Recent content by lakeside53

I installed my Kicker door and rear speakers (access cab) yesterday. Wow... yep.. WOW... AND DOUBLE SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR THE CRAP THEY SHIPPED THE TRUCK WITH, ok..,rant over. I used the Crutcthfield kits. No real problems, but there are a couple of things that might frustrate - The 6x9...

You didn't get Toyota-care for free?

2016/17 is 10k under nice driving conditions BUT the Owners Manual (that thing still in the shrink wrap) lists a whole bunch of "if's" that take you back to 5K. Short driving, towing, lots of idling, etc... My dealer changes it at 5K. Already has the sticker on the screen. Going to be...

My 2017 with Entune Premium did it over the air yesterday via my cell phone and bluetooth. No issues. Make sure you update your phone Entune Apps first.

It looks good from the front, but ... and this may sound like heresy ... but it appears all for show. Any pressure pushing back on the top will mash those wimpy brackets damaging the wimpy Toyota stuff behind. Is anyone actually using it for a brush guard? Will it just bend the brackets by...

Doors - Kickers from Crutchfield.

Tweeters are INSTALLED! Yep.. huge difference. Shame on Toyota for the factory garbage. Door speakers will be in Thursday.

I love manuals... and have a 2017 4wd V6 six speed). If you haven't been driving on manuals a long time .. well.. it take a while for you gray matter to tune in to them. My shifting is "brain automatic" -so far I rarely go into 6th unless I'm cruising fast.

If they don't have one you want they can trade with another dealer (they hate that). I just went through this and decided to buy an Access cab 4X4 V6 manual TRD Sport. I used an online "no haggle" (sure) price from 100 miles way to get my local guy down to "my price". I even took my laptop in...

2017 Tacoma TRD sports. 265R17. I won't use them much, but now and them I'[ll need them. In Western WA I live over near the mountains; we get heavy wet snow that turns to miserable slick ice and immediately packs in the treads of the stock ties. Some are stupid prices... $500 per PAIR, cable...

That's a lot of light. 12 x 5w emitters. Can you have that on when driving on-road? Of course nothing like this crazy for $52 (not for the hood) bulge: Ebay item 252783572921 (I can't post links yet!

It will take a few weeks to get the parts and get machining done. They have a neat motor that was made up to 2006 for other parts of the world. Ford killed them in 1994 and re-badged Rangers as B series trucks.. not the same at all..

Big question :) is whether this one will last as long as my prior ride (not dead yet!). In 1989 I bought a new Mazda B2600i 4wd (when Mazda's were not Fords!) put very little into it (nothing major happened at all.. just maintenance items), beat the crap out of it (just body dents) and...

It doesn't take long. I just bought (today) a 2017 Access cab TRD Sport V6 Manual. I did my research yesterday, found what I wanted and best price online at a dealer 100 miles away, went to a local dealer with that price and asked if they wanted to meet it. They did (of course they say that...

Thank you/ I picked up my 2017 Tacoma TRD sport, access cab, V6, 6 speed manual today. Drove it all of 15 miles home and hated the sound. Urgh.. Then I found this thread :D 6 new speakers on the way!