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My Build (formerly 2006 to 2013 Front End Conv.)

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by stevespens, Apr 20, 2014.

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  1. May 4, 2014 at 3:56 PM
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    CelsisTaco

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    Wow!! That's awesome. looking good man, great work!
     
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  2. May 4, 2014 at 6:12 PM
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    stevespens

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    OK, are you ready??

    It's painted.

    I'm so pleased. It turned out awesome. I was driving home and looking at the over the hood and it looks beautiful. I love the scoop. He has some final buffing to do like I mentioned in the last post. But I'm so pleased.

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    stevespens, May 4, 2014
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  3. May 4, 2014 at 6:18 PM
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    stevespens

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    Here is a before and after comparison,,,,,
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    And here is what it looks like compared to a new Tacoma,,,,

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    stevespens, May 4, 2014
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  4. May 4, 2014 at 9:06 PM
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    WOW, came out great IMO. With this mod you probably added more to the value of the truck when or if you decide to sell the truck :thumbsup:
     
    Lord Helmet, May 4, 2014
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  5. May 4, 2014 at 9:41 PM
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    TacoTacoma96

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    :woot:Looks awesome. Money well spent IMO.:thumbsup:
     
    TacoTacoma96, May 4, 2014
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  6. May 6, 2014 at 11:25 AM
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    Looks fantastic! Really brings out the front end.
     
    Fluffymonkey, May 6, 2014
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  7. May 6, 2014 at 11:29 AM
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    Jerez

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    looks good. but i like the older style better than the new one lol
    at least it was done on a discontinued color so it looks better as in the "rare point" of it :thumbsup:
     
    Jerez, May 6, 2014
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  8. May 6, 2014 at 11:43 AM
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    Good job man. Hey saved you a lot of money, as opposed to getting a 2012+ tacoma

    Now do the BHLM haha
     
    Taco-Dazed, May 6, 2014
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  9. May 6, 2014 at 1:29 PM
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    i would suggest, go with a red and black theme and get rid of the chrome. Im not sure if you want but while he was at it, you shouldve color matched the grill too. either way all i have to say is AMAZING.
     
    Death_Stalker, May 6, 2014
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  10. May 6, 2014 at 1:32 PM
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    you'll love that skewp until the minute the sun hits it just the right way and you're completely blinded by it.
     
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  11. May 6, 2014 at 1:32 PM
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    Did they paint the bumper on the truck?
     
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  12. May 6, 2014 at 1:34 PM
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    go back 1 pg, last post ;)
     
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  13. May 6, 2014 at 1:37 PM
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    The over spray had me thinking it was painted on the truck but now i see in that picture it was already there
     
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  14. May 6, 2014 at 2:15 PM
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    stevespens

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    Yes, it was painted on the truck. The best way for him to blend the paint onto the fenders. I'll use a rattle can and paint the lower stuff black. That's what I did before.
     
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  15. May 6, 2014 at 2:24 PM
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    Excellent research and work in general. I bookmarked the spot for the hood parts, just a question though, why not paint the grill red as well? I think it would look 10x better imo. Anyway great job.
     
    Large, May 6, 2014
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  16. May 7, 2014 at 1:45 PM
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    I can't thank you all for the inspiration to do this conversion (you plus rad and the others). I was always on the fence, but got an amazing deal (see pic) to get me started. I'll probably get the headlights next and look for the misc brackets at our local junkyards. Based on your experience,
    1) What would you say you spent total for just the parts seen in the picture below?

    2) I also need to have the parts painted to match my truck. Why not have them painted before installing them?

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  17. May 7, 2014 at 2:07 PM
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    I would love to do this to mine.
     
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  18. May 7, 2014 at 4:52 PM
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    Real rough ballpark about 600 bucks for that stuff. And I painted on the truck so he could paint color match. 8 year old paint isn't going to match factory color.

    Cool.
     
    stevespens, May 7, 2014
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  19. May 7, 2014 at 5:16 PM
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    Wow, nice work and the truck looks great! Very impressed.
     
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  20. May 7, 2014 at 7:20 PM
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    Does anyone that has done the swap have these 6 brackets available from their 05-11? My truck has been banged up and none of them are straight. Please PM me.

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    *I borrowed your pic OP.
     
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