2019 Taco TRD Sport build.

Lol, I'm still a high school student

Specifications:
2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport, Super White, 6 Speed Automatic, 3.5L V6 engine, Double Cab, Short Bed.

Why/When I bought it?
Right after I obtained my learners permit, my first truck was a 2008 Honda Ridgeline (1st gens look better than the 2nd) and I needed something newer and I loved the look of the 3rd gen taco so... I Purchased the truck on April 6th, 2019, got my driver's license on April 8th, 2019. Didn’t really start modifying until September 2019.

Modifications: (Last updated February 21, 2020)
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Exterior Front End

• TRD Pro Grille
  • --TRD Pro Grille Garnish
• Spyder Headlights (Idk if the name is correct)
• TOYOTA White overlays
• Raptor Style Grille Lights

Exterior Sides

• Predator Step Bars (Toyota OEM)
• Mud Guards (Toyota OEM)
• Aftermarket TRD SPORT door emblems (TRD Pro style)

Exterior Rear End

• Red "TACOMA" Inserts
• Shackle hitch (red)
• LED Reverse Lights

Interior

• LED Bulb conversion
• TRD Pro shiftknob (Toyota OEM)
• Glove box letter inserts (red)
• Plasti-Dipped Trim (See pictures in the build)

Future Modifications?

• 2020 TRD Sport/OR Grille?
• Matte Black OEM Fender Flares
• Sequential mirror signals (Black)
• Bilstein 5100 OME 888 Coils (3" lift)
• Pro Comp Wheels 05 Series Matte Black 6 Lug
• Nitto Grappler 265/70r17
• WinJet Taillights
• Hoodscoop Lightbar
• Fog lights (have not decided on the brand)
• TRD Pro Skid Plate

Other Stuff:

• Removed the air dam, of course.

Current Build: (6/06/20)


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Stock Tacoma right after purchasing:

 

Removed some emblems/decals I had on the truck. Colors didn’t match anything on the truck soI decided to take them off. I like the look of the debadged tailgate (I kept the Tacoma inserts)

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

 

Nice truck! Super white is the way to go

 

UPDATE - 4/05/20

**March 3rd 2020 I had my the drivers side (left side) taillight replaced due to a manufacturing defect. I have a separate post about that.**


4/05/20
Removed the aftermarket TRD SPORT emblems I had installed on the doors back in September (2019). I removed them because the glue was starting to ware off, the color was fading, and the emblem itself didn't look the greatest. Some paint from the truck also came off...

Emblems on:

Emblems off:


Emblems:

 

like the nerf bars, might go with those myself.

 

UPDATE 6/06/20

Its been almost 2 months since the last update

Right after taking the TRD Sport door emblems off (In April), I decided to put them back on... lol (The emblem paint is fading so I might plasti-dip them black or replace them)

I installed Raptor Style Grille Lights onto my grille a few days ago, and plasti dipped my interior trim pieces white. I was also planning on plasti-dipping the grille letters, but that was a huge disaster so I'm just going to wait for some new white letter overlays to come in. My grille letters do not come out because my grille is an aftermarket version of the OEM TRD Pro Grille because the OEM grille was like $500 when I was out shopping for one online.

Here are some pictures I took a few hours ago

 

Where did you order you grille letter overlays? Is it a full overlay of some vinyl to just cover the face of the letters?

 

Its a vinyl, I should of said that earlier. I wish someone made overlays because I can't actually remove my letters

 

I found these. I emailed them to see if these are full overlays to cover all of the gray and they said yes.

https://tacomabeast.com/collections...s-6-piece-kit-uploading?variant=7630429978654

I placed my order (Matte Black) a few weeks ago but have yet to ship. I'm really hoping these are full overlays like they said. I will let you know and post a pic if they are.

 

UPDATE: They do not fit the OEM grille letters.