The Dark Side & BS Build

Back in the PNW​

Truck:
Name: Nikki
Year: 2015
Make: Toyota
Model: Tacoma
Engine: 4.0L. V6
Body: Double Cab Short Bed
Color: Magnetic Grey Metallic
Package: TRD Off Road
Owners: 1 (myself)
Current Mileage: 64,500

How It Sits Currently:




The Day Off The Lot:



Suspension:

Full Old Man Emu Suspension​

Front: 885 Coils, #95PF5 trim packer, NitroCharger Sport 90000 Shocks
Total Chaos Upper Control Arms
Rear: OME (Part #CS047R) Dakar Leaf Spring, Drive Line Packer Kit, NitroCharger Sport #60091 Shocks


Wheels/Tires
OEM TRD Off Road Wheels
Spydertrax 1.25" Wheel Spacers
285/75/R16 BF Goodrich All Terrain KO2s
Cab Mount Chop with BAMF Plates


Armor
BAMF Bolt On Slider
Pelfreybilt Aluminum Front Bumper
Pelfreybilt High Clearance Rear Bumper w/ Swing Out --> ETA: I’ll go f*ck myself. Now looking at CBI's Bushmaster 2.0
Camera Relocation - ONE - TWO - THREE -


Electrical / Lighting
LED Map Light/Dome/License Plate Lights
DIY Mount with Bussman 100A Relay & a Blue Sea Fuse Box
--- Post #352 (How-to link HERE)
Rigid-Industries SAE/DOT Approved Fog Lights (Front Bumper)
Rigid-Industries 20" SR Combo Light Bar (Front Bumper)


Exterior Mods:
- Complete De-Badge - Post #35
- TRD Emblem - Post #17
- Custom TRD Bedside Decal - Post #35, 48 (Product Link HERE)
- Tailgate Theft Protection Mod (Original Thread HERE)
- Bed Storage Locks
- Snug-Top Rebel Canopy - Post #61, 70
- Complete OME & Total Chaos UCA Lift - Post #65-72
- Pelfreybilt Base Aluminum Front Bumper - Post #73, 76, 79, 83, 98
- American Flag Decals - Post #100
- Redline-Tuning Hood Struts
- EGR In Channel Window Visors - Post #223
- TRD Pro Grill - Post #363, 365


Interior Mods:
- Glovebox Organizer - Post #15 (Product link

$22 Vehicle OCD - Glove Box Organizer for Toyota Tacoma (2005-2015) - Made in USA

HERE)
- 5% Windshield Strip - Post #16
- Front Windows 20% Tint - Post #29
- Wet Okole Seat Covers - Post #53
- Weather-Tech Floor Mats
- Center Console Vault - Post #64 (Link HERE)
- Sound Deadened the Interior - Post #84-86, 89-93
- Removed the visor warning stickers - Post #101-104
- Satoshi Horn Relocation - Post #119-121 (How-to link HERE)
- Eliminate key fob unlock/lock beep - Post #122
- Gentex Mirror from Bob - Post #162, 163 (Link to his thread HERE)
- Glock 19 Under The Steering Wheel Holster - Post #338
- Besond Heated (front) Seats (How-to link HERE)
- Lighted Glove Box - Post #376 (How-to link HERE)

Truck Bed/Snug-Top Rebel Canopy Mods:
- Manufacturer --> Lock, Windoors, Sliding Window, LED Dome Light
- ShmellFab Hi-Lift Mount - Post #111, 113 (His thread is HERE)
- OEM Bed Mat from Gunny1005 - Post #284
- DIY Steel/QuickFist - Axe & Shovel Tool Mounts - Post #355, 357, 364 (How-to link HERE)
- Fire Extinguisher Mount (same how to as above) - Post #375, 377-378
- Extra D-Rings in the bed - Post #379 (How-to link HERE)

 

