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

Installed a 30" RigidHorse light bar with upgraded wiring harness and $22 Amazon mounts. I hid the oversized switch in the cubby since all my spots are full.

 

Where'd you get that weird looking beard for the front bumper? Looks "cool" if ya know what I mean

 

It was the 3m kit I was surprised how well it worked for 15 bucks make sure you get a good clearcoat though with UV protectant otherwise they will go right back to yellow

 

I plugged in my scangauge to get the code for my CEL + traction lights and I hit clear instead of read. Whoops I did notice my gas cap wasn't super tight so maybe that was the issue. I guess I'll find out on my next drive.

 

i hate you

 

Ordered a set of Bilstein 5100's. Gonna tackle the rears this weekend but will probably end up paying a shop to do the fronts.

 

You have other options. I can help you do it if you'd like. Or I'll install them for a trade of some beer (lol) and you can watch - no laughing until I'm done or until I'm in the hospital (jk). If you don't have a location to do it I have a garage. I changed my front struts a little over 2 months ago. I have a friend that owns a 100% legit off road shop as well. You can have him do it, or at least get a qoute from him, and he has a brand new state of the art alignment machine too. You'll get a print out and a receipt. Since you and I are friends my friend will give you a great price with a full shop warranty etc... I didn't install 5100's so I don't know if you need to change the bump stops at the same time.

Let me know.

 

Where in SD are you or your friends shop?

 

El Cajon

 

Iced mine up also

 

also a new bed cover this week

Undercover. Found on CL

 

One on my 2013 since new. I'm very impressed. no fading. Hardware, locks, paint, even the LED all work like new.

 

I don't know much about them but I've read that some things don't sit perfect above the tailgate because the tailgate is lower than the bed rails. How well does that fit above the tailgate?

It looks great from here.

 

Great to know! This one was in great shape. I bought new shocks for it on Amazon ($35) and replaced the LED batteries only because I wanted it like new. Loving it so far.

 

I haven’t heard that? This one fits perfectly. Covers the tailgate so it can’t be opened. My dad has a ARE, really nice painted bed cover. This one is about $900 new and I got it for $200. Maybe some models sit weird on the tailgate but this one seems pretty normal.

 

I used to drive a 1981 Honda Accord in my poor college student days. The drivers front caliper starting sticking at various times and would force me to have to pull over. I would have to jack the car up, remove the wheel, remove the caliper, remove the brake pads, use a "C" clamp to push the piston back in, then reinstall everything before I could head on down the road, all the while the caliper and wheel were too hot to really touch. It was a month or so of this before I could afford a new caliper but in that month or so I was able to pull over after traveling at speed, make the necessary repairs, stow all the tools and be back on the road in less than 10 minutes.

I also used to work at a Toyota/Nissan/Honda dealership as a service advisor. 30K, etc., services were considered cake jobs as they typically paid 6-8 hours but a competent mechanic could finish in about 2 hours. Want to make a tech happy? Give him two 30K services in one day!

 

I totally love mine. I'm glad it came with the truck. Congrats!

 

That's awesome. Thanks.

 

I love how lightweight it is also. Thanks!

 

I left KC yesterday just in time. It was 12 when we left the hotel at 5am.