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

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by kwalton, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:06 AM
    RCRcer

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    Can't really tell by your pics...how are the struts oriented on the mounts? Are they reversed? Only thing that comes to mind if the brackets are correctly mounted.
     
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  2. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:07 AM
    tacomataco2

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    Some of this Some of that
    Not just for subi doobis

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  3. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:18 AM
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    maybe easy for you, I'm not a welder, though I could run a band saw pretty well, so a sharpie and some pipe I could cut up to my heart's content, but not good at putting them back together.
     
  4. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:19 AM
    BigCountry762x39

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    ah ha ha, same my Tacoma often gets Idemitsu 5w30 synthetic, was a Subaru tech for a while and likely still have 50 or go gallons of full synthetic oil, and that injection kit works great!
     
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  5. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:21 AM
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    Pistons up to hood. When I lower the hood pistons are completely together.
     
  6. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:28 AM
    RCRcer

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    Maybe the wrong struts came in the package then. Or you received the wrong kit as a whole, only thing I would think it could be.
     
  7. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:41 AM
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    Installed the Off Roam phone mount last night. Impressed so far.
     
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    EFFEFB4D-EA50-4811-9D02-73EDD7DAB1FE.jpg Put on Magnaflow Overland exhaust. 9798C98E-E971-4F87-9965-CD9FC7ABDBC8.jpg
     
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  9. Jan 14, 2023 at 11:43 AM
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    That’s what I’m thinking.
     
  10. Jan 14, 2023 at 12:41 PM
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    For that JDM look!! :rofl:I put in yellow fog light bulbs, In between stupid nor cal rain storms. I drive through a lot of fog. Wasn't easy, but wasn't hard.. Toyota could'a made them a wee bit more accessible. But, whatever. They in. We'll see tonite. See what I did there, see what I did there again :rofl: IMG_20230114_121622835_HDR.jpg IMG_20230114_121215049.jpg
     
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  11. Jan 14, 2023 at 12:54 PM
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    you know ive had these bulbs in a Subaru, in a ford F150, think even my old civic, maybe even my beater hyundai. my tacoma perhaps too
     
  12. Jan 14, 2023 at 12:55 PM
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    I take it they work good then huh?
     
  13. Jan 14, 2023 at 1:05 PM
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    Well not last night but in the last week.
    That is a redrock HD rood rack, once i got the front fairing adjusted right it's been awesome, haven't installed anything up top yet because I've had no reason to, and the box i was going to use looks like someone tried to cut the lock off at some point so that is damaged. and think I'm going to cut my weather stripping and reinstall.
    and the AJT key fob because it looked cool. and my last remote somehow has a massive burn on the battery board i assume from my 4yo son who spilled water in my keys. and they were soaked.

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  14. Jan 14, 2023 at 1:35 PM
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    yeah pretty well, they are hella lights and I've done just fine with them.
     
  15. Jan 14, 2023 at 1:43 PM
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    Are these redline tuning? Instructions say BOTTOM of bracket goes at the 16 1/4 mark, not top. Unless I’m interpreting your second photo wrong
     
  16. Jan 14, 2023 at 2:37 PM
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  17. Jan 14, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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    Changed the front calipers, pads, and rotors.

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    Yeah I’m saying your photo has you measuring out 16.25” from what I assumed to be the end of the hood bracket to the top end of your top bracket. What I’m saying is it should be 16.25 to the bottom side of your top bracket.

    You can even seen in this photo that the bracket should overlap the hood dimple. Yours stops well before it.

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    versus your photo

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  20. Jan 14, 2023 at 3:18 PM
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    That looks to be it. Time to drill some rivets. Thanks
     

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