3rd Gen Magnetic Gray Thread

http://www.bayareametalfab.com/2016-and-2017-recessed-Grill-insert_p_62.html

 

Can I buy a sticker??

Before and after pics of my truck 40 days in....

 

Great looking truck!

Now I don't feel so bad waiting a year to get new wheels/tires hahaha.. my fiance would beg to differ though x.x

 

I love that soft top.

Who makes it? Where'd you get it?

 

Thank you Sir

 

For how good a dirty tacoma looks, they sure do clean up nicely.

 

Question -

At different angles in daylight, does your MGM look two toned or do you notice any weird stuff going on with the paint?

I took a look at mine after I parked it, and the rear doors look darker and it also looks like some weird paint stuff going on on the upper part of the panels..

 

Yep, it's normal for dark colors with metallic paint to show this. Lighter colors it's there just not as noticeable. At one angle panels look the same. At other angles or in the right light panels look different colors. Also may look like swirls or waves in the paint. It's just the metallic is not completely even. That's why it's so hard to match when repairs are done...

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/mgm-mismatching-paint-job.445966/

 

I noticed same swirls over rear wheel panel just below edge of bed, wasn't sure if was resist all spray that I had applied

 

I saw that, thread looks a little dead but I posted on it..

From the side it looks fine, at different angles I get below:

 

Almost looks like doors different shade

 

Yeah.. It has 219 miles.. This was in an open parking lot with the sun on it at an angle. I can't figure it out.. The upper parts of the panels all around look like whatever was used to paint it, was just spitting paint.

 

I really notice spots if I look at the paint when I'm wearing polarized glasses.

 

this the area looks like swirls when sun hits it

 

Go to dealer and ask them to run a paint meter over it. That will tell you.

It will take them 5 minutes.

Its a handheld device that reads the thickness of paint. factory paint will be a consistent thickness around the truck. Paint work will have wide ranges of thickness. Robot versus human hand.

 

I thought I read on another thread that dealers were refusing to lift the 18's due to new safety features. Are all your features working as intended?

 

As far as i can tell. I haven’t conducted ‘exact/precision’ tests however, the adaptive cruise, lane departure, as well as the collision alerts all seem to work.

 

265/70/17 KO2, FH Wheels FX pro wheels, and ARE CX shell. Grille and grille lights coming up next.