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

My front bumper is powder coated and it’s holding up strong. My sliders are rattled and I re do it about every 6 months.

$150 for both?

 

Yessir. Super cheap, I know. Got quoted $200 a piece at another shop. Came out looking really good too so no complaints on my end.

 

If you can afford PC. Do it.

The biggest reason is it'll get all the places you likely won't spray yourself as well. Like the inside and such. If I could afford I'd PC everything.

 

https://s8.postimg.cc/6v5t3h4b9/1_B4_ED5_C6-7104-4_ED9-9_D12-_B26_D4275_E6_A7.jpg

 

Here’s my 5-Lug with some of the dust wiped off.

 

Oh no, you done screwed up! Put it back, that layer of dirt protects the frame!

 

Damn. Guess it’s totaled now.

 

The dirt is like baby powder for vehicles!

 

What size (thread/pitch) lug nuts do we need?

 

Sounds like the flared end is kinda jammed and corroded to the soft line. Hit it with a lot of penetrating oil let it soak and maybe try and hold the hard line in place while rotating the soft line to break it free. And yeah the drivers side is extremely cramped, however I found that the pass side was an even tighter space due to the orientation of the lines.

 

M12 x 1.5

 

Thx.

 

yup. i did hold the flare nut with some vise grips and was able to spin the soft line ALOT. it just kept on spinning and would not disconnect. ill use some PB and try again later.

 

Worst comes to worst you could always cut the hard line off as close to the nut as possible then rent a flaring tool and put the nut back on and reflare it.

 

First I got all excited that you finally took your truck off-road. Then I realized it was the wrong truck; so someone else must have.

 

I haven't been in to work in 2 weeks

But even though I know and remember vividly what's coming next it's so fun to hear them explain it

 

Thanks, fixed. I actually always wondered if it was ir or ri.

Tonight, if my partner in crime gets his act together.

I don't think there is anything interesting in the next chapter.

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That pic says so many things lol. I do like all the 1st gens though

 

$250-300 for my rear bumper to be powder coated.....Ill rattle can it lol