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Super Ultimate 3rd Brake Light Build

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

  1. May 30, 2019 at 1:31 PM
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    NoOne

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  2. May 30, 2019 at 3:06 PM
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    9?!

    What're you, insane? :eek:
     
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  3. May 30, 2019 at 5:05 PM
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    Im in!
     
  4. May 30, 2019 at 6:06 PM
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    RCI Skid Plate Bilstein 5100’s Spydertrax Spacers PIAA LED Headlights Cali Raised LED Fogs TRD Pro Tail Lights TRD Pro Grille Debadged with Black Tailgate Inserts
    Well then...it appears I subbed at a perfect time. Bd4 or bd7 is no longer the debate. Hex 9 all the way! I’ll wait patiently for this one lol
     
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  5. May 30, 2019 at 6:09 PM
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    And to think I got a little sad after getting the puddles since there were no other Meso mods I have yet to obtain. Silly me.
     
  6. May 30, 2019 at 6:09 PM
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    No.. just MESO
     
  7. May 30, 2019 at 6:44 PM
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    the Hex9 is maddnessss and I love it. Cant wait for them
     
  8. May 30, 2019 at 7:01 PM
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    It's going to give so many more options for color and configuration. You can run red-brake, amber-turn signal, white-cab, yellow-chase, all together in 1:eek:
     
  9. May 30, 2019 at 7:06 PM
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    That’s rad AF. I was just suggesting the other day about doing some other things with the third brake light and having running lights or other functions. Should have known you already had something going!
     
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  10. May 30, 2019 at 8:26 PM
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    Will you still offer the BD5?
     
  11. May 31, 2019 at 10:22 AM
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    THE MACHINE!!!!
     
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  12. May 31, 2019 at 11:19 AM
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    As in tap the brake light or bed light 12v wire for power for something In the bed? If so I would not do that personally. The only time I siphon power off circuits is for minuscule LED loads.
     
  13. May 31, 2019 at 11:29 AM
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    No, like using the housing as a pass through.
     
  14. May 31, 2019 at 11:51 AM
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    MESO already did.... it's in a previous post somewhere. He's even got a three openings version.

    EDIT: HERE (Post #1832)
     
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  15. May 31, 2019 at 11:51 AM
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    I debated doing that with my NMO version but decided against it. The problem is finding a quality pass through that won’t leak. Meso makes the type that replace the XM antenna but I don’t have a stock XM antenna since I’m a 2013.

    Is your bed item on a cap or in an open bed? If it’s on a cap I’d just get a blue sea clamshell or something similar to pass wires. If it’s in an open bed I’d just run a wire along the frame and up through a drain hole and along the bed accessory mounting rails.
     
  16. May 31, 2019 at 2:22 PM
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    If you're trying to do a wire pass-through you're better off with MESO'S ThinFIN.

    [​IMG]
     
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  17. May 31, 2019 at 2:55 PM
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    That is EXACTLY what I need. Thank you.
     
  18. May 31, 2019 at 2:56 PM
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    It's going to be two items mounted to my bed rack with my RTT. I want something so I can make quick connections for when I want to remove the RTT/items.
     
  19. May 31, 2019 at 3:02 PM
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    Are anyone else's BD lights getting smoking hot when they're on?
     
  20. May 31, 2019 at 5:17 PM
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    Any chance that something like this is in the works for access cabs/2nd gens?
     
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