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

CaliRaisedLed · Aug 1, 2019

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Installed my Cali raised side projecting lights and bracket after work today.

Might go on a quick night run to test them out

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tdesoto276 · Aug 1, 2019

Cleaning up the bench seat. Will go on B/S/T thread when I get to 50 posts. LOL

2ndGenOffRoad · Aug 1, 2019

concentric_killa said: ↑

Does anyone know of a company that makes a canvas shift boot for the 2nd gen 6-spd manual? My leather boot is starting to fall apart. It would be nice to have a black canvas shift boot..
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Rocksolidtoys.com

apy_camper · Aug 1, 2019

imthejaybird said: ↑

Check out this thread.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...eping-platform-drawer-storage-systems.424709/
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Exactly what I was looking for...searched bed platform and for some reason I never came across this....guess I needed sleeping between those two words, or I should have searched titles only so I don't find every thread that mentions bed or platform

Gunshot-6A · Aug 1, 2019

King Bouyah said: ↑

Wanted to borrow and tow a friend's 5 kayak trailer this coming weekend, but found out last Saturday that it's a 2" ball and the ball on my bumper is 1-7/8"

So I did some research and found that a new ball was like $9 at Home Depot. I don't tow stuff often (obviously), but I figure 2" is the most common, so I figure swapping them's a good plan, right?

Anyway, so Monday was a busy day, so it was about 9:30 Monday night before I could hit home Depot and, whoa they have a lot of balls. I picked a 2" x 1" x 2", bought a BFW to go with it (big freaking wrench, because I don't have anything for a 1-1/2" nut) and off I went.

I got home and prepared to go to town on it and then noticed that the one I picked up was actually a 1-7/8 again. Crap! I look at the time, 10:01, Home Depot is closed. Figures.
So I go to town on getting the old one of anyway. But it's so rusted, it won't even budge. Even after soaking overnight with wd-40. I used the wrench and threw all my weight at it, no dice. I used a rubber mallet with the wrench, nothing. Enter the Sledge hammer. It laughed at me.

Ok, this is going to get real right now. Backed up to the basketball hoop, wrapped a ratchet strap around the post, tightened it against the wrench (with a coat over it in case it snaps) and slowly creeped forward. Success, I broke that SOB loose. But then what? Turned out there was no lock washer on the shank, and there were no flat sides on the ball's base so nothing to hold it as I turned the nut. It was still pretty rusty, so it wouldn't budge any more without just twisting the whole thing. No amount of wd-40, heating, sledging, or gentle coercion would do anything more. I put a pipe wrench on the ball, but it just shredded the edges.

So my next thought was to just cut it off, but the only thing handy was a 6" hack saw with a dull blade. Next stop Walmart for some fresh blades. While there I notice they have balls, too. So I get a 2" one this time. Good to go.

Back at home now around 12:30 I start into the nut, I made my cut straight up so I can just crack this nut in half and it's going well because the shank only sticks down far enough to go through about half the nut. So once I get a slit in this nut I I grabbed a chisel and hammer and start splitting this guy open. After a few whacks and seeing that slit get wider I grab my pipe wrench and BFW and successfully get that thing off. If the idiot PO who had put that thing on there had picked a longer shank so the lock washer could fit, this wouldn't be such a problem. So I pop in the new one and realize, I bought the same size shank, so no thread to grab onto with a lock washer on there. Suddenly I can relate to the idiot PO. So now I have two balls to return to two different stores. "Ok, I'll deal with that tomorrow. Time to check the wiring. The flat 4 plug had actually fallen off, so i knew I needed to redo the wiring. The terminals were a bit corroded, but some acid cleaner took care of that. But didn't leave much metal left surprisingly. So I start stripping the wires on the plug side and it's crumbling in my hand. WTF, no wonder it fell off. This is stupid. So off to Walmart again for a new plug and when I get back (2:00 now), I realize I should have checked the other wiring when I was under there. I start poking around, strip the wires on the converter side and I test the voltage with each of the functions. It's coming through really weak on the right turn signal, not at all on the left or taillights. Ground looks a little corroded so o clean that up. Still no luck, I check the splices, good voltage there if I can get the ground working. Then I wonder, is the converter toast? I check continuity and it's hit or miss. Seriously. I'm going to bed now. (3:30 after cleaning up. Up for work at 6:00.

