What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Like many of you I purchased my Taco with the intent of keeping it for a very long time, hence I was a concerned to find a few small rust spots on the frame of my '13 AC (only 4600 miles). Several threads on TW indicated many Dana-made frames before 2009 were rusting prematurely and that Toyota had fixed the problem, so I thought my '13 might be somewhat more immune to rust. But I'm not taking any chances. Perusal of TW and other forum threads reveals a wide discrepancy of opinion on the efficacy and materials used for rust prevention. Since I cannot discern any consensus regarding rustproofing and I currently dwell in a state that doesn't salt the roads, I've decided to take a moderate approach and just regularly inspect and spot treat any rust for the foreseeable future. If I relocate to an area that salts the roads, I may reassess my strategy and get full undercarriage rutproofing, but for now it's creep and seek.


I've decided to try CRC Heavy-Duty Corrosion Inhibitor, it passed a rigorous salt water test and was rated as one of the best rust preventors according to an experiment posted on:
http://www.thehulltruth.com/sportfishing-charters-forum/123560-test-corrosion-inhibitor-sprays.html


I cleaned the few small rusty areas on my undercarriage with a wire brush and steel wool, then sprayed them with CRC. I then used the remaining CRC for a durability experiment; I sprayed CRC on unrusted sections of the frame adjacent to and just behind the front wheels. In theory the CRC might wear off more quickly in these areas due to more water and debris kickback; but time will tell, I'm curious how long this stuff will remain on the undercarriage. I will continue to regularly monitor and spot treat rust for now, always looking for an excuse to ride the creeper!



small rust patches on frame near front wheels


small rust patches on frame near front wheels


CRC


CRC leaves a light oilve-green residue, will monitor durability

 

Nice fab work........don't forget the matching bed pan....- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ^^^^^^^^^^^

 

How about a write up, how satisfied are you?

 

Is there a write up on the aux fuse box? I am considering

 

Hopped into the bed of the Taco and Plasti-Dipped those annoying, 6 silver bed bolts and humongous washers, then did the same for the two silver hooks on each side of the bed. The black Plasti-Dip matched the bed color perfectly!

 

Finally got my CB mounted.



Cobra 29 LX with the remote face mod and external speaker. I still need to find a place for the external speaker, but that's tomorrow's project.

 

There is somewhere... I actually bought this one pre - made off a member so all I had to do was hook it up. All you need is a blue sea fuse block and a 100 amp circuit breaker, then obviously wires... haha.
Here it is
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/69853-blue-sea-aux-fuse-block-install.html

 

Mounted my SOS sliders I coated a couple weeks ago

 

All well and good for looks initially, but after you use them a few times, the derp is going to wear off.

 

Installed the Pop & Lock tailgate handle (kinda cheap and the paint finish is disappointing) and also installed my new TRD exhaust. I like the look and the sound.

I used this tutorial for the pop & lock. The only difference was I did not have to move the camera to the opposite side of the handle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgjKOosX_Jo

 

Installed actual orange LEDs, not amber crap... Look sick I think. Also installed super white fogs

 

Installed some Depo black tail lights. Why? Because: Chrome = ghey.

 

Installed my cb radio.

 

I like

 

Nice, Pics of location please! What brand/model you go with?

 

It's about time!!!...

 

Swapped Hellas w/a light bar. Still have to rewire.