Shit you didn't know you needed until you saw it on TW

I feel the doors made the biggest difference, but I did the floor and back of the cab too.

 

That’s awesome

 

Tell me more about the bicycle tubes and ending leaf spring squeak?

 

1) Take apart your leaf pack.
2) Split a bike tube down the middle so you end up with two long pieces of rectangular rubber.
3) Cut the pieces to length and glue them to the top of each leaf that has another leaf that resides on top of it.
4) The rubber acts as a bit of a pad between the leaf springs and will prevent noise.

 

Sorry I just saw this. I did not disassemble my leaf springs, I jacked up the truck and was able to finagle a few pieces of inner tube between the leafs. Mostly towards the ends of the leafs. If you use gorilla glue, remember a little goes a long way, and it expands as it dries. It fixed it for good, or at least until I got the leaf spring recall done from Toyota.

 

Do they make an all-auto switch for earlier 2nd gens?

 

Not directly from them...at least not plug-n-play. I've heard that the only diffrence is the plastic cover plate, so it could be possible to take their switches and put them into a plate that fits the early 2nd gens....I don't know.

 

3" convex mirrors will achieve the same effect for about 5 bucks

 

It's not the same. I've had the stick on shit, and now have the spotter mirrors......not the same.

 

Ive been running 3" convex mirrors on every car Ive had for 20 years and have never been wonting for a better view, what am I missing out on?

 

It's just not the same. For one thing, you can adjust the smaller mirrors independently of the main mirrors. I like to run the right side looking down so I can see the curb.

If you like the stick ons, that's awesome. I've tried em, and didn't like em. And now that I have the spotters, I think I'd like em even less.

 

are these heated as well? how did you wire them in?

 

Too many things to list but top 3 are: White LED gauges, Joying head unit & GX 470 big brake swap.




White LEDs are cleaner looking & the Joying head unit has a better audio output.






Running the GX 470 front brakes over a year and still working well.

 

If it’s similar to the 4Runner swap, then yes.

I did the 4Runner swap and it’s been great; pretty much anything to give better brakes is a plus.

 

That’s correct, at least 17” wheels required for the GX/4Runner brake swap.

 

@takefootoff i love the blacked out center console. How did you do that?? I’m tired on the gray not matching my joying unit

 

It's an OEM part from a base model truck, on those trucks the shift bezels always came in black. PN: 58805-AD010

Here's an example, if you search around you can find it cheaper.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165538818808

As far as my center console assembly I got that out of a 12-15 Tacoma. The center consoles were always black in those years.

 

Maybe some of the 12-15s were always black. The sport I have (15) is that stupid shitty gray over black.

 

I hate the gray now that I've seen the black but not as much as spending $200 on a black one. I used rubber undercoat rattle cans for gray on steering wheel, and the AC vent surround. Holding up well. Not sure how it will turn out on the little dimples/textured part.