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Wow. That makes a huge difference. I especially like it because it's legit functional. Amazing job brother.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

appreciate it! 🤙🏼

Just a tip.. I’d suggest placing the masking on the part that you want to retain (I.e. the truck) rather than the bit you’re chopping off. Sure it’s useful to place your marks on, but it’s there to protect the truck during the cutting..

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip. Thanks for watching!

Awesome job. Your truck got that look that stands out in crowd of Tacoma’s. Enjoy it.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love those molten plastic chunks flying all over. Good job sir.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah eye protection is essential for this. Face protection also recommended. Thanks for watching!

Awesome looking trucks love Tacoma's best looking trucks ever !

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt!

I've done this mod to my 4R and thinking of doing it to my Tundra once I get ready for beefier tires but haven't found anything on the Tundra like this. Probably the first Tacoma I have seen do this as well. Great job very clean lines

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! I'm definitely not the first Tacoma lol maybe just the first to do a detailed install video You might be able trim a little with the Tundra but I'd assume the fog lights would get in the way.

Look's great man! I don't think I've seen anybody else with this cut before.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Apprecite it!

Looks super clean, you're braver than me. I really want to do something like this with my 2012 Xterra.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It's definitely sketchy but came out nice. I'd likely have to cut the bumper for an aftermarket bumper anyway so I wasn't too worried about messing it up.

Just followed your video last night doing my viper cut. It turn out great! The only I would add use a box cutter on the finder lining. It saved me so much time.

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Great video very informative!!💪🏽

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching 👊

Looks awesome!!!!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Good job! Looks cool.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Sweet cutting job!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Looks good Knight!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

thanks man!

Great work

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Looks amazing man, was kinda skeptical on the trim but it turned out nicely

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

lol the hesitation at 4:35...looks good man. great job.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yup haha I hesitated because I was worried about the disc breaking off, which it did lol Thought process went like this: "hmm maybe I should just switch to the metal disc this one doesn't seem strong enough" "..." "nah it should be fine" *starts to make cut and wheels breaks off and hits me in the face* "yeahhhh shoulda went with the metal blade"

I've been watching a while. Someone seriously needs to give you your own TV show !

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I'm not that interesting! But I appreciate the support 🙌🏼

I was skeptical at first but that looks slick AF!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Haha me too. Thanks man!

Great Video!

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks for the vid... I'm still a bit scared to do it but love the look

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Definitely nerve wracking but it's not as bad as it looks!

Thanks for the info 👍🏽🪚🪚

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Looks good bro

@KnightWheelsMedia

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate it!

Dude that's really smart to use something circular for the curvature in the cut 👍🏻

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely helped! A lot of people use a circular hole saw which I'd probably use if I were to go back and do it again.

Nice job!

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Nice job. Good video

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit!

This mod looks sick af, great jobs. Ballsy af but came out great

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

I like ya cut G

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 thanks Wait til you see the new cut 😬😬

Good job! Go Knights!

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Charge On!! ⚔️🔥

Love the vids dog! Subbed 👊

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Your channel is SICK! Definitely subbing 🔥

@ArkansasOffroad

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia Thanks homie! Looking forward to our call today at 4:00! I'm the same guy that's been emailing you about the bumper, haha.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArkansasOffroad I figured haha the Taco looked familiar!

Nice truck! 🤘 #tacogang

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Looks nice bro!!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@OregonDuckz

4 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia What size are your Icon wheels buddy? And what size tire, looks great!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

@@OregonDuckz wheels are 17x8.5" 0 offset and tires are 275/70R17 Wildpeaks

Love the final look dude! Giving me a vision for my Frontier. Got a link for the edge trim?

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Guess I forgot that link. Added it to the video description. Thanks for pointing that out!

Great video! I plan on doing this soon and this video made me realize it’s not as bad to do has I thought. I think I noticed that your running the Eibach lift on your truck. How do you like it overall and how has it done for you while off roading etc?

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

It's great! A huge upgrade over stock. Much less bouncy so there's less body roll when driving on road. Off-road it definitely helps to keep the truck stable. I have a few videos about it but that's the jist of it haha

Well done on the video. I will be interested to hear your impression of the cuts after some highway driving; I’m curious if it will flap or be noisy.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Just did a quick highway drive (75mph or so) and didn't notice any extra noise. The roof rack with traction boards & plano case make for quite a bit of wind noise so that likely drowned out any noise from the fender liner flapping, if it did.

