What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

In addition to the video, here is the procedure to check the TPS...

 

I'll check the factory service manual when i get home today and grab a pic of the page that spells out how test it.

Edit: see about post, thanks @Gen1FTMFW

 

Thanks. I was gonna say I don’t think Timmy shows how to check the TPS in that video. Just the IAC

 

Gussets and new bearings, upper balljoints.

 

Anybody know of a manufacturer for light bars where their lights have 7 or 10 watt leds?

Seems every chinese light is all 3 watt.

 

Baja designs.
The onx6+ is rockin 18w leds on high

 

Good lord. 18w?!

Ouch. Thems out of price range.

 

I had my radiator, water pump, timing and accessory belts last year. Mileage was approx. 157,000 miles.

 

They've got some spicy bois. My S1s run at 20w, can feel the heat off those lol.

That being said i definitely think its worth it over china light bars, a pair of S1s outperforms the china 20in light bar i had when i first got this truck. and thats just two leds.

 

Changed out my broken and old plastic door handles for some metal ones that I had ordered awhile back. They are way easier to operate compared to my old ones. Now I need to find the parts to do my window trim.
Has anyone fond a replacement for the weather trim for the doors, it was my understanding that there no longer available from toyota.
New door handles Installed. There a pain when you have big hands.

 

You mean the gasket that seals the door to the cab? There was just some talk of that - someone said he got some on rock auto but I couldn’t find them. They’re like $200 on oem parts sites. Super easy to replace.

 

Picked some up from RockAuto as well, havnt installed yet but initially they look great for the price.

 

Are they preformed or a roll that you cut to length?

 

man those are some sexy looking seats

 

I ordered them from etoyotaparts.com or some such place last year, like $60 for the pair

 

I just installed these a couple weeks ago and they are nice. You can get them from the dealer still but OEM is over 2X the cost.

Preformed. No trimming necessary. Take the old ones off, put the new ones on.

 

Wow that's incredible for the price. I wonder if they have them for 3g 4runners.

 

Another vote for Gates hoses. I've been running a set I got from RockAuto several years ago when I replaced my OEM radiator.

If you decide to replace your radiator, I would recommend avoiding the OSC brand. I had one (also from RockAuto) for a while but did not hold up well to the trail abuse it got. The seam failed where the top tank is mounted to the main cooling fins part.

I am running one I picked up from a local Napa now. I think it's a Denso. Perfect fit and has held up well. If you remind me tomorrow, I can dig up the invoice.

 

Thanks! The Gates hose for the top and bottom seem to be the same part number; does that ring a bell?

I looked into a Denso radiator as well, but alas, they only make one for the A/T. The only options for M/T are not all that much more expensive (in the scheme of things) than OEM, so I'll probably go that route for the radiator itself.

 

I don’t think the OEM rads are available anymore. Well depending on options. I couldn’t get one for the 98