1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

If I go more than 3 days without driving my truck or work truck my peens will invert.

 

Well, I'm taking it to work tomorrow so there's that.

 

I'm totally against this nostalgic b.s. he's preaching. They make some dope ass ricer tails for this I'm sure. I'd go that route.

 

05-06 still has amber, the lense is just clear




I just saw someone pointed this out already...

 

Recover your man card asap.

 

Yes they are. I wore my heavy duty nutter foil cap today so I might be ok, I think?

 

Keep the Amber!

 

@Professional Hand Model !!!! Gimme my card back!

 

I’m guessing Amber was the one that got away......

 

05-06 or Depo red/clears because they're the cleanest looking and reminiscent of the T100 and 3rd gen 4runner tails. I had some depos on my 99 taco

As you can see another fun option is to buy red night shade and spray that candy all over the amber. I've yet to see it done on a tundra. would look clean af.

 

Been looking for a skin to hang on the wall...

 

FYI for those keeping an eye out for sales this month:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/black-friday-2020-covid-edition.693208/

 

I wish they'd make these for our trucks. I used to see em on all kinds of trucks in the 90s. Now it seems it's just 2nd and turd gen tacos. I never was able to find one for my first gen tacos either.

 

I dont mind them too much, just with my snugtop on they look weirdly small. Also the black plastic that lines them is really faded.

 

Maybe a good time to continue the search for pods that fit? @Cummins3500

 

Agreed. Maybe you should fab something up. I'd be interested, but I don't have a break to bend everything to shape.

 

Who is Amber alert and why does she have your license plate?

 

Yeah I don't have any metal fab skills or tools like that. The fanciest tools I have are a drill press and some power saws, drills etc

 

If I still had access to my fathers old workshop at the place he worked at, tailgate pieces would be easy as cake.


But alas, they closed and the 6 foot 50 ton press brake was a little to big for me to buy at auction (it went for all of 1,200 too...)

 

and I missed out on the acorn tables! Bah!

 

https://youtu.be/Dr9tHRgxiSY
https://youtu.be/-DMoMqRV-5c

Shooting star video will be REALLY hard to see if your brightness is low, or if you're viewing on mobile

Its on the left side of the road just above the trees, sorta. About 15 seconds in the video.

Hopefully, your view of the video isn't this grainy.

 

Made a trip over to Forest Gumps mommas home yesterday.

 

Here is where the Hand Model was raised without cable TV and running water.

 

Well, my light pods I ordered came in. They aren't as bright as I was expecting. Looked at the advert, and I missed where it said they were 1,200 lumens. Not super bright like I thought.

I'll see if I can mount them under the rear of the truck all sneaky beaky like. Tie them into the reverse lights and they should do a good job in that location.

Ordered another brighter combo set of flood/spot. We'll see.

 

Whomever comes across the next "Help, is this too much rust" thread please... use this meme.

 

I think this really depends on the color of truck. Some colors I think lend themselves better to a red and white lens, but on black trucks that amber really pops. I would keep them as well.

 

This was a good read.

https://www.onallcylinders.com/2012/12/20/reading-101-how-to-read-your-spark-plugs/

Credit to @ZPMAN for posting this in another thread I was browsing.

 

This is one of those things that literally no one is going to notice but you. Random people are not going to look at your taillights and think "man it would be so much cooler if he had amber lenses". If you want to swap them, do it. I seem to be a in a grave yard desert for 1st gens so I rarely see any parts I can snag. If I found any taillights I would grab them.

 

^^^X2