More stuffing for my taco

In the past week I've ordered more things to get on/in the Tacoma or the Taco as many call it at least in So Cal.

Installed my Slybrackets no drill front license plate mount. Finally got to use my personalized plates.

I found a good deal on a GatorTrax rolling tonneau cover. It was a return but when I got it it looked new. Pic is fuzzy due to the sun going down. I plan on doing a review on my YouTube channel soon.

I got some door moldings on the cheap that are actually fitment for a F150 but I plan on trimming it and painting it body color. Speaking of which I have some spray paint ordered from Automotivetouchup.com. The plan is to paint not only the moldings but also the rear "chrome" bumper covers on this truck. I'm thinking about the front grill emblem as well as the radio trim in the truck to give it a break from the black/gray interior.

I'm totally stoked about getting my custom made shift knob from LJSwoodshop.com  I gave Luke the specs I preferred and he made it for me. The material is called black spectrafly which is some fabricated wood. I don't know the detail except it looks great and has a good heft to it. I'm enjoying it. NO cold or hot handle with better throw.

I keep buying! I can't help myself! Step bars for the Taco

I've had my Tacoma for less than 2 weeks and I've been on a constant search for deals.

My middle child Jonah is a tall 5 going on 6 year old but he's struggling getting in and out of the truck. I needed to find a nice looking step. I missed out on a set of Nfab for a great price but I scored these Toyota Predator steps. The nice thing about it is they're aluminum so they won't rust and are very light to install. They are obviously not sliders and not for real offroading.

Here they are!

Got wood? I did...new shift knob for my Taco

I wanted to change my shift knob in my 2017 Toyota Tacoma because I felt it was just a little too low. The problem is the Tacoma has zero seat height adjustments so you have to work your body around the truck vs vice versa.

I found this knob for Subaru guys but it was the same thread size for Toyota and was only $35 so I thought I'd try it.

The weight is about the same but the height is considerably taller.

Huge so to speak

Take a look at my video on how I removed the stock one and my opinions on the replacement.

Forget HID! I haz LED in the Taco!

I found a good deal on ebay for some H11 LED bulb projectors and thought to try it out.

I've had issues with cheap HIDs blowing out or worrying about getting too hot.

I think they came out pretty nicely. I put up a video of it.


Also I did a comparison on my new upgrade and my wife's 2016 MDX that has factory LEDs.

Let me know what you think.

Cleanly shaven Taco! Debadged, DEstickered, delicious

My first mod was a free mod.

I don't care for all the badges on any car so I took it off. I didn't have fishing line so I had plastic razor blades to work the adhesive. Fortunately it was a warm day so it wasn't too bad. I was too lazy to get the hair dryer.

I used some WD40 to remove the residual glue then used detailing spray clean that off.

I think it looks great!

Let me know what you think.

The finished product! So fresh so clean!

you can see the emblem before I removed it. Be careful not to lift too much or the emblem corners may scratch into the paint!

you can see the plastic razor blade I used to work the foam adhesive loose

Got me a truck! Toyota Tacoma!

I've been having some issues with my daily driver and because I have a 3 kids with one being an infant I really needed to have a at least 1 reliable driver.

I ended up buying a Tacoma or nickednamed Taco. Funny thing I bought it on Tuesday so I had to say #TacoTuesday. 😂

The color is called quicksand. Some will call it tan or beige. I will call it tactical FDE (Flat Dark Earth) so it sounds cooler. I wanted white but to find a shortbed double cab offroad 4x4 manual transmission (say that in a single breath) was impossible. In actuality it was the ONLY stick shift model in the entire state in that color! Northern California had plenty but many had tech packages with the moonroof. I didn't want one because it cuts down on the headroom of the truck. My gripe is the seats have zero adjustments.

Overall it's a nice truck though. Getting the rare manual was a great idea. I followed the advice of Car and Driver:  http://blog.caranddriver.com/how-wed-spec-it-2016-toyota-tacoma/

120 miles so far and I love it.

stay tuned on my youtube channel for a video review of it.