A tasteful mod/build thread by Greenbean, 2015 Access Cab

This is my fifth Toyota truck, I used to work for Honda/Acura and BMW. SO there are times and gaps inbetween where my time was spent on Honda/Tech not TW...

1985 SR-5 MT, Loved and killed by me.
1993 RC 4x4 MT, Loved and traded in by me.
2012 RC 4x4 MT, Loved and traded in by me.
2013 RC 4x4 AT, Loved and traded in by me.

2015 AC 4x4 MT, Utility Package, Loved and still owned by me. Hahaha
Seems I have a thing for 4cyls also.

I wish I could say I have lifts and huge tires and gears and air lockers and Rigids but I don't.
Maybe one day I can get the lift and re-gear to properly run some 255/85/R16s.
Until then I enjoy modding like the rest of us. I am hoping to show you guys/gals
what I have done to my 2015 Access Cab 4x4 5-spd Utility Package truck. The things
you will see help me, if they also help you great. About everything has been from ideas
shared here on TW. So to TW I say Thank You!

We'll start things off with a small/short video I did about the truck as they weren't to
popular. It was the one I could afford and the extra room has been a huge blessing to
me and my future wife.




Picked up new truck after about a 4 month wait. I knew it was going to take a while but my dealer came through and we got Toyota to finally flip an Access Cab into the Utility Package I wanted installed.

 

Ended up getting my tool box Line-Xed by the local guy. He did a fantastic job and it turned out great!

I just got sick of trying to clean and polish the aluminum top.

And then I sold it, hahaha

 

How is there only one comment here??? No love for base models I guess? I like what you've got going here and I've done many of the same "mods" to mine. Since you like playing with wires, put some fog lights in? What's next??

 

There are shit tons of build threads that don't get comments.
Dunno why. Just how it is, I think.

I'll catch up here later, lots of pics and info but I'm at work.

 

Also, what happened to the TACOMA badges? Not even on the truck at the dealer?

 

Thanks man, appreciate that.

Yeah I would love to see a Base Model Thread,

Seem if you want a base model you need to order it or get lucky and the dealer may have one on the lot.

The dealer had a base DCSB but I wanted the Conv package to have keyless real bad. Lol... And the vent windo in the rear.

Fog Lights are coming, Just gotta gear up for Holidays, lol...

 

None on the side doors or anything. I haven't removed anything... YET...

Only on the tailgate are the factory chrome logos/name badges/emblems.

 

i got a base like that, but black, nice work!

 

Hmm, wonder what's up there... I don't think I've seen any other new '15s without them...

 

Oh well looks fine without them and they are inexpensive and readily available if you wanted them...

 

Thanks man,

I can't wait until spring as I need to get through the winter on the stock tires. Then 265/75/R16s are going on. Hopefully
a set of Cooper ST MAXX or BFGs AT probably.

Lately I have thought about trying to redo my storage methods and remove the tool box and run a softopper of sorts.
I had a chance to meet Mario Donavan of Adventure Trailers at Expo East and he really challenged us to why and how we carry
what we "think" we need all the time.

The bed bars are temp b/c once the RTT is purchased they will stay bolted to the RTT anyways.

 

what kind of fogs are you going to get? i bought some on ebay there so so. 55.00 shipped got yellow, some minor condisastion on one of them. wondering what is out there that is not crazy money.

 

I actually thought about removing the rear ones on the tailgate and doing some Vinyl stickers like Jeverich did,



https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/jeverichs-build-kinda-sorta.222490/

Probably gonna try and do factory again. They come with the wiring harness and switch and all.
For the money I find them hard to beat. I mean I usually can score a set of the part number I need on eBay for about 100.

 

thanks man, i'll keep looking on ebay. hope i can find some oem fogs on there. base taco's are cool!

 

hey, nice build, I got a 15 and I think I have the same headunit as you but yours shows a picture of what music your playing, mine does not. did you change anything with it

 

Thanks man, It's all a process. Lol...

It's in the setting menu I believe, and as long as the album cover is in my iPod it displays on the head unit.

If you don't have an album cover shown in iTunes then it's blank.

 

ah ok, cool thanks man. I vote for the old school Toyota on the tailgate!

 

i've got the same head unit in mine. shows whats playing on ipod or pandora.

 

I think I need to change something in my setting

 

love the old school toyota sticker. where did you get it ?