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What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?
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Odonata Overland
2️⃣ Bronze
Picked up the Xpedition Voyager Trailer (which shall be known as “The Chuck Wagon”) from Xgrid in Las Vegas!!!
Started working with Xgrid at the beginning of October. Very helpful! They even coordinated a “show and tell” with a local owner so I could see an actual trailer. Paid the deposit the very beginning of Nov, and asked to take delivery the first week of February.
I started to write about how I spend the first 2 1/2 weeks I dedicated to picking it up, then realized it was gonna be long!
So I will create something else vs posting it here.
Started working with Xgrid at the beginning of October. Very helpful! They even coordinated a “show and tell” with a local owner so I could see an actual trailer. Paid the deposit the very beginning of Nov, and asked to take delivery the first week of February.
I started to write about how I spend the first 2 1/2 weeks I dedicated to picking it up, then realized it was gonna be long!
So I will create something else vs posting it here.
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Odonata Overland
2️⃣ Bronze
Lucky for you they have one already!Made a new shift knob from a real 8 ball drilled it tapped it and put an aluminum spacer under it. May have to make a little piece to top off the boot space
And here it is installed!
Appreciate it! Got it off Amazon. When I originally looked at it, I thought it was leather. Unfortunately I was mistaken. I do wish it was though. Even with these quick 80° days, that aluminum gets pretty toasty.
i want to get an orange pool ball #3 and is striped one 13 ? I remember the hurst t handle in my '69 RS used to get real hot in summer
Odonata Overland
2️⃣ Bronze
Did you switch to, or use an oiled filter such as a K&N or AFE that required re-oiling?
Bottman
3️⃣ Silver
I hope a good filter from Advanced Auto gets your millage back up.
This is probably not your situation but just in case it helps. When I put in my S&B cold air intake, I initially lost mpg. Prior to the S&B I was getting 22-23 mpg (mixed highway and city). However, in a few days after my Tacoma went through the relearning process now, I am getting a bit better mpg. I now get 23-24 mpg (mixed highway and city). Maybe your truck just needs to relearn the less restriction of your clean filter.
Either way I hope your mpg gets back to normal levels for you.
Since I was slacking on stuff to do to the Taco, Mother Nature decided to assist me yesterday.
It’s probably totaled. Damage to the following:
Roof
Hood
Grille
A Pillars on both sides
Both Fenders
Doors
Windshield
This happened yesterday in SWMO. Our lot had about 300 vehicles in it, which almost all of them are probably totaled. We are about 1/2 mile from the airport, and all the vehicles at the airport are goners too.
Not sure what’s gonna happen the future holds for it. If it’s totaled, I’ll probably let insurance take it. I’ll try to take out the stereo. After recently selling my stock wheels, these will probably have to go. No biggie, I’ll end up with a fuel economy car, as I drive 350+ miles a week.
It’s probably totaled. Damage to the following:
Roof
Hood
Grille
A Pillars on both sides
Both Fenders
Doors
Windshield
This happened yesterday in SWMO. Our lot had about 300 vehicles in it, which almost all of them are probably totaled. We are about 1/2 mile from the airport, and all the vehicles at the airport are goners too.
Not sure what’s gonna happen the future holds for it. If it’s totaled, I’ll probably let insurance take it. I’ll try to take out the stereo. After recently selling my stock wheels, these will probably have to go. No biggie, I’ll end up with a fuel economy car, as I drive 350+ miles a week.
Bottman
3️⃣ Silver
That is not good. Sorry to hear that.
If it helps, I have known people with similar damage that just replaced the glass and ran with the hail damage. It may no longer look as nice as it once did, but it probably has a lot of miles left if you can get past all of the ripple dents.
I feel for you and wish you the best possible outcome for this painful event.
If it helps, I have known people with similar damage that just replaced the glass and ran with the hail damage. It may no longer look as nice as it once did, but it probably has a lot of miles left if you can get past all of the ripple dents.
I feel for you and wish you the best possible outcome for this painful event.
Yeah unfortunately for my truck I’m not that type of guy! While it’s awful, I wasn’t hurt and that’s more important. Took me so many years to understand that cars are replaceable. I cried over cars in the past, now it’s just money lost.