INSPIRATIONAL BUILDS ​

CALICO BUILD -- HERE --- FJ Trail Team Wheels (#1), Fuse Box Labels (#102)
YOTABUM BUILD --- HERE --- FJ Trail Team Wheels, Prinsu rack
TUROK --- HERE --- FJ Trail Team Wheels
CROM --- HERE --- Legit Links Galore in Post #1
BENSON X BUILD --- HERE --- How To Links, Bed Set Up
CANISLUPUS BUILD --- HERE --- Lots o' links
JON BURT BUILD/BLOG --- HERE -
DEFCONBRIX --- HERE -
NWTACO BUILD --- HERE -
NYCO BUILD --- HERE -
ETXTACOMA BUILD --- HERE -
MR GRIMM BUILD --- HERE -
AARONARFS BUILD --- HERE -
GEEKHOUSE 23S BUILD --- HERE -

SMALLER MODS​

1.) Clear View Rear View Mirror - POST - LINK TO PURCHASE SITE​

WA State Trails/Off Road Topography Map:

$6 Unbranded

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014LWBR4U

Do this:
http://ridebdr.com/WABDR
Thread for the OBDR on the Oregon side HERE

- SINGLE WHEELING TIPS -


​

 

1st Gen Tribute
"SeattleCoug's Black Beauty Build"​

How she looked when I sold her:



One of my favorite shots from a WA highway:



and I'll always miss working on the truck with the sweetest little neighborhood squirrel:



Suspension:
Front Bilstein 5100s
Eibach 3" Coils
Front Diff Drop Kit
Rear 9.25" Bilstein 5125s
AllPoo Expedition Leaf Springs
Extended Rear Brake Line
B.A.M.F. Brake Proportioning Valve (BPV) Bracket
Pinch Weld Be Gone Mod (Cut/Ground It To Nothing)

Wheels/Tires
285/75/16 Load Range E (8 ply) Goodyear Duratracs
16x8" Pro Comp 7069s - 6-5.5 Bolt Pattern - 4" Backspacing

Armor/Metal Fabrication
Elite Off Road Front Plate Bumper
B.A.M.F. Sliders
B.A.M.F. CB Tailgate Mount

Audio
Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Head Unit
Rockford Fostgate T1000 Amplifier
Diamond 12" Subwoofer
Front Door Alpine SPS-610C Speakers
Rear Infiniti Speakers
Dynamat Cab Interior

Lighting
New OEM Headlight Housings as of 2012
Clear Corner Light Housings
The FREE Blinker Light Relocation Mod
Dash/Map Light/Dome Light LEDs
License Plate/Back Up Light LEDs
LightForce 240 Blitz's
Rigid Industries Dually D2's


http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-builds/282927-seattlecougs-black-beauty-build.html

 

Sub'd - looking forward to seeing where this goes! Nice truck!

 

Sub'd

 

Thanks, it's gonna be a slow build but it should be good



When I picked it up, some pictures of the truck.





















































Gate Down


Gate Up


Tow Package

 

Sub's for a fellow SD Tacoma

 

Subbed. Guess it's alright, for a 2nd gen....

 

Whatever Brent

 

Sub'd, ONLY because I loved your 1st gen. The one and only gen.

 

Haha thanks man, it seems like a lot of people admired that build

 

I loved that truck. Anxious to see how this one turns out

 

that squirrel though...

 

Just got a 2nd Gen Glove Box Organizer off of Amazon.
I also got a TRD Emblem, those pics will come tomorrow/later in the week when it's light out and I'm killing time during the work day

 

Glove Box Organizer Pics​

$22 Vehicle OCD - Glove Box Organizer for Toyota Tacoma (2005-2015) - Made in USA

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ABRFG1U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Went from this:



To this:




So much nicer coming from an OCD clean freak

 

5% Windshield Tint Strip​

Before:



After:



Panoramic:

 

Dipped the Bumper, Grill and flipped the white walls inboard​

Grill Derped w/ new TRD emblem:
Edit* Took it off as the white and red coloring flaked off




Prep:




Bumper done:







Grill done:






Truck and zee wife sportin' my 96' summer olympics ball cap:

 

Glad to see Toyota is still a regular of those damned plastic clips that seem to be always breaking


Before and After shots:

 

Nice!!!! And so the blacking out begins .

I really dig the glove box organizer!

 

subbed! loved your first-gen build, pumped to see where this one goes!