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

I need new license plate frames. So I am thinking these TRD frame look good what do you think ?

2Pcs Newest License Plate Frame Aluminum Alloy License Plate Frame

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I mean you could just not have frames? But if you really want them those arent bad

 

True but it just doesn’t look finished without frames in my humble opinion.

 

I installed some in the lower center console recently. It's pretty straight forward.

I used an add-a-fuse to wire up 4 ports through a 5A fuse. Each USB port draws ~0.5-0.9A at 5.0V (so ~0.2-0.4A at 12V). With all 4 in use that is a max of ~1.6A at 12V, so load is minimal. I picked a fuse location under the dash that was on only when the ignition was on and grounded it near the fuse box.

As long as you use appropriate gauge wire, pick an appropriate fuse location, and make sure your wiring is solid, there isn't much to mess up.

The most time consuming part was taking everything apart to install them at that location. The location to the left of the steering wheel is less labor intensive.

If you need more info, let me know.

 

Very nice

 

New storage

 

The one in the picture doesn't have any light cutouts, the C4 bumper does.

 

I think I found it: https://www.southernstyleoffroad.com/product/12-15-tacoma-slimline-hybrid-custom/

 

Take the check & get a steel bumper! Its a life saver!

 

Pulled the trigger on a RTT and topper rack this weekend. Now to wait till February to get them

 

I really like either one of those bumpers. I probably wouldn’t even get a winch initially, it just a great way to have a couple of recovery points in a good location.

 

Having a brain fart, crawled underneath my truck yesterday, doing the ac drain mod and noticed I’m missing a skid plate under the transmission, took truck in for the frame to be sprayed a couple months back at the dealer, there’s 2 brand new bolts in the mounting holes on each side, there is supposed to be one there, isn’t there ??

 

Added some paint match bumper covers to delete the ugly chrome. IMO makes the truck look 50X cleaner and it’s a good middle ground until I figure out what bumper I want to go with in the future. Also added an induction charger to my center console cubby hole. (No pics yet) The charger wasn’t necessary but it eliminated a cubby hole that does an excellent job of collecting stuff that doesn’t belong there. I was constantly cleaning it out. Taking the entire console apart (and the right side of my instrument cluster bezel) just to reach the cigarette lighter port from the rear was a HUGE project considering the small result. But, I learned a lot about taking the interior apart and only broke 1 clip. Success! Next mods are redline hood struts and a prinsu access rack. Wish me luck!

 

Like the look of pro grille but thought it needed something so I tried this trd badge. Not sure if I like it.

 

It looks good!! I went with the color match and added the Tri-color badge.

 

Changed plugs and the pcv valve. I’ve had the truck for 2 years now and don’t know when the plugs were changed last. The pcv valve was gummed up looking. Starts a lot easier and runs nice now!

 

Is changing the PCV valve easy? It’s on my list of things to do, just haven’t looked into it yet.

 

Holy smokes man, those things are nice looking.

 

Got the Martin Offroad roof rack installed. Still need to trim up the "weather strips" and get them put back in. An extra pair of hands would have been nice, but two 4 ft pieces of 2x4 and a blanket worked out well enough. Still have a light bar to eventually install on it as well.

 

Got around to trimming my fenders. Was not hopeful at first but it turned out great!