Worst part is I put BRAND NEW Bosch Icon wipers on it the day before, preparing for a trip to Texas. Now I’m out $70
Bottman
3️⃣ Silver
I hear you, I do not think I could do it either. When I was younger I almost bought a brand new truck that was hail damaged at the dealership. It was a great deal but I just could not bring myself to do it.Yeah unfortunately for my truck I’m not that type of guy! While it’s awful, I wasn’t hurt and that’s more important. Took me so many years to understand that cars are replaceable. I cried over cars in the past, now it’s just money lost.
Worst part is I put BRAND NEW Bosch Icon wipers on it the day before, preparing for a trip to Texas. Now I’m out $70
It is good that you did not get hurt and I have my fingers crossed for you that the insurance will take good care of you and the money lost will be minimal.
Good news on my front with the hail damage. Insurance did not total the Tacoma. Which to be real honest I was shocked!
Spoke with the body shop, repair estimate is $13,200. Body shop will be replacing the roof skin, hood and PDRing the rest.
I will be replacing the hood with a flat (SR5/OR) hood! While they have the headliner down, I'll swing by and throw up some sound deadening! Going to have them replace the grille with the same one, but will have the "TOYOTA" letters paint matched to the hood.
Unclear how long this will take, but I'm happy. It's been a great truck, and mechanically it's new!
Spoke with the body shop, repair estimate is $13,200. Body shop will be replacing the roof skin, hood and PDRing the rest.
I will be replacing the hood with a flat (SR5/OR) hood! While they have the headliner down, I'll swing by and throw up some sound deadening! Going to have them replace the grille with the same one, but will have the "TOYOTA" letters paint matched to the hood.
Unclear how long this will take, but I'm happy. It's been a great truck, and mechanically it's new!
Bottman
3️⃣ Silver
That is great news! I am glad it is working out for you.
CapeTaco
3️⃣ Silver
Awesome that's a sweet truck. I was thinking if they totaled it and you bought it back you could hang new fenders get a hood and skimcoat the roof and shoot it with Linex bed liner ,my friend did his Canyon and it looks cool quieted the interior and added more protection to the roof ,
If it came to that, it would have went to copartAwesome that's a sweet truck. I was thinking if they totaled it and you bought it back you could hang new fenders get a hood and skimcoat the roof and shoot it with Linex bed liner ,my friend did his Canyon and it looks cool quieted the interior and added more protection to the roof ,
I try to keep my truck nice.
Also they be fixing my pin stripes from previous trail ventures. Truck will be real nice after I get it back!
drizzoh
6️⃣ Aficionado
Haaaaeeeeeell yeah. Flat hood gang!
Insta bout to BLOW UP
MileHghCty
2️⃣ Bronze
2022 Access TRD Sport. Added LED low/high (SeaLight H11) and fog lights. Definitely a brighter and whiter, and can see further down the road but not as good as I thought it would be. Road signs are much brighter. Did not have to adjust as hit the same spot I marked on the garage door.
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I have those same LEDS in my High/Fogs! Those have been great. I did switch it up to 35w HID 4300k in the low beam. I did a bit of research, HID does seem to have a better cut off. I have the sr5 style headlights w/ projector beam like yours.
Ahhhhhh I have a Gladiator now!!!!
But for real:
Roof skin off (new skin getting prepped)
Hood (awaiting paint)
New fenders inbound (body shop said it would be cheaper to replace than pdr and fix cracked paint)
Third brake light, smoked. (On order)
New grille (ready to go on, minus color matching letters)
They said they’ll be putting it back together this week possibly.
But for real:
Roof skin off (new skin getting prepped)
Hood (awaiting paint)
New fenders inbound (body shop said it would be cheaper to replace than pdr and fix cracked paint)
Third brake light, smoked. (On order)
New grille (ready to go on, minus color matching letters)
They said they’ll be putting it back together this week possibly.
drizzoh
6️⃣ Aficionado
I feel like I've seen this before. HmmmmmmmAhhhhhh I have a Gladiator now!!!!
But for real:
Roof skin off (new skin getting prepped)
Hood (awaiting paint)
New fenders inbound (body shop said it would be cheaper to replace than pdr and fix cracked paint)
Third brake light, smoked. (On order)
New grille (ready to go on, minus color matching letters)
They said they’ll be putting it back together this week possibly.