OEM Plus (2018 Cement TRDOR), Bikes, and BS

Follow me on Instagram: @front_range_taco

LAST UPDATE: 13 July 2022

Day of purchase: 25 July 2018 with 8mi:





Current: 27 February 2022












Build Out:

EXTERIOR/ENGINE/PERFORMANCE

• @Baja Designs S8 40" Light Bar
  • Amber wide cornering lenses on outboard LED clusters
  • Clear spot lenses on center LED clusters
  • Clear spot lenses on outboard LED clusters (REMOVED)
• @Baja Designs Rock Lights (clear)(x4)
  
• @Baja Designs Squadron Pro ditch lights (amber)(wide cornering)
  • @CaliRaisedLed low profile ditch lights (REMOVED)
• @Baja Designs Squadron SAE fogs (amber)
• @CaliRaisedLed lower bumper hidden LED light bar
• @DECKEDUSA drawer system
  • @DECKEDUSA D-Box (tan)
  • @DECKEDUSA Cross Box (tan)
• @iKamper X-Cover Mini
  • Mounting Brackets 2.0
  • Bracket Locks 2.0
• MaxTrax recovery boards (red)
• MaxTrax recovery boards (black)
• @MESO Total tails
• @MESO V5 Switchback Ultimate Turn Signals
  • @MESO V2 Ultimate turn signals (REMOVED)
• OEM Toyota bed mat (STORED)
• OEM Toyota bed light kit
• OEM Toyota Header Accessory Rail
• OEM Toyota Predator tubes (added later; didn't come on truck)
• OEM Toyota TRD Pro black housing headlamps
• OEM Toyota TRD Pro front skid plate
• Optima Group 35 yellow top battery
• Pelican 1750 Protector case (x2)
• Power Trays Blue Sea 12
  • Blue Sea 12 circuit fuse block
  • 100A circuit breaker
• Rocky Mounts Split Rail LS hitch-mount bike rack
  • Rocky Mounts Monorail hitch-mount bike rack (donated to son)
• Rocky Mounts Loball rail mounted Fork mount
• Rocky Mounts LiftOp Biggie ski/snowboard rack
• RotoPax 2gal 1st gen fuel pack (x2)
  • DLX mount
  • LOX mount
• Rugged Radios GMRS/UHF stealth antenna
• Rugged Radios driver's side UHF antenna mount for Jeep Wrangler/Gladiator
• Rugged Radios Universal NMO antenna cable
• @Running4Tacos Bed Stiffeners
• @Running4Tacos CMC
• @Running4Tacos Lower Control Arm skids
• @Running4Tacos OVTune
  • Performance tune
  • 91 Octane fuel
• @Running4Tacos 3x grille lights (amber w/smoked lens)
  • 3x grille lights (white w/ smoked lens) (REMOVED)
  • 3x grille lights (amber) (REMOVED)
  • 4x grille lights (amber) (REMOVED)
• TRD Pro-style Grille w/ garnish
• Tufskinz raised tailgate letters (matte black)
• Tyger soft top tri-fold tonneau
  • Not on truck while bed rack is on but held just in case I need to change the bed setup
• @upTOPoverland Alpha roof rack
  • @Baja Designs S8 Wind deflector
  • @MESO Scene Pods (x4)
  • @upTOPoverland quickWIRE rack harness
  • Prinsu Roof Rack (REMOVED)
    • Load panels (x2) (REMOVED)
• @upTOPoverland Mid-height TRUSS
• Various stickers
• VLEDS License Plate Light Bulbs
• VLEDS MicroExtreme 5k H11 LED bulbs
  • @Xenon Depot XTR ballast/relay with Philips 4300k HID headlight bulbs (REMOVED)
• Zoostliss battery kill switch
  • 2AWG 12” battery cable section (black)
• 23zero Bushman 68x98 awning
  • @upTOPoverland alpha rack awning brackets

INTERIOR

• ActivePets rear seat cover
• @AJT DESIGN Steering wheel emblem overlay (black)
• @AJT DESIGN injection fob (red w/ black bolts)
  • I managed to get one of the "TRD" fobs before he stopped making them
  • TVD "TRD" black vinyl to fit in the fob
• BlackVue 750s-2ch w/ PowerMagic Pro
  • $160 Rexing V1P 4K Car Dash Cam 2.4" LCD 2160p Front + 1080p Rear Wi-Fi 170° Wide Angle Dual Channel with Rear Cam, G-Sensor, WDR, Loop Recording Mobile App Supercapacitor
    Rexing V1P dash cam with GoPro Rexing mount (REMOVED)
• @CaliRaisedLed console MOLLE
  • Alien Gear ShapeShift MOLLE holster (Sig Sauer M17)
  • Alien Gear ShapeShift MOLLE holster (Glock 19X)
• Expedition Essentials 3TPAM mount
  • QuadLock 1” ball adapter mount w/ wireless charging head (adapted from QuadLock motorcycle mount system)
    • Quadlock mount (REMOVED)
      
