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

Well since the coveted Osram 64205 has been discontinued I opted for the elusive (not found in US markets) and highly praised (by Daniel Stern Lighting) GE Megalight Ultra +120. I am impressed with the output and low price but best of all they also don't use the lumen-wasting cheesy blue film on the high beams like many "high end" bulbs come with.

 

All the way from Bulgaria haha

 

Figured out the popping noise in rear end...actually turned out to be more in the middle. It was the cross member I had installed for my Bud Bilt belly pan...I took the skid off awhile ago but left the cross member on for easy re-install but it never sat 100% flush against the frame because of my sliders' weld plates.
The bolts were binding up on one side, as I went to loosen them I could feel and hear the tension release. Took a test drive around the block and the obnoxious noise is gone. So glad I got that figured out, was driving me fucking nuts.

 

My rack makes noises with my skids too....once removed, shes silent

 

I think you should definately go with OEM boots "because they are the best because they were designed for our trucks and because Toyota engineers"

Ami right guys?


















Just kidding ~ Carry on

 

Stirring the pot on a Friday night lol

 

Was looking in to doing some Morimoto projectors on the truck. Was working out some really good ideas of what I want to do with them aaaand.

Ok... So, the kibosh was placed on the headlights... for now.

The wife (who is much wiser and more responsible than I am) reminded me of the oil spot on the driveway that is under my truck. She suggested that get fixed before I start fucking around with the newest shiney object that captured my attention.

So now... another round of parts collecting has commenced.

So far: (ordered just now)
Valve cover gaskets ✔
Plenum gaskets ✔
Spark plug seals ✔
Valve cover bolt washers ✔
PCV valve ✔
PCV valve grommet ✔
Camshaft end plugs ✔
FIPG gasket maker ✔

Crankshaft / Harmonic Balancer bolt ✔
(Because I'm toying with the idea of a lightened balancer pulley from LC Engineering)

I did manage to hide a cool looking set of tail lights in that order though

 

Ya I've got my IFS skid making contact with the metal under the front cam tabs on the passenger side, gotta grind a bit of the skid plate back

 

They're also the cheapest and come with all the clamps and grease, but Porsche 930 boots work well too if you're up for the extra work.

 

Headed to Arizona via Boise. Feels strangely familiar.

 

Where in AZ you headed to and when?

 

Lost the low beam on my driver side headlights. Switch bulb to passenger side and it works fine. Must be a cut wire in the harness.

Gonna save me some trouble and just tap in from the passenger side.

Wish I knew about those bulbs posted earlier. Just blew $50 bucks on a new set if Silverstars.

 

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What was the third day for Dan, Mike and I was actually the day we'd meet Zane and Monte for the official start of the trip. We were up early with a lot of miles to cover - and some great stops along the way - before we'd arrive in Cooke City at our designated meeting time of 5pm.

The question on all of our minds - when would Monte show up?

Read all of day 3 and check out the photos:
The Re-Tour Day 3: Monte's "Right On Time"​

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The Re-Tour Day 3: Monte's "Right On Time"​

--- catch up on the whole story so far ---
[day 1] [day 2] [day 3]
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Got a link to those bad boys??

 

https://www.powerbulbs.com/us/product/ge-megalight-ultra-120-hb4-twin

I actually ordered the GE Megalight Ultra +130s after seeing his post. I'm not overly concerned with the high beam performance. I also ordered up the wiring harness for the ultimate H4 headlight upgrade. My truck has LED bulbs now from the previous owner and I'm not a fan so switching back to regular style bulbs and upgrade the wiring.

 

I had water leaking into the rear passenger door sill on my double cab a few months ago. When I upgraded the speakers last fall I noticed that the plastic was torn up on that door and had aftermarket glass, so I'm guessing the previous owner had the window smashed and broken into and the cheap shop he used to replace the glass didn't care about being nice to it.

I used some thick plastic that my mattress came in. I cleaned off all the sticky tar because it was mostly covered in dirt and wasn't very sticky. I then used silicone (left over from redoing the shower/bathtub) to attach the plastic. It holds the plastic there, but when I gently pulled it started to separate pretty easily. Next time I'm in there, I'll probably scrape it off and use something else.

 

Get the 3M Window Weld stuff, 1/4" butyl rope. It's what they use from the factory and the 1/4" is actually a little bigger and will seal better once you clean all the old crap off.

 

Fresh MT90 in the trans and tcase now. I also upgraded my rear view mirror to a Gentex 177 with auto-dim and compass/temp. Much happier with it over the stock one.

 

Solid upgrades man, and you're gonna LOVE the headlight bulbs with the wiring upgrades you're doing.