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

Bought the new belt molding and weather strip from a local Toyota dealer. When I say wax, I meant the paint. I took a cleaner and wiped all the years of dirt away then waxed the paint before installing the new weatherstrip.

 

Got the other door 75% done. I say 75% because I still need to sound deaden the doors. I'm leaving the door panels off for now. Might put the Noico in tomorrow (if I don't have work) or next week.

 

Installed my Martin Offroad Foundation Rack

 

I haven't done a terrible lot to my truck today, but this past week has been a flurry of nonstop modding. Shoutout to @EatSleepTacos for his patience, expertise, and diligence. None of this would've happened without his help.

Finished my long overdue 30k mile maintenance, to include oil changes for front diff/rear diff/transfer case, spark plug change, and MAF sensor/throttle body cleaning.

Found out that one of my LCA alignment cams is seized. Currently waiting to hear if it will be replaced under the CPO 12 month limited comprehensive warranty.

Replaced the awful LED headlights installed by the previous owner (pictured) with Philips X-treme Ultinon LED headlights. Got them aimed properly early this morning.


Installed USB outlets for the back row, and added a strap hold-down to the center console to keep my trash bag from riding up over the outlets.



Installed a Blackvue DR750S-2CH dashcam and Power Magic Pro hardwire kit.




Got my stock driveline angle values measured. This should help when diagnosing driveline vibrations after I get my Dobinsons lift installed this upcoming Friday.


Got the ECGS bushing and Offroad Solutions high-angle inner CV boots installed.


Got my Avid Offroad bolt-on sliders installed.


And now, after 9 days of early mornings and late nights trying to get this stuff done, I'm gonna get some quality couch time.

 

Got my 3' mic extension cord for the CB. Now I got to figure out where I'll mount the end where the mic plugs in. I have a plate for more switches that might go next to the third cup holder. I might put it in a switch blank (if it will fit).

I also measured the length I need to make the door harness for my power mirror.

 

After a few weeks of waiting due to delayed shipping, I finally got my Pro Grille with color matched surround in! Really digging the look, now I just need to finally replace that missing headlight trim piece...

Edit: also picked up some Baja Designs XL's to replace my cali raised ditch lights... friend had them for sale for too good of a price to pass up. Just need to do some wiring though

 

Here you go sir!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/274449615051

 

I want one of those BlackVue kits. Looks like a quality product.

 

Finally got the sound deadening applied to the back wall and under the back seat. I still have one whole box of Noico, so I may do the floor at some point. Got a MrMarv enclosure/rack on the way and I wanted to get it done and do a general cleanup back there. 7 years of dust. Its not the best looking, but I am still a novice at the deadening thing.
While I had everything dismantled, I figured it was as good a time as any to wash the Wet Okole's.

 

From last night, Changed out my Ultra gauge for a Edge CS2, which allows me to add a oil temp and pressure sensor. Then since I'm going to the dunes in two weeks, decided i wanted a little more cooling capacity from my fans so swapped out one of the summit racing fans for a mishimoto race line fan, supposed to flow more than double the cfm.

 

Damn, a blatant Prinsu copy. Surprised they can't get sued for this..

 

I hope I never need it, but I’m glad I have it. Worth the cost for peace of mind. I’m also glad I went for the DR750S over the DR900S, since 60 frames per second (reducing motion blur) is of greater benefit to me than 4K ultra high-res at 30 fps.

 

What memory capacity did you go with?

 

I opted for my own SD card, a SanDisk MAX Endurance 256GB. It’s rated for a whopping 13.7 years of continuous recording, but is pretty damn pricey at ~$90.

 

Same as uptop too. They are all similar. Seems that way with a lot of aftermarket Tacoma accessories. Racks, stiffeners, armor, etc.

 

So I could buy the least memory capacity and use my own card? I thought the memory was internal, my mistake.

 

Plus the new caliraised too.

 

My truck doesn't have them anymore. I lost one & just removed the other.

 

Went to Wyoming for a week for vacation, took the truck to the Grand Teton National Park for a hike around Jenny Lake, over the Teton pass into Idaho for some distillery action, and instead of renting a side by side we took it back into the Greys River for a little 4wd action. Wife actually admitted she had fun offroading and gave me the thumbs up to start adding to the truck to do more of this..... but not all at once. Brother just built a house out there so this may become a reoccurring trip, which I will in NO WAY argue.
Only negative to the trip was I lost my license plate back in the Greys somewhere. Made for an interesting 23 hour drive back to Indy. Need to get a replacement so I may get an amateur radio license plate now.
Grand Teton National Park

Teton Pass (WYO 22)

Wheeling in the Greys

 

Did some work on the back of my taco:

- Installed a Blias Bros rear diff breather kit. Put the breather up behind the taillight, but I'm thinking about moving it to the storage cubby
- Installed Osram reverse bulbs. Much brighter than the LED bulbs the previous owner had put in there
- Installed Hooke Road bed stiffeners. Painted the hardware black so it would all match.