im jelous.. i absolutely love the tan and black and the door panels look great. U didnt mention did u do anything other then clean them first to prep for paint?? hows the stuff feel?

 

Looks really good. Did those seats bolt up properly or did you have to make new mounting holes?

 

Sorry I've been away a few days...
I think I got two can sof black and two cans of tan. I have just a little bit left over in each can for touchups though. Remember, I even did the headliner with the black. As far as the dash, its not as shiny in real life. For some reason it came up mega bright in pictures. I will snap a few real close ups of the panels later...im leaving for a wedding now. I must say, it looks GREAT in person. Ide reccomend doing this to anybody.


As for the seats...they were very simple to put in. I pulled the old seats out, and placed the new ones in the cab. Located them where I felt comfortable, and marked all 4 holes for the mounting brackets. In the front of the cab there is a bar under the carpet...The front brackets on the seats mount to the top of that bar. I uses locking washers all the wa around. For the rear brackets...I just marked the holes and drilled stright through the floor. I used a ONE INCH poly spacer between the seat bracket and the floor, to level the rear of the seat with the front. Again, I used grade 8 bolts and locking washers top and bottom. I can get pictures of the mounting tomorrow if you'de like.

 

ok, seems like the right thread for this. everyone knows painting will make stuff look much better, but what if your dash is cracked? is there any kind of repair stuff to fix it, then paint over it?

 

thats really nice, i like that ducky shifter lol

 

The ducky shifter....that was an inside joke between me and my girlfriend lol. I decided to put it on there just because im crazy, and she gets a kick out of it. Its kind of cool though

 

i've been thinking about this also.... I think I am going to cover my crack with JB weld, and and then sand it and feather it down to the dash, like you would Bondo (or heck, you could do it with bondo) and then paint over it onces its smooth....

 

Well here are a few shots of the mounting. You will see for the front, the bar that runs across the cab. That is where the front of the brackets are bolted to.
From the front looking back:

The front brackets from the side:

Showing the front and REAR setup. You will see the 1 inch spacer i used in the rear to make the seat sit level:


Here you will see how the window crank came out...just because. This is also how the armrest looks up close:

Here is a close up of the doorpanels:

Hope this helped...if you need anything else, let me know ;-)

 

haha looks good man, your always up to something

 

I really cant go a week without doing SOMETHING. Today, im putting new brighter bulbs in my hella 500s ;-)

 

beautiful. Will that dash get sticky, well, from the paint?

 

Alright Tacoma750, you convinced me with those panel pics, Im doing it. Where'd you pick up the paint, I noticed my local hardware store didint have it...

 

The dash didnt get sticky at all. As for where to buy the paint, i got it at AUTOZONE. try there or advanced auto. I think its close to 6$ a can, but thats not to bad for the results

 

Thanks!! i'll head over there tonite or tomorrow!! thanks again!

 

No problem man...any other questions feel free to PM me or post back here. This will be a great thread for people to find in the search

 

correct me if i'm wrong but that "evil" rubber duckie come with axe body wash? I know i seen tha in the store a while back.

 

It does say AXE on it, but its in black so you cant see it. My girlfriend gave the duck to me as a joke....to long to explain haha. I put it on there cuz she gets a kick out of it

 

Thanks for the pics. I used to have seats like those. So now I know what I can get when I feel like replacing my seats

 

yea...they are real comfortable.

 

Looks really sharp, the black roof liner is a bit heavy looking I'd have gone for the tan up there for contrast and the dash looks a bit shiney for my taste but it's not my truck... it looks great either way... really good job on the doors...
Makes me want to get the lead out and finish my interior.

edit: for folks that want to change/customize their interiors there is a thread here by tv4184 a member who did a similar job. the thread is exhaustive and well done with lots of tips.