What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

once again, what he said VVVVV

 

Last second camping trip with the new softopper. Carlsbad state beach.

 

Finally replaced all the instrument and dash bulbs!

 

Swapped my tie rods. I like to change them every 360k miles just to be on the safe side.

 

Got new shoes yesterday, and immediately took them out for some fun today!

 

Another 2000 mile vacation in the books...

 

Installed a brand new front passenger seat belt.

 

Nice!

I’d like to change out my pathetically non retracting driver side seat belt

Mike

 

It's money well spent. I replaced mine with a new one from the Toyota dealer a few weeks ago and I smile a little every time I use it.

 

Approximately what did that OEM assembly run you at the dealer?

Mike

 

I wonder if this would help me. The retractor on my driver's side belt is SO aggressive. All throughout my drive it constantly pulls and tightens and every 5 minutes I'm yanking on it to let me breathe, pain in the ass.

 

It was about $167.

 

That's surprising to hear. Most people with first gens with older/worn seat belts complain about the opposite issue (not retracting very well).

 

Sticker mod

 

I think mine was around $170 as well, maybe a bit more.

Use your VIN (either on a Toyota parts site or on www.toyodiy.com) to get the right part number. There are a lot of variations (cab type, color, position year).

Sometime around 1999-2000 model year Toyota started adding pretensioners to Tacoma seat belts. The pretensioner is an explosive charge that fires along with the air bags. Those belts will be more expensive to buy and ship. Not a concern for you and your '95 though.

 

I really like the way that looks. What bulbs did you use, im going to be replacing culter bulbs in my moms tacoma here pretty soon.

 

What's the consensus on stop leak in the steering rack?

A) Power steering stop leak
B) Transmission stop leak

Hammers is 2 weeks away. The only answer I have time for is A or B

Pretty sure the answer is B

 

B, really anything that swells seals will work here, a little bit of brake fluid is an old used car lot trick to swell seals too

 

Thank you sir

BTW...
I drove it

It went go when it was supposed to go

It stopped when it was supposed to stop





Hammertown bound. It has to go in the shop tomorrow for the exhaust work. Because fuckit I'd rather pay someone to do it.

No muffler right now, sounds pretty cool obnoxious the drone would get old real quick.

 

Even with a muffler that drone gets obnoxious real quick. I’ve got a super 44 dumped at the end of the cab and I’ve been meaning to put a resonator and dump it further back for a year now. Drives me insane on the highway