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

Put the RTT and awning on for the season. (FINALLY)

 

I installed a Bedslide today. I didn't want to drill holes in the bed so took a chance on the '16-'19 No Drill Kit which turns out it fits the Gen2 models as well. Super easy install.

 

My 15 doesn’t have one in the spare.

 

What was the cost on this if you don't mind. It looks like something I didn't know I needed!

 

I did this and two guys at work followed suit. We grin every time we hit the lights. And, you can find OEM Osram bulbs for about $10 now if you are patient. Details at link...My best mod to date.

 

I bought the Bedslide last Black Friday from RealTruck.com for 1219.00.
The No Drill Kit I purchased on Amazon as a a 'used' item for 51.00 (saved me over $130), it had a small corner where paint had chipped off.
Looking at the many options of bed slides on the market, I kept going back to this one for the value and price. Some were supposedly better but they were also twice the price. Main reason I went with this model opposed to others was the composite bed rather than press-board.

 

Painted the overhead console




Painted the rings

 

Wow. That down pipe: It's like a work of art: sculpture category. May I ask how long that piece took you to create?

 

The brake cleaner didn't work........still missing and stutter.........replace cats.....CHECK!

 

Thank you

It has taken about eight hours to get to this point

 

Arg! The W word!!

 

Amazing: Thanks for responding. Truly impressive.

 

Early Spring engine compartment detail.

Beautiful pollen-season day here today so the dust was settling on that engine cover while I was doing it. lol

 

Rolled over 50k miles! Now onto 100k, which will be in the year 2030 at the rate that I drive.

 

Boom, installed my 5160s and duro bump flip kit, 6112s will be installed soon as well
Thanks for the hook up! @memario1214
And as always, thanks for the garage/tools/hand @crashnburn80

 

I started off by paint matching the rear bumper! Turned out pretty good I think! Definitely not perfect but good enough for my low standards.



Then my VLEDs showed up today for my footwell lights also! So I got those installed!

 

Today I looked at the resale value of my truck out here in CA because I was bored. (Hurts my heart that I'm even looking at the resale value) I'm astonished I could literally more than DOUBLE my money out here on it... Gosh, the truck market is crazy out here, can't wait to move back to Florida!!

 

I guess.....lol. one of these days i'll get them to all go off....by throwing it away and putting a ecu masters adu7 in...

 

I installed some DIY puddle lights for $19
install link: https://www.tacomaworld.com/posts/27254089/

The doors are cracked open in these pics, just enough to trip the door switch but stay latched.

Kit comes with 3 LED's so you end up with a spare, I actually have two spare 1 from this install and one from my bed light install I might wire some under hood lights next. Bed light install link if someone is interested: https://www.tacomaworld.com/posts/27254089/

 

Little by little this month I have clay barred, buffed, polished and waxed my truck after 12 years.
I have always kept her clean but she was looking might matte. I have never had a garage or coverage and I was on my way to a blistered hood.
People always put their paint at the bottom of the list when it comes to car maintenance. Check out what a full body paint job costs and you might want to consider purchasing a buffer.
Here is a during clay barring and after prepolish photo. I'll be sure to throw some final waxed photos up once she's parked in you moms driveway

Now to get all the dang compound splatters off my driveway.