Category Archives: Tacoma Updates

The following is a summary of posts made to our “Riding Two-Up” blog regarding changes and modifications to our 2017 Toyota Tacoma. I guess these would actually fall into the catetory of “Driving Two-Up?” Cest la vie. The first two … Continue reading →

As we reached it’s 3-year anniversary with us it dawned on me I never took time to catalog the changes I’ve made to our 2017 Toyota Tacoma.   We bought it as a Toyota Certified Pre-Owned Program” vehicle from Beaver Toyota … Continue reading →

WARNING: This detailed version is 12,075 words long. There is also a short version with just 221 words, serveral photos and then a list of the changes that can be found at THIS LINK. As we reached it’s 3-year anniversary … Continue reading →

I’m now “at peace” with our Tacoma, having decided my best option is to focus on what I truly like about the truck while learning to live with its imperfections. Coming to Grips with the Imperfections All of the trials … Continue reading →

Introduction: This is something of compilation blog that addressed the issues we’ve been having with a persistent drive train noise that Toyota originally dismissed as being related to the aftermarket tires we installed on our truck.  Toyota has since re-characterized … Continue reading →

SUMMARY: My seemingly “never-ending project” for the Tacoma was trying to find a way to keep water from migrating into the cargo box and BedRug where luggage and other things that I’d rather not have sitting on wet carpet often … Continue reading →

As mentioned in an update last week, I ordered a set of Unique Style Racing’s (USR’s) Revi Motorsports-made, Switchback mirror lights late last week and they arrived today. The fit and finish is very good.  Installation is straightforward, although I … Continue reading →

Why, you might ask, would someone want to bother with the expense and effort to “upgrade” something as utilitarian as the shifter and brake boot or your center console cover / arm rest cover? UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: Regular readers may recall … Continue reading →

This is our second A.R.E. Z-Series pick-up bed topper / shell and we purchased both from Custom Campers in Lake City, Georgia.  I thought I’d do a follow-up to the “installation” blog entry I wrote back in early January you … Continue reading →

As I edged ever closer to being “done” with dialing-in the Tacoma, one of the last things I still needed to address as part of my de-chroming process is the exterior lighting.  More specifically, making changes to the head, tail, … Continue reading →

Background: I’ve been reporting on the sound insulation project since early-December just ahead of making a 1,600-mile round-trip to visit my folks in Pennsylvania. We were experiencing what sounded like an out of balance tire/wheel or perhaps a rear differential issue … Continue reading →

Well, my extended Christmas gift season will be winding to a conclusion here in the next week or so as I’m just about done “tweaking” the Tacoma.  Seriously, I sometimes think on-line shopping is so addicting since you get to … Continue reading →

I keep finding things I feel I must tweak because Toyota just didn’t get it quite right; it’s about as bad as buying a Harley-Davidson!  Seriously, I’m reminded of what I’ve done to  most of my motorcycles and the 2006 … Continue reading →

With the truck back in my hands on Monday, I was able to schedule it for the A.R.E Z-Series bed shell installation at Custom Camper in Lake City, Georgia, on Wednesday, 9 January. Prepping the Truck for the Shell Installation … Continue reading →

It was around 4:00pm on Monday, 7 January, when I heard from Zack at Toyota.  Once again, I came away with the impression they were not able to isolate the noise I was hearing or come up with a solution. … Continue reading →

This past week with the Tacoma was all about getting the truck to Toyota on Wednesday  for some warranty work and a somewhat early 15,000 mile service.  The warranty items and my punch list of things to check included: #1 … Continue reading →

Switching our Tacoma’s Cloth Seat Covers our for Leather  Back on 5 December I ordered a custom-made set of leather seat covers for the Tacoma from a firm called LeatherSeats.com. They are an aftermarket leather seat cover manufacturer that sells … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe but it’s been nearly a month from when we brought our new-to-us Tacoma home on 28 November.  Since then we’ve logged 3,000 miles on the truck with 1,800 of those miles collected during a trip to … Continue reading →

After having the TRD Pro SEMA wheels and Nitto Grappler G2 tires installed on our new-to-us 2017 Tacoma I noticed the right-rear tire appeared to be sitting further out from the rear wheel opening than the left-rear tire.  I then … Continue reading →

So, here’s what it looked like when it arrived home from Beaver Toyota on Wednesday, November 28th.  This is a 2017 Tacoma Double Cab with the long-bed, four wheel drive in the TRD Sport configuration. In terms of visual differences … Continue reading →

The New To Us Tacoma So, yeah.  After 12 years and 1 month our always problematic 2006 Toyota Tundra 2WD Crew Cab SR5 has been traded-in on a very nicely optioned, but lightly used 2017 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 TRD Sport … Continue reading →