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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. Jul 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
    hinmo24t

    hinmo24t MAhole

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    well done, and deja vu (IG last evening or this AM)
     
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  2. Jul 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
    Peter603Taco

    Peter603Taco Well-Known Member

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    Ah that makes sense, thanks!
     
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  3. Jul 9, 2025 at 10:10 AM
    anangrymarmoset

    anangrymarmoset Member

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    2010 access cab 6 cyl 4x4
    Catch up post!
    Bedboxes/sleeping platform (earlier this year)
    Clazzio Seat Covers (awesome, just recently)
    Cobra CB with Firestik (Fire Stik not shown, recent)
    Finished up rear seat delete and molle panel (needs trim, just recent)
    Replaced head unit (older)
    grab-handle phone mount via Ram tutorial from Mods sticky (just finished but not pictured!)
    New front rotors and brakes (Power stop, just finished!)
    New Driveshaft (just recent, need to adjust angles)
    Small boi radio antenna (recent, of course it's right next to the Fire Stik, lol)

    Lots of other small stuff over the last couple of years to make lift and life work a little better.

    Next on agenda? Swap armrest cloth to leather, trim out molle panel, finish carpeting in cap (add light), rewire second battery for bed and add power box, need lighting (open to suggestions), finish paint on bed boxes and carve out openings for 2nd battery access, mobile water solution, dynamat doors/floor/roof, fix paint on roof, require hitch, fix cap brake light, hood struts, general maintenance overhaul (just hit 130k!) when does it end? (hopefully never)

    Cheers!
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    Any good wheeling suggestions in Maine?
     
  4. Jul 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
    Musubi3

    Musubi3 Well-Known Member

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    Nice upgrades!
    What kind of driveshaft did you pick up?
     
  5. Jul 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
    anangrymarmoset

    anangrymarmoset Member

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    Thanks!

    I ended up with this two piece drive shaft from Extreme Terrain's site: https://www.extremeterrain.com/tacoma-rear-driveshaft-prop-shaft-assembly-apds0247.html . Super easy installation and bolted right up (took longer to unbolt the old one than to get the new one on. No complaints.

    Wanted to go with a Tom Wood's single piece but it looks like they've discontinued and the Knoxville version is roughly $1200 (yikes). That, and if I was required to pull measurements on it i'd definitely mess it up!
     
  6. Jul 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
    lowmower

    lowmower Well-Known Member

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    How are your pod lights mounted up front? Love the look of the new grille.
     
  7. Jul 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
    jarebear74

    jarebear74 Bar down or it doesn’t count

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    That’s slick. Where’d you snag that from?
     
  8. Jul 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
    super_white

    super_white Well-Known Member

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    Where'd you get that "sticker"? I have paint coming off in the same area and would like to fix it then apply some type of protection.
     
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  9. Jul 10, 2025 at 5:23 AM
    buck

    buck Don't sweat the petty - pet the sweaty

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    High-flow coconut smiley-face air freshener.
    I think it had an STD... it was crusty!
     
  10. Jul 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
    BigCountry762x39

    BigCountry762x39 Well-Known Member

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    Arb Deluxe bull bar Front Bumper Ironman4x4 12k winch synth line AFE Intake OME 2.75in Dakar Leaf springs (R) Fox 2.0 bypass shocks (R) Bilstein 6112 (F) 33's on KMC wheels off road lighting comfort mods Redrock HD roof rack Retevis rt95 Radio Slotted Rotors and HD pads
    after I mounted mine I thought about putting it in that garage door opener spot, could have done the 8 spot one even.
     
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  11. Jul 10, 2025 at 11:58 AM
    UMC

    UMC I will not comply

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    35's & rear locker
    Damage while wheeling...Broke my driver parking brake and destroyed wheel cylinder leaking fluid over everything. Damaged backing plate as well. Once repair was completed brakes would not hold pressure and found that brake master cylinder damaged.

