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What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by hamiltonuh60, Nov 4, 2015.

  1. May 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM
    hoytshooter1

    hoytshooter1 Well-Known Member

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    ICON's Method's w/265-70-17 (Gone) '16SR5 Wheels with 255-85-16 Falken MT's AZ pinstriping
    What did the hood cost to wrap? TIA
     
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  2. May 17, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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    Grill, headlights, tail lights, mirror turn signals, rock sliders, tint, bed cover, fog lights, KDMax tune, interior mods...
    Not my truck in the pic but on mine I paid $350 for the wrap (no scoop) + $50 for it to be ceramic coated. Tried it myself at first but the OCD around the errors I made got to me so I had it redone.
     
  3. May 17, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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    Glad the pro tails lived on to a fellow LR clone! Pleasure meeting you!
     
  4. May 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM
    Boonjing

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    Got some new shoes and love em!!!


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  5. May 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
    MGMDesertTaco

    MGMDesertTaco Come on, live a little...

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    That looks like it works well.

    I switched to ceramics a year ago and haven't looked back. Gtechniq CSL topped with Exo V5. Weekly washes with koch chemie gsf and topped with p&s beadmaker after drying. Only complaint is dust tends to cling to paint with beadmaker.
     
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  6. May 17, 2024 at 4:28 PM
    Oh_deer

    Oh_deer Supreme Commander Sullivan County Deer Chasers

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    Sexxxy!! :thumbsup:
     
  7. May 17, 2024 at 5:16 PM
    Cement_wheels

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    It’s a quick fix. I use Chemical Guys Butter Wet Wax and the Aero in between for touch ups. I did the whole vehicle with the Aero Cosmetics once and it looked great but using a waterless wax makes me nervous.
     
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  8. May 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
    MGMDesertTaco

    MGMDesertTaco Come on, live a little...

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    Waxes are too much work for how short they last.

    With professional ceramics like (Gtechniq CSL topped with Exo V5), everything just falls off with a pressure washer and foam cannon and you can dry the whole truck with a leaf blower. So much easier and they last about a year.
     
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  9. May 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
    Oh_deer

    Oh_deer Supreme Commander Sullivan County Deer Chasers

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    Whoa dude! Something else was up that day, not just the fog! :eek: :D
     
  10. May 17, 2024 at 6:35 PM
    RichochetRabbit

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    Leapin' Lizards!
     
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  11. May 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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    There goes the neighborhood.
     
  12. May 17, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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    RIX TUX no ducks given

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    c'mon man
     
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  13. May 17, 2024 at 7:42 PM
    RIX TUX

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  14. May 17, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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    rotated tires changed oil threw out the old air freshener.
    Well. Myself, nor anyone I know has ever needed a Taco tailgate. So from my perspective, a "hot" tailgate has no value at all.

    Perhaps value it is based on location.... like real-estate.
     
  15. May 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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    Donate them to me. :rofl:
     
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  16. May 17, 2024 at 9:11 PM
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    Every time I consider ceramic coating I read through the application instructions and say f this. I just don’t have the patience. I’ll stick with waxing a couple or 3 times a year. I actually enjoy it and now I have microfiber bonnets for my orbital buffer so it saves time and effort.
     
  17. May 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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    Scrubbed some tires, and knocked a dent out.
    You gotta do what you gotta do. But arent you worried about the wear on the diff and cv axles/joints?
     
  18. May 17, 2024 at 9:42 PM
    TheWildMan

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    Scrubbed some tires, and knocked a dent out.
    Just make sure not to wax the black plastic parts! Made that mistake on my car.
     
  19. May 17, 2024 at 10:51 PM
    Cement_wheels

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    That is one of the good things about the Aero Cosmetics. You can spray it on virtually everything and it buffs right off.
     
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  20. May 18, 2024 at 4:34 AM
    Tlaloc1916

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    Install them in your grille.
     
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