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No budget, how to make my 2013 Tacoma stand out

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Thenerdal, Mar 27, 2025.

  1. Mar 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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    fiftysix

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    Wrap it chrome
     
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  2. Mar 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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    Canadian Caber

    Canadian Caber R.I.P Layne Staley 67-2002

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  3. Mar 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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    eherlihy

    eherlihy 2009 Access Cab TRD Off Road

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    Paint it pink.
     
  4. Mar 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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  5. Mar 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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    TegoTaco

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    Sounds like a troll.
     
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  6. Mar 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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    steveo27

    steveo27 Ask me about my weiner

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    The same shit everyone else has.
    This thread sucks
     
  7. Mar 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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    ace_10

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    year. round.
    [​IMG]
     
  8. Mar 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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    Williston

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    Stock (99.999%) OEM Bed Floor Mat, OEM Front Bed Rail Cargo Net and hooks, OEM Gentex Auto-Dim mirror w/Compass & Outside Temperature Display, TRD Pro Grille, Uni-Filter air pump modification, WeatherTech floor liners f/r. (winter), OEM All-Weather Floor Mats (summer).
    Add some OEM fog lights to the front, put a Heritage Grille center on it, (NO Raptor lights), add a conservative set of dark chrome wheel skins. Then step back and leave it alone for a while. If it was mine, I would dark privacy tint the rear window. It looks like it's a 3-pane slider: Nice.

    Looks like you have the 6' bed on it. :thumbsup: What more can you ask for? ...Tell me you have the 2.7L stick and I'll respond: Life is good. What ever you decide: don't over-do it. It looks classic just as it is. :proposetoast:
     
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  9. Mar 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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    T4R_hereforbearings

    T4R_hereforbearings Dale Doback, M.D.

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    I’ve bolted some stuff to it *lists cool stuff here*
    Actually despite my previous comment about getting Dayton spokes (still a good idea), I now vote for terminix stickers but misspelled IMG_9622.jpg
     
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  10. Mar 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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    TheBigKahuna

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    Define"no budget".
    Literally $0?
    $100, $500, something else?
     
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  11. Mar 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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    Hood exit exhaust. Flipped rear axles but keep the front stock to get that sick prerunner squat. Big chrome wheels, preferably some that are at least 12" wide. Underglow. Lots of it. Claw mark sticker on the hood automatically makes you cool, and every sticker adds 5hp. Tint, but specifically old tint so everything looks blurple inside. Fuzzy steering wheel cover. Follow this to a tee and you'll have an instant classic.
     
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  12. Mar 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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    Park in the worst part of town and if your truck is still there after the weekend it'll be all tagged up for free! LOL
     
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  13. Mar 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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    T4R_hereforbearings Dale Doback, M.D.

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    I’ve bolted some stuff to it *lists cool stuff here*
    this guy gets it
     
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  14. Mar 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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  15. Mar 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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    Hay Lobos Let's be friends.

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    There are some people who make vintage/retro style Toyota colors stripe decals like the old 22re trucks had, or like the racing colors TRD uses. Those might look cool on a stock white single cab. I saw them on eBay and Etsy. Probably a few hundred for decals or vinyl wrap versions. I've never tried so YMMV.
     
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    Sell it and retire early.
     
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    Panty dropper right here


     
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  18. Mar 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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    - Paint match front/rear bumper, grill, door handles and mirror
    - TRD SPORT hood
    - TRD PRO headlights
    - TRD PRO grill
    - Diode Dynamics Elite Series fogs
    - Tint
    - DJM lowering kit
    - OEM 4x4 fender flares
    - 18” wheels

    Gives you an idea.

    IMG_2436.jpg

    This one is a 5 lug with a lift and with a set of 5 to 6 lug adapters/spacers. Picture it lowered instead. :hearteyes:

    IMG_2438.jpg
     
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  19. Mar 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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    I-Give-Up

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    Meso spare fuse holder. Aluminum gas cap holder. Genuine Toyota bed lights. Bed molle racks. Ammo case storage under hood. In-bed spare tire. Automatic underhood lights. Gooey glurp on frame.
    Mask off the windshield and other windows. Mask off the lights, grille and anything else you don't want painted. Scuff sand with 400 grit. Grab a paintball gun with a half dozen different colors. Give it a good spattering. Let `em dry for a while, then clear coat.

    I saw this on an old, white Camry near Virginia City, Nevada a long time ago. We were driving the opposite direction, so I couldn't get a picture. They used blue & white paint balls.
     
  20. Mar 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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    Sonofliberty92

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    Try to find 5 lug wheels larger than 14s or whatevers on there now. It'll lift the truck making it look more like a prerunner. Get a nice TOYOTA decal for the tail gate to make it look retro. Grab some LED tail lights if that's your thing and throw a nice bed cover on it.

    Truthfully, these trucks are beautiful in stock form IMO. Sometimes basic looks better than everything else. To me, simple is good. Good little reliable Tacoma. Plain jane.
     
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