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What mod do you regret?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by braik, Mar 10, 2014.

  1. Mar 10, 2014 at 12:53 PM
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    Only Danks

    Only Danks TRUKWERX : Desert Racing Products

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    3" MID-TRAVEL LIFT: Fox 6x2.5 Front RR C/O's, Fabtech unibal UCA, Fox 10x2 Rear RR Shocks, All-Pro Leaf Pack, Fox 2x2.5 Air Bumps all 4, Strapped all 4, TC Gussets:, Lower Arm Cam Tabs, Front C/O Bucket Tower, Spindles, OTHER: Custom Front Bumper skid, Custom Rear Tube Bumper, McNeil Racing 3" Fiberglass Fenders, McNeil Racing 4" Fiberglass TT Bedsides, 2 Matching Vertical Spares, GrillCraft black mesh, 07 LED Tails(black), Headlights (black), Viper 5204 Alarm, Remote Start, Cobra 19 CB Radio, 6 ft Red LED Firestick Whip, High-lift jack, Black Emblems, STEREO: Custom Nexus7 inDash, Rockford 3sixty.3 to SPDIF, Rockford T1 6.5 Comp Front, Rockford T1 6x9 rear, Rockford PBR300x4 Amp, Rockford P310 (x2) rear seats, Alpine 1100w amp, USB DAC via SPDIF, USB Audio ROM, FUTURE MODS: TC +2" LT Kit, 8" LT Coilover, 16 Rear Piggys, L/T CV Axle Shafts, Heim Steering, DMZ SUA kit, Bedsaver cage, Shackle Crossmember, Motor Mount Gussets, Box Frame
    lol i could fill this page up, but most of them are kind of embarrasing... unfortunately iv learned the hard way not to try and save$$ with these mods

    i did cut my OEM grill and adhere my own custom cut diamond mesh insert. It was very difficult and didnt last long, ended up just buying a new grill that looked the way i wanted

    Opening my headlights... I only tinted the parts that are yellow/ orange, and it looked great but didnt seal well. I even gooped up the seal with silicon. Started fogging up at the first sight of rain. Ended up buying a set with black bezels off ebay.
     
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  2. Mar 10, 2014 at 12:59 PM
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    Only Danks

    Only Danks TRUKWERX : Desert Racing Products

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    3" MID-TRAVEL LIFT: Fox 6x2.5 Front RR C/O's, Fabtech unibal UCA, Fox 10x2 Rear RR Shocks, All-Pro Leaf Pack, Fox 2x2.5 Air Bumps all 4, Strapped all 4, TC Gussets:, Lower Arm Cam Tabs, Front C/O Bucket Tower, Spindles, OTHER: Custom Front Bumper skid, Custom Rear Tube Bumper, McNeil Racing 3" Fiberglass Fenders, McNeil Racing 4" Fiberglass TT Bedsides, 2 Matching Vertical Spares, GrillCraft black mesh, 07 LED Tails(black), Headlights (black), Viper 5204 Alarm, Remote Start, Cobra 19 CB Radio, 6 ft Red LED Firestick Whip, High-lift jack, Black Emblems, STEREO: Custom Nexus7 inDash, Rockford 3sixty.3 to SPDIF, Rockford T1 6.5 Comp Front, Rockford T1 6x9 rear, Rockford PBR300x4 Amp, Rockford P310 (x2) rear seats, Alpine 1100w amp, USB DAC via SPDIF, USB Audio ROM, FUTURE MODS: TC +2" LT Kit, 8" LT Coilover, 16 Rear Piggys, L/T CV Axle Shafts, Heim Steering, DMZ SUA kit, Bedsaver cage, Shackle Crossmember, Motor Mount Gussets, Box Frame
    Currently im regretting my overpriced MT parts....thinking of going full LT now as im really not impressed with the improvement. My Fox Res Coilovers are really loud and squeeky... bought them brand new.... is this normal with uniball UCAs?
     
  3. Mar 10, 2014 at 1:09 PM
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    Noelie84

    Noelie84 What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

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    Did you grease the contact points when you installed them? I always slap a little grease onto where the shocks mount before I install them to keep the bushings quiet.
     
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  4. Mar 10, 2014 at 1:50 PM
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    moondeath

    moondeath Well-Known Member

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    Not a mod, but a regret. Driving my wife home from a wedding party late at night and she thought she could effectively puke out the window while I was going 70 down the highway. Didn't work out so well. Once the vomit hit the wind, 90% came back inside in an atomized state spraying the interior. The rest went in the window crack and across the side of my truck. Everything inside was covered including myself. That night ended terribly! That wasn't in my current truck.
     
  5. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:00 PM
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    Only Danks

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    hmm just took a look where it mounts the lower arms, cant see a bushing from the front. Sounds like its the coil or where the shock rod goes into the shock body (sorry my terms might be wrong). ima start a new thread so as not to steal this1
     
  6. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:14 PM
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    TheGrayRider

    TheGrayRider MARANATHA !!!

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    Spacer lift w/ block under leaf springs - rt front shock overextended

    AAL under the 2 leaf sport springs - AAL looks like a W now

    Should have bought a 4wd

    On the plus side - no :puke:
     
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  7. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:15 PM
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    CorrosiveTendency

    CorrosiveTendency When up to your nose in shit, keep your mouth shut

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    OME 885's, Locker Mod. Bilstein 5100's on 4 corners
    The "Drive fast through a narrow, single lane tunnel under railroad tracks to avoid traffic by taking a dirt road; to find out that the 'puddle' in the tunnel was actually 12 inches of liquid manure. All 4 windows down." mod.

