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

Will be curious to know how loud it is and if any drone at highway speed.

FIFY

Agreed

 

Absolutely no idea. I just stumbled upon all of this stuff on craigslist. Guy wrecked his truck and was parting out. Got the rear bumper and skid plate and asked how much he wanted for the sliders. He said $80 and I told him I would take them. Could not believe this was all local too

 

I need this

 

Yes! They are very nice. Just reach out to @mattgecko he'll have them in the mail in 24hours or less. He is very easy to work with and responds to messages quickly.

 

you can diy for far less than that kit price just fyi

 

While this is true most guys can’t/won’t be able to put the kit together as cleanly and completely as the pre-made kit. If you’d like to give him a list of supplies and where to buy them along with directions of how to install I’m sure he’d appreciate the help. Or he can just spend a little more and buy @mattgecko kit and be done with it. Just my thoughts

 

True that... Awesome kit, Great person to deal with.

 

True

 

New condenser and new tranny cooler. Condenser went out during the 95-100 degree heat wave. File under super awesome during the 1 hour commute. Oil cooler was right there and cheap insurance to replace at 14 years 140k miles. Looked like horseshit. Broke 5 rusted bolts. Thank God for a cutoff wheel.

Radiator in the near future, approx 150k miles.

Old cooler


New cooler

 

Better yet, just leave it in the truck till you need it.

 

honestly yeah this is the best thing to do, less chance of losing or getting it stolen.

But dudes like to run'em shackles out in the open lol just one of those "gotta show it" things

 

Yet another simple one.

 

Helps you find those loose 12ga bird shot high brass hiding in the recesses of the bed! I've departed this as I have the Extang Trim-Fold. Is it wired hot to the battery with a gate switch or rocker?

 

Would recommend the secondary air intake cover available on Amazon for about $42. Keeps most the slashed water and dirt out of the filter material.

 

Haha. You have a keen eye there! Even caught that it was high brass!

It is wired via 3 way switch. One in the bed one in the cab. I’ve seen guys do the gate pin setup but I wanted to be able to control it at will. Here are some pics of my switches. The other switch in the cab is for my ditch lights.

 

I like the switches! There are many times I have the gate open and wouldn't want the lights on when not needed. Thanks!

 

Ty. They are solid little switches and they come in different colors. And yes, that’s exactly how I feel about being able to control the bed lights

 

Looking at your build thread, did you have success with the Hypertech speedo calibration? I'm running 33" (285/70r17) BFGs.

I also noticed your preference in hand guns. Is that the backstrap of a Glock 30S poking into frame?

 

Yes, the Hypertech was easy to set up and install and it brought me back to normal for the Speedometer. If you noticed on my thread I left the USB cord attached and ran it down to the little drawer to the lower left of the steering wheel so I could recalibrate if needed but so far I’m good. I am running 285/70/17 Goodyear Duratracs

Another keen observation on the gun sitting on my desk in that pic. That would be my Gen 3 Glock 27. It’s my edc as of right now. Been carrying it for about 3 years. I’ve been considering buying the Glock 43 for my new edc. I have messed around with one a little bit at the range but not sure if I am sold yet.

 

Any issue with taking the instrument cluster apart?

I used to carry the 27 (love 40) but living in Florida and being in shorts and a polo shirt all the time, the 43 has been my edc for the past two years. I run an Osprey45 on my G30 and it runs flawless, but hard to hide that in my pants!!!