Duffy’s MGM Access Build... I think

Heyy! What’s up from NY? So I guess I’ll start off with a bit of an introduction... my name is Dan and I’m from the god forsaken state of NY #hudsonvalley So before the Tacoma I had a 2012 Tundra and realized I just wasn’t using/ needing all that truck. Sooooo here I am I’ve done a few thing to the truck already before I started to become addicted like the rest of us so I figured since this forum has given me such great ideas and knowledge that I would post the successes and the failures I’ve had thus far and hopefully help someone else out soooooo here we go!

 

So I picked the truck up on September 29th of 2020. It’s a 2016 Magnetic Grey Metallic Access Cab Toyota Tacoma. Has Graphite w/ Gun Metal for the interior. When I got the truck it had 34,574 miles and currently has 39,121 miles on it now. I paid $30,990.00 This is when I first brought it home...

 

My previous truck had a 32 inch light bar in it already so I decided to swap it over to the Tacoma and I placed it inside the grille at first. Deff made driving at night a bit easier. Also had LED headlights from my other truck so I tossed those in as well... and before I hear it... yes... I know... I saw the thread about LED bulbs... I like the look of a clear white output... sorry not sorry

 

The first things I buy with all my vehicles are a set of Weathertech Matts and Window Vents. Some of the best investments you’ll make. I also installed a remote start kit.. I can’t remember the company that makes them but it was a plug and play kit.. took about 15 mins to install. I only bought the front set of matts because as you’ll see in the next post I already had plans for the rear cab portion..

 

So the truck came with a Tonneau Cover that was a Trifold, but I was going to replace that. Soooo your fellow NY’er goes to Maine!!

 

I picked up a Soft Top for $400 and sold the Tonneau Cover

 

So finally I decided to tackle the back seat project.. so I have a Dog, his name is Hercules and that’s my right hand paw. So instead of him either having to balance himself in the passenger seat or in the un-even space in the back I decided to make him a platform out of Plywood and 2x4’s before wood became the new gold.I ended up wrapping it in some cheap ass felt from Walmart and that DID NOT last .It was also very difficult to vacuum so I picked up an area rug from Lowe’s and cut it to shape and stapled it down on top. I also removed the rear seats to give him that little extra room.

 

Overpaid or underpaid?

 

My boy

 

So I decided to try my hand at this spray on “Peel-able” Tint for the fog lights and the Light Bar.. never tried it so I figured I’d give it a go.. I went with “yellow” and I also moved the light bar into the lower bumper and make a small cutout to have nothing in the way of the LED bar’s beam So I instantly hated the way it came out, 1000% don’t recommend the spay on. I later went to lamin-x instead. Sooo off it came

 

So I snagged a decent deal on a Bug Deflector and at first I didn’t know how I felt about it, but for 30$ local.. can’t complain

 

And if you haven’t noticed already.. the Soft Top is unfortunately gone.. I ended up looking into it a lot more and was so distracted trying to get it to stop leaking and turns out when I ran the serial number it was actually for a 1st Gen Tacoma and the people that sold it to me either didn’t know or fully knew saying “we have the same exact year truck” needless to say it was a nightmare to get it to stop leaking so I decided to sell it and I ended up going with another Tonneau Cover (roll up) for now.. hint hint

 

Why are window vent cover things a good investment?

 

Despite the horror stories I hear about roof mounted light bars... I decided to give her a go.. picked up CaliRaised mounts and a cheap 52” light bar off Amazon.. it looked pretty good IMO BUT I got this gnarly low frequency vibration off the roof from the wind. I tried all I could possibly try to get it so stop but anything over 30mph it would happen. No it wasn’t just the “whistling” everyone talks about. Also had a good amount of wind noise coming into the cab through the weather strips on the door. Just wasn’t worth it in my opinion. So 4 rivnuts and holes later... she’s now off the truck.

 

If it’s raining but you still want ventilation you can at least crack your window open a bit more without getting soaked. Also I sometimes leave my windows cracked at work but I leave them up enough so someone can’t try to stick a hanger inside to enter my vehicle.. but thieves will find their way in I suppose, plus I personally like the look

 

Over! Maybe the market is vastly different there, but I bought a 2016 TRD sport DCLB with 40k miles and 2 years extended factory warranty left that had not been in the rust belt until I bought it for $26.5k in October 2020. Isn't a new access cab sport like $36k right now?

 

The newest upgrade is the Lamin-x Amber Fog light covers and I also did the light bar to match with the marker lights. I know a lot of people do the “yellow” and idk I guess I wanted to match

 

Welcome to NY I guess

 

Oh well, if you like it and it lasts you as long as you want it to then who cares I guess?

Also, I like your dog. Dogs are the best people!