TRD_Chris' Super White DCSB Build Thread

Currently:

MOD-LIST
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EXTERIOR
-Black “Tacoma” door badges
-Vinyl wrapped hood, lower tailgate, and side mirrors
-Topographic bedside decals
-YotaVerse “V2 Pro Grill”
-Diode Dynamics SL1 LED headlights
-CaliRiased LED sequential mirror signals
-Rigid Industries TRD Pro fog lights /w Rigid amber covers
-DEPO “Pro style” taillights w/ MESO stage 1 kit
-OEM bed mat
-Retrax OneMX rolling bed cover
-FrontRunner SlimSport roof rack
-OEM bed divider w/ mounted recovery boards
-OEM TRD Pro skid plate
-RCI bolt-on rock sliders w/ kickout
-Custom engine splashguards
-“Viper cut” front bumper
-Bullet Proof Fab front recovery point

INTERIOR
-MESO map lights
-MESO dome light
-MESO “TRD” coin tray
-TRD Pro auto shift knob
-DESMO Overland armrest molle panel
-Kicker Subaru tweeters
-N2 Designs remote start
-Anytime front/rear camera

SUSPENSION & WHEELS
-17 x 8.5 FN Wheels “Overlander - Spec A”
-265/70/17 Falken Wildpeak AT3 tires
-Bilstein 5100 front & rear shocks

DRIVETRAIN
-K&N intake filter
-OEM exhaust tailpipe chop
-ECGS clamshell bushing

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The Beginning

January 27th, 2020
2016 TRD Sport double cab short-bed
Purchased used in Illinois at 61,XXX miles, single previous owner.

I had paid off my Genesis Coupe 2.0T and needed a vehicle I could drive for work. I do on-site sales and service for an industrial supply company and needed something a bit more practical than a boosted straight piped coupe.

I had searched for months trying to find a good deal on a single owner Tacoma that had the factory installed features I wanted. I ended up getting an incredible trade-in offer at a dealer in Illinois so I pulled the trigger and drove home in my new (to me) truck.







Feburary 1st 2020
Started getting rid of the exterior chrome


3M yellow vinyl overlays on stock fog-lights. I had really liked this look on one of my previous vehicles so I figured for the cost of materials I would see how I liked it on the Tacoma.

Finished up my first weekend of ownership with a good detail. I get (most) of my car care supplies from Detail Garage in Valley Park, Missouri.







Feburary 7, 2020
Swapped the aftermarket grille for a "pro style" grille from Mad Hornets. Quality is great for a replica part. Added a TRD badge to the front and another on the tailgate.








March 14th, 2020
Installed a RetraxONE MX and OEM bed mat. I attached a barbed hose fitting to the end of each drain tube and drilled holes through the bed mat allowing water to drain out of the Retrax canister and out of the bed.







April 14, 2020
AC drain mod. My frame welds looked fine but I had already spent the SIX WHOLE DOLLARS on the materials for this mod so I went ahead and extended the drain hose. These photos are from before I zip-tied everything tight and cut the excess hose.

 

April 19, 2020
Maintained the Chemical Guy's ceramic coating with their ceramic car wash soap.


Pulled the interior trim pieces out of the dash so I can prep them for paint.

 

April 21, 2020
Wrapped and reinstalled the dash trim pieces. Super happy with how they turned out. Initially, I wanted to "embrace" the orange trim and switch out my AC trim rings and knobs with matching orange accents. After weighing my options and realizing that I'm not a fan of orange I decided to wrap these pieces in white. This was not only the easiest (and cheapest) route but I think it's just enough color to break up the black-on-gray interior.

 

April 27, 2020
My first MESO mod, the minimalist key fob.



Also picked up the MESO coin tray and a new K&N air filter.

 

April 28, 2020
Center console organizer from Amazon



Matte black "Tacoma" bed inserts. I had debated getting these for a while because I had really like the "stealthy" look of the all white bed but after seeing other Super White's on this forum with the black inserts I decided to give it a shot. I'm really happy with the quality of these inserts and the overall look.

 

May 1, 2020
Found a set of mint 4Runner OR wheels.


Degreased, disassembled, and a quick detail along with spray-on ceramic. These wheels will sit for a little bit until I decide on a tire. Also thinking about having them powder coated but I really love the look of the black windows when they’re cleaned up.

 

May 11, 2020
Washed off the 3-4 month old spray-on ceramic coating using Clean Slate and put down a fresh layer of Chemical Guy’s Hydro Charge. New wheels and tires should go on soon.

 

What tire and size did you end up going with? Good color choice too

 

Went with the exact same Falken Wildpeak. They have been a great preforming and great looking tire, plus I ended up getting them for $136 each at Sam’s Club. Went with 265/70/17.

 

May 21, 2020
Bought this little Bissell upholstery cleaner for the interior


And this is just what came up from the driver seat back.

 

May 24th, 2020
Wheels and tires installed. Ended up removing the aluminum trim rings from the center caps entirely. They're just too delicate. I dipped the Toyota logos black and put them back on the caps. Also ended up using some black powder-coated mag-seat lug nuts.

These wheels fit and ride so much better than the aftermarket 18's I had perviously. I haven't noticed any rubbing yet. Worst case scenario I'll have to remove the OEM mud flaps.

 

June 1st, 2020
LED low beams installed from Diode Dynamics. Their HQ is based here in St. Louis so shipping was crazy fast.

 

July 27th, 2020
After months of stalking the “Fender Flare Swap” thread with absolutely no luck I decided to bed liner my stock fender flares. I drive around on gravel all day for work and my factory painted flares are getting beat to hell. Here are the tools I used for removal.


Got all 4 fares pulled off in about 20 minutes. And I didn’t even break a single clip


Cleaned them up and applied some iron deposit remover from Chemical Guys.


I don’t have a garage but my apartment does has an extra sun room. Opened some windows, put up some plastic sheets, and hung the flares up so I could spray from all angles. This is after the very first coat of primer.

And the finished product..

 

August 14th, 2020
Swapped out the GoRhino Dominator D2 side steps for some OEM Predator Steps. Much lighter and the overall quality seems a lot nicer.

 

August 29th, 2020
I contemplated installing a small on-board air system like the Vivair 88 but decided I wanted portability. Went the the DeWalt 20V inflator/deflator. This thing is AWESOME. Fits in the back cubby and takes my Wildpeaks from 33 PSI to 38 in about 5 minutes per tire.

 

October 8th, 2020
Desmo Overland molle panel installed. Quality and customer service couldn’t have been better.

 

November 27th, 2020
I got tired of the boring old decals on the bedside so I decided to switch them out. Went with a retro style decal. I’ve got a few more small decals in transit to compliment the new retro look. I’ve never been one for decals or vinyls but I really like these colors.

 

November 28th, 2020
I decided an easy upgrade would be to beef up the engine splash guards. I found this stencil on Tacoma World and ordered some 4 mm thick neoprene from work.

 

December 7th, 2020
Still waiting on my roll of neoprene to ship so I can make the splash guards so I started the process of deleting my interior chrome.

 

December 14th, 2020
Picked up some Rigid fogs. Still waiting on materials for the splash guards