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

Equal opportunity, inclusion for all, my friends!

 

The tech deck is solid! Just installed mine. I got the upgraded one. The a/c control panel, I left dangling and removed 2 screws from the radio and that gave me enough room to slide in the alum. piece. Slapped some epoxy on it and slid it into place. Used to bolts to hold in in place while the glue dried. removed the bolts and put everything back together. This took less than 10 minutes to install.

 

Now thats a pretty baby. Congrats, way to teach the princess to handy.

 

Artic fenders kinda

 

Dude mines seeping there too.

 

Did this a couple days ago. After I washed the truck with Chemical Guys "Clean Slate", I sprayed Adam's iron remover over the entire truck. I was surprised how many spots I found after waiting a couple minutes. Rinsed the truck real good and dried it. Then I went over the truck with medium and heavy clay. Now to tackle the paint chips.

 

I found the cooler I kept the surface the more adhesive came off with the badges and the less stayed on the truck....warm seemed better

 

Spelled boobs upside down on my odometer.

 

That's jelly, not a keg.

 

Is that what they're called?
I'll pass....

 

I like keg better!

 

Nice spot for the radio.

 

Keg o jelly. Yum. Sugar coma.

 

Weatherstrip replacement—out of warranty. My two front doors was driving me crazy when there was a crosswind on the highway. Toyota wouldn’t replace it per TSB. I have extended warranty on truck, but apparently it doesn’t cover weatherstripping. No surprise. The dealership quoted me $175 plus tax to replace each door weatherstrip. I purchased the two front door weatherstrips from a dealer in CA. $58ea. This is the passengers side one:



This job is so easy to do. Just pull the old weatherstrip off being careful to try and remove all the tape on top of door in one piece, leaving behind these clips:



Just use one of these tools (I taped it with electrical tape as to not scratch the paint) to pop out the clips:



You do have to remove the 10mm bolt holding the door hinge on, so you can remove the old weatherstripping and slide over the new. There is blue loctite on this bolt. Be careful not to strip the head of the bolt as you remove it and tighten it.

On top of the door make sure it is clean before installing the new weatherstrip because the new has adhesive on the top section. I used isopropyl alcohol.

I started the install from the top corner. Put a clip in and started pulling off the back of the tape adhesive going towards the front one clip at a time. This is the replacement weatherstrip from TSB. It is thicker than original. Now the door shuts solid. In fact you have to close it a little harder than before. We shall see if it fixed my problem.....just have to wait for a good crosswind.


July 9th Update: Had a good crosswind Yesterday and front doors were quiet. Will keep monitoring it.

 

Finally got my TPAM from Expedition Essentials installed. Their instruction manual and video gloss over some things, but if you are somewhat competent it is fairly easy.

 

Simple one today. Battery hold down.

 

I am a big fan of BTTF and 80s pop culture in general, so it was only a matter of time before I did this...

 

Added a OEM painted Grille with T-REX Billet inserts and replaced the stock headlights with the OEM Tinted TRD headlights.




Will be selling the OEM chrome grille and the OEM Chrome headlight set, so let me know if you are interested!