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

Just started a thread about this in the Tacoma Garage > Suspension forum if anyone is bored and wants to help diagnose this..
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/need-help-diagnosing-front-end-noise.659800/

 

Thank you for choosing us!

 

Link for the grill?

 

Before and after pics of my LED reverse light install. Taken about the same time in the morning over two days. I think the only change was from a yellow light to a white one. I don't think the output is anymore brighter. Only the reverse lights are on in both photos.

Before:


After:

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fs-oem-‘11-“honeycomb”-grille.659373/#post-23063949

 

Replaced my leaky valve cover gasket, changed spark plugs, and did an oil change on her. Apparently I don’t know how to properly use a torque wrench, luckily a pair of channel locks was all I needed to take out some broken bolts.

 

It took me to the river to fish

 

About to make my own aluminum center caps to replace the cracking plastic ones. Lol

 

Pressure washer and soap. Everything is pretty much waterproof, just don’t go too crazy. A lot of elbow grease too wiping everything down.

 

That's slick. I like!

 

Today I installed dual USB ports in the cab of my truck for backseat passengers. I'm thinking about installing an AC outlet in the console in the near future. Later on this weak or early next week, I will be upgrading my fog lights to amber pods and I'll be adding pods to my low profile bumper.

 

Installed a new battery tie down from Off Grid Engineering at the recommendation of @EatSleepTacos

 

Finally installed my bike rack on the bed cap

 

I thought it would be a quick job to replace the axle seal, but then I snapped a stud because I forgot right from left. In doing my research, I learned that gear oil is a death sentence for bearings since it washes away the grease. Few hundred bucks later and I have a bunch of oem parts on order to get it squared away. It was due anyways with 15 years/208k miles.

 

Quarantine wash.. for what seems like the bajillionth time. At least she’s clean to sit in the driveway.

 

Damn.. the beast is awake

 

Yes, but I would use thick wire that is super insulated with an armor cover. You don't ever want full battery current shorted to ground. The wire will be become a light bulb filament.

 

Made a center console organizer with duct tape and cardboard.

 

With crime seemingly going up in my neighborhood, I added a few lockable features. Added a Pop&Lock lockable tailgate handle and a Lock’er Down console safe to my center console. Even added a little magnetic motion censor light. It’s the small things

 

Love those 4runner wheels on tacos....