What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Same here...she dont stop that great since shes an overweight pig. But i can live with it...lol

 

I’ve always been under the impression that your rear brakes don’t do near the work that the fronts do. And with that being said, i personally don’t spend the money on high end shoes for the rear but spend that saved money on nice pads and rotors. I go with the economy line from wherever and call it a day.

 

...we set about making breakfast - a feast really, one that would hold us over until late in the afternoon. Dan got to work on some hash browns, Mike on scrambled eggs and salsa, and I fired up the griddle for bacon and sausage. In no time, we'd gotten everything cooked...

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The Re-Tour Day 9: Our Trucks are Too Heavy

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those MTR's.....

BEEF

 

I wonder if I'm the only one that gets kind of grossed out when someone uses the word "beef" to describe anything other than the actual food, lol

 

Could get yourself one of them fancy k&n hot air intakes. A liner would be a better option in my opinion though.

 

pervert

 

New exhau$t. Seller was a little bit of a sneaky Pete with some patching. Good thing I talked down seller’s price $2k. So just a good deal, not a great one.

 

Installed light pods and splash guard from geartechcustoms @cnote4l

 

I really need to get new splash guards...was gonna order some from @cnote4l but I keep putting it off...should do it soon though, mine are held on by zip ties and they keep tearing through.

 

I just picked up a set of those fender liners from ToyTec last week! They are miles better than the stockers

 

Definitely order them from @cnote4l and get the clips with them too. Perfect fit and the quality superb.

 

You don't like beef curtains?

 

same here. my belts are so squeaky from all the damn mud puddles

 

It's H4.

But please don't run those headlights. You'll just blind everyone. The low beam LED chip doesn't have a shield to block the light from hitting the high beam reflector. Those are made for a projector housing.

Philips makes a better option but its more expensive but at least works correctly.

Though honestly, if you want better headlights upgrade the harness and put in 120 or 140w halogens.

 

Can't really tell from the angle (2nd pic) but this



Is coming from this



So I'm doing this today. OEM Toyota parts I just picked up from the local dealership.

 

While waiting for stabilizer bar links, cushions, brackets, bolts and nuts I installed my driver and passenger side seat trim brackets from @mechanicjon. Really wish I had taken a "before" pic, but here's the "after" on the driver's side. Spent more time removing the residue from my duct tape reconstruction several years ago than actually installing the brackets. Solid as a rock.

 

Just to reconfirm, the LED bulbs do need to have a shield to block the low beam light from hitting the bottom of the headlight housing. This is the light that reflects up and into the eyes of oncoming traffic. Even these have the guards: https://www.amazon.com/Aukee-Headli...4736119&sr=1-6&keywords=h4+led+headlight+bulb

I'm running a set that I did the glare guard mod using 1/2 cooper pipe, but I already had my investment in a set of the Opt7's, and my wife says I'm not allowed to waste money!! They were terrible without, and work great now.

 

I've been looking at these because they had a shield:

JDM ASTAR 60W Up to 30% More Vision White Off Road LED Work Light with Adjustable Light Angel

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0777GZXV...olid=2079LZ8C9DA1A&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

New WeatherTechs. I think the Tan worked with the (edit: not oak) Tan overtones in the plastic trim and the Charcoal carpet.