@sportsbro2220

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia do u have a video of the how noisy it is? Or can u make one?

Im doing the same cut until I decide what bumper to go with. A hole saw on the drill would have been perfect for getting your radius. Thats what ill try. Thanks for the vid!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Careful not to cut too much away for the bumpers you're considering. Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching!

@oldmanhare

4 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia I'm actually leaning toward a hidden winch install to keep the weight down, so the cut will give me clearance for the tires and ill just need to cut the hole for the fairlead in the original black face.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Hare I’ve thought about going that route too 🤔 haven’t decided yet

Maybe try and install the edge trim with a little black RTV in the edge trim channel. That should fill the gap and help it stay on better i would think. Good video. I was thinking about doing this on my tacoma.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. Thanks for watching!

I wish you would of showed a before abs after side by side pic? Your a brave man I dont have the balls to do that to my Tacoma trdpro. Good video and it does clean!

@BDevi0us

4 жыл бұрын

before and after*

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah probably should have shown before/after in the video. I have a trailtacoma.com article coming out soon that details the process and I include before & after photos in that.

First off, you are crazy for cutting up your nice bumper. for the frontier, that would be an ideal solution for adding 33's or 35's. could the liner melt enough to pop in then measure it to fit the edges then cut? it does look aggressive from the front.

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about the liner on the frontier but the Tacoma liner was decently movable with some heat and pressure.

i actually like this a lot.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

@chazarkansas1366

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia How do you feel about it now? does shit get thrown everywhere inside your well, engine bay and grill?

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@chazarkansas1366 I still like it. Yes stuff gets thrown all over but there are ways to remedy that. I wasn’t too worried about it so I just cut out the inner fender rather than trying to bend it nicely lol

@chazarkansas1366

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia Ive already cut my bumper once for my lowprofile bumper so im not concerned about the cut. I like the look of this, I would like to keep the inner fender though. Ill look around and see what people are doing. I saw a video of someone heat gunning it but they did a really shitty job.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

@@chazarkansas1366 yeah its usually just a heat gun & bend it. But you can always get some rubber fender liner & cut to fit

Looks like a cheap solution for gaining approach angle but what happens when your steps on the side rails get caught up on some big rocks or logs?

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

It happens (bent them in my last video). Sliders are in the works lol

Im researching front bumpers for my truck now.. considering stubby center mount bumper with a viper cut .

@KnightWheelsMedia

10 ай бұрын

Can't go wrong with that setup!

@thumperbangin2000

10 ай бұрын

Already got it a delivered lol. I took a gamble on a hiline chionese knockoff front bumper, its identical to the body armor one. Planning to repiant it, drill 2 holes in for my existing LED pods, Viper cut, then cab mount chop and wheel spacers. upcoming project..@@KnightWheelsMedia

What rims are you running? Super clean build!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They are the Icon Vector 6 in Bronze.

I’m curious what the biggest tire you can get away with after doing a viper cut with stock configuration with our own lift kit?

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

If you go 33" or bigger you'll still need to do a cab mount chop to avoid any rubbing. I still rub on it in some random situations lol but with the viper cut you should be clear up front for most tire sizes within reason

Good video you should have probably used to hole saw it would have been a lot easier going around the circle

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely would help

I'm also in orlando area, same color truck too

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! See ya around 🤙🏼

You all keep calling this a viper cut when we all know it's the Tacobra cut.

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I will use this term from now on. Thank you mrfloggingshagg.

Has there been any issue with the elements getting up behind the bumper where the wheel liner got cut out?

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but only when going through mud and what not at speed while off roading. Normal road driving it probably isn't much of an issue.

What’s the tire and wheel setup and lift? Looks dope

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Wheels are Icon Vector 6 in Bronze - 17x8.5" 0 offset Tires are 275/70R17 Falken Wildpeak Lift is the Eibach Pro Truck Kit with Icon 3-leaf AAL - about 2" all around

By chance, Do you still have the link for the edge trim?

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

amzn.to/38bv6NY

Does that edge trim have any metal in it that could rust?

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it does! It's not in the video but I ended up going back and putting some plasti-dip on the exposed metal where I made the cuts.

