A New Discovery

shakerhood · Mar 21, 2021

NoVa TRD Sport said: ↑

Your pen looks a little too "fat." The bracket relies on the springiness of the plastic to clip the pen in. Plastic springs will break if they get overstressed, especially as they age and become brittle. To be on the safe side, the pen diameter should be no more than .325".
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Back in 2017 I grabbed the first pen off my table, perfect fit!

oogielaflick · Mar 22, 2021

NoVa TRD Sport said: ↑

Below is a scan of page 473 of the 2012 Tundra owner's manual. The reason I used the 2012 manual is that the pen holder in the Tundra was redesigned in later years, to allow for multiple pens. This one, however, is identical to what we find now in the Tacoma.

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Wow. With all the discussion and people on here swearing that the clip was designed as a key holder, it is really great to see this OFFICIAL description from Toyota as to what it REALLY is, a pen/pencil holder! Man, thanks for posting this!

Foster Imposter · Mar 22, 2021

Surprised no one has mentioned other possible items other than a key or a pen.
What about a pencil type tire gauge? or a penlite flashlight?

William H. Bonney · Mar 22, 2021

Foster Imposter said: ↑

Surprised no one has mentioned other possible items other than a key or a pen.
What about a pencil type tire gauge? or a penlite flashlight?
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extra slice of bacon

NoVa TRD Sport · Mar 22, 2021

As Tacoma owners, we should feel deprived. The Tundra console lid also includes a card holder, a map holder, and a (small) tissue-package holder. For the Tacoma, why did they stop at just the pen holder? (Granted, the Tacoma lid is smaller, but still...)

Ainapo · Mar 22, 2021

NoVa TRD Sport said: ↑

Your pen looks a little too "fat." The bracket relies on the springiness of the plastic to clip the pen in. Plastic springs will break if they get overstressed, especially as they age and become brittle. To be on the safe side, the pen diameter should be no more than .325".
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Great, now where did I put my mic?..

Scott W · Mar 22, 2021

OK, So here is the picture score so far: pen vs. key pics.

PENS-4
KEYS-0
LIGHT-1
BULLET-1. WHICH DISAPPEARED.????

GOLIVER0131 · Mar 22, 2021

Let's get the post count to 100!

bruhteinshake · Mar 22, 2021

Just got a 2021. Came with two fobs and a gray spare. Hidden keys in the fobs open the door and tailgate.

Benny blanco · Mar 24, 2021

Warm plastic day

Malvolio · Mar 24, 2021

Can someone run down what types of pencils might fit? Looking to really get into the details here.

Gearheadesw · Mar 28, 2021

I agree with an above post, joint holder, big fat spleef, rolled and ready.

Barrister · Mar 28, 2021

bruhteinshake said: ↑

Just got a 2021. Came with two fobs and a gray spare. Hidden keys in the fobs open the door and tailgate.
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MT or AT? My 2021 DCSB OR 6MT only came with 2 “H” keys, no gray key. I’m trying to source a valet key.

jwctaco · Mar 28, 2021

Enlightened

TacoManOne · Mar 28, 2021

UberDingu said: ↑

I used it for a pen on my 16 for 5+ years
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Totally voided the warranty on that one. Delete the post before Toyota finds out!

ret42 · Mar 28, 2021

NoVa TRD Sport said: ↑

As Tacoma owners, we should feel deprived. The Tundra console lid also includes a card holder, a map holder, and a (small) tissue-package holder. For the Tacoma, why did they stop at just the pen holder? (Granted, the Tacoma lid is smaller, but still...)
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The back of my old T4R also included a pop-up bracket for a trash bag, and a weird flip out platform up front. I'm with you, I think the Tacoma needs more center console goodies!

Dryfly24 · Mar 28, 2021

ret42 said: ↑

The back of my old T4R also included a pop-up bracket for a trash bag, and a weird flip out platform up front. I'm with you, I think the Tacoma needs more center console goodies!
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Uhhh, maybe they wanted to leave enough room in there to actually put something in it?

NoVa TRD Sport · Mar 28, 2021

Benny blanco said: ↑

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Whoa. You can see that the top and bottom clips are stretched to the limit. A little more and they will surely break. A tire gauge is a good idea, but only if you can find one with a barrel diameter of .325".

William H. Bonney · Mar 28, 2021

Scott W[OP] said: ↑

OK, So here is the picture score so far: pen vs. key pics.

PENS-4
KEYS-0
LIGHT-1
BULLET-1. WHICH DISAPPEARED.????
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you forgot a slice of bacon

Dryfly24 · Mar 28, 2021

NoVa TRD Sport said: ↑

Whoa. You can see that the top and bottom clips are stretched to the limit. A little more and they will surely break. A tire gauge is a good idea, but only if you can find one with a barrel diameter of .325".
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