Northern Virginia Roll Call

Daniel, did you get the Avid bar mounted up yet? Curious to see what it looks like on your truck.

Matt

 

Stereos aren't bad.. Specially if you "cheat" and buy the pig tail harness that adapts an aftermarket stereo to plug right in

 

Oh, and by the way Daniel, did you get the Avid bar mounted up yet? Curious to see what it looks like on your truck.

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Yes I did havnt taken any pics yet. Ill try an get some 2moro.


I've done a whole system in my truck also all new wires no factory anything so I know a good bit let me know if you need help

 

Well, Ourisman was not totally honest with me about the hood. It comes primered, with all individual parts, for $800, not $580. Going to be holding out for a trade still now.

Matt

 

$800 for a primered hood?

 

Yep. The hood itself (no insert) is $550 something, then the insert is around $130, then some other miscellaneous parts I can't remember, and it totaled to about $800. I decided there's no way I'm shelling out that much cash just for a primered and disassembled hood. I may even change my Craigslist ad to a request for any Tacoma scooped hood (regardless of color), then just bring it to a body shop to get colormatched. I figure since the chance of someone selling and / or trading their scooped hood is so low, especially only locally, I might as well suck it up and pay a little bit for paint if it means I get an assembled and ready-to-bolt-on hood.

Matt

 

Prob the best way to go about it. Whos knows, maybe youll get lucky though and find someone with your color

 

Certifit, Baltimore. 85 bucks. Primered. Still need to get insert from dealer.
And you can probably use your own trim.
Many ere have done it.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...termarket-scoop-added-offroad-stock-hood.html

 

So...I just ran over my already cracked iPhone with my truck. My "home" button had been malfunctioning before this incident but now is somehow working just fine. I did gain a few new cracks in the screen though. Apple makes a both weak and strong product at the same time.

I called and sure enough, it's only $85. Do you know what exactly I will need from the dealer if I buy the hood from CertiFit and the insert from the dealer? And what do you mean by trim?

Matt

 

I was thinking nuts and bolt. Probably the fireproof looking matt on the undertside of the hood. The clips and glue that hold it in? And I don't remember if it has teh rubber seal between the hood and the grill.
Basically, anything that is not attached as sheetmetal. Pop your hood and look is the best answer I can give you

 

Well theres your problem...you got an iPhone.
On a serious note, the screens aren't that hard to replace. I've never done it personally but we have gotten quite a few iPhones in at my work with cracked screens and/or dead batteries and a couple of the guys have done successful surgeries on them.

 

Yeah, I've replaced my screen before but I hate cases because they're so bulky and I know I'm just going to drop it and crack it again. So I've been dealing with a cracked screen for a couple months now.

Matt

 

Yeah a friend/coworker has one of those otter case things for his galaxy s3. Makes the phone like three times the size it was before going in. And the case is falling apart to make things better for him.

 

Very true - i was busted!

 

Sucked it up and decided to just order my "end-stage mods" right now that I was going to get in a few years anyway.

Matt

 

Prob gonna need 886 for the front with the added weight of that bumper. 885 are generally for dblcabs, 886 for dblcab with plate bumper

 

I've heard 884's are for no extra weight, 885's are for plate bumper (+/- 110 lb extra weight), and 886's are for plate bumper's and winches. That's what Toytec's website and things I've found on here say. The net weight gain from this bumper will most likely be only about 80 lbs, so I'm not worried about that much sagging with the 885's. La0Dog, who has a Relentless bumper, said he didn't even notice significant sag even with just 884's.

Matt

 

Gotcha, i jus remember when i ordered my ome lift they had a thing about the diff ratings. Havnt done any research in awhile though. I stand corrected

 

Ill be doing 886. When Mark was out at the meet he had a bumper and a winch with i believed 886 coils

 

Ah you got the three hoop! Nice! Can i have your lights? I still havent ordered any for mine lol. If i ever get my retros done and installed they probably wouldnt help much anyways.
Remember you can sell off your oem fogs, coils, and bumper assembly and recoup some of the money. The fogs and coils should sell pretty easy and easy to ship but the bumper cover might stick around a while. Keep the box from your 885s so if you need to ship your oem coils on a sale you have that option.