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

#sideshotsaturday

 

Drove a couple hours so the wife could pick up her new 4Runner. TRD Offroad premium. The blueberry.

 

So after nearly 10 yrs, I removed (and sold) the accessory aluminum TRD O/R skid plate that was on the truck when I bought it new. The OEM steel one underneath was pretty rusted along the top edge. I found a "new" take off on ebay for $100. Mainly off road on forest/logging roads, so nothing more substantial is really needed. I decided to touch up that entire cross member and the recovery hook. Even removed the end caps/pieces to clean them up. Used Permatex to treat the rust and repainted everything a satin black along with new hardware. Coated the skid plate with Rock Guard. Pretty pleased with how it came out.

 

Installed RCI Sliders & Garmin Mini Dashcam with the help from Dongar Industries w/14 pin adapter for Tacoma’s. On sliders, DW no longer up set about $$$ spent on them—-DW approved and no she can’t drive my truck!

 

Installed my new to me G2 Bakflip cover. Purchased off of a fellow TW member.

 

Very nice.

 

Replaced my fogs (won't mention the manufacturer) with Diode Dynamic SS3s. Was pretty obvious how much of an upgrade they were just looking at them in the box.
Started making new mounts for my rtt by cutting some 2 1/4" .120 wall tubing lengthwise and then into 2" sections, and also cutting some 2" tabs. I need some more flap disks and hopefully will be able to get them welded up tomorrow. This is what the finished product will basically look like.
Also started on a small platform for the rear driverside which will use the factory seat hinges, and also cleaned my K&N air filter.

 

Thats a saucy front end

 

Hopefully it's done now and I can move on to other parts. Thanks!!

 

Reinforcement of my hazard switch on my Seicane head unit.
Lots of Gorilla glue hard at work

 

It's been quite a while since I've done anything but drive my Tacoma, but I thought I should share what I did today. My new Lock'er Down console safe arrived today. Installation only took about 20 minutes.
My job has me leaving work in the early morning hours in a not so desirable part of town so I carry to keep myself safe. Unfortunately, I have to enter and exit through a metal detector so I have to leave my handgun in the truck. Now I don't have to worry that my gun will end up stolen and on the street being used in a crime.

 

Any drilling involved in install?

 

A truck trucking truck trucking trucking trucks, while trucking a Toyota truck

 

My Noico foam sound/heat stuff arrived today.
Now we need a good day to pull the headliner back out.

 

How much this bad boy set you back?

 

Not something I did today, but tomorrow my 255/75r17 Discoverers are getting delivered. Now to decide between putting them on my stock sport wheels, or pulling the trigger on the TRD SEMAs.....

 

After more than a year of sitting on top of my tool box it finally got installed. Thanks to @boogie3478. If it wasn't for his video about installing his, mine may have been still on top of the box.

Be Safe All...

Dan

 

What ....the.....truck?

 

Make sure to keep a coat of wax or some kind of protectant on them to help keep them from yellowing again since any remnants of factory protection that was on it before has been removed. The lights look great!

 

What’s that organizer on your lid and how’d you mount it