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

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kwalton, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. Oct 22, 2019 at 1:16 AM
    super_white

    super_white Well-Known Member

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  2. Oct 22, 2019 at 2:20 AM
    deadpocketss

    deadpocketss Dingus

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    Wasn't too bad. Been a while so I don't remember exactly but iirc, it's just like pulling the radio out but with a couple extra steps.

    I just used black for the middle bits and colour matched Barcelona Red for the red bits. I'd like to re-do it at some point, though. I did it last fall/winter and it was probably colder that it should've been for the paint.
     
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  3. Oct 22, 2019 at 4:05 AM
    308savage

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  4. Oct 22, 2019 at 6:15 AM
    Brian422

    Brian422 I fell into the pit that is TW

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    Oh damn just saw that lol after i made my last comment lol. How hard was that to do the mod?
     
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  5. Oct 22, 2019 at 6:22 AM
    Brian422

    Brian422 I fell into the pit that is TW

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    what size tube did you buy?
     
  6. Oct 22, 2019 at 8:16 AM
    G.T.

    G.T. Official TW Burrito Inspector

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    Some stick on chrome from pep boys
    EAB744A7-7B45-4D5E-9191-F576BBA2F64E.jpg

    Blew the axle, hub, and the LCA uniball bolt Friday night. Had a spare axle on me but not the hub or hardware. Quick stop to the laps and a hardware store the following morning and it was back in action.
     
  7. Oct 22, 2019 at 8:28 AM
    Gunshot-6A

    Gunshot-6A Prime Beef

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    @fatfurious2 I found your groupie!
     
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  8. Oct 22, 2019 at 8:58 AM
    fatfurious2

    fatfurious2 IG: great_white_taco

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    my Instagram is better :boink:
     
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  9. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:03 AM
    13txtaco

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    Sup with them stacked spacers.
    Non hubcebtric
     
  10. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:06 AM
    AugustaTaco

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    Pretty sure that's an optical illusion. I think his rotor is just not seated to the hub (since it's broken).
     
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  11. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:11 AM
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    Dang! And here I was thinking I was being original... lol
     
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  12. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:15 AM
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    i have a similar in my DD and love it, i have found that do do the "fascia" around the CD slot(on the Taco), the tabs make minimal contact inside the slot. any similar problems with yours?
     
  13. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:21 AM
    Minny Taco

    Minny Taco For the Horde!

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    That's how you know you're a hardcore off-roader.
     
  14. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:28 AM
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  15. Oct 22, 2019 at 9:47 AM
    Rick_Taco

    Rick_Taco I'll do it myself

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    I would rate it a 5 or 6 on the difficulty scale out of 10. I've done way easier plugs, and I've done some that were a lot harder. Like remove the front engine mount and tilt the engine, harder!

    I run the Mobile 1 20k filter. I have been since around the time they came out. Hasn't let me down yet.

    That's how I power washed the front of our house. I looped a ratchet strap through the ladder and tightened it to the bed. IMO it was safer than just being on the ladder by itself. Other than I was 4 feet higher.

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/gps-install-hardwired-to-the-a-pillar.305904/

    I did this and hardwired a charger with an add a fuse. Ill probably redo it once I get a new phone with wireless charging.

    Holly Glare!! Good luck bud.
     
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  16. Oct 22, 2019 at 10:04 AM
    G.T.

    G.T. Official TW Burrito Inspector

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    Spacers are for people that suck at math and can’t figure out which BS wheels to buy.

    This, we didn’t even put the dust shield back on, still laying in the bed, I’ll get to it next weekend when I drain the diff to check for metal.
     
  17. Oct 22, 2019 at 10:06 AM
    G.T.

    G.T. Official TW Burrito Inspector

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    Like a chump I walked past the pair of spare hubs in the shop four different times and told myself I wouldn’t need them. Janked myself with that move. But yeah, carry spare axles everywhere and don’t forget the 35mm socket for the flange nut.
     
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  18. Oct 22, 2019 at 10:26 AM
    TexasWhiteIce

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    yeah the bilstein 5100 have hex
     
  19. Oct 22, 2019 at 10:37 AM
    srspicer

    srspicer Paint it black

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    Are you saying bilstein makes bed bolts or are you referring to the shocks?
     
  20. Oct 22, 2019 at 10:58 AM
    TacoTuesday94

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    Thanks! Maybe one day our trucks will meet in the wild. If you do decide to pick up a pair of those headlights, remember to use the coupon code 'Exclusive' (I think that's right) for $100 off. Makes them actually quite affordable.
     

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