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3rd Gen Quicksand thread

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by .28, Sep 14, 2015.

  1. Jan 24, 2019 at 1:43 PM
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    Tocamo

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    Most people put on too much and it doesn't look right. You have to put minimal amount in the scratch, and more importantly wet sand it down so that it doesn't stick out more than the factory paint. A bit of work, but in the end it's almost unnoticeable. If you don't touch it up, you may get rust down the road.
     
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  2. Jan 24, 2019 at 1:47 PM
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    Bumper shells arrived, perfect match for the black textured fender flares and bumper.
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    Perfect color combination for a QS Offroad.

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  3. Jan 24, 2019 at 4:15 PM
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    I dig it!
     
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  4. Jan 24, 2019 at 6:40 PM
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    Late evening wash.

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  5. Jan 24, 2019 at 6:41 PM
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    Looks good!
     
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  6. Jan 25, 2019 at 7:39 PM
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    I removed the Tacoma side door emblems and V6 emblem on the tailgate.

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  7. Jan 25, 2019 at 11:58 PM
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    Looks clean. I’m torn between rebadging mine or not. Some days I can’t stand all the stickers and badges.
     
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  8. Jan 26, 2019 at 2:12 AM
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    Bigdaddy4760 Well traveled Older Than Dirt

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    How about a pic of my quicksand smoker, built it to match my truck. We started early this morning
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  9. Jan 26, 2019 at 4:51 AM
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    I seriously thought about applying black overlays, but it was less costly to pop the emblems off instead. I need to go over the areas with some Goo Gone to finish removing the adhesive. I should have done this mod six months ago.
     
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  10. Jan 26, 2019 at 4:57 AM
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    Picked these door badges up on Ebay, molded matte black, same size, adhesive and a direct replacements for the chrome.
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    I didnt need the whole OEM overlay kit, just needed the doors and I wanted the letter centers cut out so I didnt want black plastic covers.

    Very happy with the results.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2016-2...173599143089?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10

    For anyone interested, no affiliation with the seller. I know the 3rd gen badges are harder to find than the smaller 2nd gen black badges. Price listed is for a pair.
     
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  11. Jan 26, 2019 at 9:41 AM
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    That is awesome! Makes me miss my old trailer pit. It also had a custom paint job. But it was maroon and white. It was my fightin Texas Aggie tailgate rig. I will have another trailer put one day.
     
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  12. Jan 26, 2019 at 9:52 AM
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    Watcha cookin' ???

     
  13. Jan 26, 2019 at 9:54 AM
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    Briskets pork butt an pork belly bites an fixing to load in some ribs
     
  14. Jan 26, 2019 at 10:07 AM
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    I'll be over for the Ribs. It's only about a 2-3 day drive... :D
     
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  15. Jan 27, 2019 at 10:57 AM
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    Are those the ecoological shells?
     
  16. Jan 27, 2019 at 11:12 AM
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    Yessir, the TPO
     
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  17. Jan 27, 2019 at 12:35 PM
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    Right on, thanks
     
  18. Jan 27, 2019 at 12:39 PM
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    Youre welcome.

    Btw, what part of IA? I grew up in Dubuque.
     
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  19. Jan 27, 2019 at 4:38 PM
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    I traded in my jeep in and pick mine up tomorrow.:drunk:
     
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  20. Jan 27, 2019 at 4:44 PM
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    Welcome! :hattip:
     

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