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

So i did this last weekend. Not sure how. But i smelled something burning and the switch wouldnt click off. Pulled it out and it was melted and hot as hell. Not sure if its the cheap Amazon switch or the way i wired it. Its been working fine for 8 or 9 months and then last weekend decided to meltdown. Any ideas?

 

Those look like the same switches sold on several sites. If so, they are only designed for 2-3 amp applications. Were you using a relay for your lights?

 

No im not. Just a small fuse. I was wondering if that might be the issue.

 

I get this line of thought. But to say it make zero sense is opinion based.

I just prefer to owe as few entities as possible or for the shortest time possible. I get it from my father. I think I have a complex about time being finite.

 

.... how small of a fuse? You should always use a relay with those (I have a few), but if you have a really small load and use a 2.5A fuse or so that should be okay. I'm guessing you used a 10A or more though?

 

Anything special on the license plate bulbs? do you know which ones to get? I want to do this also

 

Yeah it's a 10 amp. Guess i need to get a relay. Pardon my ignorance but is there any particular one to get?

 

3rd gen sit higher then 2nd gen??? O thought they looked higher but I thought it was an illusion given the shape or the wheel wells... Lol rear too?

 

Any sound clips?

 

Let me know that works. I tried using plasti dip on my handles & it didn't hold as well I thought it would...

 

Thanks for the advice!

 

Thanks man!

 

Not yet. I don't own a camera other than my phone so the quality wouldn't be good. Might borrow my buddies go pro and try to put something together. I know everybody's ears are different, but I think it's the perfect amount of sound for our trucks. Gives it a nice growl/rumble for a 6 cyl. and isn't crazy loud unless you really get on it from a stop. Worth every penny in my opinion.

 

Standard Bosch relay from the auto parts store will do the trick. You'll need some wire to go with it unless you have some already. You're lucky that switch didn't start a fire in your truck.

 

Hey that was when I was born! *snicker*

 

Thank you for the info.

Yes i am lucky. I was in a new town with the windows down and just thought it was the way the town smelled. It wasnt until i pulled into a walmart to pick up some camping supplies did i notice the lights wouldnt switch off. I immediately popped the switch out and noticed it was melted. Dodged a bullet there!

 

Yea me too I was at Ramstein 79-80 bunch of youngsters.

 

Added a Orange gumball shifter ball today from Sickspeed.

 

Mounted the lightbar

 

I don't have any specific recommendations for a brand. For things like lights I always keep most of the current on the engine side of the firewall. Just the low current switch part of the wiring in the cab. That means putting the relay in the engine bay, so I use waterproof ones. OTRATTW sells some on their website. Waterproof not totally necessary, but consider whether you do water crossings etc. when making that decision.