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

https://mesocustoms.com/collections...ing-wheel-emblem-cover?variant=31860451704945

It looks like he's out of steering wheel emblem covers...

 

I gotcha I figured it was the same one that I had. Just a heads up when you’re installing it you may have to have a little super glue or better adhesive on hand. When I did mine the double sided tape supplied on it didn’t hold at all. I prepped the surface as well prior to installing.

 

I replaced the clutch on mine about a year ago. Its 2 snap rings, 8mm bolt and a 10mm bolt. The snap rings were kind of a pain but not to bad overall. You can also run a shorter belt to bypass it until you get it fixed. I ran mine like this for 3 months. Ill look up the length if you're interested.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-Complet...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

Installed Bestop Supertop

 

I just ordered one of these, hoping it shows up before the weekend. Can I assume you are talking about some double sided foam type tape?

 

Sorry to hear it ... let me know how hard it is to replace

 

Yup that's correct. Picked up a roll of this from Amazon.

$8 3M Super Strength Molding Tape, 03609, 1/2 in x 5 ft

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BO913C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Popped on some d rings, swapped the antenna for a shorty and gave him a good rinse.

 

Thanks man.

 

I have seen the bed start to flex just due to the weight of a fiberglass canopy, We had a guy out with my landcruiser club whos bed split at the front behind the window on some rough roads due to a bunch of weight on his rack that didnt support it well enough.

 

Finished installing BP-51s, Dakars, and SPC UCAs today. Also cleaned up alot of crusty paint and rust while everything was apart under there.

 

Did a little more work on the stereo today. I’m going to remake the tweeter brackets but these are functional for now I’m also going to relocate the crossovers to inside the cab when I get the multi channel to power the 6 in the doors but these are surprisingly loud for only deck power. The low base notes are definitely lacking and overall it sounds a little unbalanced so I was going to do the back doors with a pair of coaxial then a 4 channel to power them then onto the sub to complete it but I think I will do the sub next. It’s been a fun project but quickly went over budget.

 

Wiring up some switches. Had to order terminals for the fuse boxes (making connections for future relays, easier to do it now).
Ordered heat shrink. I ran out

Also, my black bolts came in for my flares.

 

how challenging is it to do the sound deadening? Did you do it when everything was still off the door? or after it was installed? guessing the former because of convenience.

I got all my speakers done, but the truck is still pretty loud cruising on the freeway if my sound volume is turned down. would love to get it quieter, debating on doing it myself or having the guys who did my sound install it.

 

Just ordered a white one.

 

it’s really easy just a little time consuming but not to bad. To be honest though I haven’t noticed a difference really but I did it for vibration dampening if you want to really reduce the noise you have to do the whole cab it will give you a little better sound quality from your speakers.

 

hm okay...might hold off then lol.

vibration dampening is basically useless for me because anything that can rattle is taped down, and my sub takes care of the rest lmao. was hoping i could get away with just doing the doors for significant improvement, but makes sense you'd want the whole cab. As i understand, the majority of the noise comes in from the floor and roof.

 

In the past month or so:

• Replaced front and rear differential oil with Red Line 75w-85 GL-5
• Replaced transmission oil with Red Line MT90
• Replaced transfer case oil with Red Line 75w-90 GL-5
• Fluid Filmed anything I could reach. Extension kit coming in the next week or so.
• Replaced spark plugs with K20HR-U11
• Checked secondary breather filter to make sure my engine wasn't eating it
• Installed @Baja Designs Squadron Sport yellow fogs
  • Did the Fog Light Anytime mod

Still waiting for Red Line D4 ATF to ship so I can flush power steering. Eventually I'll get around to a brake and clutch fluid flush.

~95,000mi

 

Das some purrdy parts ya go there

 

For the price and ease of install, I'd say its worth it. You probably won't notice a difference in road noise, but possibly in wind noise. There's much more solid feeling when closing the doors now, they feel much more air tight. Sometimes ill crack a window open before shutting my door when im getting in because it allows the air inside to escape. So for perceived quality alone, it's worth the $30 or so