YDCtaco's 2016 TRD-Offroad 4x4 Build Thread & BS

Vehicle:
-2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Offroad DCSB
-Exterior-Black
-Interior-Black/Orange
-3.5L V6 2GR-FKS
-4x4 with 6 Speed Auto
-Tow Package
-Entune Premium Audio
-Built 11/15, Baja California, Mexico

From Factory:
-Clear Paint Protection
-Tri-fold Hard Tonneau Cover
-LED Bed Lighting
-Silver Painted Pinstripes(removed 7/4/2017)

Communications:
-Midland 75-822
-Baofeng

$50 UV-5R 8Watt UHF/VHF Radio with 2 Rechargeable Battery, Portable Radio for Adults with Earpiece, GV-771 Antenna, Compatible with BAOFENG Programming Cable (3rd Gen)

UV-5R Dual Band Transceiver with Nagoya

$21 NA-771 15.6" Whip VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz) Antenna SMA-Female for BTECH and BaoFeng Radios

NA-771 Antenna
-Kenwood TM-D710GA with Larsen 2/70b Antenna
(Callsign: KN4FNY)

Safety/Emergency:
-Passport Escort 8500 Radar Detector
-6 Ton Torin Hydraulic Jack
-Fire Extinguisher
-First Aid Kit
-MagLite Mount w/ MagLite

Miscellaneous:
-Katskinz Heated Leather Seats
-OEM Mud Flaps
-OEM Door Sill Covers
-OEM Bed Mat
-Weathertech Floor Mats
-Tow Hitch Ball
-Carpet Behind Rear Seats
-TRD Pro Grill
-Plastidip Bumper and Badges
-@crashnburn80’s Philips H9 Headlight Upgrade


Future: In order of probability/necessity
LED Interior Lights, License Plate Lights
KB Voodoo Bike Rack System for OEM Tonneau Cover
Leer 100xr or ARE V series Camper Shell
Hankook Dynapro ATM RF10 in 265/75r16
Stealth Custom Series 16x8 F5 4.5 BS in Black
ECGS Bushing Install at ECGS in Raleigh
OME 3in lift with 887/888 Springs and full Dakar Leaf Pack-Any advice appreciated
Leer 100xr or ARE V series Camper Shell
RCI Full Aluminum Skids
SOS Concepts Steel Sliders





As of: 8/18/2017

As of: 1/15/2015

 

Very nice.
Gotta love black when it's nice and shiny and new.

 

That first scratch is the worst lol

 

Well, I made some progress today. I added some carpet to the seat backs of the rear seat. They provide much better traction for my dog and any miscellaneous items I shove back there. At Lowe's, I got two cheap Blue Hawk floor mats with a rubber backing and about 15ft of Velcro. I ended up adding gorilla glue to the Velcro side attached to the mat simply because I didn't trust the original adhesive. It's not perfect but it serves it's purpose!

 

WOW..,! Great idea. Looks fanfreakintastic..!!

 

Thanks! Super easy too...

 

Finally installed my MagLite mount today. I swapped out the provided wood screws for some Stainless Steel machine screws. Took about 20 minutes to line up everything and drill. The flashlight bezel barely clears when the door is shut... But it fits!

 

Do you have seat covers on yours? What seat covers are they and how did it cost you for all of them?

 

Yes, they are Katskinz seat covers and I had them installed by the dealer for a little less than $1000. They are SRS air-bag equipped so I didn't want to run the risk of compromising the SRS system

 

This is a brilliant idea. Thanks for the inspiration

 

Subd!

Now that's awesome! Gonna have to do mine also!

 

Haha thanks! It's not much but enough until I can drop more money on it all!

 

Nice man those are on my wish list!

 

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Well I got some bro points today. Plasti dipped the wheels lol! They look good and should hold up until I can bite the bullet on the F5s!!!

 

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Made some great progress this weekend. Learned some great lessons, most importantly being that deep socket metric wrenches are needed more often than you'd think. The right tool makes a job 10x easier.


Started with my CB install. I already had a

$90 Midland 75-822 40 Channel CB-Way Radio

Midland 75-822 Handheld, and had a 5' Wilson 1000 in the past and it was just too obnoxious. So I decided to run a 3 ft firestik on a Rago Fabrication ditch light mount. Ran the Coax through firewall on passenger side and underneath kick panel, step rail,and finally under driver's seat. The best I can get my SWR is 1.9 on both channel 1 and 40. I will try to work on that lol.








Then I plasti-dipped my grille, yay. I might redo in the future because it came out a little too textured


Finally, worked really hard on my HID install. I chose the TRS Morimoto 35w 5500k kit. I bought off Amazon so I didn't get the 9006 to

$5 H11 harness H11 Male and Female Wire Harness

H11 harness adapter(had to run to NAPA to get one). They look awesome but a lot of work making the brackets which I made of 16g steel sheet metal.

 

Removed the plastidip on the grille emblem. Don't think I'm ready for a total chrome delete yet.

 

Been a while. Dropped the cb, installed a Kenwood TM-710ga with a Larsen 2/70b antenna. It’s late so I only have a picture from the inside. Will add more photos tomorrow.

 

Realized I never posted an updated photo of my 2m/70cm head unit install!