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d.shaw 2012 DCSB build

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by d.shaw, Nov 19, 2018.

  1. Jul 22, 2021 at 5:37 PM
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    d.shaw

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    cheers mate !
     
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  2. Jul 22, 2021 at 5:38 PM
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    thanks so much mate, and cheers
     
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  3. Jul 22, 2021 at 6:10 PM
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    Congrats man!
     
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  4. Jul 22, 2021 at 6:50 PM
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    thank you so much. we really appreciate it
     
  5. Aug 14, 2021 at 1:03 PM
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  6. Aug 15, 2021 at 1:50 PM
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  7. Aug 16, 2021 at 2:02 AM
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    Is that cam in the front or rear?

    I'll probably have to do that soon once I get picked off by that one cop having a bad day for not having a front license plate :D

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  8. Aug 16, 2021 at 6:10 AM
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    whoops, yeah thats my rear camera. sally recently ripped off her front license plate in a wash, has been sporting it on the inside of the dashboard for the last 6 months whilst she waits for me to figure out how to fix it....?

    i like that grill. and headlights !!
     
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  9. Aug 17, 2021 at 12:54 AM
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    Ya gotta be careful with auto car washes. I've had bad luck in the past so I tend to stay away lol

    Thanks! :fistbump:
     
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  10. Aug 17, 2021 at 8:33 AM
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    That is a great looking grill! I'd pick one of those up.
     
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  11. Aug 20, 2021 at 11:59 AM
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    during a tire rotation the other day i noticed these couple wee ‘nuggets’ pretty niffty

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  12. Aug 20, 2021 at 2:43 PM
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    Ouch! Sorry to see that happened. Do you think running and A/T Tire would help prevent that sort of thing from happening?
    It looks like you have muds currently which tent to be a softer tire.
     
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  13. Aug 22, 2021 at 11:29 AM
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    not sure to be honest. know we had a “moment” recently on some rocks that could have caused this - albeit brief - i found it to be an interesting shape more than anything.
    i do know i really like these yokohama’s - they have preformed well for us for sure - and they look good
     
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  14. Aug 28, 2021 at 12:30 AM
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    nudavinci64 Robert @ Holy Horsepower

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    I have some similar nuggets missing in my KM3's as well.
     
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  15. Aug 28, 2021 at 10:05 AM
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    seems you now have a 2020 trd-pro e.shaw
     
  16. Aug 28, 2021 at 10:25 AM
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    - same same but different - I'd like to know exactly how they are done, its as if someone came along and took a 'core sample'
     
  17. Aug 30, 2021 at 5:05 AM
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    d.shaw you are correct! e.shaw does now have a 2020 Pro. Wasn't really interested in another Taco besides my Silver gen 2
    till I saw the Army Green color. I guess e.shaw was Green with envy and had to have one. :D
     
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  18. Aug 31, 2021 at 5:07 PM
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    nice thats rad. congrats mate
     
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  19. Sep 27, 2021 at 11:08 AM
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    in Washington for some work

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  20. Oct 6, 2021 at 11:03 AM
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    hung out with my mate in his sweet sprinter, i was only jealous when he hit the switch to turn on his diesel heater for the night.....

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    with breakfast at a lake....not bad WA, not bad at all....

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