What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

35x13.5-15” krawlers!

 

That thing looks sexy as it is. I’d just leave it and wheel it.

 

I dropped the fuckin hood getting it outta the garage. It might just stay this way now!

 

Ouch.... looks good on those 35’s. Makes me want to spend money that I don’t have.

 

I agree with @Digiratus, just do a housing swap. I bought “broken” retrofits from the classifieds and just swapped them into my housings. It was the same situation though, projector lenses were fine, housing clips and mounts were broken. It’s so worth it to have the retros in. And as a side note, I had hikari LEDs in my OEM housings and going back to that would be a serious down grade.

I still have the Hikari LEDs if you want them. They’re just sitting on my shelf in the garage. But they were only temporary for me while I planned out how I was gonna afford a retrofit.

 

ive got an SOS rear disc conversion on the way with parking brake using 2014 4runner calipers rotors and pads.. its ment for a tundra, but supposedly all you need to do is shorten the ebrake cables and it'll work. they sell just brake brackets if you dont want the parking brake. aint the cheapest setup though

https://sosperformance.com/products/rear-disc-conversion-with-parking-brake-slash-tr-dot-ps2-dot-ta5

 

Nice, I’d love to hear your opinion on stopping power with the drums vs rotors once it’s installed.

 

its going to be a wee bit. the trucks still just a bare frame. but i plan on reporting how well it fits. i decided to bite the bullet because worst comes to worst, i'll put the kit on my tundra if it doesnt fit the taco right, @mechanicjon also has the SOS kit, but i believe his uses the sequoia rear brakes which was the older version. he has not done the install yet

 

Damn...and here I was just planning on sending a card and making a phone call lol. That's awesome

 

just bought a grille kit from homer taco cant wait to make it

 

Thats the same kit I have.

This is the next thing you need to buy if it goes on the Tacoma. https://sosperformance.com/products...-2006-toyota-tundra-with-rear-disc-conversion

 

thats going to be coming. but im a long way away from that.

 

I guess i could do that and since i have a DD, i could take my time. Is it easy to take the old retro fit apart from the old housing?

 

What makes you say that it's not in 4x4? Does the front driveshaft spin?

 

If it wasn't cut and glued in place it should be a matter of opening up the housing and unscrewing the back of the projector's nut and removing.

 

Well thats easy!

Unfortunately i bought them off a member here a few years back so i dont know if glue was used. Ill have to examine it a little closer. Thanks man!

 

If you look at the back of them while still installed you should be able to tell right away if it's been hacked up or if there is a nut holding it in place. Just remove the igniter from the bulb and the rubber boot.

 

no glue!!!

Thanks man!!!

Another member sent me some leftover sealant that he had! Ima do it!

 

@MattJakobs Didn't you used to live in VA?

How does the derp hold up? That's much more appealing than paint lol

 

Like straight up plastidip on the flares? Mine got shredded pretty quick