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

Same company makes those switches as well. If you search them on Amazon both will come up. If it says “small Toyota push switch” then it is for under ac knobs other than that I believe the others fit here you want them

 

I've had this sitting for two months... Did the rear first thing. Super happy with everything! Thanks to @Mobtown Offroad for the hook up after being pelfreyed.

 

Just did my son's truck seat mod today. Hadn't been able to see him for almost a year. He was impressed and happy.

 

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GRILLIN SOME PODS:
I found a good deal on TW for a pair of @CaliRaisedLed spot pods a little while ago brand new still in the boxes so I snagged them. I wanted one to mount on the swingout in the rear to replace an Amazon light. I know it makes no difference but I like to keep the lights prety much the same. So I mounted the one on thee rear.



I like @CaliRaisedLed lights they have much better light output than the cheap Amazon lights, the finish is durable, I have never had one fog, and they are priced reasonably compared to others. For something I only use occasionally I couldn't ask for any better product.
So now I have a left over pod "What to do?" I contacted @CaliRaisedLed and ordered a single pod and a wiring harness. Then I ordered a CH4x4 push switch for the interior.
I had wanted to place some lights to fill the small void in front of the truck left from the ditch lights and to simply boost forward lighting. Sometimes during deer season I have to get the truck up in on the mountain and not just the 4 wlr so extra lighting really helps. When I had my Dodge I felt like I was flying blind sometimes lighting was so poor. I'm not into this IG crap or trying to look like any kinda overlander thing I just wanted some more light and, well, it's just fun dicking with the truck. I didn't want any big light bar or anything hanging around where it could be snagged by branches or anything. Hell I would hide the ditch lights if I could figure out how to do it.


I marked the bumper with tape where I wanted the lights mounted in the grill so I could locate mounting locations for the brackets



I fabbed up 2 brackets out of aluminum angle and mounted them to the cross brace behind the lower grill


I cut the grill out with a hacksaw blade and a cut off wheel and located the lights



I mounted the relay to the relay bracket I made with the others, ran the harness to the front and the interior, installed the CH4x4 switch, hooked up the lights and tested them.






I had to do quite a bit more trimming to fit the grill as I wanted but a little at a time I got what I desired




So now there are @CaliRaisedLed ppods in the grill, amber pods for fogs, side projecting ditch lights, and a single in the rear to go along with the flush mounted lights in the bumper








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Nice! What lake did you guys go to Grapevine or Lewisville?

 

Technically The Colorado River near Lake Travis

 

Even better. I don't know why I thought you guys where DFW.

 

Installed the Matt Gecko bed lights. Ran the wire down the drivers side of truck and will be using a Ch 4X4 switch to take up one of the blank spot in left side switch area. Will use the Gecko supplied switch to control the the DTRL’s, so a little more wiring under the dash. Also cleaned up the wiring for back cam in the Jensen Head unit behind the Left tail light. Easier to do when it warm and sunny the cold and damp. +2.3mpg, 1.382 hp. verified by butt dyno.

 

Yesterday morning I watched it turn over 200,000. My wife was driving and i reached over to take a pic.
Last night when we finally got done driving it around, I added the new sticker.
I took the pic this morning before I left for work.

 

Because the first time I did the easier run which turned out to be not so good. I did look at both options before starting the first time and didn't think I was going to run into any issues running the harness down low.
This is how the new harness is run. I also removed the harness for the CH4x4 switches and ran it with the radio harness.

 

Aironboard has a good selection.

 

Installed some switches:

Spy mode is not active yet, but the flux capacitor looks like this in a completely dark garage:

I just have to keep it below 88 mph or I end up in a sticky sort of reverse Oedipus complex where my very existence is in jeopardy, but it's very helpful when loading things at night.

The shell has lights already, but PO never hooked then up. I need some more wiring bits before I get those taken care of.

 

Got my "DIY" crossbrace welded up at the local shop during their Open House event. Everyone got a peek under Caitlyn



Got to flex the rear for the first time since installing the BAMF hangers as well; 12" RR Kings, Deaver U402 Stage III's, and new BAMF shackles coming soon...

 

I got up early this morning to touch up some spots that i missed yday painting and mounted them back on the truck.


This isnt a rock crawler, but i wanted rock sliders because of unseen stuff in mud holes [logs, rocks, random stuff].

 

I'll take my pink ones over the LEDs any day.

You want to drop that bumper down a bit. If its sitting that flush with the fenders, you'll pop them or bend them when you flex. 1/8-1/4"

 

Added a shovel to the bed. Fab’d some simple aluminum brackets and combined with Quick Fists. Removed Bakflip rail. Slipped a couple of T Slot nuts in, drilled a couple of holes in the rail and mounted brackets. Nice and solid. Out of the way. Kobalt shovel is steel and should hold up.

 

New wheels and tires

 

Very nice. Why is your bed so shiny?

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