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

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kwalton, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. Dec 20, 2022 at 7:17 PM
    TacoTuesday1

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    good work.

    You should put a small one or two in the overhead console. This is what Audi does from factory. It provides a faint red ambient glow over the entire interior to make it easier to find buttons. Europe had the option of also having that in the rear.

    even further they have red lit interior door handles,
    And lights in the doors. Red on the back to show oncoming cars it’s open. White underneath to illuminate where you step
     
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  2. Dec 20, 2022 at 8:07 PM
    Empty_Lord

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    Is the 2015 also a double cab king bed? If so I believe the only difference will be the charcoal canister mount on the crossmemeber
     
  3. Dec 20, 2022 at 8:24 PM
    JdevTac

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    I may end up adding some more along those lines. My GX470 had ambient lighting like that and the recessed overhead LEDs. 5th gen 4Runners too, it’s very nice having the dim lighting for cab visibility
     
  4. Dec 20, 2022 at 8:49 PM
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    Installed sumo springs part # SSR 610-40 on my DCSB with factory springs and camper shell. Gave the truck a nice little lift in the rear, and firmed up the ride. Night and day difference. Extremely happy with my purchase and glad I decided on them over airbags with my tight time line before my road trip to Fort Hood.
     
  5. Dec 20, 2022 at 9:32 PM
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    That's a sweet looking front end.
     
  6. Dec 20, 2022 at 11:39 PM
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    Yes the 2015 double cab can come with a 73.5 inch long box, so that being said I would just have to remount my charcoal canister?
     
  7. Dec 21, 2022 at 5:59 AM
    Hayden334

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    2" spacer lift, 285/70 R17's and a Softopper.

    I swore you could truck camp at Cheaha. I mean they let you drive your vehicle right up to the campsite when you are "tent camping" what is the difference?
     
  8. Dec 21, 2022 at 6:20 AM
    kidsmoke

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    @mrproduxn you've got the older AC which actually allowed for speakers in the rear doors?

    @TreeFortRichard what your saying is you simply eliminated the head liner and put good quality in the front door, both mids and tweeters, yes? this is where I'm at as well. Sound is good, night/day compared to stock. Still all output from sizable drivers is sent into the wells. Sure wish there was some small solution of decent quality for the headliner unit. The decisions made regarding sound on the 2.5 gen Tacoma's sure are a headscratcher.

    Anyone successfully replaced 2.5 mini door panels with older 2nd gen?
     
  9. Dec 21, 2022 at 6:53 AM
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    Yes the 2008 Off Road AC has stock rear door speakers and the 2012 SR5 AC has no speakers or speaker openings in the rear doors. Just the ghost headliner speakers. When I put Kickers and tweeters in the 2012 front doors they sounded much better on the stock radio.
     
  10. Dec 21, 2022 at 6:55 AM
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    does Clazzio call what you show here light gray or dark gray
     
  11. Dec 21, 2022 at 7:11 AM
    mrproduxn

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    These were their dark gray. Not very dark though.
     
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  12. Dec 21, 2022 at 7:14 AM
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    Glad I asked!

    My Wet Okole's are showing their age. I think it's time.

    Cheers!
     
  13. Dec 21, 2022 at 7:20 AM
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    This set is the full PVC version and were only $233. Look identical to the leather ones. I have had these on for nearly 16 months and they are wearing just as good as my previous leather versions. The bolsters are PVC on the leather set and I never had an issue in 5.5 years of use. That is why I went budget PVC for this truck.
     
  14. Dec 21, 2022 at 8:26 AM
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    Truck things
    I know they said my camber bolt was frozen on my driver side so they got it as close to factory spec as possible
     
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    Nothing a little paint can't take care of... much better now!

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    What kind of paint did you use? That looks really good tbh
     
  17. Dec 21, 2022 at 10:28 AM
    TacoTuesday1

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    0.7deg you might get outside edge wear
    Needs to be replaced
     
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    I used SEM satin black 15243 and SEM clear coat matte
    I used it on some interior parts I blacked out and it matches real well!
     
  19. Dec 21, 2022 at 10:37 AM
    TreeFortRichard

    TreeFortRichard Barcelona Red is the best red...

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    Yup.
    I actually had to set the crossovers to like -2.5db for the tweeters because they were SO BRIGHT.
    It sounds great now. I don't need night club base thump...I prefer general admission floor middle at a rock show...and for the most part I'm listening to podcasts anyhow and just wanted to be able to hear the radio with the windows down!
     
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  20. Dec 21, 2022 at 12:15 PM
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    Pics of the interior pieces please. I'm interested in how that looks. All I've painted is the radio bezel and steering wheel trim
     

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