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

Thats what I was thinking. Shady SMOG shop.

 

Installed my retrofit headlights today.
Painting grille next.

 

Ah okay cool, just making sure what I was experiencing was the same. My compressor barely ever turns on, so I think I’m okay.

 

If you don't mind me asking, when did you get your truck? And when you did get it did it come with a big steel bumper? I bought a bumper off of someone in Richland, had to meet her at a local shop to get it.

 

Mine don't turn back on anymore

 

I've only had it since last month! And nope, wasn't me! Everything is pretty much stock on it. You're from Arizona and came all the way up here?

 

The dude in the big Brown Truck stopped by, today, while I was at work. If anyone is looking to mount a fire extinguisher, let me just say I highly recommend this thing. VERY heavy duty. Mounts vertical, horizantal... pretty much what ever direction you want. The clamp is sturdy and adjustable, and there are rubber pads to help with shocks.

And at 21 bucks on Amazon... that's less than half what I've seen it elsewhere.


So, I figured out a nice place to mount it, where, I think, it's discrete enough to leave mounted, yet accessible in an emergency.

 

Nah I lived in Spokane for the last 4.5 years and before that Seattle area for 15 or so. PHX is recent for me.

 

Is that a double cab with a sunroof??

 

Ohh! I was gonna say that's a super long trip haha

 

Yes it’s the limited. Even came with a sunroof cover.

 

Only thing that sucks is it doesn’t open all the way. It’s more of a sun vent lol

 

I have a red one, it is my daily driver

 

I haven’t tried this yet. Only been wheeling in the cold. Once summer comes around I’ll put it to use

 

I've actually thought of cutting the roof out and welding/body work in a sunroof from a Tacoma, or another vehicle.

 

I think I like the sunroof cause its rare. But every vehicle I've had with one I never use it, cruiser has one and I only open once in a blue moon and at night cause during the day it's a glary annoyance.

 

Sunroof is both a blessing and a curse. It's nice to open up when it gets hot in the cab. Unfortunately, it let's in a bunch of sun, which makes it hot in the cab. (and worse, it heats up your head - sometimes I have to wear a hat, just to get a bit of shade; even in PNW)

 

Drove 143 miles with 0 issues!

 

Startin to slip Ben, don’t let chrome win.

 

It's nice as a vent at night but the sunlight right overhead causes lots of glare and makes things even hotter than they already are. I never used it in the Maxima either because of that. I feel like in a vehicle that was never really intended to have one like the Tacoma it is also a leak waiting to happen cause they lack the internal drain rails that vehicles initially designed for one have.