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

Unless the angle of the photo is off. Id suggest hitting the pinch weld too

 

How do you think the deer feels about it?

 

I know im just playing

 

probably wished it'd called an Uber

 

haha thats on todays agenda after work. gonna spray some undercoating as well.

 

I am about to add the same rubber trim to my cut fender flares. Any tips, problems to avoid in hindsight?

thanks!

 

Right behind you

 

This rubber trim from McMastercarr / you will need 25ft of each.
Fender flare : 8507K65
Fender : 8507K14
Trimming 2.5 inches seemed to be the sweet spot for retaining bolt holes. I’ll show you some pictures of what I mean when I snap pictures later. I would look at ripcords build thread, he has a lot of detailed pics and advice. Only difference I did was use a different rubber trim for the fender flares, I tried the one he recommended and it wasn’t a good fit. And he trimmed 3 inches, but like I said earlier I did 2.5 to retain some factory bolt options. Other than get a dremel and a jig saw with a metal cutting blade and take your time.

 

^^^^

 

If you flip through my restoration page, I show how I repaired the torn tabs on the backside of the flares. I used heat, plastic and metal screen to do the repair.

 

Oooh...ooooh... me too!

 

A few things last coupla days...............

new black housing smoked lens LED 3rd brake light with the S1 flasher from the old unit left on it................



oem JDM coin holder dash blank doodad.................


today - new LED license plate light housings that also have a dab of red with the white...............



a little while back - Meso cement st wheel ornament cover for my 2013 wheel (have a white one I am not using).........




small potatoes, I know......

 

Drill holes and use bolts and nuts to secure.

 

Went wheeling and camping at Bowman lake.

 

In case I have to dig myself out of the mall parking lot.

 

Changed the oil+filter, greased the zerks, and then hit a small "milestone" on a trip up the Kern river.

 

Started a bed platform build using some plywood from crates off the jobsite. 5/8” osb but seems to be fine, ran some bracing on the inside. Going to put two 2x6s where the wheel wells are for added support but seems to be stout so far surprisingly! Middle slot will have 3/4” ply. Carpeted only one side today, gonna finish up this weekend

 

Oh deer. That looks like it might cost you a buck or two to fix that.

 

Working on changing a turn signal bulb…

 

I pulled the door panel to see if I could push them out but there's a reinforcement bar horizontally inside the door frame right in the middle of them. I'm gonna try paintless dent repair but the biggest dent might be too much for that. the rocker panel I'm not too worried about.