the " i never thought i'd do this with it" build thread

installed the 4ft ARB awning to my Yakima loadwarrior. I was a little concerned with how it would look on the side, since most people seem to mount the 4ft one on the rear hatch, but I'm very pleased with how it looks. It'll get tested out in just a few weeks when I head down to Texas for the Lonestar Jamboree
 
finally fixed my starter/flexplate situation, due to a bad starter, my flexplate had two teeth missing.
I bought a set of projector retrofits from a guy off Instagram for $300 shipped and am very pleased with them. I blacked out my corner lights and turn signals, and used LED bulbs for the corners.



 
with the help of a few buddies who are wiring geniuses, i had some under hood LEDs installed and also some LED rock lights
the rock lights are wired to an OEM aux light switch in my blanks and we fit a switch under the hood for those lights
LEDs are cheap, but damn they're a pain to mess with



 
a lot has happened in the last week
my buddy finished up the roof rack and added a few changes to the bumper (new locking device and side panel guards)
also installed the hilux 167 series snorkel from ebay



 
Wow, the truck looks amazing! I really like the roof rack you have on there, I wish I could or knew people who could build stuff like that. I've got a quick question, what color are your TRD decals on the sides?

I've got a black 3rd gen as well and I'm trying to figure out what color I want to get those decals in.
 
On your retro fit headlights does the guy you bought from make them or did you buy his used pair? Thanks!
 
Unner said:
Wow, the truck looks amazing! I really like the roof rack you have on there, I wish I could or knew people who could build stuff like that. I've got a quick question, what color are your TRD decals on the sides?

I've got a black 3rd gen as well and I'm trying to figure out what color I want to get those decals in.
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thanks man! My decals are just silver, got them off ebay for around $20 I believe. it took me forever to decide what colors as well, but since my skids and coils were silver, I figured I'd keep that color scheme going.
 
jeff88 said:
I straight up stared at this pic for like 10 minutes while watching Gotham tonight. That roof rack and bumper with the black wheels and sliders looks so bad ass! :heh:

What's the next step?
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thanks man! I'm pleased with how the black out look is going so far. As far as no fun work (maintenance) I need to get new valve covers on. but as far as mods, I'm saving up for an ARB front bumper, hopefully after tax return time I'll have one on there. I "should" be finished after that, but how many times have we all said that? lol
 
TannerW said:
On your retro fit headlights does the guy you bought from make them or did you buy his used pair? Thanks!
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he made them. he used aftermarket headlights (still glass though) and an offbrand projector. One projector is now stuck on bright, so I gotta get in there and put a new one in. Although I saved money, now I'm having to redo it, so I'd stick with the Retro fit source if I was going to do it again
 
NJCatalana said:
thanks man! My decals are just silver, got them off ebay for around $20 I believe. it took me forever to decide what colors as well, but since my skids and coils were silver, I figured I'd keep that color scheme going.
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That's what I thought, it was just a little hard to tell. I was thinking of going with either silver or gray on mine like yours. Mine has the OEM pinstriping decal things that run along the body lines and they're gold so hopefully it won't look funny. I would take them off, but I'm afraid to damage the paint underneath. Thanks for letting me know!
 
Unner said:
That's what I thought, it was just a little hard to tell. I was thinking of going with either silver or gray on mine like yours. Mine has the OEM pinstriping decal things that run along the body lines and they're gold so hopefully it won't look funny. I would take them off, but I'm afraid to damage the paint underneath. Thanks for letting me know!
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i wouldn't take them off if I was you. I work as a detailer at a car dealership and we have customers who ask us to take their pinstripes off all the time, even on 10+ year old cars. we do as they ask, but yes it ends up looking like crap and ruining the paint.
 
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