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    Roof Rack OEM Brand New - $199

    sold Brand new never installed OEM Roof Rack for 2nd Gen Tacomas. Part Number PT 278-35130 (old part # was PT278-35050). still in shipping carton. $199 + no more than $15 shipping or I will eat it. PM me or Email me at PJMDBM@aol.com. I am in upstate South Carolina sold exact rack but still...
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    Ziebart Rust-Proofing. Yea or Ney?

    do it if you want! I am old school & lived in places where there was so much salt on the roads or I ran along the beach & in the surf enough to rust plastic. I always went with something to protect the undercarriage. With the new wax based products I still do it although I no longer live near...
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    2014 Tacoma Outside Temperature Gauge?

    I was very nice - their cust service was very nice & said they would install on as a courtesy, the dealer called a few days later & said it was on the build sheet but not the window sticker but felt confident Toyota would cover. Got a call from Toyota in LA today & they advised that they were...
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    What have you done to your Tacoma today?

    2014 done today now with 102 miles on it I pulled the rear wheels & painted the brake drums with gloss black high performance rustoleum then climbed underneath & caoted all of the frame and stuctural members & front end parts with Daulbert Chemical's Nox-rust 121b. This is what GM & Ford use. A...
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    NEw tires, how to keep from being stolen?

    I generally pull off any locking lug nuts I have & replace with standard matching nuts. I find them a PIA and dont like to mess with them everytime I pull a wheel for anything. On the otherhand, spares are an easy target for thieves new tire, no jack needed quick & easy
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    tailgate cables or attachment posts mod question

    anyone know if there are attachment posts for the tailgate cables with a larger diameter head that the cables won't quick detach. I tried thin stainless washers but tolerances were such that binding occured. Another option my be cables without the big hole. any of these available? With GM...
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    2005 rusty frames

    rusty frames posted this in the maint blog but after a bunch of looking I found the product GM, Ford, & some military applications use OEM for a final chassis coating for rust protection. The company Daulbert Chemical also thins it and puts it in an aresol can for chassis/frame repairs at...
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    Rust Preventive Coating For Vehicle Chassis

    After a bunch of digging I came across a GM service bullitin on chassis repair. It went to explain what was used as the hard wax coating OEM for GM & Ford. It's made by Daubert Chemical & they do sell to the public. It is for new clean metal as a preventive not for over rust applications. Their...
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    Any ideas on Rustproofing new Tacoma?

    rustproofing I did a search on cosmoline & it is still around & has some updates & even available in spray cans. Have had firearms coated with the stuff since the 1940's that remain rust free. they have some newer products that are high on my list of consideration for my new tacoma
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    What brand of Wax do u use on your truck

    which wax? I've tried a bunch - meguires, mothers, turtle, ect but I stay old school with the best wax I ever found doing show cars over 30 yrs ago, Collinite 476s . Tough to find in stores so I get it online from their website. easier than liquid if u put it on real thin & outlasts & outshines...
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    Bug deflector install question

    all done all went well except the 2 plastic push pin body fasteners (maybe3/8") were a little too short. had some 1/2" ones in my "stuff" & it all worked out fine
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    2014 TRD Super Charger & Such...

    the supercharger is listed in the 2014 brochure but didn't see the cat back there
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    Do you go to the Dealer for Maintenance?

    Well with my new 2014 it came with ToyotaCare at no extra costs. the 1st 2 yrs or 25,000 miles all the maint comes free. My dealer included a "lifetime" power train warranty as long as my services were done by a "reputable" dealership or service facility. So I guess I'll pretty much be a...
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    New to forum new to tacoma

    when done I always take a leaf blower to the engine & dry everything I can, wash the rest of the vehicle Then if time let it dry a bit with the hood open. Have done this on many makes & models & probably wash the engines about every 6 weeks or so. Never any electrical issues. Only issues ever...
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    Bug deflector install question

    I've installed a handfull of thes in the past on conventional hood/grill vehicles with the old drill & screw process. Just got a 2014 Tacoma and ordered an AVS bugsheild for it. My questions are: 1, is any hood clearance adjustment normally needed since the grill surround wraps over the top on...
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    new here & to Tacoma's - new 2014 - Upstate SC

    pics my new "toy"
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    new here & to Tacoma's - new 2014 - Upstate SC

    As an 56 yr old guy this is my 1st Toyota truck. 2 yrs ago I got really sick with a very rare illness & figured my next vehicle may be a wheelchair van. Between some experimental stem cell transplant & a strong faith & a lot of prayer things recently got better. This weekend a new tacoma found...
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