StepSide 1st Gen Tacoma's ONLY

Posting this for a friend who just bought a 2002 StepSide Off-Road with 6" lift and he needs some info. I figure a good start would be to gather all the members with these unique trucks. Bring on the pics/info!! Thanks

-TRD S33NO

 

yessir, the 1st gen stepside trucks are gorgeous if you ask me. Then again, i'm partial.

 

I've never seen one of these in person, they are rare. I am partial to stepsides too, I'd love to find a 78 F150 stepside and restore it.

 

yeah i don't see all that many around my way. I saw an all red generation one stepside tacoma the other day, the steps look great. Believe it or not, another guy in my neighborhood has a silver stepside access cab that is either the same year as mine, or right around it. I'll have to see if i can get a pic

 

Wizard, I see you have a different bumper on your rear. Did you have to custom fit that on?

 

I have a 2001 that I'll be selling because I can't find a bed side for it. Otherwise nice truck. Not as roomy as my double cab, but a sharp looking truck.

 

Nice side

 

Ouch! You can't get one through Toyota anymore?

 

The auto body shop can still get parts from Toyota, but quoted $ 3,500 to fix.

 

The auto body shop can still get parts from Toyota, but quoted $ 3,500 to fix. No aftermarket or used sides out there.

 

I recall someone wanting to swap for a regular bed, said there was just no room in the stepside. It was here somewhere, Worth a shot

 

When I bought the truck, the previous owner had messed up one of the step corners and the back bumper, but they threw in an extra aftermarket bumper. I pulled the old bumper off, and put the new one on, but since then I've been too cheap to buy a new step corner plus the connecting pieces. I have extra bumper plates, but will have to cut them to fit once i get the right corner. it will look a helluva lot better once i get it fixed up.

 

Yeah, my friends rear bumper is also messed up. He took it off and is running without anything there for the mean time. Yours still looks good tho, most wouldn't even notice .

 

That sucks, it would almost be worth saving up to have it fixed just because they are so unique.

 

how much are you going to sell the truck for? Is it a 2 or 4 wheel drive, and how many miles? I think its a great looking truck as well all things considered.

 

4 cylinder, 4x4 with 84,000 miles. The owner of the body shop offered me $ 5,500.

 

We were fortunate enough to find this rare 2002 Tacoma Stepside. Purchased used in 2014 with 75K miles.

Can anyone share approximately how many Toyota Tacoma first generation stepsides were manufactured and/or sold?

Enjoying the first generation forums.

 

Nice find. I've never seen one in person.

 

I bought mine when it had 55,000KM's on it, 9 years old, now has 90,000KM's. It still had original tires and came with 4 Michelin snows on rims, plus the rack setup which includes a sliding bed divider.

Other than its a pig on fuel, it's a nice rig. Pic of it when I bought it, still has no rust and nice paint.

Don

 

Awesome rigs guys. Keep them coming! Also, any stepsides rocking a cap? They seem to be very hard to find. Any company make them new? Stepside Ford Ranger cap fit maybe?