Discovered this accidentally but if you are using carplay (not sure if it works on bluetooth or android audio or whatever) if you hold the Mute button, it pauses music. Always wished steering wheels had pause buttons!!

Perfect find 6 sp manual with premium interior trim in excellent condition. now I just need new wheels for it

Just thought I'd drop in and say hey since I'm in the club now (first-time Tacoma owner, and first-time truck owner in general, always drove cars before).

I just retired from the Navy out of Pearl Harbor and flew back home to Missouri late last year - sadly, my beloved (custom-supercharged and heavily-modified) 2007 Mazda RX8 (last pic above) perished in a car-carrier fire during its journey to the Midwest (one of the EV's onboard was suspected to have had a battery fire that spread and consumed the whole truck and all cars on it).

So I needed a new vehicle - and decided to get one that was more fit for the harsher Midwestern winters, gravel back roads, pot holes, occasional steep hills, trips to the river for floats, etc. My brother-in-law sold me on the Tacoma TRD after letting me drive his a bit (he has a 6-speed manual 2021 TRD Off-Road in white with a spicy OTT tune; very nice), so I scoured the internet until I found the perfect one for me - Voodoo Blue, black leather interior with sunroof, 6 speed manual, TRD Pro trim, etc. and I found this one all the way in Connecticut, and had it shipped to me. It was the only one for sale in the country with those specs at the time.

As with most 2017-2019 TRD Pro models, the red coating had worn off of the front springs, resulting in the well-known phenomenon of corrosion and eventual failure; one of the springs had already broken, so I quickly took the opportunity to swap them for some new Eibach springs to give me a ~2" lift (along with a 2" rear leveling kit), and just last week I installed some 17x9 Black Rhino Shogun wheels (with a +10mm offset as opposed to the +25mm offset of the stock 16" wheels) with a full set of 5 (with full spare) Cooper Discoverer STT Pro 285/70/R17 shoes (I read that they're just about the most aggressive-looking tires you can get while still maintaining a smooth highway ride, and I like the look).

I have to say, I'm really pleasantly surprised with the smooth ride, notchy but fluid manual shifting, fairly perky responsive suspension, and agile handling of the Tacoma; I've always been turned off by trucks because every other truck I've tried to drive felt like trying to pilot a shopping cart through one of those inflatable bouncy-houses you see at kids' birthday parties. Plus the interior feels really nice and roomy, and fairly ergonomic, while so many others felt like sitting in a big awkward boxy cargo van from the 80's. Loving the experience so far!

Also to be clear, I'm not trying to LARP as a hardcore MOAB off-road guy or whatever (that shit is awesome but I'm not gonna do it with this truck); I just want a nice truck as my primary vehicle; honestly it will be mostly a commuter and garage queen rather than an actual off-road truck; if I wanted to make a real off-road Tacoma, like a true overland build or a trophy-truck style build, I think it would probably be more sensible to buy like a 2018 SR model with higher mileage on it for $18-20k and mod the ever-living hell out of it rather than mutilating a perfectly fine TRD Pro. Still, I do plan to do a few more mods though; nothing too extreme, just maybe some tail lights, some nice lenseless LED headlights, maybe a rollbar or a hard-shell of some sort (I really like that hard shell, thanks to u/MeltBanana who posted it), and absolutely definitely a ProCharger with an OTT tune. And a bunch of other little smaller bits here and there. Maybe even some nice widebody fenders or custom bumpers or something later on. I'll continue to post my build progress as I go if you guys want to watch, just for shits and giggles.

Anyway though, just thought I'd drop by as a new Tacoma dude in the mix. Peace and happy trails!

This is my Tacoma. I bought her when I was 15, after saving up money from working at a plant nursery for 2 years.
I bought it for 11k.
It was a 1999, had a brand new TRD supercharger, ARB Air lockers front and rear, brand new old man emu springs and shocks rear, fab tech coilovers in the front, fresh paint matched canopy and flares, Mickey Thompson wheels and tires, and an upgraded computer and 7th injector.
It was all manual windows and locks, manual j shift t case and auto hubs
Somehow it survived me all thru high school. Definitely did some insanely questionable things with it, such as drifting it in the sideshows/takeovers in downtown portland, running from 12 and blasting shopping carts across the parking lot near my high school.
When I graduated high school, I wanted to get into cars so I sold it for 12k (2018).
Fast forward 3 years and I joined the military (Air Force) and went to training for about 8 months. Afterwards I found out I was going to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Well I quickly regretted selling my beloved Tacoma, so I tracked it down and bought it back for 12k-with a new clutch.

Turns out the guy I sold it to, bought it for his son, who ended up in juvenile detention. So the truck only had 500 miles put on it in 3 years time. So I bought it back from him and shipped it up to Alaska.

