It was declared taco tuesday and it was good.

"Patrick Nichols" (pnichols) 11/16/2016 at 08:49 • Filed to: Taco Tuesday

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I made tacos last night after I bought a 10 year old taco. It was a good night.

I bought a 2006 TRD Sport with 80k miles and a new frame and exhaust. Took a good look at it with my mechanic during a PPI and was amazed that it is virtually rust free (probably thanks to the new frame that was installed). Added an Appradio 4 head unit last night (more on that in a bit) and already have more ideas.

The first isn’t going to be for a while as I wait for funds to replenish, but I really like the TRD baja wheels. I generally don’t like flashy wheels, but I would make an exception for something that was a factory option. The stock wheels are starting to flake a little bit. What does oppo think?

The second idea I’m on the fence about, but I think it would look good if I plastidipped the black part of the grill white and all of the badging black. I don’t want it to look trashy, but have always enjoyed a full storm trooper look on cars. Need oppopinions. I think I’m going to remove the dealer badging from the tailgate and the TRD lettering on the side of the bed.

Anyways I wasted the better part of an hour trying to figure out why the metra double DIN plate wasn’t fitting back in. I eventually realized I had the head unit surround on upside down and the curve was the reason it wasn’t going to fit. After I figured it out I still broke one of the plastic tabs... If it becomes an issue I’ll replace the surround. Will also need to dremel out around the hazard button to prevent sticking, but how often do you need to use hazards, let alone turn them off.

Carplay is a nice feature to have now and maybe I’ll do a review once I get some miles in the seat. Does anyone know of any other nav app that works with carplay? I did the parking brake defeat switch too and overall I think it’s a pretty clean setup.

Now I just need a car pun for the other 6 days of the week. Scratch that 5, I still have my moped for Mondays.

S65 > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 08:53

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Is your Moped a Vespa

Patrick Nichols > S65 11/16/2016 at 08:57

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Something is going over my head...

But no it is a bastard of a 30 year old garelli

S65 > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 09:04

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Somethin' 'bout a truck > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 09:08

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The wheels are amazing. I would get them!!

Dru > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 09:16

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Baja wheels yes. I love OEM parts from different vehicles that can be swapped. It’s why I want to put JK Wrangler Rubicon wheels on my grand Cherokee.

Mine is silver butyou get the idea.

And also I think the storm trooper look will work out well. White is a good color for (Toyota) Tacos.

Patrick Nichols > Dru 11/16/2016 at 10:52

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Those are cool but I’ve always been partial to the snowflake wheels from Jeep and would love to see an updated set on the new cars.

gmctavish needs more space > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 11:01

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Because of where I work, I see off-road prepped and expedition style trucks all the time, and the only wheels I ever see that I like that aren’t stock are those TRD wheels, and the usual wide steelies

Every other non-factory wheel looks like this

Also nice Tacoma!

Patrick Nichols > gmctavish needs more space 11/16/2016 at 11:19

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I do like the wide steelies, but there is something about the wheels. I feel the same way about the mk5 gti wheels being put on other generations of golfs and jettas

Nothing > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 11:20

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Congrats on the Taco!

I love the Baja wheels. I like the bronze version. The TRD Pro black version are also nice. If I were to put them on my Taco, my preference is Bronze, Grey, Black, in that order.

White Plastidip is very white. It won’t match the color of the truck. I tried to dip mirrors on my old Volvo wagon, and the dip white didn’t match at all. On that gen of Tacoma, I’ve seen quite a few that have blacked out the very bottom section of the front bumper, too.

The bummer about the badging is that they are all individual letters. You’d have to reapply adhesive to each letter to get them back on (assuming you remove them to paint/dip them). That’s what deterred me. Then again, I can be lazy.

Patrick Nichols > Nothing 11/16/2016 at 12:50

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Yeah the badging would/will be a pain in the ass.

On the plastidip, how much do you think I would need for good coverage? If it will only take a can or two, I’ll be okay if I peel it off after a day or two.

Nothing > Patrick Nichols 11/16/2016 at 13:21

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For just that center bar, you won’t need more than a can. Two, max, but one will most likely cover it all.