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

How was the install? I want to put a switch panel up there also

 

Got my new Alpharex Lux series headlights installed wirh no problems. Love them so far. Can't wait until tonight to try them out in the dark

 

Color corrected today and a nice detail of the interior.

 

The past few months I've been accumulating and installing parts here and there as they arrived. Almost everything I've ordered has arrived, so I took PTO this week and got everything I've received so far installed, including:

AlphaRex headlights
Leitner Designs bed rack
Rhino Rack loading system for my Hobie Compass Kayak (a bit of a bitch to load by hand)
100W solar panel on the Prinsu roof rack w/ Renogy charge controller
Goose Gear rear seat delete
Expedition Essentials 2TPAM w/Garmin Overlander GPS
WeBoost cell signal booster
Alpicool Fridge
Jackery power pack

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Don't be alarmed when I finally see your truck around if theres a white dclb chasing you down to chat. Truck is sweet

 

Put in Smartliner floor mats and changed the serpentine belt today in the 2015. Seatcovers coming Sunday.

 

Do you have any other shots of your lights? I’ve been think of getting these but have seen anyone post any good shots of them...

 

Not yet. It's been downpouring rain all day. I'm gonna take more pics when I can.
Another option is the new Morimoto xb headlights. They are a little cheaper and are supposed to have a little better output. I would have probably gone with those, but they became available after I had already preordered these.
https://youtu.be/2qmjEhmmVI0

 

The Keys have landed!!!
Harnesses routed through the dash from behind the radio.
Overshot the length a little bit, easier to route at least.

Now I wonder why my TPMS light is on when it WAS NOT on before I disconnected the battery. Open to ideas.

 

LED Tail lights w/LED Reverse bulb from deauto

$100 PL5400 Black Manual Tailgate Lock with Bolt Codeable Technology for Toyota Tacoma

PL5400 Tailgate lock


Tyger T3 Soft Trifold tonneau cover


As soon as I get some help and get to it, AREX Luxx headlights

Sam

 

I need to do this. I have had the vinyl replacement forever. Was it difficult?

 

BOLT CHECK BOLT CHECK BOLT CHECK.

Not sure if I missed it or forgot it last weekend. The past couple of days, I have been noticing an odd noise while braking. Brakes worked and if you would ease into braking, there would be no noise. It only happened on sudden, quick braking. There would be a "clunking" sound while going over larger bumps in the road, too. Odd.

First day of summer hours while working remotely (which, I hope, stays in the future), went to the gym and did some testing while driving. Noticed right away that it was DEFINITELY on the driver's side. Over larger bumps, things seemed to rattle around a bit. Concerning. Thought about what it could be while working out. I figured I have time today to look at it today since I have a bit of driving and possibly towing to do this weekend and I want to be safe. Got home, thew it up on the jack and stands, popped the driver's side wheel off and noticed it right away. Driver's side caliper bracket bolt (top bolt) was MISSING. The bottom bolt was loose(assuming that was the source of the "clunk" noises over bigger bumps. Being a hoarder, I went into my Milwaukee packouts, located a bolt that would work and did a "trail fix". Tightened the lower bolt and checked the passenger's side. All good there. Threw the wheel back on, torqued the lugs and drove right to O'Reillys. No noises while braking and no "clunks" over bigger bumps and potholes. Awesome.

Luckily, O'Reillys had two boxes in stock and I bought them both to keep on hand (you never know).

Got home and ordered the OEM part (x4) p/n 8215-01084044 to have fresh bolts for thenew knuckles.

 

lost memory when you disconnected the battery?

 

Maybe. Might try the reset procedure tomorrow. By the time I got this done I was DONE from the heat. Couldn’t get started till I got off work.

 

Traded it in =(

Bought my Tacoma new off the lot in 2013 and put 82,000 miles on it. It was an amazing truck and I loved it, plus I did a ton of mods including a supercharger! But at the end of the day I needed to be able to tow way more weight than the tacoma could handle (18k lbs gooseneck trailer).

The Tacoma is now for sale north of Dallas, TX if anyone is looking for a deal! https://www.glennpolkdodgechryslerj...toyota-tacoma-base-gainesville-tx-id-42732880

How it sat when I sold it:




The new truck is a beast!

 

It was surprisingly easy.. I was super intimidated but it ended up being a breeze. Took me about an hour per door. Open for questions if you want to DM.

 

Replaced coolant and thermostat. Also changed TC fluid and front diff.

 

These are sweet! Makes me want to update the front end just so I can buy these