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

Finally got the eag grille installed and wired up. Upgraded the rigid lights switch while I was at it. Next weekend, time to fix the overhead temp/compass... again.

 

After a zombie steel rod fell out of the sky and embedded in the front, I had a chance to make some cosmetic upgrades. Took the yellow highlight on the rims and used it for the grill, fog surround and rear bumper cover. Also had the fogs, grille marker, tailights and third light smoked. Had some fun with emblem overlays in the same yellow.

 

You know what it is black and yellow black and yellow black and yellow..
Nice job on the front letters

 

I’d have had to take the MA off all those Taco badges. Now all I’ll ever think of that as is “Taco Ma”. Not a bad color combo to me, reminds me of older aviation combos. Who’s the grill maker?

 

It came from the Taco Vinyl folks: https://tacovinbleyl.com/collections/2012-15-tacoma/products/copy-of-2012-2015-tacoma-raptor-grille

Didn't think the "Taco Ma" thing all the way through It could be confusing to see a gravely gray-bearded urban redneck get in a Ma vehicle. I'll just tell 'em I identify as a root vegetable so that they don't trigger off to the nearest safe space.

 

Replaced both front Hubs assemblies after work. Planning on having new bearings pressed into my stock hubs as back ups.

 

Big day

Oil change
Greased front and rear drive line
Rotated tires
Less than 200 to go before the big 100k.

Also refreshed the headlights.

 

In this day and age, who knows lol.

Ironically I was just looking at their site the other day and wondered what that grill looked like! It’s pretty sharp for sure! I’m really torn though, I really like the stuff DB Custom Fab puts out also, and the price difference isn’t that far off.

 

got on some 265/75/16 atturo trail blade m/t tires on some 16x8 wheel but thinking of heading back to the all terrain game. had 3 tires in mind trying to figure out what i should go with next

nitto ridge grappler ?
fallen wild peak at3/w ?
toto open country at3 ?

choices choices, what are you guy’s thoughts?

 

My vote is grapplers, currently running them and they’re my favorite tire to date.

 

I completely jacked up my driveway and pissed off the HOA.

 

I second the ridge grappler vote, although all three you listed seem to be pretty popular around TW. I came from a MT tire to the ridge grapplers and it’s night and day difference as far as ride and noise.

 

Backup camera finally installed. What a pain. My wife rarely drives my Tacoma because she has trouble seeing behind her………….

I doubt she’ll be using it anytime soon.

I was given a electric brake controller so I wired that in. The harness and adapter were with the truck. That was simple with a little help from Tacomaworld and YouTube.

 

OK this made me laugh!

 

you are in CA. It is dry. I would never sell a good set of tires.
you could have a brand new $230 KO2 and all you’re gonna get is bullshitters offering $50 pissed it doesn’t have white lettering to show off a mediocre tire on their mediocre truck

run them til they’re bald
Then try AT after maybe a bigger size.

those are all good choices.
I’m currently “trying” wildpeak. Stuck with them for a while judging by how well they’re wearing/deep the tread is.

set of tires is $1k+
You probably can’t even get half of that back trying to sell it “used” with tread at 10-14/32”

I can’t tell if it’s a prerunner. If it is, tire choice won’t matter

 

Not today but over the weekend. Installed warfab phantom bumper with some buddies. @crashngiggles , @Brownmatthall and @CTSpruceMica .
Also did the trail toyz gas tank skid. Great day with tacos.

 

Is that an OEM grill or aftermarket? I am looking at the taco garage one... the 3rd gen grills have good reviews, but the only review on the 2nd gen doesn't seem promising.

 

Worth it

 

Is that OEM toyota? if so how much was it?

 

No it was a reman. $198 including a 35 core charge