I have an ATC on mine, build quality is not what it could be, just little things around the shell, then again it's the same with all the manufactures...
No man, people look over some posts, only check every few days and what not... Welcome to the forums and ask away hope your 06 is treating you like you want it to!!!
To be honest, I really know nothing about the 1st gens... I have a 13 that I can tell you a little bit about... Past that I'm not a whole lot of help... Sorry man, hope you find your answers
The only thing I plasti dipped was the Toyota grille emblem, didn't paint it cause I wasn't sure if I was going to like it or want to change the color, it's held up fine on that...