What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

It comes with two pieces of velcro.

 

It worked really well. Cost like $7 so remember that when you retire!

I tightened up the BROG attic and used picture frame mounts to make a better platform for it. My kids love this thing.

 

Double the pleasure double the fun. I was just getting my 2012 SR5 with 140k miles to my liking after owning it a month. Few mods and upgrades with a ton of overdue maintenance. Runs and drives awesome and starting to look pretty good.

Then today I ran across a killer deal on a 2008 Off Road with only 83k miles and just had to have it. So now the dilemma begins. Which one to keep.

And the new old one reminds me of my old new one

Best part is I sold the 2016, bought a 2008 and 2012, and still have $3k left in my pocket. I think I made out. Coincidentally the Toyota dealer called a few minutes ago to tell me there is a new recall on the 2016 (another one) that needs attention.

 

Replaced the sway bar end links with these Mevotech terrain tough ones from rock auto.com

 

Mine go out once in a while a little tap on them brings them back

 

Well done! How thick is that? Very cool.

 

My shop has some wood grain aluminum composite, you just gave me a great idea

 

Left my truck in the dirt/gravel parking lot outside the bar overnight on the weekend, came back to it completely roosted. Washed it today and uncovered about a million chips in my paint on the tailgate. My truck is far from perfect but the fact that some asshole did that 10 feet from my rig really pisses me off.

 

Quick question. This is my 2nd, 2nd gen. When I go over big bumps, I notice my bed jiggling around. It seems normal for a p/u truck. Do the bed stiffeners help with that at all?

 

Have you checked the tightness of your 6 bed bolts?

 

I had my bolts removed when I found I could not do it myself.

^^What he said^^. I hear my bed creek from time to time. I left my bolts snugged down, not super tight, so I can still remove them. Once in a while I remove and re-install them to check the level of rust on them. They were really bad the first time out.

 

Sux ass....bout par for @55holes nowadays.....hope kharma phux whoever did it.

 

I just wrapped my tailgate to cover the rubbing from my Trasharoo, this might be the best option for you or file a insurance claim but it might not be worth the deductible.
Its nice when you try to be responsible and someone fucks with your shit. sorry to see this man

 

I will check again. I went over it when I got my frame replaced and they were fine. It just looks like it wobbles a little differently from the cab... well obviously because they are not attached, lol.

 

Not too bad, i thought it would be easy, for some reason the original bracket screws didn't align with the head unit, i mean the holes would align but it would stick out of the dash almost an inch, had to add self tapping screws to recess it.
connection wise pretty easy, i got all the adapters for toyota and everything was just plug-n-play.

 

Tightening the bed bolts may not fix the problem. There's a metal sleeve the bolt goes through on its way to the frame. If the composite bed has worn away at all from rubbing on the frame (does this with off road use or under heavy loads) the bed will be loose. You need to shim between the frame and the bed to solve the problem.

Easy test is to grab the bottom of the bed just behind the cab and try to lift it. If it wiggles that's your problem bolt. Repeat near the wheel well and end of the bed to test those connections. Usually gets loose near the cab first.

Fixed mine with a bit of rubber:

http://americanadventurist.com/forum/threads/uno-the-2015-tacoma.7520/

 

The Speedway Blue one. Easy. But I may be biased….

 

Big one for me. My RCI order shipped today and should be here by Friday! Supposedly….

 

Also follow up, anybody know a good thread that details prepping, priming, and painting sliders?

 

I just wiped mine down, self etching primer (two coats), then black rustoleum (three coats).