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Should I buy black wheels? And black headlights? This is just a colored edit photo.

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by #1YotaGuy, May 12, 2019.

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Black wheels and black headlights? Yes or no?

  1. ?

    37.5%
  2. ?

    56.3%
  3. Maybe

    18.8%
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  1. May 12, 2019 at 8:23 PM
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    #1YotaGuy

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  2. May 12, 2019 at 8:25 PM
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    CouchlessPotato

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    Link to the wheels? They look sick.
     
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  3. May 12, 2019 at 8:26 PM
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    Jon'sTaco4x4

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    Headlights no...wheels yes. Unless your opening the headlights and painting the insides but not a blacked out housing.
     
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  4. May 12, 2019 at 8:28 PM
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    Bb98bryant

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    I have black rims on mine and I love the way it looks. I plan on getting black headlights. I’ve seen them on other 1st gen Tacoma’s and it looks gorgeous
     
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  5. May 12, 2019 at 8:29 PM
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    CouchlessPotato

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    Yeah don't get black lenses. You will regret it. I got black fogs as a test because people told me not to do it and I said "Pff fuck those guys, what do they know about shit" the fogs sucked a fat one. BHLM is badass though and has no affect on performace of the headlight.
     
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  6. May 12, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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    You should do what you like. It’s your truck, isn’t it?
     
  7. May 12, 2019 at 8:32 PM
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    The ones I’m gonna get are blacked out housing I would never recommend having the lens be darker bc using common since and logic tells you that it’ll make you lights dimmer. I would recommend getting blacked out housing and upgrading to a led bulb
     
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  8. May 12, 2019 at 8:33 PM
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    Hobbs

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    Yep…
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    How is your poll gonna help you decide anything? :notsure:
     
  9. May 12, 2019 at 8:33 PM
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  10. May 12, 2019 at 8:36 PM
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    First ask yourself do you like it? Yes? Than do it.

    I personally think black wheels look good with blacked out retrofits (clear lenses, tinted lenses big no), BUT FOR ME the rest of the chrome would need to be blacked out too.
     
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  11. May 12, 2019 at 8:37 PM
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    CouchlessPotato

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    Can I change my vote from ? To ?
     
  12. May 12, 2019 at 8:37 PM
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    I agree with taco-obsessed I would blackout the grill and the bumper it changes the look dramatically and it’s a clean look
     
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  13. May 12, 2019 at 8:39 PM
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    You're gonna flip-flop huh?
     
  14. May 12, 2019 at 8:45 PM
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    yeah man, if you think its cool.
     
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  15. May 12, 2019 at 9:56 PM
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    Can't help it, I have a hard time making difficult decisions and standing behind them.
     
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  16. May 13, 2019 at 4:58 AM
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    Wheels, then bumpers, and if you like it, grille. Not headlights.
    I've seen guys on here say they chose plasti-dip on wheels in case they decided they didn't like it, they could remove. Also saw a guy do black cardboard covers and view from a distance to trial black on his wheels.
    Bumper, you could spray some newspaper then wrap it for a trial.
     
  17. May 13, 2019 at 5:21 AM
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    I learned the hard way of smoking out my lenses. I used smoked vinyl and will be removing them once I get a chance. :facepalm:
     
  18. May 13, 2019 at 5:34 AM
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  19. May 13, 2019 at 6:42 AM
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