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

Well I gave it almost a week to see if my complacency would overwhelm my desire to change the shifter boots to black.

I just couldn't bear the contrast of the blue/gray versus the black so I am dyeing my shifter boots black:

Low budget spray booth:



After 4 light coats of flat black vinyl/fabric dye:



Gonna let it dry for a couple of days in the garage (the friggen cottonwood is flying right now... like it's snowing out) before I put it to use in the truck. Just want to make sure it's all well and cured before I put its flexibility to the test

 

+1 on the tennis ball.....and they say us rednecks have no sense...

 

Still waitin on pics of you in s dress.

 

painted the AC intake cowl thingy with duplicolor dye:

Before:





After:

 

How hard is it to take that piece off?

 

Looks awesome.

This is a must do on my truck as well.... it's got that same gray weathered look

 

easy, its 6 screws and four little button things. Pops right out....and you have to remove the wiper arms of course.

I painted those too..waiting for them to dry and I will get a picture of it all back together.

 

I was looking at mine the other day...

...but it seems like you take the wipers off, then just remove four screws.

I'll let TacoMX speak to it though

edit: nvm

 

Hmm might have to try that

 

hey, how did those turn out?

 

the chances of that thing flexing enough to touch the cab or any other body panel is remote. maybe if he hits a tree and it bends it back and then it flings forward, it might get close. it looks to have a rubber coating and that wont do anything to the body except scuff it and you can use your fingernail to remove that

 

I'm just speaking from my experience.

 

i respect your .02 and i just added mine

 

I bet that would be a great help on the fender flares that tend to fade as well!

 

i put a black strip on. im kinda like it but im not to sure. what do you think (its just a sticker right now!) if i decide i like it i will get it painted.
you can vote right here. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/216552-keep-not-keep.html

 

Kinda cool.

A little imbalanced IMO.

I'd have gone with the sockmonkey retro hood stripes

 

Here some of what was done this morning...


Got the frame cleaned up and ready




And some of the brackets that are going to be used. Lower shock/link mount, I think they are Balistic? Damien mix matched between Balistic and Ruff Stuff.

 

Paint the chrome on your blinkers and the front would tie together much better IMO