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

Those lights looks cool, but Ive never had an issue with my factory lights. And its a 7 year old truck. To this day, my wife still complains a out how bright my headlights are if Im driving behind her.

If/when it comes to replacing mine, Ill likely stick to OEM. Reliable, and I know exactly what I am getting.

Been thinking about getting rid of the chrome grill surround and grabbing a new set of oem pro headlights for a while now (have had this laying around my desk the past 6 months for reference for when I finally pull the trigger). Just been too cheap to replace something that works fine.

 

Also, to stay on-topic (kind of) with what Ive done to my second gen. This was late last week though. New to me Relentless Fabrication mid height bars, and finally pulled the trigger on a tent. Psyched for spring to come so I can get my family out camping and exploring.

 

What kind of tent is that? Color scheme looks goood.

 

Roam Adventure Co. Love the tent but their customer service is absolutely awful.

After alot of comparison, I chose the vagabond rtt from Roam because it seemed to be the best bang for the buck. Free shipping, included premium mattress and anti condensation pad, sky lights, etc.

Box arrived with minimal damage from their shipping partner -Fed-Ex Freight so I accepted the shipment.



Upon unboxing, it was apparent one of the corners took an impact during shipping, causing a tear in the fabric. Also a cover meant to protect the canvas from the bolt broke.



Reached out to them with pictures; They said its minor, and shouldn’t be a problem. They recommended me to purchase tent repair tape (I was pretty livid after spending almost 2k on a tent only to receive it damaged and their recommendation is togo buy another product to fix it..)

After some back and forth they finally gave me a tiny discount but I wouldn't say it makes up for the damage or frustration.

Other than that, it seems well built; comparable to my friends Tepui. However, I cant recommend Roam since they take zero accountability if your item is damaged in transit. If your set on one of their tents, go through a retailer; pick it up in person and inspect it. Or go with another company entirely. I wish I did.

 

I need to some pictures of your rig lit up at night! Damn that’s some serious lumens

 

I will second that. I worked at Fedex freight for 4 years and they will hire anyone off the street that can read and then set them loose behind the wheel of a forklift! I have seen so much damaged fright there from dumb people just not being careful.
I recently got my tent from Tuff stuff and it was packaged in a crate and had zero damage but was also shipped roadrunner.

 

I mean, its really not that hard. I just had hernia surgery late november, and I moved this by myself with a dolly; obviously making sure Im not over exerting myself.

In high school I worked in an ice factory. My scrawny ass was moving pallets of ice, about 6 foot tall, via pallet jacks. I dont understand the issue about safely moving heavy shit in a controlled manner.

 

Installed method wheels n tires from @MerrickMTB

 

Great idea. Will copy.

 

Took advantage of the kinda warm weather and cleaned the old girl

 

After seeing the video and reading the post of this poor guy, https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/totaled-my-taco-need-to-vent.707128/#post-25102488

I decided to get a dash cam.

did a small amount of research and ended up on the BlackVue DR-590X model. Added a couple fuse taps and now have constant monitoring. The X model monitors your battery’s voltage and shuts it off if it gets too low. Tucks in behind the mirror really well

 

Nice I pre ordered the pro versions. I like the idea of putting my own bulbs in

 

Did the same thing for the same reason. Went with these two products. The ODB power cord is nice since I have too many splitters in my fuse panel already. Keeps the wires clean and out of sight down the left side.

$15 REARMASTER Universal OBD Power Cable for Dash Camera,24 Hours Surveillance/Acc Mode with Switch Button(Micro USB Port)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074M4XMBX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GFF7NLB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I'll try to get some, although it's pretty tough to capture illumination with video or photo. I've been trying to noodle some objective ways to accomplish this so folks had a clear idea of what this type of setup will get you.

SUBJECTIVELY, I can say it'll be more than enough for my current needs (again, no racing, and most of my adventuring will be in CO where I'll have relatively short sight-lines anyway). Maybe I'd have a greater need if I were out in the desert or something. I can OBJECTIVELY say that the whole setup, connectors, wires, breakers, switch panels, conduit, and lights came to less than one BD light bar. I can also OBJECTIVELY state that one of my big round spots screams, and that Nilight has been kind of... iffy... with what they've sent. For the price I believe they're far better than they should be (during my limited use). They've seen more high-pressure and beat-the-crap-out-of-you touchless/touch car washes wihtout any water intrusion or fogging (yet) than they've seen actual duty.

You know... I do have a drone. Maybe I can hover it over the truck and shoot some video with various light's active to give a better idea. It's just damn cold out right now.

 

Where does that plug go? Under the head liner? And is that the same for a 09? Mine has the backup cam but none of the other goodies the newer ones got.

 

Greased my driveshaft at 75k. Bone dry. Turns out when you buy the prepaid maintenance plan at the dealership that isn’t included. . Guess I’ll be swapping out my U-joints next.

 

Yeah you just tuck it behind the headliner. And it’s for all 14 pin mirrors so if you have a backup cam like mine does, it still works.

 

Yeah it’s been working just fine. Have it set to cut off when the truck is. Comes on automatically. Don’t really need the monitor function of the cam right now. Takes the place of my ODB monitor that I can switch without looking if I need to.

 

Waiting in line...

 

If you get that same cam, you just have to switch the mount screw on the suction cup to be on the other side.