what id like to do with my truck.

    taco2.jpg
     
    bfekete, Aug 25, 2018
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  2. Aug 25, 2018 at 6:23 AM
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  3. Aug 25, 2018 at 6:27 AM
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    Welcome to TW and congrats on your purchase!

    Those black badges are crazy expensive some many guys opt to just plasti-dip ( https://amzn.to/2ws0cy6 ) the chrome ones. 1 can should be more than enough to do all of them. Aside from that here are a few fun and easy mods to get started:

    Interior LED kit: https://amzn.to/2wxuvDZ
    Center Console tray: https://amzn.to/2MQv45K
    Tailgate inserts: https://amzn.to/2Nnkj7S
     
    boogie3478, Aug 25, 2018
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  4. Aug 25, 2018 at 7:15 AM
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    Hobbs, Aug 25, 2018
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  5. Aug 25, 2018 at 7:40 AM
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  7. Aug 25, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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    irayfz6, Aug 25, 2018
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  8. Aug 25, 2018 at 9:57 AM
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    Welcome to TW... Nice looking ride. As far as the badges go,Plasti-Dip is both cheap and easy!!
     
    buckhuntin-tacoma, Aug 25, 2018
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  9. Aug 25, 2018 at 10:51 AM
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    For Matte Black decals try CBOY808.
     
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    Correction : Cboy808
     
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  11. Aug 25, 2018 at 12:38 PM
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    Welcome! Just take the badges off and go on about your day.
     
    StayinStock, Aug 25, 2018
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    Welcome! Nice truck!
     
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    or @CBoy808 but he's busy with the hurricane coming in
     
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  16. Aug 25, 2018 at 3:57 PM
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    Amazon for the blackout badges...

    I got a complete set for my truck for like $60!
     
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  18. Aug 25, 2018 at 4:00 PM
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  19. Aug 25, 2018 at 4:36 PM
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    Welcome. I'm new to TW as well but as most have said, Plasti dip for the black badges most cost effective way to do it. I was hesitant at first and after watching a few YouTube videos on how to do it and experiencing how easy it was, u wanted to plasti dip everything. Lol
     
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    Plastidip for sure. Cheap, easy, reversible and can be found at most big box retailers. I went with a dark red on my MGM to do something different, but black looks good on white trucks.
     
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