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

I’ve used Fluid Film liberally in my bushings and in between the leafs for quiet springs.

 

My Dakar springs stopped squeaking on their own.

 

Scored some OME Dakar HD for a great price! Really help out the rear end with all the weight in the back. Cleaned them up and painted them and as good as new.

 

IIRC it's basically pressed onto 3 threaded studs on the kickpanel/floor. Maybe get a claw hammer behind it and give it a tug if you can't get your fingers behind it

 

Works every time!

 

Thanks! I'll give that a try.

 

Do you have a link for that flip up license plate bracket?

 

I think @JLee might have some as part of the Pelfrey leftover inventory.

http://www.bayareametalfab.com/Pelfreybilt-Inventory-_c_30.html

 

Most expensive and time consuming mod to date.. Need to keep an eye on the battery

 

If you don't find em there, you can use a Pilot p/n FLP-001 (Walmart should have em, you can

Pilot FLP001 License Plate Flip Kit For Roll Pan

order from Amazon as well); like $13USD

 

I think a claw hammer is overkill, but just take a large flat screwdriver, get under the plastic and just pop it off.
It is well attached by the 3 stud like things, it will take some force, but there is no mechanical fasteners

 

I only said hammer because of the curve for leverage/angle. Not everyone has plastic interior tools or pry tools.

 

I kept seeing no fasteners but could not see how it would come off. thank you!

 

http://www.bayareametalfab.com/The-Bully-License-Plate-flip_p_130.html

 

fair enough. The deadman's pedal is one of those, "The damn thing won't come off" or it's "the damn thing keeps falling off"

hmmm. that's another thing "looking" can search for is deadman's pedal (don't bother on youtube, I got nothing there)

 

@Sysco thanks for the link got my extender installed and painted

 

Got the truck recently, so I have been running through maintenance stuff I don't know the providence of.
Cabin filter (definitely due)
Air Filter (definately over-due).
Spark plugs (most were gapped to .60 so I would say, due or not, glad I pulled them). At lease 224,000 in it is good to know the plugs were changed at least once before)
Cleaned the Throttle Body while I was already in so far to do plugs. (gapped to .41)

None of the guides I saw on changing the lugs prepared me for what a bastard the 4th plug wire loom was about to be however...

 

Gave it a bath.

 

Noticed the headlights were looking a little haggered.



Hey, the Taco was a little grundgy too,so...




That's a little better. Ok, time for a cold one.

 

Sweet Looking Truck!!