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

For my eBay shipping FedEx is always the cheapest unless I go with USPS Parcel Post which takes an incredibly long time to get delivered.

Their large shipping cost is their charge for handling the order I'm betting.

 

+1 for Marshalls. Great hardware store plus much more.

 

CRUNCH. Isn't that how it usually works? Fix the dent in the hood and repaint the rusty roof and then... Details omitted to protect the innocent, but... Thankfully, no one was hurt, no other vehicles involved. But the authorities got involved and the vehicle got towed and is now in the hands of USAA. Expecting them to total it. Any advice??? I can't imagine not fixing it. Looks like the only damage is to the rear quarter panel and the mirror... everything else is just scratches. Wheel even looks good. So bummed we didn't get it towed to our house instead. FUH.

 

PART OUT! Just kidding, buy it back from insurance and save yourself having to deal with finding a new one

 

you get about 25K miles out of an OME BP51 lower spherical bearing...




squeak, eliminated.

 

I put in a super cheap anti-skid dash mat. It’s cabinet shelf liner cut to kind of match contours and held in place with double sided tape. Not sure if the tape will hold up after baking in the sun, but I’ll worry about that come July.

 

I’m curious see the pic of all the stuff you keep on the dash, or were all the happy meal toys not staying put?

 

I bought a set of the same one KaroS has. They are really cheap compared to other better manufacturers like the guys that build stuff on this forum mine bounce a bit as well but I havent noticed any high speed wind issues. The bolts for my lights were a little too close to the hood for my liking so I bent the mounts up a bit by hand and trimmed the bolts on the lights and have had zero problems.

 

See, I went the next step up in terms of thickness of bracket. I re-sealed them with some primer and a spray-on liner. I still have yet to stick my Baja Squadron Sports on them though. They've just been cruising on the truck for a couple months, but I didn't read where anyone had "bounce" issues with this set, and I didn't want to go full bore and get the $50+ ones.

$25 LED Light Pod Metal Hood Mount Bracket Kit/Ditch Hood Light Brackets Compatible with 2005-2015 Toyota Tacoma - Black.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HXS8QBP/

 

Pre winter/hunting season wax. First time trying Turtle Wax Ice spray wax. Hit everything (including windows and all plastic/trim), washed floor mats and hit Tonneau Cover with 303. Looking forward to see how it holds up in the coming weeks/months. May reapply in late Nov/early Dec if we get a warm day (50's).

 

Am I trippin, or are the fender flares smaller than normal on this truck?

Any insight, details?

Truck looks awesome by the way!

 

No you're seeing it right, they are trimmed and there is trim pushed onto edges.

 

Right on, I'll check it out

There was only a fedex shipping option and it was outrageous. I got a reply from them confused by it as well. They apologized and directed me to three other trusted vendors to get a fair shipping rate untill they figured out their issue lol.

It seemed like they were adding a 40% gratuity to ever order

 

Haha. Phone, wallet, sunglasses, binos, etc., end up there often. Or they will now.

 

Thank you. Is there a link and/or thread on this? DIY?

 

MESO Dome and Maps and some cool license plate frames. +10 HP.

 

Just finished putting my new rack together now just need to find some boots that will fit it then install.

 

I just got around to Crramic coating my truck.

 

Can I join the cool kids’ club?



Dealership hooked me up with a brand new 2021 DCSB Sport while they do the CRC application to my 2015. It’s... okay. A very nice truck, but not that much better than mine. Drives about the same, as far as I can tell. Maybe my butt dyno is out of calibration, I dunno.

/offtopic

If you haven’t gotten on the list for the K0D TSB, get it done! The extended frame warranty is worth it.

 

Driving the velvety smooth streets of Philadelphia the last few days have really highlighted how creaky the front end of my truck is. Hopefully swapping out my control arms and alignment hardware this weekend is going to cure most if not all of that.