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

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by SlimDigg, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. Nov 10, 2024 at 7:05 AM
    nzbrock

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    I may do this for the same reason. Mine seems to idle low. I cleaned mine a few years ago and it didn’t really do much.
     
  2. Nov 10, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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    I order from Ourisman along with associated hoses/vac lines/gaskets. Whole thing was under $350. If you do it, I used a #2 Phillips in an impact screwdriver set on '1' (Milwaukee) and the screws came out no issue. I replaced with allen head from Ace though.
     
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    El Taco Diablo

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    Just 3 tons of fun!!!
    Quick question

    Has anyone who has the @TOTAL CHAOS Lower Ball joints ever actually replaced the uniballs?
     
  4. Nov 11, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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    Still haven't replaced mine yet. Going on 2 years, no play in them.
     
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    Did a little test fit on the new front fenders last night. Looking good even though they are the wrong color right now. 6.5" flare and a 4" rise. Can't wait to get the bed off and do the bed sides too. Very happy with the work that Advaced Fiberglass Concepts did.
     
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    Finally was able to tackle some work on the front end last weekend - new Bilstein 5100s and LBJs. Unfortunately the top nuts on the old shocks were married to the bolts, so I had to hire a guy to come cut them off. But the difference now with the Bilsteins is night and day.

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    I've done a mod or two
    I've done this to every truck, and when I'm done I'm never sure if I really like it or not. But LED cluster lights.

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  8. Nov 14, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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    Which ones did you go with? Hell what size? Mine have been burning out lately, no longer just flickering sporadically. I guess 12 years was all they could serve. Figure when I rip things apart soon I should pop in new ones.
     
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    I've done a mod or two
    1 pack of these...
    https://www.amazon.com/AUXITO-194-168-2825-W5W/dp/B08VS52KCG/

    And one pack of these if you care about doing the idiot lights and the HVAC
    https://www.amazon.com/AUXLIGHT-Replacements-Dashboard-Indicator-Instrument/dp/B08RJH2VMY/

    Just make sure before you button it all up that you test the lights because you might need to turn the sockets around because obviously LEDs care about polarity whereas the old incandescent bulbs did not
     
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  10. Nov 14, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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    Thanks for the link. I don't care about the HVAC lol I do need to fix the dead spots and flicker and kill the boost gauge, bright blue at night is brutal.
     
  11. Nov 15, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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    Do these dim? That's my biggest complaints about the superbrightled ones I've had for many years is that they don't adjust.
     
  12. Nov 15, 2024 at 7:15 AM
    Speedytech7

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    Yeah they dim modestly but not a crazy amount. Enough so that they're not blinding though and typically if I'm on the highway at night for a while I just turn the dash lights off entirely.
     
  13. Nov 15, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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    I wonder how dim the HT IC7 and UC10 get in comparison
     
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    I've done a mod or two
    The IC7 gets very dim or bright, it self adjusts nicely but you can set the ramp on which it does that too. As of yesterday you can integrate a reverse camera into the UC-10 tho... so that's pretty neat. I'm a fan of my old gauges though really, I just added a couple extra CAN screens for my Haltech vitals.
     
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    Got some new meat.

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  16. Nov 15, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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    I've done a mod or two
    I like those they've been really good for me. Mine are almost dead though
     
  17. Nov 15, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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    yeah my st maxx’s have seen some serious abuse over the years and the armortek sidewall never gave in despite tons of visual slices. Decided to give the mt a try just to try something different but still the same you know? Hopefully will be the last 35 the Tacoma sees before I go dirty 7’s one day. Considering I had the maxx’s for 8 years I think that’s a realistic goal
     
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  18. Nov 16, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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    Does anyone else feel like you work on your truck more than driving it? Headed a few hours out of town for the weekend and hit some forest trails. Tons of damage from Helene still.
     
  19. Nov 16, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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    Glad you enjoyed our gravel roads in the Sumter Nat'l Forrest. They were terribly dusty until the recent rains, mostly dust free now. There are a couple old hand-dug wells out there plus a few cemeteries, but you have to know where to look for them.
     
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  20. Nov 16, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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    It was great meeting you! For that leak if you look back through my post history I’ve got some pics from what I found/how I fixed it.
     

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