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What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by hamiltonuh60, Nov 4, 2015.

  1. Jun 8, 2019 at 6:46 AM
    TacoBuffet

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    Gave her a bath.

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  2. Jun 8, 2019 at 7:10 AM
    Blais03

    Blais03 Guess I'll bring a spare wheel bearing...

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    It’s in my build thread somewhere lol hold on
     
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    I kinda like that. Has that uptown ghetto look.
     
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    added an avs aero skin...not sure how I feel about it.

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  5. Jun 8, 2019 at 7:49 AM
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    12Btacoma

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    Icon stage 4, new tires and possibly wheels next month
     
  7. Jun 8, 2019 at 7:51 AM
    TacoBuffet

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    I agree, don't hate it, don't love it, I'd be torn too. But it doesnt look terrible bud and will keep the chips at bay. You could always do a PPF in that same area.
     
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  8. Jun 8, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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    I used to put hood deflectors on every truck. Was usually my first mod. I have had my 2016 Taco windshield busted 3 times on the interstate. Every time I have seen the rock before impact. Every time it came off of a vehicle in front of me and was higher than a deflector would have stopped. Just dumb luck.
     
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    I’m on the fence about them too. I’m really considering one because of paint chips and windshield cracks. Though some say they don’t stop rocks and other have.
     
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    TacoBuffet

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    As someone else posted, I had PPF on my hood, front facia, rocker panels and still found chips, just bad luck, soft paint and soft glass, I've learned to just deal with it, used to get me so worked up.
     
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  11. Jun 8, 2019 at 8:12 AM
    rgljr831

    rgljr831 The less you bet, the more you lose when you win

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    At the dealership earlier and was looking at black TRDPro in the showroom......
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    :eek:
     
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  12. Jun 8, 2019 at 8:16 AM
    Blais03

    Blais03 Guess I'll bring a spare wheel bearing...

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    Was just thinking the other day how it sucks to have a truck that nothing fits in the bed.
     
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    Could Line-X the front of your truck.
     
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    That doesn’t seem so cost effective or appealing looking. Lol.
     
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    gen-tso

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    evertime i look at it i just hear "eyebrows" in my head
     
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    TacoBuffet

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    Lmao, I think alot of us have an unhealthy obsession with our trucks, its a tacoma owner thing. I used to get all worked up over every scratch, chip, nick, broken this, spent thousands of dollars on ceramic coatings, PPF, mods, this or that and finally at 33 realizing its just a f**king vehicle and will rust and fall apart like anything else, not worth the stress or time, however easier said than done.
     
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    Dafuq
     
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