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

Yikes. I think that bumper doesn't help, it's a bit bulky and that looks like radiant, mines impulse.

 

thanks. i figured it would be a lot cheaper, just didnt know if it would be splotchy

 

Bumper wasn't great. Only 1/8" too lol

But still, don't think any red matched bumper will look good.

 

Yeah I got some great color match tips from some dude here, forgot his handle. Most people wouldn't have guessed I painted my grille but wetsanding and coating over and over on a plate bumper wouldn't be worth my time to look half decent.

 

Paint the chrome.

 

Really, that's only 1/8"? Wonder how much that thing weighs haha. My only gripe with radiant reminds me of red vomit, impulse has a rich metallic shade to it.

Now I'm getting ideas on wanting to repaint my truck.

 

The nice thing about painting a bumper is it's pretty easy to do. Try to color match it, if you don't like it scuff it and paint over it with satin black.

 

Still wouldn't do it.

 

Got my CS-144 140 amp alternator installed and it works great.
All my lights inside and out are all brighter, so glad I did it.
Posted a few pictures in my build thread.

 

Made some new wheel well aprons, got a piece of shower line from Lowe's and used the old ones for patterns.

 

@Jeff Butts
I threw mine out and wish I had traced them. Maybe I can find a PDF of the pattern on the interwebs somewhere.

 

I'm gonna do this tomorrow or Wednesday, I'll take a picture with some dimensions if you want, or if you pay shipping I'll mail you the old ones.

 

Great idea!! I need to do this....im surprised my alternator still works

 

Great idea

 

woke up to this on my Tacoma this morning its supposedly spring??

 

Isnt that one of the requirements for posting in this thread?

 

I ordered a half case of Royal Purple

$30 75W-90 Synthetic Gear Lube - 1 Quart (Pack of 2)

75W-90 for the rear diff (and spare) for a future fluid change.

 

Thanks. I can prolly free hand them with the pics above. Nice idea with the shower line. I need to buy some of those snap connectors too.

 

That goes right along with:

Any parts left over after finishing your work can be considered "weight reduction"