Omatac
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Hi All! Recently purchased a 2021 MGM TRD Off-Road w/ MT as my first truck/new vehicle ever and I'm excited to join the community and share it!
In the background, the true owners of my truck.... until the loan is paid anyway...
A little background, I've always been a Honda fan, owned three Accords of different generations, two with self done H22A engine swaps and well, now I want to build a car for autocross and track days!
My issue, a proper track car isn't really something I want to drive to events (or pay to insure and register!)
So after saving a bit I went out searching for a tow vehicle!
Was so close to getting a 2021 Ridgeline, but that 5000 lb tow capacity was a deal breaker.
The Frontier was so -old- feeling, like, good price and 0% APR but buying would've been compromising price for the tech features I wanted.
As far as 'murican trucks well frankly I'm not confident with US automakers, though the Colorado did feel nice on a test drive.
Larger trucks, Tundra, Titan, etc. - I'm a smaller guy and didn't really feel comfortable driving a full size truck, not ashamed to admit it! Also, the size. I took a Titan home for a night and tried to drive down tight one way residential city streets where I have friends - wasn't happening.
Test driving the Tacoma - I didn't like how it rode at first. I thought it was bouncy and loose; but after testing the others above I realized its just because I'm used to cars.
So I came back and made this Tacoma mine! It hit all the right spots and didn't feel like a compromise. Plus, manual transmission, yeah!
My truck has:
The TRD premium off-road package (seat heaters were a huge selling point)
Tech package (almost worth it for the painted bumper caps )
OEM LED headlights (so. bright!)
OEM roof rack
OEM Mudflaps (didn't even realize it till I used the app!)
OEM all-weather floor liners
Now I'm working on all the little accessories to make it mine!
as of 3/7/2021
Need:
Steps/sliders - I'm short, lol. I have to stand on my toes and hop a lil to get up in this truck... I haven't been able to decide if I will get some nice stainless (painted of course) steps or just splurge for some bolt on sliders. Don't plan on off-roading much but at the same time I've never done it so who knows it may become a new addiction!
Bed cap or tonneau cover - Haven't really decided on this one, I want to secure the bed to carry tools and a tonneau would do that, but I cant doubt the versatility of a bed cap for camping! Tough choice that may come down to whichever I find used for a decent price.
Want:
LED brake lights - COME ON new vehicles should have these! The MESO Total Tail kit is in my future.
All red tail lights - not sure which models came with these, but aftermarket ones seem to go for a decent price.
Chrome interior delete - maybe some dark grey metallic plasti-dip will work?
Speaker upgrade - or are the premium package speakers decent? They sound good, but boomy in the low-mid range imo.
Non-chrome mirror turn signals
Delete the chrome headlight strip - DIY probably.
Yellow film the LED fogs
Have:
A stock Tacoma!
Anyway this is my introduction and will be a build thread! Can't help but customize my vehicles, once the warranty is up it's free game! (Supercharger!?)
Glad to be part of the community and hope to learn a lot!
In the background, the true owners of my truck.... until the loan is paid anyway...
A little background, I've always been a Honda fan, owned three Accords of different generations, two with self done H22A engine swaps and well, now I want to build a car for autocross and track days!
My issue, a proper track car isn't really something I want to drive to events (or pay to insure and register!)
So after saving a bit I went out searching for a tow vehicle!
Was so close to getting a 2021 Ridgeline, but that 5000 lb tow capacity was a deal breaker.
The Frontier was so -old- feeling, like, good price and 0% APR but buying would've been compromising price for the tech features I wanted.
As far as 'murican trucks well frankly I'm not confident with US automakers, though the Colorado did feel nice on a test drive.
Larger trucks, Tundra, Titan, etc. - I'm a smaller guy and didn't really feel comfortable driving a full size truck, not ashamed to admit it! Also, the size. I took a Titan home for a night and tried to drive down tight one way residential city streets where I have friends - wasn't happening.
Test driving the Tacoma - I didn't like how it rode at first. I thought it was bouncy and loose; but after testing the others above I realized its just because I'm used to cars.
So I came back and made this Tacoma mine! It hit all the right spots and didn't feel like a compromise. Plus, manual transmission, yeah!
My truck has:
The TRD premium off-road package (seat heaters were a huge selling point)
Tech package (almost worth it for the painted bumper caps )
OEM LED headlights (so. bright!)
OEM roof rack
OEM Mudflaps (didn't even realize it till I used the app!)
OEM all-weather floor liners
Now I'm working on all the little accessories to make it mine!
as of 3/7/2021
Need:
Steps/sliders - I'm short, lol. I have to stand on my toes and hop a lil to get up in this truck... I haven't been able to decide if I will get some nice stainless (painted of course) steps or just splurge for some bolt on sliders. Don't plan on off-roading much but at the same time I've never done it so who knows it may become a new addiction!
Bed cap or tonneau cover - Haven't really decided on this one, I want to secure the bed to carry tools and a tonneau would do that, but I cant doubt the versatility of a bed cap for camping! Tough choice that may come down to whichever I find used for a decent price.
Want:
LED brake lights - COME ON new vehicles should have these! The MESO Total Tail kit is in my future.
All red tail lights - not sure which models came with these, but aftermarket ones seem to go for a decent price.
Chrome interior delete - maybe some dark grey metallic plasti-dip will work?
Speaker upgrade - or are the premium package speakers decent? They sound good, but boomy in the low-mid range imo.
Non-chrome mirror turn signals
Delete the chrome headlight strip - DIY probably.
Yellow film the LED fogs
Have:
A stock Tacoma!
Anyway this is my introduction and will be a build thread! Can't help but customize my vehicles, once the warranty is up it's free game! (Supercharger!?)
Glad to be part of the community and hope to learn a lot!