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5 Lugger vs Prerunner

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by SilverTacoZack, Jan 16, 2011.

  1. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:27 PM
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    SilverTacoZack

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    Came out to leave work today and saw this lil' 5 lugger parked next to me. Thought it was a good photo op :cool:

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  2. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:33 PM
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    Guess you both have trouble centering your trucks... It just takes practice...LOL Nice rig Zack, I am really liking those rims. Do you have any lift or are you sit'n stock?
     
  3. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM
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    i was going to say the same thing, cause even the white car isn't parked in the parking spot...lol

    your truck looks better though..not a fan of the reg tacoma...
     
  4. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:37 PM
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    Hey man i really like your graphics did you make or buy em?
     
  5. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:42 PM
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    holy crap you guys suck at parking :eek:
     
  6. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:43 PM
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    Haha fun thing, I actually parked off kilter on purpose because we had some other people get door dings recently in the lot. I had hoped I would deter anyone from parking between me and the white car, but it didn't stop the 5 lug Taco :rolleyes:
     
  7. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM
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    Sitting totally stock height right now, well except for the rear spring TSB. Saving up right now for Camburg Spindles and All Pro 3 inch leaf pack. Just waiting on my tax return at this point.
     
  8. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:45 PM
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    I give parking lessons on fridays, $50/2 lessons. ;)
     
  9. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:46 PM
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    Check out Sockmonkey on this site, he made them for me.
     
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    I know people that would purposely ding your door for parking like that.
     
  11. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:53 PM
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    This is why sliders are coming up on my to-do list after the spindles.
     
  12. Jan 16, 2011 at 3:54 PM
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    i had a feeling it was sockmonkys work,looks great
     
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    haha yea x2
     
  14. Jan 16, 2011 at 4:08 PM
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    Do sliders protect against a swift kick with a boot?

    I'm not condoning this behavior, just saying there are a lot of people out there would be pretty irked by that park job. That's why 3 of the first 4 comments were about it.

    All it takes is one real angry guy :(
     
  15. Jan 16, 2011 at 4:59 PM
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    Yeah, I hear you man. Normally I never park like that. This lot is behind my workplace and usually only people that work there park back there, although sometimes customers park there too. Luckily, its camera protected, and I installed the security cams myself so I know that area was covered :cool:

    But yeah, there are some real d-bags out there which is why, 95 percent of the time I park at the back of stores and the outskirts of parking lots, and normally would park inside the lines haha.
     
  16. Jan 16, 2011 at 5:02 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    sliders also wont fully protect from door dings. if it's a flat door, then yes...curved doors can still hit above the sliders
     
  17. Jan 16, 2011 at 5:17 PM
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    :thumbsup: yeah I just park as far from other people as possible
     
  18. Jan 16, 2011 at 5:51 PM
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    Won't protect you from other trucks much either, especially lifted ones :eek:

    But it does give you some protection from the stupid little hondas and stuff around here driven by high school kids that are the main ones slamming doors into stuff.
     
  19. Jan 16, 2011 at 5:53 PM
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    Seeing the third gen section forced me to get a Ford...
    possibly...but the rear doors on my wife's prius can hit above my sliders.
     
  20. Jan 16, 2011 at 5:58 PM
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    You cant stop the 5 lugger:cool: lol
     

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