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Theloden · Jan 12, 2016

2004TacomaNavy said: ↑

Where do you find T-slot nuts?
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The link @stephenw13 is to the Amazon page where I got em at.

madsand · Jan 18, 2016

great info... subd for future mod

Speedytech7 · Jan 19, 2016

@Janster your website is down, just an FYI

Janster · Jan 19, 2016

Speedytech7 said: ↑

@Janster your website is down, just an FYI
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Thanks for the heads up!!

Is it still down? Just checked it....seems OK now. Shit, I've been having issues with the mail forwarding here lately... hmmmm.... driving me crazy!! I checked all my host settings too. Thanks again!!

cstcyr · Jan 27, 2016

Ended up doing mine last week. Took about 5 hours from start to finish. Used krylon black fusion paint. I couldn't find he 3m sealant anywhere so I found a waterproof silicone sealant and it worked great.

I have to admit this mod was slightly nerve racking in the beginning but overall I'm really happy with it.

vrod671 · Jan 27, 2016

cstcyr said: ↑

Ended up doing mine last week. Took about 5 hours from start to finish. Used krylon black fusion paint. I couldn't find he 3m sealant anywhere so I found a waterproof silicone sealant and it worked great.

I have to admit this mod was slightly nerve racking in the beginning but overall I'm really happy with it.

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i really want to do this.

Yota Man · Feb 21, 2016

Anyone wrapping there handles in paracord? See plenty of paracord handle replacements but they look unfinished to me do to the handles being molded in the way they are and then removing them. I like the idea of wrapping (braiding) the originals.

madsand · Feb 21, 2016

Yota Man said: ↑

Anyone wrapping there handles in paracord? See plenty of paracord handle replacements but they look unfinished to me do to the handles being molded in the way they are and then removing them. I like the idea of wrapping (braiding) the originals.
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That is some awesome braiding!

DrFunker · Feb 21, 2016

Yota Man said: ↑

Anyone wrapping there handles in paracord? See plenty of paracord handle replacements but they look unfinished to me do to the handles being molded in the way they are and then removing them. I like the idea of wrapping (braiding) the originals.
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madsand said: ↑

That is some awesome braiding!
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That is. Nice work.

m00seNUckLEz · Mar 2, 2016

piercedtiger[OP] said: ↑

This mod lets you fit a larger spare tire if you run 285's and want a full sized spare in the stock location.

Cut off these tabs to get enough clearance for a 285 (32.8") tire. Probably gives enough clearance for most 33" tires as well.

Have these pieces left over:

Looks like this when done. Just paint to prevent rust and the the spare in place!

How to put a 285 tire as your spare - Arizona Toyz
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Thanks for sharing. I'm currently doing this to fit a full 33" spare under my truck. I hammered those guides down and went ahead and chopped off my exhaust after the muffler and installed a turn-down tip. Will be putting the spare on today.

eric801 · Mar 2, 2016

Hi will the skid plate (under motor) from a second gen fit a 3rd generation?

Any idea?

J Red · Mar 11, 2016

007Tacoma said: ↑

Ok, that is what I did...

2 coats on. 1 more to go.

Has anyone "baked" the paint onto the lenses after the final coat? I am thinking that this would cure the paint a bit more before putting it all back together. That would help eliminate some of the fogging. Just a thought. I might try it.
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This might have a residual effect on your oven... Making any food cooked in there taste like rattle can smells... Just a guess, tho.

TRDTacoma626 · Mar 14, 2016

eric801 said: ↑

Hi will the skid plate (under motor) from a second gen fit a 3rd generation?

Any idea?
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Anyone know if this works

TimberLandTaco · Mar 22, 2016

How long do the lights stay on?

borderbrat said: ↑

this an addition to piercedtiger's bed light and underbody light mod.

so my idea when i started this mod was i wanted the option for everything to light up when i unlock my truck or open the door to get out.
it took a little bit of disassembly to investigate how to do it but what i found was going to the dome light in one constant hot and two grounds on is always grounded and the other is on a relay so the light comes on under certain circumstances. this is the wire i tapped in to we'll come back to it.

so the first thing i did when i pulled my lights out of the box was chop off the plugs as i did not want to use the control box that came with it. wired all the pos+ wires together this will take a little bit of trial and error with a battery to find which wires are which. there is only one neg- wire in my set of lights. I did not use relays for this mod as the lights only draw 3 amps total thats as much as a normal relay itself wasn't worth the extra wiring.
so i wired the pos+ side of the lights directly to the pos+ power point in the fuse box under the hood the neg- side of the lights go to the center point on my double throw switches.i then wired a constant ground to one side of the switch. all the wires came in the cab through a ruber gromit in the floor on the drivers side.

