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FIGHTMAN'S SPEEDWAY BLUE TACO

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by Fightman80, Sep 13, 2012.

  1. Mar 6, 2013 at 4:07 PM
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    Fightman80

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    No other signs of water found.... looks like they did a decent detail job on it. Truck is still running good too... so must not have sunk it completely! lol!

    Thanks for checking out my build guys.... got a couple of projects coming up, while I wait for cash to pay for my lift and new tires!! Money is a little scarce right now.... but should pick up in the coming month or so.... :)
     
  2. Apr 3, 2013 at 6:26 PM
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    Well, I finally got started on swapping my interior lights, and added some lighting where I didn't have any before.

    The Tacoma, like my 4Runner... had some details that were left out, during production. I felt like it could use some extra lighting, since the glove box and center console had none, which made things a little hard to see at night.

    First thing I did was run some power and ground wires in the center console, so I can splice into them, and add my 5mm LED lights.

    I ran power from the shift light, and grounded the entire project using the same ground already being utilized in that area. (a shot of the ground in the pic showing the vent LED location)

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    Then I ran one LED to the back of the center console to the rear vent area, and another to the inside of the console:

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    Here's a shot of the vent area at night:

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    Here's a shot of the center console:

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    Then I decided to run 2 LED's to the front cupholder area:

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    (Note the little black grommets... they are actually called LED holders... I got 50 of them for around a dollar on E-bay).

    Here's a day shot of them installed:

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    I wanted them to be concealed, so I located them beneath the cupholder divider. The only problem with this, is the light output wasn't that great, so I modified the underside of the divider, so it would reflect the light a little more.

    I used some mirror tape and cardboard to make the reflector:

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    Here's the finished product....

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    Next, I ran 2 more to the glove box area.... really ticked me off that a $30,000 + pickup truck didn't have a glove box light! lol!

    First thing I did was drill out 2 holes for the LED's on both sides of the latch cut out and one for the contact switch.

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    And a night shot:

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    Next... I had 2 more LED's left from the pack I bought at Walmart... so I decided to add some foot well lights! :D

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    You'll notice I swapped the shifter light too.... I simply used one of the spare LED's I had left over from the 4Runner's LED swap... same 74 Wedge as the 4Runner.

    Now.... what's next?? Well I want to swap out the gauge lights... but they are Surface mounted LED's, which means I need to either learn how to remove and re-solder 10 LED's! lol! I've already got them on order from LEDs: DIY, Superflux, 12V Prewired LEDs, LED Kits and more , so just waiting for them to come in! :D
     
  3. Apr 3, 2013 at 6:46 PM
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    Well, finally got around to wiring the grill lights, with the help of a friend. "The help of a friend"?? YUP!

    You see... I didn't want to run it to a toggle or rocker switch in the dash... so I had a friend of mine help me hook it up to my stock switch!

    The key to doing it, is to tap into the power wire on the back of the headlight housing plug and then running all the other wires to a relay with a fusible link for the constant power wire from the battery. Here's a shot of the T-tap into the power wire:

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    I cleaned up all the wiring with some Wire loom...

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    A night shot:

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    I'd give more detail about this... but I'm no Electrical scientist... and my buddy Lee is the guy who really knows all the details for this one... lol!
     
  4. Apr 11, 2013 at 9:03 PM
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  5. Apr 11, 2013 at 10:06 PM
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    Well, I got my order from Oznium.com the other day, and after canvasing some friends on Facebook, I got a volunteer to Solder the Surface Mount LED's into my gauge cluster! :)

    First thing I did, was take the gauge cluster out, and take it all apart.

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    Then decided, since I had the whole cluster apart, why not mod the pods with some Carbon Fibre Wrap! :D So I took the trim rings out....

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    Closeup of the Gauge Cluster Circuit Board, and the TINY LED's that were replaced!

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    The master at work!

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    Tools of the trade:

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    Before shot, without the carbon fibre...

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    After:

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    Dayshot with the Carbon Fibre and Blue lighting:

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    Not my pic... but here's one of the stock setup:

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    Night shot!

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    I freakin love it! Much nicer than the stock Orange lighting! :D

    Here are some of the threads I referenced for this mod:

    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/162197-2nd-gen-led-dash-radio-swap.html (Gave me a complete list, with links to the sale sites for the LED's I needed to do this swap)

    http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/231607-full-dash-removal.html (Game me the info I needed to take the dash apart, without breaking stuff)

    Basically, the LED'S are super tiny surface mount lights, that have to be de-soldered from the board and replaced, and re-soldered into place. This is a skill, I do NOT possess, and was happy that I had someone who could do them for me. Jerez offers this service at a fee, and I believe he does a great job at doing so!

