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Super Ultimate 3rd Brake Light Build

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by MESO, Nov 30, 2017.

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  1. Jan 31, 2019 at 12:54 PM
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    Exactly. It will have basically a double lip. One that’s on the inside pressing against the stock seal, then the outter one covering the whole stock brake light
     
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  2. Jan 31, 2019 at 1:58 PM
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  3. Jan 31, 2019 at 2:13 PM
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    @mesojdm I wondering if you could make a pig tail connector for a 3rd gen tacoma 3rd break light. I bought the kc light mod and was just seeing what could be done with out cutting the factory wiring harness.
     
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  4. Jan 31, 2019 at 7:24 PM
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    Where did you get your black screws? And what size?
     
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  5. Jan 31, 2019 at 7:59 PM
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  6. Jan 31, 2019 at 8:31 PM
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    @mesojdm will it have wiring and switch instructions for the cargo light? for the 2nd gen Taco?
     
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  7. Jan 31, 2019 at 9:03 PM
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    Not there yet. There will be so many different configurations for the lights(bed, chase, brake, etc) I am not sure if I want to have a dedicated kit, Might leave it up to the end user to wire as they choose.


    Also I've been messing around with Antenna mounts.
    How about a BD with integrated NMO?:D
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
     
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    take my money!
     
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  9. Jan 31, 2019 at 9:08 PM
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    Trying to:rofl:
     
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    Yes! I've been wanting something exactly like this for my 3rd gen!
     
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  11. Jan 31, 2019 at 9:50 PM
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    @mesjdm Keep-focus Grasshopper!

    *Design/Produce/Deliver the minimum viable product first, MVP above all else. Everything else is creative distraction

    I am looking forward to seeing it!


     
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    Not bad price at all but a 100. That’s a lot of extra.
     
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  14. Feb 1, 2019 at 3:17 AM
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    Stuff..and things. Mostly stuff
    I think that leaving the wiring up to the end user will be the most economical option and will help keep the price down as well as production time.

    Also, I was wondering when/if you were going to attempt the NMO challenge. The design looks good, very clean lines.
     
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  15. Feb 1, 2019 at 6:05 AM
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    Plenty to replace the ones that will inevitably rust over time. Black oxide coated stuff doesn’t have great corrosion resistance.
     
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    x2, black zinc coating will hold up much better long-term. But you're not going to find black-zinc-coated hardware just laying around the way you do with black oxide.
     
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    You can make the screws black by heating them up to 570-750 F and drop them in olive oil, it will turn them black and give them a protective coating. (Little shop trick I learned)
     
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    Without reading through 75 pages, what's the big difference between 2nd and 3rd generation lights? It it width? Angle? I thought the cabs were basically carryovers
     
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    I. NEED. THIS.

    You're the man.
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    3rd gen double cabs are what’s different, larger light.

    2nd gens and 3rd gen AC are the exact same 3rd brake light
     
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