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

Thanks. I will have to look more carefully. I was toying with the idea of a second battery there as well.

 

Guess I could just steal the mirrors off the my 99

 

Just find someone parting out a truck on here, didn't take me long and they usually let them go for cheap.

 

@Tour991

you got a black passenger side button adjust mirror?

 

Paint....soon ish. spent the day cleaning, sanding and removing mill scale.

 

Bought me some parts. Now I gotta have the guts to do the install.

 

Got this center console off of Craigslist. Out of a 2000 Dodge Dakota Sport. Ended up fitting between my seats perfectly, lining up with the shift boot holder decently, and granted me enough room to mount my seat heater switches. The kicker is that it matches my seats! But man, I have cup holders out the ass.

 

Nice! Do tell, what seat covers are those?

 

Those are actually not seat covers. A guy at the local upholstery shop hooked me up a few years ago

 

Ah, extra nice! Thanks

 

Are you on the hunt for some?

 

I wasn't hunting until I saw those ... But since Christmas is near and I don't have a present for my wife yet ...

 

Ah I see! Man I wish I could help you out on that one. If you were in oregon I’d be telling you to get those seats into the shop!!

 

I'm in Colorado. I think I'll have to look closer to home.

 

Yeah that’s a hefty day trip

 

I don't. I need to get a new parts truck or two.

 

I replaced just the glass, much cheaper.

Mill scale keeps rust away...

 

What did you notice in this regard?

Here's the result of the next DV trip; again, lots of night driving (same amount, really as the trip was exactly the same length). Still with LED headlights, but with the larger Ham antenna. Similar beaconing I'd say, though clearly more beacons with the better antenna.

Next trip will be with "normal" headlights and new antenna (at least, that's the plan).

 

I was under the impression that a good primer + paint combo will stick to cleaned and scuffed steel better than it would to mill scale. And its smoother this way.

 

The shell thing broke, and it looks trashy without it.