Post your BLACK 3rd Gens

If you really like it my son probably has one taking up space next to the heater in the basement... he took it off when his truck was pretty new. I'll encourage him to let it go so it isnt taking up room in my basement

 

Spent some time figuring out how I'm going to handle my accident. I spent some time clay baring, hand buffing/polishing, to get an idea of what I can live with and what I cant.

I think it cleaned up pretty good by hand for now and I'm planning on having a paintless dent repair done to the tailgate and hoping that things straighten up..


Hopefully after things get straightened up I can get a bit more aggressive with the compound and get this cleaned up better.



Ill probably just live with the creases and missing paint on the bumper corner.. it isnt ideal, but it is a bumper and it won't rust. Tough to actually see the creases and missing paint in these pics.



I will be replacing the bumper Stamp. So once I get stuff pulled apart. I'll see if anything is broken.. hopefully I can JB Weld it back together if anything is broken..


One more ... all cleaned up.

 

If I had a 2nd Taco I would.

 

Some update pictures on how it looks now.

 

I've always leaned towards "liking" that front bumper...and it doesn't block the TSS garnish.

I saw the Skewp and thought you had a "Sport" but not the case!

Good looking truck.

 

The is where we are at two weeks after picking up my TRD SPORT.

Mods done:

Removed a lot of things...all badges, mud flaps, air dam, stock grill, decals, side steps.

Added TRD wheels and KO tires , TRD skid plate, TRD tails, LED interior lights, Toyota all weather mats.

 

what size are those tires? What kind of lift is that?

 

No lift at all, removing the side steps, air dam and mud flaps give the impression of a lift.

The tires are 265/70/17 KO2s

 

Not a bad looking truck….

 

very nice

 

Finally mounted my wheels

TE37 with 285/75 Toyo Open Country ATIII + CMC. Wescott front + Icon RXT S1 + Ubolt flip + Archive Garage shackles

 

Thanks. I did the hood swap mod with another member when he traded in his Tacoma.

 

Sits really nice.

 

Its annoying, but not terrible, especiallyafter buffing off the silver paint

Its the bumper/tailgate.. which are basically the first place that gets messed up on a pickup.

Pocket insurance. Fix it good enough myself. get a BHLM done.

 

This truck is almost perfect. It looks awesome. You gotta clean up those rear hubs and shoot em with some rustoleum....

 

Thanks and agreed... took these shots right after installation, so hadn't had time to spray the hubs yet. Also, still debating running center caps but we'll see.

 

The thing looks sweet.

 

Waited 4 months. Love the Midnight Black.

 

My contribution to the thread. Added the tail lights, bed lights and LED’s. I need a cover for the bed…rather get a shell but they are hard to come by here.