    Has anyone ever tried to clean liquid shit out of a speaker cover? I was gagging all the way home.
     
  8. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:17 PM
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    SoutheastTaco

    SoutheastTaco Resident Jackass

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    rear spring tsb, 255/75/17 bfg muds
    I love every mod, it's my credo.. No ragrets.
     
  9. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:24 PM
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    Goflight2

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    TRD Supercharger Snug top SL Window Tint 5% rear, 35% front, 40% windshield Avid Off Road bolt on sliders Andres Toyota Horns Hard-wired Garmin Nav Weather Techs 5100's in front Rear TSB Bed Extender OEM Roofrack TRD Exhaust Ultra gauge 18" Monster XD's on Nitto Terra Grapplers
    My only regret might be my tonneau cover, as now I am looking for a shell. But it did satisfy me the past three years, just want the extra room when we go to the River.
    Have not regretted my S/C like someone else said, and that was my most $$$ mod. Still love it.
     
  10. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:25 PM
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    Goflight2

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    Funny movie.
     
  11. Mar 10, 2014 at 2:58 PM
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    reece13

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    Toytec Coilovers, Total Chaos uca's, Wheelers aal+Bilstein 5160's. 285/70/17's, Method Double Standards. Magnaflow exhaust, GrilleCraft grille, Allpro bumper,diff breather relocate, yellow wire mod, oil catch can, weathertechs.
    cv-boot slide mod. Ended up wasting more time and money on this one more than anyting!. New clamp didnt set right and tore a whole in cv boot. Ended up just putting a new cv axle in.
     
  12. Mar 10, 2014 at 3:02 PM
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    mattgecko

    mattgecko The LED Lighting Guy. MattGeckoLEDs.com

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    Not seeing SRS rims before I bought aftermarket rims.
     
  13. Mar 10, 2014 at 3:10 PM
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    MikeyLikesIt

    MikeyLikesIt Supercharged Mileage Master

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    I love all my mods. I don't regret the supercharger one bit. I hope the next gen comes with one stock.
     
  14. Mar 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM
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    MTopp

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    trifecta tonneau, pop n' lock, Depo black bezel headlights, mb 352 wheels, 265/75r16 cooper at3s, visors, colormatched 2011 grille with raptor LEDs, much LEDs in and out Future/wanted: black valence, hood scoop, catback, CAI, 285/75r16s, OMD leaf pack mod
    Subs, hmm, the time I thought splicing into a wire was cutting it, attaching one wire to the accessory/mod, and leaving the other wire unconnected. Lol, did this with fog light mod, drove to a shop to talk to a guy, dead battery because my alternator shut off because my computer flipped out. Did mod the right way and it's ok now hahahaha
     
  15. Mar 10, 2014 at 4:33 PM
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    Only Danks

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    3" MID-TRAVEL LIFT: Fox 6x2.5 Front RR C/O's, Fabtech unibal UCA, Fox 10x2 Rear RR Shocks, All-Pro Leaf Pack, Fox 2x2.5 Air Bumps all 4, Strapped all 4, TC Gussets:, Lower Arm Cam Tabs, Front C/O Bucket Tower, Spindles, OTHER: Custom Front Bumper skid, Custom Rear Tube Bumper, McNeil Racing 3" Fiberglass Fenders, McNeil Racing 4" Fiberglass TT Bedsides, 2 Matching Vertical Spares, GrillCraft black mesh, 07 LED Tails(black), Headlights (black), Viper 5204 Alarm, Remote Start, Cobra 19 CB Radio, 6 ft Red LED Firestick Whip, High-lift jack, Black Emblems, STEREO: Custom Nexus7 inDash, Rockford 3sixty.3 to SPDIF, Rockford T1 6.5 Comp Front, Rockford T1 6x9 rear, Rockford PBR300x4 Amp, Rockford P310 (x2) rear seats, Alpine 1100w amp, USB DAC via SPDIF, USB Audio ROM, FUTURE MODS: TC +2" LT Kit, 8" LT Coilover, 16 Rear Piggys, L/T CV Axle Shafts, Heim Steering, DMZ SUA kit, Bedsaver cage, Shackle Crossmember, Motor Mount Gussets, Box Frame
    Kool thanx for the info! Can i use some white lithium i have?
     
  16. Mar 10, 2014 at 4:33 PM
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    skidooman

    skidooman I'm your huckleberry

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    This.

    This.
     
  17. Mar 10, 2014 at 4:36 PM
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    Spacer leveling kit, I hated it soo much I bought my LT earlier than I had planned. Talk about a loss in ride quality.
     
  18. Mar 10, 2014 at 4:39 PM
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    the lead foot mod.
    regret it. but love it oh so much. lol
     
  19. Mar 10, 2014 at 4:40 PM
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    anders99

    anders99 The Sailing Member

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    Cheapo led running lights on the rear bumper for aux lights at night for trailers. They just gave me six stitches trying to take them off.
     
  20. Mar 10, 2014 at 4:49 PM
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    cheeseit

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    I couldn't deal with cleaning that. :(

    I really don't like the rims on my truck... I had to get them though because of not realizing the 285s wouldnt fit with stock trd rims...
     

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