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

More pics and info, please!

 

Dual setup?

 

New Bullet Proof Fabricating front tow hook. 1/2" thick beefy chunk of steel compared to the oe, lol. Utilizes all 3 bolt mounts also. on sale also nighttime pics suck

 

I wish they made one for the other side.

 

What rear bumper? Thanks. Looks good

 

Looks great Jonathon. Have a happy holiday and be safe brother...

Dan

 

Put it on the track in Bristol! Those turns are a little sketchy in a truck when you’re doing 15mph!

 

Where did you get the after market hog light switch? Is it just a plug and play, or do I need to do any wiring?

 

Badass.

 

I also swapped out the oe tow hook for something I can actually hook something to.


Bumped up the front bilsteins 1 notch from stock.


Finally got around to replacing my stealth lights with some mini fogs w/h3 yellow leds.




And ran a bottle of cataclean thru it.
Zoom Zoom

 

Love the bronze.
Son has em on his 1st gen.
Went with bronze with bronze rings on my quad myself.
Starting to see them around more and more.

 

Just bought this 08 manual 2x4 a few days ago. So far I changed the engine oil, trans gear oil, cleaned air filter, bought stock wheels ( it had some aftermarket fancy wheels) not my style. I plastidiped them black. Just had new tires put on today, 235/75R15. Cleaned the hell out of the interior, got all the bumpers and rubber trim restored to a fresh black ( they were super oxidized). Also, I removed the towing leaf spring helpers that were making the rear end feel like a pogo stick. Next is a stereo upgrade. Planning on a new head unit, a 2 channel amp to power the woofer and tweeters. Just need to figure out what amp and speakers to buy. I played around on crutchfield a bit. They recommend for a small car, or truck, a 50 watt amp should be fine. I don’t need an earth shattering system, just something that sounds clean and solid. Oh, and me being short works well with this single cab. Once I got my seat all adjusted, I have like a foot of room behind me, it’s like my own little access cab ! My wife is not too crazy about it though, being that it’s a bench seat!

 

What did you do/use to restore them?

 

This stuff. I love this stuff, it’s amazing what it does.

 

Hope this pic is good enough to see the difference as I was working on the bumper

 

Thanks for the info. How long does it hold up for? Generally speaking from what I can tell the gels/lotions do a great job restoring the darkness/gloss, but particularly do not last very long, especially with exposure to water (i.e. rain, washes, etc.).

 

Anyone have apple CarPlay or any aftermarket system in the headunit of their 2012-15 Tacoma?

 

That’s what I read too, before I purchased it. I usually get a couple months out of it before I do a another quick coat. I got the gel because I read lots of reviews saying it holds up better to rain. We’ll find out tomorrow, during the terrible drive in the rain down the grapevine.

 

I do

 

Keep me posted on how it holds up.

I've was flip flopping between going with a lotion/gel type restorer VS a clear liquid type (i.e. Gtechniq C4, Wipe New, ReNu, etc.). Seems the lotions/gels are a little more user friendly and easier application wise (not to mention cheaper), but the clear liquid ones last much longer as they chemically bond with the surface. I actually went with Wipe New (cheap and readily available at Walmart) but just haven't had a chance to put it on yet.