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

Hit my black plastics with cerakote today quickly in the freezing cold. Came out amazing for just a few bucks and a rushed job. Next time I do it I'll definitely take my time, but this product is amazing haha

 

Camping last weekend
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My new tire tracks looks aggressive

And of course the idiots

 

Any more information on this?

 

what are you wanting to know?

 

Curious how it works and what you use it for.Just to charge phone.
Would like to use the wasted space in console.
Maybe even cut it all out and sit a power station in there.
Just trying to think of something useful.

 

the 3d printed part is just a platform. in the last photo, you can see the rubberized wireless charging pad. the wires from that run behind the dash where i pulled power for it. so now myself or any passenger with a wireless charging capable phone can just toss the phone into the cubby and it'll start charging. specifically used a charging pad with some bumpers around the edges so that the phone doesn't slide off the charger from cornering, braking, off roading, etc.

 

Thats exactly what it sounds like. Driving me nuts. I'm about to start cutting haha.

 

I had one made from a guy on Etsy. A while back, I had envisioned it flat like you have it but he made it at an angle that worked out better since iPhones have the standby mode. I have power coming to the charger from behind the cigarette lighter. It gives it a wireless look.

 

Wired mine the same way.
Great use for an otherwise useless little space

 

Is the guy still making them?

 

Yeah. He does. His comes in two pieces but ones you have the charger in place you can’t even see the crease. Also his comes wires for the cig port. You’d have to wire up yourself to the back of the cig port to have a wireless look.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1767190382/?ref=share_ios_native_control

 

Threw up an old blanket that doesn't get used anymore on the ceiling of my shell, at least for now till I can carpet it. Got tired of it looking too plain.

 

Tried changing the look of the front of my truck with minimal effort.







Not sure how I feel about it though.


However, I’m pretty sold on reinstalling the colormatched Satoshi grille and blacking out the retrofits

 

Anyone run into the problem of your bed getting loose? I've had this "rattle" since I bought my truck 2 years ago which I associated with the retrax bed cover. Well, I was washing the thing 2 days ago and the bed lifted close to the cab on the passenger side anyways, I'm curious as to what tools yall are using to move that giant torx with the nut underneath. PFA

 

Yep here you go. I use one of these cause the bolts are ususlly pretty crusty

$9 SUNEX TOOLS 2690s6 1/2" Drive T55 Internal Star Impact Socket

https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-2690s6...569042&sprefix=t55+impact+torx,aps,104&sr=8-2

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tacoma-loose-bed-design-flaw-explanation.388873/

 

Most of this was not "today", but put on a handful of components to keep the important bits safe when wheeling.

Skids are BAMF, 20 deg sliders and aluminum gas tank "skid" (more of just a shield) are RCI. Bought all of them "raw" and primered+painted the steel components myself (pro-tip, if you're ever going this route, invest in a paint gun, makes the process 1000% easier).

Still need to reroute the exhaust to install the transfer case skid. I also might extend the RCI sliders to be "full length" after I test them out, so we'll see!

BAMF skids:





RCI Sliders:



And some pictures of them on the truck:

 

Added some extra “fog” lights to the front. Going for the new Tundra bumper lights look