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

You are correct about the 2nd gen plug interval. I've thought about installing iridium plugs, but find it reassuring to look at my plugs every 30K miles. I'll stick with conventional plugs for now...

 

Same here, I have iridium's right now and just hit 30k and not sure if I want to replace them or let the mileage run its course

 

Haha wow that’s pretty crazy. Prob perfect condition too

 

Hmm. I sold my OEM radio, so I didn't keep the brackets. I HATE the Metra kit that I have. It rattles like crazy. Wonder what else I could do to stiffen it up.

Do it!

 

I don't know why everyone hates the Metra brackets. As long as you reuse the clips for the face plate, the Metra brackets are only one piece of the retention puzzle. Personally, I've bounced my truck to hell and back, and it hasn't been an issue yet. Maybe over time it will develop a squeak or be rickety, who knows.

My experience hasn't been that, yet. But I also reused the clips for the face plate with the Toyota OEM ones and not the ones Metra sent.

 

New to the forum, thanks for all the invaluable info everyone has worked so hard to get up here!

I grabbed a Backroadz bed tent - seems really well made. Anybody else ever had one of these things who might want to share some tips?


I also put together this mock-up of what I may do looks-wise to the truck. Thoughts?

 

Welcome to TacomaWorld!

 

Welcome. Looks good. Barcelona Red FTW

 

Chemical Guys washing off all the Winter pollen storm!!! Florida is hell in these Winters conditions!

 

Same , prepare for the love bug season smh

 

LOL

 

I just bought one this summer, 2001 green sr5. Only thing i really want to change is the front seats, its got 117k miles on it but the drivers seat has a like a bar where the lumbar support should be that kills my back if i sit in it for more than an hour.

 

He literally wrote he didn't know why everyone hates them and then he wrote that he didn't use them. Lol! Different strokes for different folks I guess...

 

Uh. No. I wrote that I used them, I didn't use their clips. Reading comprehension matters.

 

Hahahaha!!! Thank you for that.

I honestly didn't understand exactly what you were trying to write which is why I f____ed it all up. Hopefully you can forget about it and have a fantastic day.

 

Thanks. I've installed leaf packs and standard u bolts before, but I was looking for u-bolt flip kit info in particular since the assembly is flipped around. When I did a test fit it looked like the upside down threads were awfully close to the frame and that it might be a tight fit to get a wrench in there.

 

No worries. Like I said, I just have not had an issue yet. I'm comforting myself that I didn't keep the OEM brackets and just tossed the radio. Some of this is wish fulfillment

 

Check our corbeau seats I’ll be doing this too!

the only place I can find that sells 3rd gen Bumpers is coastal Offroad but I do like their style. The options I want I can score front and rear bumper for 1k

 

okie dokie my .02;
- color match the grill, mirrors, door handles and rear bumper
- lift that bad boy up 2-3 inches
- no white walls.....PLEASE

 

I'd do a color matched grille