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SANDY EGGO BUILD & BS

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by theolee, Apr 30, 2020.

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  1. Jun 24, 2021 at 6:04 PM
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    AAL Icon Billies 5100 ARB 2884 Diamond Back & Prinsu
    Clear coat them, 2k if possible
    improves the look a lot!!!
     
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  2. Jun 24, 2021 at 10:28 PM
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    Will do the next time around. They need to be repainted. I'm also going to color match the whole thing myself soon.
     
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  3. Jun 25, 2021 at 6:18 PM
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    Test painted the pro grill today. By "test" I mean I laid down a heavy coat of black PlastiDip then applied some paint match & clear coat over it. Making it reversible... It came out half decent, there's a few techniques I need to work on but I feel I'm ready to do the real deal. Over spray being one of them

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    Also tried using some 3M weather strip in place of the one provided. 50/50 on it.

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  4. Jun 25, 2021 at 6:49 PM
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  5. Jun 26, 2021 at 3:18 PM
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    This is how mine looks
    just clear coat them
     
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  6. Jun 26, 2021 at 4:40 PM
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    I did, your right. Looks much better! I just wasn't too happy with the job I did on the "O's".

    I'm going to see how long this paint job lasts and then do the final run after that.
     
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  7. Jun 30, 2021 at 8:12 PM
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    The lady and I hit some lights trails today. It was super nice to get out and live a bit.

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    Also slapped on a few new patches and replaced the hey fob cover/battery

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  8. Jul 1, 2021 at 2:46 AM
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    What a difference...

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  9. Jul 7, 2021 at 1:46 AM
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  10. Jul 8, 2021 at 9:22 PM
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    Changed the steering fluid, oil and brake fluid today. @CaliRaisedLed bed stiffeners arrived and going in tomorrow.

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    My helper is at it again.

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    Finished installing the CaliRaisedLed bed stiffeners. Pretty straight forward.

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  12. Jul 11, 2021 at 12:38 AM
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    Not sure why I bought these...

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  13. Jul 12, 2021 at 1:31 AM
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  14. Jul 15, 2021 at 1:28 AM
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    Thinking about trimming the corners on my front bumper. Just a tad around the fog light.

    Here's a little visual of what I'm thinking.

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  15. Jul 15, 2021 at 1:11 PM
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    Theo,
    Where did you get the tailgate reinforcement?
     
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  18. Jul 16, 2021 at 9:47 AM
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  19. Jul 16, 2021 at 1:36 PM
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  20. Jul 16, 2021 at 3:55 PM
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    Ahhh, sorry brother. I misread your post. Twice :facepalm:

    It's a DIY tailgate insert and I added the cup holders. I bought the precut insert from a guy here in San Diego. Not sure if his listing is still up. These do flex in the heat but I think I finally remedied that issue a few days ago.


    Here's the thread where I started:

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-tailgate-inner-panel-cover.651509/page-9
     
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