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[piercedtiger]

Added some Gen1 stuff due to someone whining...

(check the 1st post Will)

[tacomaman06]

Originally Posted by piercedtiger

Added some Gen1 stuff due to someone whining...

(check the 1st post Will)

nope.......no whining!!! but thanks pt!!

[Pat]

When you do the BHLM and you take the Yellow Film off of the blinker does it effect the light output at all or make the light a different color?

[piercedtiger]

Originally Posted by Pat

When you do the BHLM and you take the Yellow Film off of the blinker does it effect the light output at all or make the light a different color?

Well, it's not a film. It's a plastic lense. So it cuts down the reflective part and makes it a little less visible when the lights are off, and maybe a little less visible during the daylight. Basically you're only seeing the turn signal bulb flash rather than that whole section light up from the lense spreading out the light. But at night they are plenty visible.

I also did the alternating signal mod so the flashing should be more visible anyway.

[Pat]

Ah ok. Im going to go do the BHLM right now!

[Pat]

Sorry to double post but....

Im doing the BHLM and before I put my headlights in the oven I need to take out the main headlight bulb but I cant seem to get it to come out. I got the big rubber piece off thats around it but how do I get the actual bulb out.

Also on the other lights I just unplugged them but the bulbs are not out. Will that be ok?

[piercedtiger]

Originally Posted by Pat

Sorry to double post but....

Im doing the BHLM and before I put my headlights in the oven I need to take out the main headlight bulb but I cant seem to get it to come out. I got the big rubber piece off thats around it but how do I get the actual bulb out.

Also on the other lights I just unplugged them but the bulbs are not out. Will that be ok?

I would take all the bulbs out to be safe. The main headlight bulb has a spring clamp that holds it in place.

I just twisted the housings for the side marker and signal bulbs so the bulb/harness just hung down while I pulled the light out. Helped keep my fingers from touching the bulbs and ruining them too.

[piercedtiger]

You can replace the stock reverse bulbs with Sylvania 886 bulbs. Just need to cut them as per the diagram below. Most people have better luck with a dremel and cut off disc to cut the bulb off as close to the base as possible. Wire cutters and other things have broken the wire to the filament.




Original thread here: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t93076.html

[007Tacoma]

Originally Posted by piercedtiger

You can replace the stock reverse bulbs with Sylvania 886 bulbs. Just need to cut them as per the diagram below. Most people have better luck with a dremel and cut off disc to cut the bulb off as close to the base as possible. Wire cutters and other things have broken the wire to the filament.




Original thread here: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t93076.html

Ok... claiming ignorance on the current setup of the reverse light bulbs: after you cut the leads, does it just plug straight in, or do you have to make further modifications?

[piercedtiger]

Originally Posted by 007Tacoma

Ok... claiming ignorance on the current setup of the reverse light bulbs: after you cut the leads, does it just plug straight in, or do you have to make further modifications?

Yes.












Seriously though, I think they just plug in after you cut the base/plug off. I haven't even looked at the stock bulbs.

[007Tacoma]

I might pickup a set of these on my way home...

[MattF]

Originally Posted by piercedtiger

Feel free to take anything I've posted here and put in your mod section! I used to search through dozens of threads on Toyotanation.com to find mods, and got tired of looking. Just wanted 1 place to find things or point people too. I'm not the best at describing stuff so I try to take pics now for others to follow.

Oh, and I was tired of telling people "go here for this mod" only to find out that the pics disappeared, or web site was gone.

Apologies for my being a tardy devil over the timespan on this one. Honestly, I'm worse than a five year old for getting distracted and sidetracked. I'm having a run on the downloads/articles site to try and get some more updates and manuals added over the next couple of weeks or so. I'm especially trying to get the sections that are looking a bit thin on info updated.

So...., might one ask a small favour? I'm personally not sure which are the best/most useful posts from this thread to add to the modifications sections, (plus I always get sidetracked by links and such when I start reading through). Would it be possible to post the post id's of the info/posts that would be well suited for going up there? My apologies for being a pain.

Cheers.

[piercedtiger]

Originally Posted by MattF

Apologies for my being a tardy devil over the timespan on this one. Honestly, I'm worse than a five year old for getting distracted and sidetracked. I'm having a run on the downloads/articles site to try and get some more updates and manuals added over the next couple of weeks or so. I'm especially trying to get the sections that are looking a bit thin on info updated.

So...., might one ask a small favour? I'm personally not sure which are the best/most useful posts from this thread to add to the modifications sections, (plus I always get sidetracked by links and such when I start reading through). Would it be possible to post the post id's of the info/posts that would be well suited for going up there? My apologies for being a pain.

Cheers.

Well, I try to add actual mods to the table of contents on the first page to help people wade through the clutter of other posts so you could start there I guess... The links should go directly to the post in this thread if it's posted here. Other mods may shoot off to Toyonation or Customtacos.

[MattF]

Originally Posted by piercedtiger

Well, I try to add actual mods to the table of contents on the first page to help people wade through the clutter of other posts so you could start there I guess... The links should go directly to the post in this thread if it's posted here. Other mods may shoot off to Toyonation or Customtacos.

Oops. I'd not noticed those links under the mods sub heading all linked to posts here. (Where is the awfully embarrassed smiley when one needs it)? Cheers for that pointer.

[007Tacoma]

Originally Posted by MattF

Oops. I'd not noticed those links under the mods sub heading all linked to posts here. (Where is the awfully embarrassed smiley when one needs it)? Cheers for that pointer.

...I'm not sure how many of these will apply directly to the Hilux Surf though. Take each one with a grain of salt as the Surf isn't exactly a Tacoma.

[MattF]

Originally Posted by 007Tacoma

...I'm not sure how many of these will apply directly to the Hilux Surf though. Take each one with a grain of salt as the Surf isn't exactly a Tacoma.

These will be going in a specific Tacoma section. Some of them would be doable on probably quite a few of the different Toyota models with only a minor, (if any), change required, by the looks of it. At least if they're in a Tacoma category, however, people will know they have to adapt the instructions to suit if they get the urge. Plus, it makes pinpointing the mods you're after easier when they are categorised by models or makes. I deviate on that area with the manuals and lump them all into a single category because they're easy enough to find just by using the search, but articles are a different beast. It's more natural to find those by category rather than name/description alone.

[sr5boy]

did this mod yesterday, loks great and will never get bent up again,,, became a tw member today