Finally Did It

Pulled the trigger yesterday! Now to level it out and get some step rails. I see Tacomas with blacked out badges. Is that from the factory or are people doing it themselves?

 

Factory overlays, some paint and some plastic crap them.

 

Welcome to TW and congrats!

Black badges can be purchased as OEM overlays or you can plasti-dip them. The latter won't last as long, usually, but it's cheap.

Bedside decals that are all black or with a custom script are aftermarket. A lot of folks get them from another TW member: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/custom-made-vinyl-stickers-bedsides-made-in-hawaii.281228/

 

Thanx for the link Wisco!

 

Best thing to do now that you got the truck is delete your account on Tacoma world, your wallet will thank you.

 

Welcome to The Fray!

Nice looking truck!

 

Semper Fi!!! Ditch all emblems and stickers from the outside, much easier

 

You can get overlay kits at Amazon, Ebay and other such sources. Google it. Also available at your local dealership but WAY more $$. Or if you're ambitious remove them and paint. Plasti dip is also an alternative, but not as durable.

 

I plastidipped the emblems and they came out really nice. Hopefully they last a while

 

You can also get matte black replacement badges instead of doing overlays. I have these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3PC-2016-2...-Emblem-Decal-Badge-Nameplate-V6/173599160502

Here's a pic:

 

Welcome to TW!

 

LOL. This guy speaks words of truth and wisdom

 

get rid of the emblems. only old buick's have them. All tacoma owners will look at that truck and know what it is... clean is good

 

PlastiDip works well on badges. Dipped mine in January when I got the truck and they lasted all of the Montana -20 degree winter and 100+ degree summer so far. Unless your scratching branches along the sides of your truck they’ll last a long time. And a lot cheaper than new badges. Definitely drop all badges except the Taco badge imo

 

I had mine completely debadged including the TRD 4x4 decals. I don't pay a company to do their advertising. The only thing that says Tacoma or Toyota are the Tailgate as it's imprinted in and the new Pro Grill I got installed that says Toyota. I'll have that replaced when I figure out what I want to put on it

 

This^^

 

Congrats on a sweet purchase and wecome to TW!

 

Welcome to the Tacoma side. A lil heads up. Check with your dealer before you do any aftermarket modifications. It will void your factory guarantee, unless Toyota does it themselves.