AdrenaliNate's Mod/Build Thread

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This feels like deja vu...after years of obsession (and countless hours spent on TN at the time) with my '05 Tacoma DCSB TRD Sport, I had a moment of weakness, sold it, and bought something younger, faster, lower, and darker...what a mistake! While the MINI was a blast, I regretted selling my Tacoma soon after I bought it. Years past and I still wanted my Tacoma back.

It was just this past July that I happened to spot this super clean '13 DCLB TRD Sport w/ tow sitting out of place on a GMC lot with only 8k miles and numerous mods that I would have hand-picked myself. And on top of that it was Super White, the color I had wanted even before I settled on Silver Streak Mica when I bought the '05. It was a deal I couldn't pass up. 4 months later and I couldn't be happier...like coming home after a long trip.

It didn't take long before I started tweaking and modding my new '13, although I'll admit it's a a little odd/nostalgic repeating some of the exact projects I did 4-10 years ago.

Well, here it is...

The beginning:
For sale video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cY_KUcShUQ










The mistress:




Suspension:
Icon Stage 3

Engine:
aFe Pro Dry S drop in filter
K&N 1" breather filter

Wheels/Tires:
275/65-18 BFG Goodrich T/A KO2 All-Terrains (replaced Nitto Trail Grappler M/Ts)
18" KMC Monsters with Procomp center caps (plastic end press-fit into bore, no aluminum cylinder) and custom TRD decals Write up-click here

Electrical/Lighting:
AMP Research Power Steps w/ LED
Alpharex Pro headlights with Hikari LED bulbs
Diode Dynamics Elite Fogs - white
LED hood lights w/ pin switch
LED bed lights on 3 way w/tailgate pin switch
Pop&Lock

$120 PL8525 Power Tailgate Lock for Toyota Tacoma (Power Lock Add-on Kit)

PL8525 power lock attached to

$80 PL5500 , Standard Lock

PL5500
Blue Sea 6-circuit fuse block w/100amp breaker
Raptor LED grille lights modified
LED interior bulbs plus license and reverse bulbs
Banks Power Pedal Monster
Joying 9" Headunit w/ JBL amp/speakers
12v accessory/USB charge outlets behind middle console
On-board air under rear seat
Anytime Fogs
Maplight mod
ABS kill switch
Driver/Passenger heated seats
Cartrimhome auto up/down window switches


Interior:
Wet Okole neoprene seat covers with TRD logos and driver's side heat
Husky X-act Contour liners
Grid-it Console organizer
Leather steering wheel wrap
Hyperdipped shifter console
K&N cabin air filter


Exterior:
Access Lorado tonneau cover
AL Offroad Trailgate panel with cup holders
Builtright molle panels with Quick Fist clamps
Modified bed cleats (trimmed w/Lowes elevator bolt and knob)
3D printed trailer plug relocation bracket
EZ Down tailgate damper
Hose clamp on tailgate
Matte black vinyl strips to complete front bumper weather stripping
Plasti-dipped pinch weld beneath cab
OEM bed extender painted Rustoleum Hammered black w/ AMP research quick-release mounts
DIY extender shim for bed extender to clear tonneau rails
Catshield

Maintenance:
Energy Suspension bushings: sway bar and radiator (next: steering rack, leaf springs)
2019 OEM brake calipers/rotors/PowerStop Extreme pads, braided hoses

 

This is a work of beauty *sub*

 

@SnowDrift thanks for the comment.

I'll admit, after taking my '05 from stock to what it was when I sold it, I felt like I was cheating buying my '13 with so many mods already on it. I'm over it now since I have two kids and a house to take care that I didn't have back then...but that's not to say I'm done with this one either

 

I knew your username looked familiar...welcome back!!!!

 

@08TRDOFFROAD Glad to be back! And glad to see that a lot of you are still around. Cheers!

 

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