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

You're not going to get that crease out with just a stud gun, you will get most of it out but without body work that crease will be there.

 

ok, thats kinda what I thought, I can live w/ that..

hopefully a new bumper w/ wrap around will hide it!!

 

Pulled out a golf ball sized dent from my rear quarter (right in front of the bumper) today with my "Ding King" dent remover. Worked pretty darned well considering the kit I have is over 10 years old. I didn't take photos because I was seriously doubting it would work and I was resigned to the fact that the dent was there forever. Now there are only two smaller "dimple" areas that may not come out, but hey, it's so much better than it was!

So, an FYI...there is a similar kit on Amazon here:

Dent Out Cross Bar Ding Repair Kit

http://www.amazon.com/Dent-Out-Cros...UTF8&qid=1363297894&sr=8-1&keywords=ding+king

It's another brand and there are others around, but I'm sure they all work very similarly, but hey, it's a cheap fix They're a good alternative to that one from Harbor Freight that is $100. I already had the kit, so figured I would try it out. Will be having a go at the dent I worked on yesterday next...it still has two smaller ones I need to pull on.

 

Nice! How did you mount it?

 

Dig it.

 

Aftermarket PS pump? Why for?

 

Bc his replaced the factory one about 5 times.

 

Freaking sweet Adam.

 

Thanks! It came with threaded posts. They fit perfectly through the mesh. I used some thread lock to make sure it doesn't come off.

Thanks meng!

 

I may have to steal this idea... Haha

 

Its cool..i totally stole it from somebody. lol Here is the ebay link to them. There are cheaper ones available, but they come from China. From past experience, ebay items from China can take weeks to get.

This one came from North Carolina. I ordered it Monday afternoon and got it today.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290875821049?item=290875821049&viewitem=&vxp=mtr

 

Awesome! Thanks! I won't buy one until I replace the mesh, but I like the subtle touch it gives to the front end!

 

Total cost for seats and brackets (after discounts and rebates) was $615. I am 6"0" and 220 lbs... I have a stocky build with wide shoulders. Little bit of a gut but not too bad... screw it, I'm 44 and married, who am I trying to impress? Anyway, I went to a nearby 4WheelParts and sat in the Corbeau seats. I almost went with them but they would have ended up costing me roughly $300 more for the ones I liked (Baja XRS). This was more than I wanted to spend. So I compared the dimensions and I went with Cipher Auto based on reviews here:

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Cipherauto_com

Most of the negatives are about the wait time of the brackets... which was true in my case AND they didn't drill all the holes which I had to fix.

Also based my decision on 3 videos from Andy's AutoSports, this being the biggest one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XyKojenCUE

The dude from Cipher in the video, Jason, looks bigger than me and he is actually sitting in the seats that I bought.

I did take a gamble with them, but it paid off imo. I prefer these over the Corbeaus I sat in. Plus they are cheaper.

 

Looks good

 

got some new headlights and HID's

 

Looks great paint that screw on the grille though



Ps anybody that wants that badge I have one.

 

It's a 194. And getting to the cluster is very simple. I can have it out in 10 minutes but I've done it quite a few times.

 

How much would you want for it?

 

They sell for $3-$4 on eBay

 

Picked up a goodie at 4wheel parts while I'm visiting WA state. I could have used it last weekend.