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

I love them!

 

what polishing compound did you use?

 

Ordered a cbi Moab 1.0 front bumper DIY kit.

So dam excited to get it!!!

 

How long do these bulbs last?

I've always read here that the sylvanias are great but they burn out quickly.

 

Changed transmission and rear dif fluid

 

Clear as in spray on clear coat? I may do this if that's the case at least until I can get new ones for a retrofit.

 

Thats what I used in my truck, they've been great so far. The highs are amazingly bright.

 

What lights?

 

Finished up my cubby replacement sub box for the passenger side of the truck for the final time!

 

Nice!!

 

Cubby replacement sub box?

Go on....

 

Well where to start. I have a lot of time in it haha but pretty much take your factory sheet metal piece and cut it around the bends but leave all the bolt tabs and build a wooden frame around the edges and fiberglass the floor pattern to the wood frame them set up your top plate and slap a sub in it lol
I can find some more pics of the process if you'd like

 

Nice I wanna set. How much are they?

 

Would love that.

And then what? You just slide that into the cubby?

I was just thinking of Raammatting (nice word, eh?) the interior of the cubby to seal it up. Making a exact match of the lid out of MDF, securing that MDF to the existing lip and recessing an 8" in that MDF piece. And filling the space with PolyFill or the likes.

My only question is how do you seal up the slot that the seat belt runs through, and still have the seat belt function?

Hence, I'm very curious about your project.

 

That's what I was thinking. But that volume of space I have no clue the size. Each sub has precise specs for volume of space it needs.

 

Just FYI - You can fit 2 8" subs in that area! I'll get ya a pic later!

 

I spoke with Rick at Raamaudio for a long time (a lot longer than he probably wanted ) and he has a 1996 ext cab that he wins competitions with.

When talking to him he recommended a few 8s and 10s that would work well in that cubby. The two preferred subs are both Arc Audios, their 8 and 10.

 

Nice, thanks... would like to see the pics

I think one will suffice for me.

 

Yes this! Thus the reason I went to a type S 10 it only needs half a cubic foot which is what my interior volume is but I will add some polygon to it as well. If Idid it all again I'd use an 8" sub

 

8s would be ideal in our trucks. 10s are more then enough to beat it up if you just want to blast. 12s sound like crap anyways..