How many miles on your 2nd Gen?

Where are you all finding MAACO?

 

That’s impressive. I really should start looking for another rust free 2nd gen. Nothing new comes close to the simplicity and reliability of these things.

 

There is one in my not very big city.

 

how is the Maaco job holding up? any problems after a year?

 

I'm beyond happy with it. I went with the integrated clear coat (= mid tier paint job) and color Toyota Inferno Orange (truck was originally ruby red pearl which had faded to an ugly pink). A month after the repaint I sealed it with Jepson's Power Lock and then every few months waxed with Collinite 476. Parked outside in the California sun, literally looks like new after 1.5 years and almost a third of a million miles.

 

I haven't had any of mine painted there but like most places, you get what you paid for.

I take my stuff to a small independent shop, the paint matching is exceptional. He's no more expensive and they do everything right. [all paint stuff is stupidly expensive now, paint cost is thru the roof as in 10-15 times the cost and more from when I used to do all my own work.]

 

What MAACO shop did the paint job?

 

i had a quote from a local shop and just the roof hood and grille was going to run me $3800

Maaco quoted me $600 for two stage paint on those same panels. $3000 to redo the whole truck. if i put the time in and pull all the moldings off, remove headlights/tailights/ and bedrail caps, i think it would come out good. the one local to me has a FB page where they post pic of current jobs and they all look great.

 

88500 miles 2013 trd 4x4 Tacoma

TOMB

 

It was one over in Fairfield, California, they had pretty good review so I went with them. About $2600, I removed the badges, bed caps, lights, and fender flares myself and painted them separately. All part of the 20-year 300,000 mile restoration ... if you didn't know Tacomas you'd never know it was an '05.

 

60,000 miles on 2013 Access Cab 2.7 auto 4x4. Still looks brand new.

 

192,000 on my 06 Dbl Cab 4x4. I picked it up new in October 2006.

 

178k and 286k

 

2014 ACLB OR- 28,513 mi.

 

Looking at a 3rd one with just 16k!

 

Do it.

 

127K on my '06 Speedway Blue DCSB Prerunner TRD OR with e-locker. Bought it new.

 

At 118k, bought it at 114k When the weather is good I'm on my motorcycle. Coupled with working remote I rarely drive more than a few miles for when I need it for truck things.

 

2014 with 140K and counting hoping to get to 100k more

 

‘11 TRD OR.

Bought it in ‘13 with 47k miles.

Currently sitting at 239k miles.