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

+1 the only major accident I have been in I wasn't at fault. Their insurance company tried to have it taken to some cheapo shop to save money on their end. I've mentioned this in other threads but I literally Google'd most expensive auto body shop in San Diego and had it quoted for repair through them. YOU choose where your car gets fixed.

 

Didn't know there was a name for it, but yea....this.

 

Agree with everyone above. Get a quote from a shop of your choice. When I got rear ended they just put a little 1” dent in my bumper. Took it to A Toyota certified body shop at the dealership and it was $1200 to replace the bumper cover, bumper supports, and re-coat my trailer hitch.

I took the check and used it toward a CBI front bumper. Still have the dent in the rear and never notice it.

edit: I took it to the body shop at the toyota dealer to be sure it was quoted with new OEM parts

 

Yea it's funny how many people start yelling insurance fraud when you say things like that. It's not!! You are entitled to either: Have the body work/whatever work paid for by the person at fault...OR....be compensated for driving around with a less perfect truck than what you had before they hit you. I would have done the same thing

Ok everybody....I'm ready . Ready, set, GO.

 

The insurance fraud was when in my accident THEIR insurance wanted to replace my Audi S4 body panels and mechanical parts with non-OEM parts. F that...

 

Why 4.56 over 4.88?

 

Its my daily driver so i didn't want the rpms too high since i cruise at 70-75 all day

Engine is around 2600 rpm cruising now.

 

Bought a dashcam this morning. APEMAN C450. Saw in another thread it was rated by CNET as a solid cheap camera. $50 so I'll give it a go.

 

When my truck's hood stopped popping up I sprayed lubricant on the hood latch and it started popping up again. That was over 6 months ago. Like another member wrote you can also adjust the hood's bump stops to put more pressure on the hood to get it to pop up but that might misalign your hood, it depends on how much you move the hood's bump stop.

Yeah brother it's amazing how easily people get offended these days but it's always when they're not standing in front of me but when I'm nowhere around. Go figure. Thanks for explaining your truck's grille for me.

That is not neccessary, they're designed to be removed from the front.

Exactly how they're designed to be removed.

Absolutely positively correct.

I agree with everything you wrote. The owner of the vehicle picks the estimate that is repaired/cashed out on but the insurance company can require you to take it to their recommended shop for an estimate but that estimate is not the end all say all estimate. Insurance companies are allowed to require vehicle owners to go to a specific shop for an estimate so they can analyze all estimates to check for fraud.

Some insurance companies will not pay for OEM parts and the customers of those insurance companies have no recourse because they agreed to that policy when they signed for the insurance policy (it's in the fine print).

 

What tire size are you running? Thanks.

 

That's why I switched from Geico, found out they aren't obligated to replace parts with OEM. Granted that accident i'm referencing I wasn't at fault so I only dealt with their insurance company but I fought them to put OEM parts on. They ended up totaling the vehicle anyways after the quote I provided.

 

Got that one in my Amazon cart too.

 

33"

if I didnt commute in it I would have gone 4.88

4.56 feels good but its not night and day difference with 33" tires.

 

Forgive my ignorance what are the stock gears in our tacos?

 

4.0 v6 should be 3.73

 

Give us a review. Im in the market for one.

 

@crashngiggles @zippo88 @the_black_tacoma @DG92071
Here are some photos of the installed flares. The lighting was off a bit so I shot a quick video as well.

The decorative hardware was a polished stainless steel. I am not a huge fan of shiny things, although my wife definitely is, I hit the heads with some etching primer and then painted the folts and washers with a black paint. While they are not perfect, I think it accomplishes the look I was going for.

On a side note, I did run in to a problem along the way. I reached out to Bushwhacker and there were an INCREDIBLE help! I must give them five stars for customer service. The installation was not as straight forward as it could have been though, especially the front flares.

Do I regret buying there? NO! They look awesome and I am glad I spent a few extra bucks to have them color matched to my truck.

P.S. I know the bumper side pieces are not on yet, I got lazy. I did keep those black as to blend in with my black bumper. At some point in time I am sure I will be going with another bumper so it really will not matter at that point.

https://youtu.be/w2jalUqPLMw

 

Took my truck to Moab to test out the scene and the new tent set up

 

Hmm, I just realized SPAL USA is like 20 miles away.

 

Wow, that view does not suck.