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What's the chatter on the 2018's?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by xCountryGuy04x, Mar 25, 2017.

  1. Oct 21, 2017 at 10:01 AM
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    ratcityrain

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    There is a different blue brz. I'll see if I can find a picture, but the one on that website is a little more silver.
     
  2. Oct 21, 2017 at 10:02 AM
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  3. Oct 21, 2017 at 10:15 AM
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    Oh I see. This blue is sort of similar. The best way to compare them is that the BRZ has sort of a gloss finish blue whereas the Cavalry Blue has a matte finish.

    Both paints are gloss finish. But Cavalry Blue appears to be more of a matte. Similar to Cement. It has a more subdued look. The shades of blue are pretty similar, their "finish" looks different. If that makes sense?
     
  4. Oct 21, 2017 at 10:15 AM
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    That does. Wasn't looking for exact, just similar and that brz is only one close in color I have seen locally
     
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    20171021_102441.jpg
     
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    Any pics of the taillights? Some people say that they are LED now.
     
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    Where's this at?
     
  9. Oct 21, 2017 at 11:21 AM
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  10. Oct 21, 2017 at 11:23 AM
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    Didnt get much time to look at it, interior seemed the same, no power seats. Didnt look at tge tail lights.
     
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    No LED taillights for 2018. In the 2018 owners manual I linked in the other thread it shows standard 7443 bulbs as replacements.
     
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    Best we can probably hope for is slightly refocused head lights. I'm sure Toyota want to improve on their IIHS headlight rating.
     
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  14. Oct 21, 2017 at 12:36 PM
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    Link please?

    No worries, found it
     
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    The new manual that was posted did say it has LED "daylight running lights/parking lights". I guess the main headlights are not LED, though. The tail lights are not LED, either. Bummer.

    That's a little disappointing but it sealed the deal on my decision to replace the '18 model tail lights with some blacked out LED ones.
     
  17. Oct 21, 2017 at 4:26 PM
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    I was on the owners site and changed the url from 2017 to 2018 and the 2018 Tacoma page loaded with the two manuals. They have since redirected it back to the 2017. The links to the manuals are still live though.
     
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    Definitely no led tail light or led headlights. If you check the manual on bulb replacement looks like it's the same bulbs as the '17's.
     
  20. Oct 21, 2017 at 9:30 PM
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    Thanks, more reading material.
     

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