Austin Area TW Chapter (all gens welcome, even T4Rs; heck, just make it a Toyota and we're good)

NGL, that has it's own level of awesomeness to it.

 

Honestly not sure . Still doing my research into this, Would I be able to find anything decent for under 1k for both? I have seen a ton of people with the CBI pair and it looks sick, but it's a little rich for my blood atm.

For Context. I am looking for something I can mount one of those NAPA Awnings to and eventually a roof tent and the usual accoutrements for camping out of your truck 8)

 

A good roof rack will cost between $700 on up. Bed rack can be had for $400 on up. CBI/Prinsu roof rack and CBI bed bars are prob the most affordable and they are sturdy. SSO has an excellent roof rack, it's a little pricier than the Prinsu.

 

Love it

 

I went the Martin route which is similar to Prinsu. Think it was around $600 including shipping.

 

New-to-me Tacoma has some paint damage on the roof. Dealer I am going through has offered to either:
A: Paint Match and Repaint the roof.
B: (Cheaper option), sand and treat the roof, then Rhino Line the roof. This seems like a pretty good idea as i plan to roof rack it and transport stuff anyway, so the painted roof is likely to get messed up anyway.

Just curious what some more experienced peoples thoughts on this would be?

 

It sounds like you've already made up your mind! What year tacoma? I have some paint damage on the roof & hood and just plan to spray paint it myself.

 

It's a 2012 TRD sport! Honestly It's the fact that I know I am new to all this. Rhino Lining the roof sounds like a great idea, I just want to make sure I'm not falling into a trap that more experienced owners already know off. Ha

 

I know a lot of people Plasti-dip the roofs before they add racks to give it a little more protection and if they ever take the rack off you can peel the plasti-dip off.

 

I did my entire truck in Raptor Liner. Was long and boring but easy and looks decent

 

Get it professionally painted at a reputable body shop, save yourself the hassle and you'll be thanking yourself in the long run. The rhino liner would look really odd just on the roof.

 

Maaco here in Pflugerville said about $1300 for the roof, hood and bumper painted.

 

That sounds about accurate, I’d definitely have an Indy shop do it for more money and call it a good investment.

lotta prep and time involved in all of that.

 

It's actually reasonable. AMM quoted me at $2100 for the hood and roof..

 

The Chadster painted his roof black, after an unfortunate incident.

 

Anybody have an old 16" spare they don't need any more? Just need to have one after going back to stock setup for a while.

 

His truck was clearly attacked by that carport.

 

Decepticarports are real and need to be controlled

 

Weed makes you forget things. Like bikes on top...