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

Just a slight increase over my stock would make me happy. Thanks for the pics.

 

I just realized we both recommend the same bulbs. Amazon says I got mine in October 2018.

 

sure thing, and they're only $21! I think the thing that made the most notable difference for me was replacing the 20 yr old yellowed/cloudy lenses. Replacing the headlamp housings along with new bulbs, I honestly feel like they are at least twice as bright and the light is thrown twice as far.

 

I still have a pair of manual BMW seats out of an early 2000s 325i that I might make brackets for. I think I’ve read your posts about dropping the front area, and other bmw seat shenanigans.

 

Also, re: the light discussion, rocking the upgraded high wattage H4 set up myself, and they’re bright as get out.

 

2001 Matrix, perfect color match, and the right seat has the fold flat with tray table back. Gives great access to my extended cab area. Also reused the Matrix console. So for me the extra work was worth the result. They do sit considerably higher though as Uphillshunter had said about T4R seats.

The inner rear leg bolted up w/o modification. That is the vertical one. The front inner and outer, I had to cut the feet and attach part of the old foot due to the different angle of the attachment.

The outer rear no modification, just spacer block(sq tubing for now). The front outer, along with the foot cut/weld, also needed the spacer block to maintain level from left to right.

I posted pics maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago in this thread, but here are two since you asked.

 

There are some bright spots...

 

I agree I think all aluminum heads should have them as well.

Yeah send me the part number! Thanks!

 

That only happens here if it's snowing/raining/foggy/bad visibility. Then everyone shuts off their lights...lol

and yours are very very dim probably wouldn't be too bad. Theres a couple of full sizes i've been passing on my commute lately that have something fairly bright and pointed right down the road...ugh.

 

I hit them with a flash of these

 

Put in a new upstream O2 sensor this morning. Big thanks to Alderleet for the awesome tutorial! https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-replace-o2-sensors.194366/

Installed pic:

 

that doesn't happen too much hear. Some wait a long time before they turn them on but the deer and elk pretty much forces everyone to pay attention. When I was in St Louis it happened a lot because there were so many street lights I think. Practically didn't need head lights in some places.

 

Mounted up some new to me 35’s that I got for free yesterday.

 

Wow, you sure had to do a lot of trimming on that driver's side front fender to get them to fit.

 

you don’t have to trim your fenders if you don’t have any

 

I’m currently waiting on McNeil for my 6” front fenders, I’m picking up 7” bedsides tomorrow for it too! Back to panda status

 

Dude. I bought the downstream sensor to install since I was putting in the upstream one. Figured I'd knock them both out.

The downstream one has that rediculous little shroud. I tried. I failed. I don't want to angle grind it. Called my local mechanic, and he's putting it in for me for $95

 

I just bought these for mine. Much higher wattage than stock. 90/100 watt vs 55/60 watt. I have the @crashnburn80 harness though so they get a better power feed. That helped a lot with the factory wattage bulbs too. You could notice them get a bit dimmer when everything was on (radio, wipers full blast, aux lights, etc.). Not anymore
https://www.powerbulbs.com/us/product/osram-super-bright-premium-h4

 

Or when one of the studs snaps off and ya end up securing the new sensor with a band clamp until getting it into El Camino Mufflers. Of course COVID hits and now hardly ever drive the Taco - band clamps holding of course but...