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

How much do your ditch lights move when you drive? Like do they rattle a bit?
After installing mine, if I flick the light with my hand, it rattles/bobbles up and down. I don't think my brackets are very sturdy...

 

NICE!

Any close ups of the mounting points? I need to do this replacing the door grab handles on an old 4runner. Might as well get stuff done while the leg is all messed up

 

I went the "inexpensive" route, and they are beefy AF (read: don't move even at 70mph) - I re-coated them with rattlecan truck liner before mounting them.You can get an idea of how thick the steel is in the first picture (I apparently never took ACTUAL pictures of them prior to mounting my Sports)

$23 LED Light Pod Metal Hood Mount Bracket Kit/Ditch Hood Light Brackets Compatible with 2005-2015 Toyota Tacoma - Black.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HXS8QBP/

 

Good to know. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize that I could get extra space if I removed it. Added it to the list for the day!

 

Thanks! For sure..

-M6-1.0x 20mm screw
-M6 lock washer
-M6 washer
-Larger washer <- match size to the large washer that comes with the truck
-Handle
-Larger washer (already on truck)

 

Where did you get that reducer for the air intake redirect through the cowling?

 

It's the cowl induction mod (https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cowl-induction-snorkel.525314/) - people do it a number of different ways. Mine was with that reducing elbow and spectre duct. What that picture shows is my prototype with an aluminum pipe and butyl sound deadening wrapped around it.

 

That's a tidy setup. How'd you extend the mic jack from the unit to the plate? Is that an RJ-45?

 

Light Bar and Clazzio leather Seats! Nearly 100k miles on my 2015, and it fees like driving a new Truck around today (for no reason other than to test out my new seats)

 

did you pay the $40 for that plug? Or the $12 one on ebay?

 

yes it is

 

Did you paint the lower bumper valence?

 

Have any more pics of the brackets? I see them all over Amazon and AliExpress.

 

Finally I have something worthwhile to post. . Put my Eibach pro lift, set on 1 with deaver AAL’s. And I couldn’t be happier. They are much firmer than stock but not rough.

inky issue I ran into was one of the rear struts was seized and the pin to hold the shaft in place broke off so I had to cut it off. Also had to cut each of the leaf pack bolts off.

Still need to decide on tires and maybe wheels- but it is a start.

 

I would get a tube of the epoxy putty and use that. I have and great luck using it on a multitude of applications including plastics. you can get one that is for plastics or just use the 'steel' version. Both hsould work fine for that. JB Weld would also work.
Just make sure to clean and rough up the surfaces.

https://www.amazon.com/MAGIC-16002U...614036269&sprefix=quick+steel+,aps,235&sr=8-5

$13 Blue Magic 16502 QuikSteel Plastic Repair Blister Card - 2 oz.

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Magic-1...quiksteel+plastic+epoxy&qid=1614036307&sr=8-3

 

Added mud flaps (Husky Liners P/N 17152) and a couple dock bumper pads (Grainger Approved P/N 22NT80) to my Mobtown high clearance bumper. Hoping to get the bumper itself installed next week.






https://www.grainger.com/product/GRAINGER-APPROVED-Rectangular-Rubber-Dock-Bumper-22NT80

 

Took the left leaf spring off the wrecked Taco today and rebuilt it. Also removed the bent rear spring perch. The ones I ordered from the wrecking yard are here and I asked them to include the back twenty inches of frame so when I bolt them on I can use some of the frame for extra support. I also finally figured out the driveshaft splines. The marker paint was so far back I couldn't see it without removing the boot.

Planning on putting the new axle in tomorrow while the leaf spring is still out so the diff is easier to pick up.

Fun, fun. Nice to have some weather that's warm enough to work on it.

 

Recently got into a front end accident so that’s a brand new bumper. I use the black plastic eraser cleaner from meguiars to keep it black.

 

Why thank you kind sir. I’ve got it set at 3” in the front and 2.5” in the back and with the 33’s it sits 2 inches higher so I think I have a 5” increase from stock height.

 

Installed the Diode Dynamics SS3 Sports today. What a difference from the stock fogs! The last three photos show low beams in one, low beams and fogs in another, and low beams, fogs, ditch lights, and light bar in the third. I might have to play a little bit with the aiming, but I think it's pretty close to where they need to be now. Highly recommend!



I was on a little incline facing the building, so the true relation of fogs to headlights are a bit closer than when level.

Low beams only:

Low beams/fog lights

Low beams/fog lights/ditch lights/light bar