    • Ram Mount XGrip (REMOVED)
  • Ram Mount tablet mount
• @MESO Custom Layout Switch Panel
  • AirOnBoard "Bunny Burners" to CaliRaisedLED bumper bar
  • AirOnBoard "Burn Ya Bastard" to Baja Designs S8 Lightbar
  • AirOnBoard "Flux Capacitor" to anytime rear anytime camera
  • AirOnBoard "Push to Turn Something On" to GMRS radio master power
  • AirOnBoard "Roo Lights" to BD Squadron Pro ditch lights
  • AirOnBoard "Sasquatch Lights" to Baja Designs Rock Lights
• @MESO Ultimate map lights
• @MESO Ultimate dome light
• @MESO Interior chrome delete (black)
• @MESO climate control rings (black)
• @MESO vent ring kit (black)
• @MESO push-to-start button (red w/ large TRD)
• @MESO extended fuse cover
• MidlandUSA
  $165 MXT275 MicroMobile® GMRS Radio – 15 watts Two-Way Radio with Integrated Control Microphone – Overland Caravanning Tractors – Detachable External Magnetic Mount Antenna - 8 Repeater Channels
  MXT275 GMRS two-way radio
  • AirOnBoard RJ45 switch blank to GMRS radio mic
• OEM Toyota Tacoma SR black door handles
• OEM Toyota TRD Pro shifter
• Replacement radio knobs (can't remember name of the guy who 3D printed them)
• Glovebox, center console dividers with upper console organizer thing
• Rear anytime camera

SUSPENSION/WHEELS

• BFG K02 tires (315/70R17)
  • BFG K02 (285/70R17)
  • BFG K02 (265/70R16)
• Deaver Stage 2 rear leaf springs
  • Icon mini-leaf pack (REMOVED)
• DuroBumps Front bump stops
• DuroBumps Rear bump stops (4.25")
• DuroBumps U-Bolt flip kit (8.85")
• Gorilla security lugs (black)
• King 2.5 Front/Rear shocks w/resi
  • Front set to 3”
• Method 305 wheels (black)
  
• @MESO "TRD" center caps
  
• SPC UCAs

PLANS

• Upgrade Lighting:
  • Bumper Bar: BD S8
    • 30 inches
    • Amber
  • SSO bumper LED: BD S8
    • 20 inches
    • Clear
• @SouthernStyleOffRoad Slimline Full Plate front bumper
  • winch
• 20 degree rock sliders
• Various cases/coolers
• a girlfriend

 

(Jul2018) of course the very first thing to go was the grille. Added a TRD Pro grille



Also added an @CaliRaisedLed lower bumper hidden LED bar. Of all the things I put in, this ranks up there as one of my favorites. Super bright and clean install and don't have to worry about parking lot bandits stealing your stuff.

 

(Dec2018)First snow day:




'Merca

 

Some @MESO stuff:

 

Typo? Nice truck btw!! Always envy that cement.

 

Legit laughed out loud at that one haha

Sweet truck

 

loL it was current as of that date. LoL

 

Suspension install with Method 305s. Work done at @TheToyotaGarage

I asked for the front to be set to 2”. The minileaf added about 1.5” in the rear and I wanted to retain a bit of rake so it will be more balanced during towing.

Parts/Install pics with gratuitous beauty shots:

King 2.5 w/ resi (set to 2”)
SPC UCAs
Icon minileaf
Method 305
MESO center caps
Gorilla lugs (black)
BFG K02 ATs 285/70R17

 

Good looking truck OP

 

Road trips with my homies.

 

Some lighting bits:

With regards to the R4T grille lights, I originally ordered the 4-light harness in amber.








After a couple months, I thought the 3-light setup was better.





After buying BD fogs in amber, I noted that the BD lights and the grille lights are two drastically different shades of amber. So I decided to just swap the grille lights out for the white ones in smoked color to conceal them a bit more into the grille.





…aaaaand now I’m back to ambers. LoL

 

Before lift, I swapped in some 265/75R16 BFG K02s on my OEM TRDOR wheels.

This is a basic change. Basically a direct swap for OEM Wranglers (which aren’t really that great).

 

Exterior lighting stuff:

In addition to the LED bar and ditch lights, I installed some OEM-style switches from AirOnBoard:

• "Burn Ya Bastard" to LED bar
• "Roo Lights" to ditch lights
• "Flux Capacitor" to rear anytime camera

Light comparison on a back mountain road near Aspen, CO (Independence Pass) with the standard headlight/fog lights versus the @CaliRaisedLed LED light bar and ditch lights.





Also swapped the standard mounting bolts from @CaliRaisedLed for some "tamperproof" bolts.

 

Thanks for choosing us! The truck looks great

 

another add-on inbound:

@CBI Offroad Fab

 

Added a rear seat cover for dogs and dirty MTB gear.

 

Waiting for my Prinsu, road tripping to Bellingham, WA

 

Also threw on a new skid...

 

Been awhile since my last update. I made a move back to Colorado (#LoveCO).

Since then, I’ve added a @CBI Offroad Fab Prinsu Rack and @upTOPoverland mid-height TRUSS rack.

Planning on some MaxTraxx boards before saving for an iKamper RTT and @DECKEDUSA bed deck.

 

More pics from Prinsu install after delivery from @runnin4tacos. The instructions said to fully assemble off the truck. But I was a one man show. So I did the side rails and then did cross bars individually. Lots of up and down and side to side crossing. Also your calves get a hellacious workout standing on the predator tubes. But it is very doable.