What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Did a oil and filter change I hate that oil filter location.

 

Got new bumper all mounted! Now does anyone have some suggestions on fog lights?

 

I think im gonna go with PIAA 520s?? i think that it..or just some cheap ones and retro fit em with some 35w HIDs

And DAMN that light hoop is huge. WAY bigger then mine..

 

I went with PIAA 510's.

Piaa 5190 510 SMR Series Xtreme White SMR Fog Lamp Kit

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CQ5RZ4/ref=oh_o06_s00_i01_details

 

I know this is a nob question but whats the difference between 510s and 520s?

 

You want the 510s. 510s are 4'' and 520s are 6.5''

 

Big +1

 

i got the allpro bumper but i need suggestions on where i should put some running lights. and which ones i should get.
thanks

 

Hey nice truck man!

 

Did my first oil change of the year, its been 4 months or so. Amsoil 0-30 and cleaned my Injen air filter for the cold air. Changed the rear end lube with amsoil too. Did the spark plugs an wires, drained the tranny pan and then changed the filter and topped it back off the amsoil fluid. Then put a windshield decal on that a buddy of mine made this weekend on his new sticker machine. Guess I'm set again for another few months on a oil change.

 

running lights?? What do you mean?

 

gets me every time lol.

 

Your just now noticing this haha wow lol

 

Running lights are your marker lights, just another term for it. Im guessing he has his corner lights as his signals.

 

oh lol

He shoulda done my blinker light mod


Nice fogs ben. You starting to like the shaved bumper now?

 

X2 on the fogs Ben!

ps. You gotta throw a quick spray of black on that green cross member

 

I know, same!

 

Use an old electric radiator. That's what I do... I set it up in the garage. It only changes the garage 10-15 degrees or so... but if you put the part you want to paint about 1-2ft above the radiator it will get warm to the touch especially if it's metal.

I painted my chrome bumper last week. Just put the radiator in the garage suspended on old plant pots. Put the paint cans on my house heater vents. Waited 2 hours. Then put on the mask and I was good to go.

Btw: I love having one of those paint filtering masks. Idk where to get one, because this one was given to me by my dad when he used to work at a big paint factory. But I would recommend it to anyone. I put it on when I was grinding down all the bumper rust... You should see the paper filters. They are bright red. All that junk could've been in my lungs.


Here's the old school 1980's radiator (still kicking strong! Setting 6 is unbelievable)

 

oooo This was only my second time painting... I figured this would be hot enough. Is it not? Do you think it will come off and I will have to do it again? I sanded it down real good with a few 80 grit wheels and a grinder. Chrome is definitely a lot harder to paint than bare metal though.
(automotive painting* not wood lol I do that all the time)

 

Jons? His front one? The Avid off road one?

And that too bad. I don't think it looks to bad really.