2nd gen first mod recommendations?

Hi everyone, I recently bought this here 2015 black Tacoma trd off road and was wondering if anyone has any good suggestions on mods to do. I’m a high school student so I don’t have a huge budget so maybe not any huge mods, but just wanted to see everyone’s opinions. I’m also planning on putting a light bar hidden in the bumper and also possibly installing a trd pro grill. What do y’all recommend?

 

Interior LEDs are nice. Get rid of the chrome on front. Nice truck.

 

Welcome! Rear diff breather mod if you plan on crossing any water.

 

I recommend you tell us a little bit about that 1st Gen
WeatherTechs are a good accessory if not already in the rig.
Rust prevention like fluid film/woolwax

 

Additional D-rings in the bed. Tail gate anti-theft.

 

Weathertechs.

A frame inspection.

 

The console and glove box organizers on Amazon and climate control knobs

 

I don't know about the 12-15 models, but my 11 was "dim" when the dome light was on. I did the map light mod to tie in the front map lights to the dome light when the doors are open. Makes a HUGE difference. If you don't already have some wire, I spent less than $10 on a small box of female spade connectors and a small spool of wire to do the mod. I also spent about $20 for a whole interior LED light swap kit. Results are amazing.

 

Redline hood struts is a must do

 

That LED dome light bulb is $ for $ the best mod

 

Mid travel suspension.

if you wanna be a cool guy, get a long travel set up.

 

Save your money. You'll need it for fuel, insurance, tickets and gf.

 

This. Your truck is fine. Enjoy!

 

You don't need a huge budget to get started. Many of the mods I did were using color matched paint to change some things. I got my color matched spray cans on eBay.

You can check out the list of my mods in my signature below.

 

Bed mat

 

same exact truck as mine, very nice. You will be sick of keeping the black looking black, so first mod is to paint it!
Limited budget, I would forgo cosmetics for now, meaning the grill you mentioned.

First thing I would buy is the bed mat mentioned above. The plastic bed is like ice.
Then weather tech or husky mats

Maybe even before anything....no mention of miles or previous owner maintenance if known, so maybe a change of all fluids, plugs, etc.
Make sure your truck is taken care of mechanically before adding makeup.

 

Work your but off and throw every dollar at paying that nice truck off by the time your out of school or shortly after. Then you’ll have great paid for truck. Then do mods as needed. Congrats on the truck!!!

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cheap-free-mods.4838/#post-45403

1st mod I did cost me zero - made the power ports/cig lighter, power-on 24/7.

 

A inexpensive mod like yellow fog lights is a fun way to change the look in a subtle way. If you are a heavy phone user for media a stubby antenna can do the same. Vehicle upgrades that cost the tendies id go tires then Bilstein 5100's all around. The positive is you can save money and install the struts yourself. But yeah... frame.

 

Fluid Film or Wool Wax or the Fe3 will get you