Considering First Toyota (Tacoma)

ordered 4 more D-Rings, a ramp, canyon dancer and a front wheel chock today. Hopefully, will get that stuff installed next week. Thanks again for the info!

 

Nice lookin truck OP. Now go get some OEM fogs and fill the holes in the front bumper.

 

How difficult is that to do?

 

I used this:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/3990-non-oem-fog-light-install-anytime.html

Not difficult. Kit is a little pricey (link in attached thread)...$416 when I did mine last December.

I really like having the fogs...especially for their main purpose of driving in fog. Our headlights sit so high...I was surprised at how much turning off the headlights and driving with the fogs reduced the glare coming back at my eyes the first time I used them in heavy fog. My main reason for putting them in was to get rid of the black holes (cosmetic), but I've found them very functionally beneficial. Running them with the headlights when not foggy helps light up the sides of road much better.

 

Agreed.....

 

Ask them if you can tow your boat around. You know, test drive with a trailer.

 

Welcome!

 

Well, I got my ramps and loaded my bike in the back last night just to try it out. Here's what I found/additional questions. The ramp worked great, especially backing the truck up to a raised area. However, the bed of the truck is very slick. It's difficult to move the bike in the bed w/out slipping. What do people do about this in these Tacomas? I've always had sprayed-in liner on all my previous trucks w/out the composite bed. My other question also deals with the comp bed. I have a pitbull front wheel chock that I'd like to place in the front of the bed, but a little unsure about bolting it to the composite floor. Wondering if I should bolt it to a piece of plywood in front of the wheel wells or something else instead?

 

Toyota makes a rubber bed mat; that might help. I'm not sure about the best way to secure the chock, but I'm sure someone on here will chime in. It you don't get a response in this thread, start a new under 2nd Gen asking that specific question. That's my advice for what it's worth.