this is where that dome light ground comes in to play i found the easiest way to access it was in the drivers side piller its a light blue wire for my truck it may be different depending on model and year. this ground was wired to the other side of the switch.
this way you have the option of having the lights on weather the truck is on or not. (up position) off (middle position) or the lights with come on automatically with the dome light.(down position)

and here is a basic wiring diagram to make things a little more clear

and a video of it in action

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jr15642 · Mar 27, 2016

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Shoot, I wish I had an Offroad instead of the Sport to do the locker mod, abs, VSC stuff detailed earlier.

Here is a mod originally from TRDtoy79.
It is one of my favorites because it's free and clever (only for 2008):

How much are you willing to pay for me to tell you the code that turns the seat belt chime off?

No, I'm not kidding. I have the code and tested it on my '08 Taco.

No takers??? Fine then! Hope you enjoy listening to that endless, annoying seat belt chime.

OK, I give. Here it is. BTW you guys are no fun :

1) Turn the Car 'ON', but do not start the engine (Leave your foot off the brake). Cycle your trip reset knob until it reads ODO. Turn the ignition back off. Wait a couple of seconds.
2) Make sure seat belt is not fastened
3) Turn the ignition back on, do not start the car (Leave you foot off the break) As soon as you see everything light up, press and hold the trip reset knob and do a long 12 second count.
4) Keep your finger on the trip reset knob. Fasten your seat belt, as soon as you fasten your seat belt, you should see the ODO display go from XXXX miles to "b-on". At that time take your finger off the trip reset knob and press it again. It should cycle to "b-off". You should be all set and turn the ignition off and unfasten your seat belt.

SWEET!!
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Does anyone know this "code" for 2010 taco? Tried this method, but it didn't work for mine.

EDIT: I tried it again and it worked!! I must have missed a step somewhere the first time. Great post. Mine is the 2010 Taco, crew cab 4x4, TRD Sport.

jim1234 · Mar 28, 2016

dsds said: ↑

Shoot, I wish I had an Offroad instead of the Sport to do the locker mod, abs, VSC stuff detailed earlier.

Here is a mod originally from TRDtoy79.
It is one of my favorites because it's free and clever (only for 2008):

How much are you willing to pay for me to tell you the code that turns the seat belt chime off?

No, I'm not kidding. I have the code and tested it on my '08 Taco.

No takers??? Fine then! Hope you enjoy listening to that endless, annoying seat belt chime.

OK, I give. Here it is. BTW you guys are no fun :

1) Turn the Car 'ON', but do not start the engine (Leave your foot off the brake). Cycle your trip reset knob until it reads ODO. Turn the ignition back off. Wait a couple of seconds.
2) Make sure seat belt is not fastened
3) Turn the ignition back on, do not start the car (Leave you foot off the break) As soon as you see everything light up, press and hold the trip reset knob and do a long 12 second count.
4) Keep your finger on the trip reset knob. Fasten your seat belt, as soon as you fasten your seat belt, you should see the ODO display go from XXXX miles to "b-on". At that time take your finger off the trip reset knob and press it again. It should cycle to "b-off". You should be all set and turn the ignition off and unfasten your seat belt.

SWEET!!
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I just did this on my 09 base coma. I did not get the "B-on" or "B-off", but the chime is now off. This is truly THEE best mod out there. OOOPPPPSSS, did not take. chimed was back on this morning.

Rusty1606 · Mar 28, 2016

Im still trying to do this with my 2015. No dice yet

J Red · Mar 28, 2016

I know, I know. This is an old topic and can't be THAT difficult, but I haven't seen this addressed in the threads... Who has Daytime Running Lights -from the factory- and has done the alternating blinker mod? How does it differ from the instructions in the TOC #45? Do I use the unused, third spot on the dtrl/blinker?

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I didn't see where this was addressed, specifically, and I don't wanna cut factory wiring and it be wrong! Tia!

jim1234 · Mar 29, 2016

Rusty1606 said: ↑

Im still trying to do this with my 2015. No dice yet
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Yes, I would like to do this. Unforntionly this did not work on my 09.

Old School · Apr 4, 2016

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