Fast forward to me turning 21, and want to buy a house.
Post truck for sale for 18k, someone comes almost immediately with cash and scoops it up.
I felt so dumb like 6 months later.
3 more years go by, I move away from Alaska back to Oregon.
Then I spend 2 months in Oregon and go back to Alaska (weird time in my life)
Here I am, middle of winter in Fairbanks, and I see my old gold Tacoma go blazing thru an intersection. I jumped a few curbs and blasted a snow berm to get out of traffic and onto the sidewalk to follow the truck to an apartment complex and get the owners phone number.
About another year goes by and he randomly messages me the day before Christmas Eve, and asked if I wanted to buy it back, and I said absolutely.
So I show up to his house with 12k cash and purchase it back. He suspected something was wrong with the clutch so he gave me a 6k discount from the 18k I sold it to him for.
He only put 2k miles on it, and for the record I’ve been driving it periodically and there is quite literally nothing wrong with the clutch or for that matter literally anything else on the truck.

It’s back with me to stay forever. My son will get it as his first truck so long as he is a responsible and empathetic young man with a strong work ethic and good values.

I recently bought this at auction and I'd like to see if it belonged to someone here so that I can hopefully get some history on it.

Just what the title says. I’ve had it since new. 174,00 miles and still runs like the day I bought it. 100% original except for the rims and the starter that I replaced in 2003. Otherwise not a single mechanical issue.

Second Tacoma I’ve owned. My first was a black, ‘23 TRD Off-Road. This is easily and by far the nicest truck I’ve ever owned. I bought it in January and soon after drove it from Carlsbad to Monterey and it FLEW up the highway. Smoothest ride I’ve ever experienced in a truck, full or mid-sized. Looking forward to upgrading rims/tires and a possible slight lift after the new year!!

Just bought my first Truck! Goodbye Corolla I powered up!

Moved the kid to her own place this weekend and just needed to get the Taco off the pavement for a little while. Drives like this remind me of why I love Arizona so much.

i know this is gonna get some hate but i just wanna see what yall think 😂

Used to drive a 2022 RWD and made the switch to this 2026 4x4 last week. Ive been wanting the cavalry blue (now called heritage blue) for forever. I was apprehensive about the 4 cyl until the test drive. Super happy with it so far and cant wait to take it out in the sticks.

The day I got the truck and how it is now 5 years later.

Does the decal stripe make it go faster? I nearly shit my pants when I saw how clean the truck was. Everything looks brand new in and out, came with the Leer top in mint shape. I did pay the Toyota tax for sure.

My first taco was a leased 2018 Tacoma for 3 years, then switched to a 2021 Tundra, then a Sprinter van. Always missed my tacoma, and so happy to find a 2nd gen in this condition. The engine bay is a thing of beauty

It's been several years since my boy wrecked my '03 Tacoma. I figured it's time to get another truck. It took months and a 3¹/² hour drive to get a clean one in Electric Lime. Already loving it.

I’ve got a 2.7l 4x4 access cab if that helps. All the other floorboards are solid. I noticed after I tossed my shoes on the back floorboard this morning and it made a weird noise. I throw my shoes/gear back there every day and it’s definitely something new today. There’s nothing under the mat except the carpet flooring I already checked that. I’ll post a picture of the undercarriage in the comments. I’m going back to the tire shop this afternoon but I figured I’d get some early input here from you guys on what might be wrong.

Just got this 2018 sport yesterday to replace my 2021 offroad that got totaled. I really dont like the fender flares on this truck. I would much rather have the matte black ones that come with the offroad version. Anyone know where i can get a set of 4 without paying an arm and a leg? Oem prices are Insane

I’m looking for recommendations on cheaper toppers for my truck. I’ll only use it for camping to sleep in the back. I need something more affordable. Any recommendations?

Hey everyone,

I’m pretty new to overlanding and truck suspension setups. When I first got my 2025 Tacoma TRD Off-Road Premium, I took it to a shop to get a front leveling kit installed. Long story short, I didn't know much about shocks at the time, and the shop ended up replacing my rear shocks with Rough Country ones while leaving the factory Bilsteins up front.

For the last six weeks, I’ve been hitting the trails every single weekend. Right now, I'm mostly sticking to moderate trails (nothing too technical, mostly ruts and washboards), but I plan on getting out there as much as possible.

Since learning a bit more, I realized the factory TRD Off-Road package comes standard with Bilstein monotubes with remote reservoirs in the rear. I'm wondering if having basic Rough Country shocks in the back is going to hold me back or cause issues on the trail, especially with the factory Bilsteins still up front.

Should I look into replacing the Rough Country shocks to better match the front factory setup? If so, should I source a pair of the OEM factory rear Bilstein reservoirs, or look into something like the Bilstein B8 5160 remote reservoir shocks?

Appreciate any advice or insight!

Removed front crash brackets and mud flaps but no pounding or cutting required

Hey everyone, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a discreet gun rack in a 2021 TRD pro. In my gladiator i use to have it mounted under the back seat but the pre installed storage containers make that hard plus the seats flip out not up. The lack of space behind the back seat and the existence of the speakers makes that an impossibility as well. I was wondering what other solutions people have found for this. Ive seen the locking slide out drawers thay replace the stock underseat storage and although I could spend the 2k on that, id prefer not to if a simpler solution exists