TRD Pro Clone- in Quicksand

Absolutely love your truck! I love QS, so this is really awesome. Nice job!

 

Would you be willing to share where you picked these up from? And what it cost? Or if you did this yourself, I wish I was skilled enough to but that'll never be the case.

Your trucking is freaking amazing!

 

This is a beautiful truck, very well done!

 

I don't know if that is the right way to go...

Cutting an aftermarket sunroof is a PITA.... and to some buyers, lowers resale value. Most aftermarket ones slide outside of the roof instead of down. Not what I'd be looking for...

 

Here's a thread on the BHLM projector mod courtesy of mesojdm.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-bhlm-retrofit-projector.429820/

 

Hi Dylon,
No I don't tell people I have a 2017 TRD Pro.
I am not trying to sell it and defraud someone by saying this is something it isn't. I hope the fact that I created a post here with the title I used would demonstrate that.
Thanks

 

Much easier to convert the Off-road into a Pro Clone with the features I want then to pay $12k for a quality paint job, cut a hole in the roof for an aftermarket sunroof which typically leak...
I am not a fan of color changes. Very very hard to get right and drops the value of the truck significantly.

 

Really nice build! I too am a Mopar fan, and would love a 1970 Coronet R/T. Someday.......

 

Nice ride OP, and even better attitude about the clone. Well done

 

Damn those wheels look good on a Quicksand truck.

 

When done it will b better than the pro
Way better!

 

Bought a hood from a 2016 Sport, then had it painted.
Then I wrapped the bulge and center of the hood section with back matte vinyl as described on a previous post

 

Sunfire/ Y2 yellow with black guts and the bumble bee stripe... Pure magic!!

 

Fastest way to decrease the value of your car is to do what Ridered67 mentions....

 

Not intending to argue with you, however I will disagree.....a quality paint job and a quality sunroof installation will not decrease the value if your vehicle. Your lift kit which modified your suspension and steering geometry does have a strong chance of decreasing your trucks value.

I think your truck looks good, however I don't think it's necessary to add the TRD Pro badging.

 

No worries. I appreciate your thoughts and others may agree, however- I have been in the muscle car game for a long time and have spent $XXXk on collecting Mopars. I am picky about color changes (I wont buy a color change car) and paint work however my personal beliefs and values likely differ from many people.
I hate seeing color change cars poorly done- where you open the hood, look at the under carriage, lift the weatherstripping, check out the jams, lift the carpet in the trunk or interior, peak under the dash, etc.... and you see the original color. Think about how much of the car you have to disassemble to get it like factory. You could take it to the local collision center, pay them $5k and get convinced they did it right. I can bet that they didn't. To do quality, better that factory work takes a lot of time, patience and it takes someone who will treat your car like it was theirs. Collision shops don't have time to do that kind of work and they wouldn't get paid enough to do it right... that's why they stick with collision repair where the insurance co writes them the checks and the car owners cant tell the different between a good paint job and a not so good paint job.
Normally regular folks dont know the difference but when they bring the car to traded it in, you can bet the dealer will check and see all the secrets a poor paint job... especially a color change is hiding.
Sorry for the ramble but I know many car restoration shop owners very well and they would tell you the same thing....

Anyway to each their own....that's what makes this world go round I guess.

BTW- the pic attached is how I restore my cars. And if you were to do a color change this is what it takes for it to be perfect. As you can guess the paint job alone costs well over $12k assuming there isn't any real body work to do. That cost doesn't include disassembly or reassembly.

 

@Citadel Can't you see where trying tic you off and make you go all crazy and start cussing people out and start making personal attacks so you get banned, and then the mods will delete half the posts. 5 pages and nothing ban worthy

Quicksand Pro looks pretty sweet, and nice car collection, and that cruiser

I'm pretty sure my pops is kicking me out so if you need an adult son that wakes up at noon, let me know.

 

I sold my 1971 Mustang Mach I / 351 Cleveland / Boss heads (sourced) / 4 Speed Top-loader / 3:91 Gears / Grabber Blue / White interior to a collector eight years ago.

I still regret it.

 

Lightwerkz is about to do the headlight on my pro. Yours came out great! Good looking truck!

 

If I were you, sell your OEM PRO lights($$$) then retro/BHLM a set of regulars.
Not wanting to attempt yourself?