Would this void any warranties. My parents bought my truck for me and don’t want me to do anything that would get rid of a warranty

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

haha well cutting your bumper would technically void your bumper warranty I'd suppose... meaning that once you cut the bumper, you can't go to Toyota asking for a new bumper unless something else was wrong with it. However if there is something else wrong with the bumper that can't be linked to the cut, then you'd probably be okay. Maybe worth calling your dealer to ask any specific questions as these are just my guesses/opinion.

justs curious on where you got that front tow hook ?

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

It’s the stock tow hook that I believe comes on the TRD Off Road and Pro. Might come on the Sport too. I painted mine red though.

@bernardmcdonald719

4 жыл бұрын

I guess I should of looked under my 2019 TRD Off Road front bumber first ... DUH !!!! Thanks :)

Can’t you pinch the auto liner down? It might look more clean without it on the fender.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe a little bit. I'm not too worried about it though you can only really notice it up close.

Yellow lenses? Where can I get the?

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

look up laminx Tacoma fog light covers. They're like $15 I think.

Just apply a silicone sealant on gap use a masking tape bothsides and slide your finger on the sealant remove the tape and you're good....

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Not really worried about moisture getting in the trim just don't really like the look haha good tip though!

You can also use a heat gun to reshape the fender well and fold it back the other way. Then you don’t end up with that huge uncovered exposed area.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely! Think I briefly mentioned that at the beginning. A lot of people just cut it out with no issue so I'll see how dirty it gets next time I'm offroad. If it gets excessively dirty I'll find some type of thing rubber or plastic mat to put in.

@jordanramos6310

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia how muddy does it end up getting? haha -- great vid!

@tpharo34

Жыл бұрын

Just wash under there regularly

What tires are those?

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

They're the Falken Wildpeak AT3W. I actually just did a long term review of them if you're interested: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHVkvKZunLbfaMY.html

What is that tow hook in the front?!? I want one!

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

It's the stock tow hook that comes on the TRD Off Road Tacomas. I have another video where I painted the hook and the skid as they're both black from the factory.

@365Zack

4 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, I didn’t know they came with hooks like that. I have a 2013 SR5 that I’d love to get something like that for it.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Zack Whitney looks cool but if I were you I’d look into a tow hook that’s rated if you do any off-roading. I don’t think the one I have is rated as a recovery point. Think it’s just considered a “tie down” point

I think if you would have folded the inner fender in would have made a cleaner look, or a least put something in there so I isn’t just open. Not sure why you just didn’t just replace the whole bumper

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah some people take a heat gun to the inner fender to fold it. I figured it'd be easier to just cut. I can always go back and add a cheap, custom inner fender if I feel the need. I'll likely replace the whole bumper, or part of it, in the future. In the meantime, this is just a cool mod to do to get a slightly more aggressive look and some extra clearance. I had some rubbing up front on the inner fender that this cut solved. Thanks for watching!

Saw a guy use a hole saw for his circular cut,looked easier.

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Unfortunately I didn't think about that until afterward lol

Looks like a ZR2 cut.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Nope the ZR2 cut looks like this hahaha

👍

@KnightWheelsMedia

Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

How is this a 3rd Gen lol? I thought 3rdg gens were 96 thru 04 or so

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

You must be thinking of a 4Runner. I think 3rd Gen 4Runner was 96-02. Here's the Tacoma Generations: 1st Gen: 95-04 2nd Gen: 05-15 3rd Gen: 16-Present Thanks for watching!

Vypah cut

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

snek cut

I am a tacomaholyc my self.

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Adds 8 horsies

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say at least 50 because aerodynamics

Lol my truck look a like snek

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

no step on snek

Come do mine

@KnightWheelsMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Haha couldn't pay me to do it again! At least not to someone else's truck... lol

@Steezy.gunz_

3 жыл бұрын

@@KnightWheelsMedia 😂😂😂

Why is it called “Viper”?..

@KnightWheelsMedia

4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming it's because the shape of the cut kinda looks like viper fangs lol

@W.A.F

4 жыл бұрын

KnighT4CO makes sense , thank you sir ✌🏻

Hack job... no?

@KnightWheelsMedia

2 жыл бұрын

Not quite sure if you're saying it looks bad or if you're asking if I should have used a hack saw.. lol But it's a pretty common mod. I did it to get some clearance in anticipation of needing to further cut the bumper to install an aftermarket bumper down the road.