    So replaced driver wheel cylinder, backing plate, wheel bearing, and parking brake. Replaced brake shoes and hardware on both sides. Replaced brake master cylinder and reservoir.
     
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  12. Jul 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
    Pixeltim

    Pixeltim Misunderstood member

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    77 square miles surrounded by reality.
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    Tires, Softopper, fully armored, winch, many pinstripes.
    That's some serious wheeling!
     
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  13. Jul 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
    Charlie Bravo

    Charlie Bravo Well-Known Member

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    RedLine Tuning hood QuickLIFT, Gen3 alloy 16x7J, All Pro Off-road bed stiffeners & IFS skid plate
    Replaced the rear amber turn signal bulbs (Sylvania) with VLEDS https://www.vleds.com/3157-50-hv-amber-2.html and the VLR6 resistors, found the stock LED brake and turn signal center contains a circuit board running all those center LEDS, and I'd replaced the reverse bulbs earlier. Unpacked a Cat-branded All-in-One jack this afternoon that I'd ordered Monday from Northern. 21" maximum height with a 12" square flat steel base will handle more with a couple 6x6 blocks next to each other. This morning, I had my semiannual dental appointment and met the clinic's new hire, Dr. Jack. He looked at my latest digital X-ray photos, and remarked that my teeth are in better shape than his. Not bad for this 70-year old guy, and we share similar northern European ancestry, all mixed up. Yeah, probably nothing we'd want to learn by having that tested :rolleyes:. I think I figured out how to release the electrical connector for the front turn signals, and for the side marker lights? There's always another day... :rimshot:
     
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  14. Jul 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
    Justintheegreat

    Justintheegreat Well-Known Member

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    Picked up these Yakima ski racks. Wanted to use them on my camper shell with my front runner roof rack. Since I have a baby 5' bed

    Found some extra mounting feet and drilled some holes that way they fit with my rail system.

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  15. Jul 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
    onemanstaco

    onemanstaco New Member

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    Not enough
  16. Jul 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
    Rodarbal

    Rodarbal Lurk lurk lurk

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    The tailgate of my son's '13 TRD OR came without badging (and about a 1/4" of Bondo on the left hand side LOL). So instead of OEM chrome badges my son stuck an old school Toyota decal there. He got it in gold to compliment his wheels. It looks a little small, IMO, but he's happy with it.

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  17. Jul 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
    Peter603Taco

    Peter603Taco Well-Known Member

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    Joined the 200k mile club yesterday. Can't think of a more fitting way to celebrate than with a 2.5k mile road trip this weekend. Heading down to Tennessee and Alabama for a good deal on a bunch of go fast parts for the miata track build. I really need to decrease my FB marketplace range lol

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  18. Jul 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
    BigCountry762x39

    BigCountry762x39 Well-Known Member

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    Arb Deluxe bull bar Front Bumper Ironman4x4 12k winch synth line AFE Intake OME 2.75in Dakar Leaf springs (R) Fox 2.0 bypass shocks (R) Bilstein 6112 (F) 33's on KMC wheels off road lighting comfort mods Redrock HD roof rack Retevis rt95 Radio Slotted Rotors and HD pads
    i limit myself to 60 miles keeps me out of im sure way more trouble, drove 7hrs one day for a truck!
     
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  19. Jul 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
    Pixeltim

    Pixeltim Misunderstood member

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    How on earth are you averaging 19.5 mpg?
     
  20. Jul 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
    Peter603Taco

    Peter603Taco Well-Known Member

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    I'm not super built up and drive it pretty conservatively with most of my time being on 30-55 back roads and not much traffic. ~300lb constant in the bed between the bed cap and camping setup, light FN wheels and relatively light non E load 32" AT's with a 1" lift. That's the average over the past 10 tanks of gas with the ultraguage calibrated as such and for the slightly larger tires. I just checked last night doing road trip prep and my tires were around 40psi because one of my gauges was off 5psi so that has probably been helping me.
     
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