Tuesday night, Round 2. I returned the balls, and pick up a 2" with 3"shank. And a converter. Done and done. I look at the instructions and it says to tighten to 250 ft.lbs. WHAT? OK, so my wrench is probably 18"long, I'm 150lbs, if I put all my weight on that wrench, that's probably in the ballpark of 250. If not, I hope in not screwed.
Wiring the converter was not bad other than the dirt in my eyes undoing PO's electrical tape. I quickly learned that even with safety glasses, it doesn't stay completed out of your eyes. And it tastes nasty. I get it working, clean up and then I realize after I finish up under there, I should have spliced in wiring for my shell's 3rd brake light. What an idiot. Off to bed again. But today, I towed that little trailer like a champ. Should have taken a picture, though. My truck looks good towing 5 kayaks.
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Sometimes they think it be like it is, but it do.

Trikster · Aug 1, 2019

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Truck is dirty, but will grab a shot today and post up. As an aside, I didn't know how awful my old tires were until I was on the new ones...

ACEkraut · Aug 1, 2019

tdesoto276 said: ↑

Cleaning up the bench seat. Will go on B/S/T thread when I get to 50 posts. LOL
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You posted in the correct thread to achieve that goal!

imthejaybird · Aug 1, 2019

MatEnginerd said: ↑

Exactly what I was looking for...searched bed platform and for some reason I never came across this....guess I needed sleeping between those two words, or I should have searched titles only so I don't find every thread that mentions bed or platform
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I've not had much luck with the search function on here either. Try searching in Google but include TacomaWorld along with the phrase you're looking for. It's worked a few times for me and might get you a little closer.

13txtaco · Aug 1, 2019

Drumdog said: ↑

These...what ?
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Cup holders

orezona · Aug 1, 2019

fegerfan2525 said: ↑

Re-wired the abs module. No more annoying abs and traction control light!!!
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I know there's a thread somewhere on here for this but I can't find it... Possible that you happen to remember the link to it?

foxrcing07 · Aug 1, 2019

Gunshot-6A said: ↑

Sometimes they think it be like it is, but it do.

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@Uphillshunter Sounds like the story of this week

El Taco Diablo · Aug 1, 2019

foxrcing07 said: ↑

@Uphillshunter Sounds like the story of this week
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^ Truth

TOMB · Aug 1, 2019

Changed oil and filter.
Greased drive shaft
Enjoyed doing the maintenance .

TOMB

99kx250 · Aug 1, 2019

Bought a house to put it in! First home

Austinguy · Aug 1, 2019

99kx250 said: ↑

Bought a house to put it in! First home
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Congrats on the new casa. Big accomplishment!

spencermarkd · Aug 1, 2019

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Anybody have this setup that could fill me in on what's required to mount this in the bed? Looking to build out my own and can see it's relatively simple cuts of wood, but I'm sure there is more to it than that, and once again I've failed at finding any info through the search tool. Pics stolen from @jpneely who has this one for sale in SC, but it's a bit out of my way to pick up and I might customize a few things in my design once I understand the support structure necessary.

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Do you use google sketch up at all? Somewhere on my laptop at home I have a file where I designed a bed/platform system like that w/ a model of the 2nd gen long bed in it. Easy to get measurements/cut list off it. I'd be happy to dig it up and send it your way.

Ninja Steve · Aug 1, 2019

99kx250 said: ↑

Bought a house to put it in! First home
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Congrats!

seanb06 · Aug 1, 2019

Hit my first 1K miles as a Tacoma owner, loving every minute so far. This site has already cost me a few pennies..

Kuntrykid · Aug 1, 2019

woodsman117 said: ↑

Maybe it's cuz mine is a 2015? Mine didn't require any trimming for the clutch...
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Like I mentioned before on this thread... mine are from a 09 & they were trimmed for a clutch pedal. My clips dont line up but it stays in place & does what its supposed to do!

Trikster · Aug 1, 2019

Turd gen wheels on a Second Gen. I think Rosie looks great!

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