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

Changed my serpentine belt. Bit of a pita, but not as bad as I thought. Getting an allen wrench in the hole to hold the tensioner slack was a joy. Routing was a little bizarre, but about 6 looks from the bottom and the top working half blind, I finally got it.

 

Washed all the bugs off the front and installed a new cabin filter !

 

Is that Toyota emblem removable? Cool use of the 3d printer. Will it be permanent? You could use epoxy if so. Double sided 3M tape also comes to mind, but unsure how that might look. You could also fabricate/print/glue a mount bracket behind and pressure fit it on to the grille with a bolt or something.

 

Detailed, look at that paint. Like glass.

 

I tried loading my Polaris sportsman 800 into my truck after my girlfriend told me not to... she was right. She always is. Needless to say, my tailgate buckled in the center. I should have known that would happen. This is the look I’m rocking until I order a new one.

 

Got my lift back after adding weight. Hopefully I have finished coil spring roulette.



Ftr that's Stock TRD off-road, 885, 887, & 886

 

What bumper is that??? I like it

 

Get a tailgate skin for your next one.

 

I was thinking of printing posts in the back that I can drill and tap. Then use a fender washer and screw in back to hold it in place and keep it removable.

 

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Oil change after about 12,000 miles using the extended life 15,000 Mobile. Was the same price as regular Mobile 1 at the time. Didn’t look too bad on the dip stick and could have waited a bit but the weather was nice and once in the bottle glad I did it a bit early. Switched to Shell. See how this does.

 

Please don’t. For the life of me, I can’t think of a single reason you would need on the fly EQ controls, especially when it comes at the cost of a permanent modification.

 

I have one too. Trying to get it sold though. Don't have time for it and it just takes up space.

 

Installed these used side steps I bought from local CL

 

Installed new headlights in my truck after 2 restoration attempts didn't do to much.

Low exposure shot to show the Halos and DTRL when the headlights are on.

 

Paid it off today!
2013 Reg Cab 2.7 4x4
Trans Auto
Miles 43,000
Rear Bilstien 5100
Front stock (saving up for 6118s
Tires 265/75/16 Wild Peak ATs
Uni filter mod
ATF dry drop in filter
Secondary air filter removal
Tinted windows

 

Hella mods i guess.

 

Appreciate the opinion here .... It's not really about the eq functionality (although I do believe this will be a smoother experience than what that pioneer has to work with). I like having a rotary volume knob which the touch screen deck lacks. Also the separate gain for the sub channel. I'll also be running a 3.5mm to the RCA aux inputs on this so I can connect my phone and bypass the deck if I'd like. Furthermore it will be nice to have 8v preouts coming into my amps rather than whatever pitiful voltage the deck has going for it. Tonight I'll be using an ociliscope to factor the max level withoit distortion on the deck, then from this unit, and then finally on the amps to properly set gains. I did custom car audio installs for years so I'm no amateur to this game... I know exactly what I want

 

Finished up the lift this weekend, got the rubbers on and alignment done today and was able to take out the Knolly and go for a rip.. Super stoked how the truck now sits!

 

Looks good! Are you runnin wheel spacers?