What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

lol I know who he is. Makes amazing stuff, I have bought some of it. I was joking.

 

Yeah, anytime we can get a bargain on Taco bits, especially from Amazon, it is a bonus....our various levels of government have conspired to make our Tacoma mods at least 35% higher than our brothers and sisters below the 49th. i see an inherent unfairness in that

 

Yes.

 

This is by far the most badass Tacoma I have ever seen. Well done!

 

My faux carbon fiber license plate frame came in the mail this morning! Whoop! Been sweating that $9.95 purchase getting here.

 

I agree, its pretty sweet. Have you seen MESO's?? or Max Powell's? Now those Tacomas are also pretty bad ass. lol.

 

Drank a beer and installed new UCA's last night, wow what a PITA.

 

Yes. Fuck that bolt and the designer that put it there

 

I see what you did there

 

That would've taken me at least a six pack just to want to attempt it! Nice job!

 

Mmmmmmmmmmm nectar.

 

What have i done to my 3rd gen today. lol i parked it in the parking lot at my work hehehe

 

The garnish with the lock washers was a beezy for me.

Truck looks great!

 

The real preparedness item there is the epipen.

 

So I saw a post with someone who had a grille made by ECG Fab, and really liked it. Came to find out they went the Pelfry route about a year ago, and couldn't find anyone else who made recessed mesh grilles. So, I decided to make my own! I bought a stock grille off craigslist, hollowed it out, bought some ABS off Amazon, cut it up into 2" strips, epoxied and sanded the hell out of it, cut my mesh to fit, etc. It was a process, but that's half the fun with projects like this, right?

Little before that I also updated my headlights to a more subdued, stealth look from the dual halos I had before and refined some problems with the secondary projectors, and gave them a nice red, passive demon eye to go with the TRD lens etching from TRS. Anyways, here's pics, kinda hard to see the grille in the pics with the lighting but pretty happy with the look.



A little before and after shot



AND I actually want a little input too, do y'all think the black bezel or the color matched bezel looks better? I'm kinda leaning toward black myself.

 

Black bezel.

 

I've gotta say the worst part of following this thread is the money I've spent on parts and I don't even have the damn truck yet (due in next week)! On the bright side a lot of you guys have given some awesome tips on necessary mods and additions to these things

 

Wasn't sure what that was. Thought it might have been lotion to go with that stack of napkins. Didn't want to call anyone out. Glad you were able to clear that up.

 

Color matched for me but they both look good!

 

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