Goat Armor

Here a few. Hopefully I got the MGM color right

 

That last one is sharp! What's that called?

 

https://goat-truckarmor.com/products/toyota-stripes-series-toyota-tacoma-gen3-2016

Black base military stripes. Matte

 

Just finding this product now - awesome stuff! Definitely looking like the best option for protecting paint from offroad abuses...

One question, is there a plan to release a Gen2 access cab variant?

 

Let me find out.

 

I have had my panels almost 9 months. I will be honest in that while I love my panels, it is a pain to wash the truck now. Drive through car washes are not a good idea anymore with these. I had one of the larger driver door panels rip off in the drive through car wash and I had to turn back around and ask them to stop it so they could retrieve it. That was embarrassing to say the least. Truth be told, it is not the worst thing though as I have other accessories on the truck now like antennas that shouldn't go through car washes either.

Sand, grains of dirt, etc. tend to work their way up between the panels and your paint. I found that for a deep clean of the truck, it is pertinent to remove the panels and wash both the inside/outside of the panel and my truck to prevent the damages to the clearcoat that could occur overtime of rough substances vibrating underneath the panels and digging into the truck. Almost a sandblasting really that occurs over many miles of driving with rough particles trapped in there.

Be aware that this is not unknown to the company, they rightly advertise that these panels should not stay on the truck all the time and should be taken off for periods of time when not exposing the truck to paint-damaging obstacles. It is my own fault and prerogative that I run these panels most all the time for my own vanity's sake

So my go to now with washing my truck is to use my own pressure washer at home on a lower pressure nozzle to knock the mud and sand off both the panels and the truck. Take off the panels, and repeat the spray down. Then I proceed as normal to hand wash the truck and replace the panels. Hope that helps!

 

Mocked up last week. Will be on the site in a few weeks.

 

I like goat armor but, it would only take someone less than a few min if less to YOINK them off your truck and walk/drive away. especially for all the mall crawlers that keep them on 24/7

 

It’s definitely a process. I agree.

I need to figure out a good solution to wash the panels easier.

 

My goat armor is for sale. Bay area CA. $300 come and get it.

 

alameda is too far.

 

I think only Toyota guys really know what they are.
I’ve never had mine taken and I’ve been in some not no nice areas in St. Louis with mine.

 

sure, but the opportunity is there. They are great for off roading and I suppose serve their purpose for that. Just would have to take them off and on, I would not leave them on. Even some other taco owners will steal from one another..

 

Aren’t you supposed to only use them when you hit the trails?

 

I'm actually in dixon area but head to Sacramento often and Reno a bunch during the summer

 

oh snap. that photo looked like the old alameda navy base. my old stomping grounds, 40s, JDM bois, and bikers.

 

It is down there. Some toyota swap meet thing I went to. Good eye tho.

 

When are you gonna be in reno next?

 

In my post:

 

PRETTY sure this ia something youd only put on your truck when wheeling. Thats it. I have magnets for my business on my truck, and you don't leave them on in a carwash, you also dont leave them on ALL THE TIME. Crap gets under them, it's not a secret. If you wanted something on all the time, should get a wrap.