2020 Toyota Tacoma SR5-Karma and other stuff

[Notloudenuf]

Here is my next project. This truck will be my daily since I am losing my company car.
The day I picked it up.



I have already started to take it apart, much to my wife's dismay.



There are a couple of mods and a few repair items that the parts will be here tomorrow.
One is this BB shot taillight.


I already have my full LED interior lights installed, I've ordered a bed light kit, some new handles to hold the tonneau down, a new taillight, 3 new center caps, phone holder, and a new serpentine belt and idler pulley.

[Notloudenuf]

The stereo plan is up in the air right now. A set of Karma Aspect component set will go in for now. A 10" sub box from Skar (I know) fits in the back with no modification and I'll need amplification and processing, none of which I have.
The Karmas




The proposed Skar box

[Notloudenuf]

A twofer image. The bed lights and the tonneau levers


A new taillight



And my phone holder


Not pictured is the new belt and idler pulley I put on last night.

[BigAl205]

When is the wall build going to begin?

[Stycker]

Forget the wall I want to see some holes getting cut.

[Notloudenuf]

The most important mod....right?


I decided to plastidip the Tacoma and SR5 emblems, I think they look much better.




This is pics of the first bath that I gave it. Looking good.

[Notloudenuf]

I ordered these silicone speaker baffles. Maybe they'll keep the water off the cone


They come with some eggcrate foam to...do....something

[Notloudenuf]

I made the adapters out of some HDPE board I got from somewhere.




I've learned the hard way from several recent projects to TEST FIT a few times during the process. I didn't have to learn that lesson again so I test fit after any change.
A small note on the silicone baffles. This baffle was about 1mm smaller in diameter than my speakers. It had to stretch a little bit. Also, you have to take the silicone thickness into account when cutting the speaker hole out.







Since the truck has some red highlights on the interior I sprayed the baffles red in case you get down and look through the grill holes.

[Notloudenuf]

Not much for first impressions because I was busy with the grill right after I put the truck back together. I'm still running factory wideband in the dash so that will limit what I think. I'll listen on my commute this week. I am glad the doors are deadened at least. Closing the doors feels more solid now.
I'm hoping a guy on deemuh will sell his Kicker IQ1000.5. It has the right power, a full processor built in, small form, and in my price range. We shall see.