    Also, another point to mention, is when taking apart the cluster, the needles can be removed by simply pulling on them. Make note of their position when the truck is turned off, as it will be necessary to put them back in that position when your are ready to put it back together.

    When taking apart the cluster, you will need to remove the ODOMETER in order to separate the board from the white gauge surround. To do this, you will need to use a small flat screw driver, and GENTLY pry up on the odometer, from one side to the other, until the pins pull out of the board. This is a little scary, but is farely easy to do, once you know how to do it.

    Another point to mention, if you are interested in matching your gear selection light (center console on a Automatic), you can use a wedge style 74 LED, which has a resistor mounted on it as well. I had mine left over from my 4Runner build.... but you should be able to get one from http://www.oznium.com/, if not http://www.superbrightleds.com/ will have them.



    I'd also like to thank Jerez for his awesome writeup, but for also answering my P.M'S so quickly yesterday, when I was stuck on part of the project! :D
     
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  6. Apr 11, 2013 at 10:17 PM
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    Jerez

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    Wait your gas and temp needles sit like that when off?

    They have to sit lower past the E and C
    But looks good!!!
     
  7. Apr 11, 2013 at 10:37 PM
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    Really?? That's weird.... lol! I'll have to move them tomorrow... it's 1:35am here... and I'm tired as hell! lol!

    BTW, thanks to JEREZ for his writeup, and for the PM'S regarding this mod! I don't live nearby, to send him the cluster, so had to get someone local to me (Sudbury Ontario CANADA!) to help me with it!
     
  8. Apr 12, 2013 at 5:21 AM
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    Man I'm jealous with the blue LED's in your cluster gauge. Those are one of the mods I wish to do sometime.

    Looks awesome though!
     
  9. Apr 21, 2013 at 7:34 PM
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    Alright! So, after many months of procrastination, I decided to get my bed lights wired up!

    First thing I did, was research the crap out of this mod.... and decided to put my own twist on it. Most guys, have used a toggle, or some kind a water proof switch, which they mounted in the bed. I opted to go a different route, and went with a contact switch! :) This way, when the tail gate is down, the lights turn on!

    Here's some pics of today's work:

    Here's the power wire which runs from the battery to the rear of the truck:

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    I ran the wire along the inner fender, down the firewall, and along the frame rails, with the brake lines:

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    THen I ran the wire up the rear quarter panel, over the inner fender:

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    The power wire comes out of the box, next to the anchor system rail along with the ground wire, and wired up to the LED strip:

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    The end of the ground wire, was run to the tail light recess of the rear quarter panel, through the latch post, to the back of the contact switch:

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    I used an existing hole in the pillar, and just drilled it out, so the contact switch backing would go through.

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    Basically, you get constant power from the battery, but the lights only go on, when the tail gate is down, and the ground makes contact with the switch.

    Here's a night shot....

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    I like how it turned out.... almost looks OEM! :) Let me know what you think??
     
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  10. Apr 21, 2013 at 9:31 PM
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    Looks bad ass!
     
  11. Apr 22, 2013 at 5:51 AM
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    Thanks man! I'm pretty stocked about it! Comes in handy when I unload the bed at night!

    I'm planning on running an in-line fuse, but not sure what size I'd need.... anybody know which one I'd need for a 6ft roll of LED rope lights???

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    Where did you pickup the led rope and switch from? I def want to do this
     
  13. Apr 22, 2013 at 1:07 PM
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    The rope lights came from E-bay.... the switch was given to me... but should be able to purchase them directly from a stereo install place. :)
     
  14. Apr 24, 2013 at 4:30 PM
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    the carbon fiber in post 19 is sick!!!! i like the pictured detail for the over head fix! i needed to see that!
     
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    Nice build, I like the bed lights!
     
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    Your cluster lights are awesome!
     
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    Thanks guys! I'm stoked about the Bed lights and the gauges! Can't wait to get a new head unit and complete my interior light color change! I've got $90.00 saved up so far.... :D
     
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    Before.... (already started taking off the badges..)

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    AFTER:

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    Closeup:

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    It's hard to see from the pic... but I plasti-dipped the emblem, painted all the chrome part, gun metal like the front grill emblem, and cleared over all of it.

    You guys think I should do the "TACOMA" emblem too???
     
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    I think you should do the Tacoma emblem as well so it all blends in with the dark tail lights and the TRD logo as well
     

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