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PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Jan 29, 2020 at 3:06 PM
    shakerhood

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    I'm sure you will find something decent for a reasonable price, just keep hunting.
     
  2. Jan 29, 2020 at 3:52 PM
    PennSilverTaco

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    The bumper is metal and the step plate pad thingy is plastic...
     
  3. Jan 29, 2020 at 3:57 PM
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    @shakerhood

    Guess who found the misplaced external hard drive with approximately eight years of "Car Porn" on it?
     
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  4. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:01 PM
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    Right that is how the 2nd Gen bumper is, I mentioned that you won't like the 3rd Gen because it's basically all plastic and fiberglass.
     
  5. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:02 PM
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    Oh wow, that's great!
     
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    Metal underneath?
     
  7. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:03 PM
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    Very, little.
     
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    If I buy my uncle's 2017 AC TRD Sport 2WD, guess what's getting replaced!
     
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  9. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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    The fiberglass bumper? LOL
     
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    :thumbsup:
     
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    They fool you because even the chrome ones are plastic too.
     
  12. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:07 PM
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    @shakerhood

    You know how that I am a huge Sopranophile...

    Did you happen to notice what one of the quotes says in my signature?
     
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    Quality is dropping...
     
  14. Jan 29, 2020 at 4:10 PM
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    I think it might have something to do with blind spot monitors and backup sensors as I don't think they work through metal. Someone mentioned that Ford puts those sensors in the tail lights which is probably a better idea as they won't get misaligned or covered up as frequently as inside the bumper.
     
  15. Jan 29, 2020 at 6:15 PM
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    Not yet; Probably gonna begrudgingly go with stock...
     
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    It's gonna be a stock-looking bumper, but not a Toyota OEM one...
     
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    I'm probably gonna go with the stock; It's cheap, it looks good, and my neighbor is willing to help me put it on basically for free!
     
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    ^^^^^^ Blast from the past! I had a little under 84K miles at the end of May 2018; I hit 90K miles while driving a drunk friend home in the wee hours of Thanksgiving that year! Way before my 30th birthday! I cracked 100K in mid-July 2019!
     
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