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

I did change my oil yesterday. Pennzoil Platinum Plus synthetic and a Toyota filter

 

Sweet. Would you mind shopping my truck into that picture as well.

 

love your pictures man

 

May the 4th be with you!

They look good but how do they perform?
Beam pattern and brightness comparable to OEM?

I want to so the BHLM but... yeah, kinda sketched out. Have a set of Depos in my Amazon cart but have heard not very positive results on actual usage.

 

Turtle Wax T240KT


A day later, 5 stars...However, lets see how they look in 6 months to a year.

$10 Turtle Wax T-240KT Headlight Lens Restorer Kit

https://www.amazon.com/Turtle-Wax-T-240KT-Headlight-Restorer/dp/B001TI5IIQ

 

Bought a set of 5100s to level my truck. The projects never seem to end.

 

Is there a how to on this? Interested.

 

That's pretty much it. Cut 2 pieces of flat bar, drill holes for attachement, bend ends, bolt into place.

 

The key is to keep them clean and maybe even a coat of wax from time to time.

 

1 inch aluminum bar cut to ~5 inches ( I think) x 2, drill 4 M8 x 1.25 holes, bend the ends to fit, paint, bolt on. I did it in a total of an hour with a dremel, a drill, and my apt railing...

I have some left over bar stock. PM Me, I will make you a pair for the cost of shipping...

 

Ha, your tow package looks to be about as rusty as mine.

I keep meaning to take the whole thing off, sand/grind the shit out of it and repaint it. But then I'm like... why?

Other than looking "clean" there's not much really motivating me to do all that work.

I still need to fab up my own little relocation dealy-bob like you did. Looks good!

 

I've been considering the same for a few weeks now, then a few days ago i was rear ended by a @$$hat on his cell and now my bumper and hitch are bent downwards. So no more need for resurfacing as i'll let his insurance clean it all up for me! Guess thats my positive spin on it

 

Time to let someone else pay for a new more awesome bumper.

 

I keep waiting for some idiot out here in the Phoenix area to do that. Had several close calls.

Yup! Time for some STEEL.
Go high clearance while you're at it. Maybe even a swing out. I hear OEM Toyota Tacoma bumpers are worth $2,000.00...

 

$1800 quote for bumper and hitch. Yea i'm looking into a steel alternative. Honestly i'm not going to be wheeling this thing to hard so no need for high clearance. As far as offroading, I mainly drive a fair amount of forest/fire roads with the occasional mild trail situation for fun. But still the added protection/strength/style of steel is appealing. Trying to find a steel bumper that has a more mild appearance and doesn't stick out to far.

 

I really need to break check people more...

A steel rear bumper is something I want because although I've got a receiver hitch D-ring shackle it would be nice to have multiple points for recovery.
Last weekend I went on a trail and was following a friend in a fully tricked out LandCruiser and managed to bump my trailer plug, bending it about 30˚. Took it off and zip tied it underneath (going to completely remove this weekend).

I have another buddy who has a full fabrication set up, even a plasma cutter and when the time is right I'll be bugging him to make me a bumper.

There are a buttload of fabricators out there so you have plenty of options to go with something that's fairly normal, to high clearance to aluminum, tube or plate, hybrid, etc.

Hopefully you get that check soon and can really begin shopping!

 

Who is familiar with limit straps that will allow me to pick their brain?

I have 2.5 ICON coilovers w/ RR extended travel and I want to get as much height out of them as possible (Going to adjust the coilover for more height). My only concern is that to achieve the height I want Im probably going to be getting close to the point at which its overextending.

Am not all that familiar with limit straps but based on my limited knowledge of them they can prevent this issue if you extend the coilovers to maximum height. Thoughts?

 

Once they are polished, seal them, it makes a world of difference when it comes to maintaining them.