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

A moment of silence...

 

It hasn't even been a day, and I miss it! I will still creep on this thread though.

Gaaah! I know! I told the new owner how rare my 1st year/1st gen HomerTaco grill was...

Seriously.



It was definitely hard to let her go. Drove her to the smog station then the DMV right after to transfer the title and release liability, and of course, one last cruise through town.

I just need more (people) space and have a stick shift. All I've owned are manual pickups. Just personal preference. I REALLYYYYYY wished Toyota would have made a 5-speed V6 1st gen DOUBLE CAB Tacoma, but I settled on a new '13.

It is NOTHING like the 1st gen. Having owned this '13 for 1000 miles now, the 6-speed can't even hold a candle to the SOLID 5-speed in the 1st gens. Yes, the new power and huge interior is nice, but the learning curve to being smooth with this slush box is obnoxious. No mechanical "feel" to the new truck anymore IMO, but I'll learn to live with it. All Toyota had to do was throw a 5-speed in their 1st gen double cabs but NOOOOO.

ON A PLUS SIDE!!!!-----my cousin bought my old Tacoma from me. I can/will post his updates on the '95 if he does anything. I told him not to change a THING. Haha. He's been sweating me for my truck even before I knew I was going to sell it so I gave him first dibs before anybody. Let me tell you, the "family price" I let him walk away with on that truck would make a lot of you cry/slap me.

 

Painted my fenders, didn't come out perfect but for only $15.00's and a few hours of work I think it came out alright

 

Whats the wheel lift and tire specs? It looks very close to my truck and about the size I want to go. Even the tires I'm getting too!

 

this saturday i pulled my bad trans, replaced it with a used one. now im rebuilding my transmission. heres where i got in about an hour or so.

 

Took the truck scouting for deer and coyotes

 

those look like the right kind.. i am too lazy to take apart my dash again to get them.

 

4 194's are the correct bulb for the dash, 3 t5's are correct for the ac controls. If you have a illumination ring around your key it is a t5 and there is a t5 in your glove box. IIRC the shifter is also one t5 as well.

 

No kidding, it's such a pain in the a$$ to get the black face plate off of the drivers side... or at least it is in my 99 Taco

 

tint

yes i know its dark. already got flamed. sprayed one light a bit too heavy on the last coat and had no choice but to match the other.

 

got my softopper on see build for pics. really happy with it

 

When you did research before how well does your turn signal show through the tint?? Also do you have a link to state laws regarding this?

I ask because I have a black Taco and this would be bada$$ to do

 

i have to wait till the day time to see how well the lights show through, thats when it would be the hardest to see. As far as state laws...no clue. Figure ill rock it till i get pulled over then when I do sand it down and make it lighter.

here is a pic of it in the gas station with actual light. in this pic the truck is off and no lights are on.

 

I still can't decide if I want to do this or not... I'd probably do one less coat or so.

 

I would advise it...like I said, i laid on the last coat too heavy on accident on one so i had to match the other. wish I had just not went back for a touch up coat. But I love the way it looks, the multi colored tail light looked like crap,.

 

You nailed that one.
How many coats did you use?

and did you use something similar to this?

http://www.rustoleum.com/cbgimages/products/235256_AU_10oz_LensTint_L.jpg

 

Good call thought it was just me

 

Oh sweet, it'll look good either way

 

oh wow. thats quite a difference. Did you put a clear coat on yours as well?