What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

Thanks. That was the only purpose I could think of.

 

Also great to have on the highway. Mine has saved me from being stuck in traffic jams many times. It's nice to be able to "see" what's happening miles down the road.

 

So who saves you from being stuck in traffic jams ? Truckers mostly ? Do you mostly monitor their chit chat ?

 

Swapped out the reverse lights with Sylvania 886's, i havent been able to see well at night since I tinted the front windows

 

Yeah, channel 19 gives you all the traffic info from the truckers plus where the cops are

 

Back in the 70's and 80's when everyone had a CB radio in their car they were mainly used as others have stated, speed traps, gasoline availability and wreck avoidance. Nowadays they are not so popular which is good as back then the traffic was heavy all the time on every channel.

CB radios are the Redneck Ham Operators of the world. That cell phone will not work when the power goes down but that 12 volt CB radio will provide communications for a long distance as long as you got battery and a good antenna. Since the CB's are not so popular and technology has allowed devices to shrink and get cheaper I strongly suggest everyone own at least two of them of some sort. You never know when they may be very useful.

My Taco does not have a mounted CB installed but there is a handheld one in a pack with a 12 volt lighter plug in the front seat back pocket. Also I have a trunked scanner that has a CB frequency band. I use it to "listen" to the truckers as I travel and has saved me many a minute by avoiding speed traps and accidents and detours.

A small mobile CB will work as a base station too, just flip that mount over to the bottom so the bottom is open, speaker is on the bottom. I own a couple of these too purchased at ridiculously low prices at swap meets. CB's are just a tool that is so useful when needed and so cheap not to have at least one of them around in case it is ever needed. If all your close friends had one and the power went down you could still communicate with them. What better gift to a friend than a lifeline in an emergency.

 

Cool. Nothing changed in 40 years. Maybe I'll have to look into a CB again - take some of the boring out of driving. Thanks for the reply.

 

That's quite a write up. Thanks for the reply. Does it matter what brand or model I should buy if I find one cheap online or Craigslist ?

 

235/85/16 Goodyear Duratracs now on the truck.

 

Ebay, seller is 2011LED from China. I was suprised how fast it came in. $5.00 free shipping.

 

Well i think its safe to say that lusetaco and 45longcolt covered all the answers for me!

I would go with a cobra, but thats just personal preference. I know radioshack sells radios that seem to work well, and galaxy has nice ones too. (They are just a little expensive.)

 

Installed the EZ Lift for the tailgate, but going to have to make a new cable for that side as it binds up. Got it fairly cheap on Amazon.

 

Reviews on this are good and you can not a lot to lose at $30. I'll check cobra next. Thanks.

 

Not sure which radio your talking about for $30. But if it's $30, might as well give it a try!

 

got a link? Was looking at getting one, but didnt see one for the tacoma.

 

In a heated garage at my father-in-laws:

-Changed the oil
-Emptied my Catch Can
-Installed my In-Channel Cent Visors
-Installed the switch for my bed LEDs, still waiting for the LEDs, but the switch has power
-Installed new Brake Lights
-Installed new LED turn signals and relocated their resitors
-Installed AALs to bring my truck leafs up to TSB standards
-Routed a bunch of wires
-Cleaned my rear shocks, since they were off during the AAL process
-Fixed the lower mesh in my lower front bumper

-Finishing it off with a beer on the couch.

 

Sorry I didn't put the link in. Here is one
http://www.amazon.com/Midland-1001Z...DIDK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1326581390&sr=8-1

Here's another
http://www.amazon.com/Cobra-19DXIV-...KUVS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1326581390&sr=8-5

 

Installed LT275/70/17 Hankook ATm's

 

Installed OEM D-rings and cut bed mat to fit. Then painted the badges and front emblem.

 

Back in the old days there were many different brands and models. Some even looked like a old first car type phone with a home handset and a cradle to hold it. Back then the channel limit was 23 and that got raised to 40 over time. So if you run across a 23 channel one that is an older model but still good if it works. There are some models that have Single Side Band capability. Only a like one can hear each other and talk to each other. It is used to gain a little distance and privacy.

The newer models are all about state of the art so it really doesn't matter which one you get, just a personal preference in features and shapes and styles. Think about power requirements and have the hook ups necessary for more than one source of power if possible. A whip antenna is the best for a vehicle CB antenna but that can be a little long and noticeable. I keep an older magnetic short whip in the tool box ready if needed. HTHS