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

Finished this today, but it's been a "work in progress"...

One of the LED lights on my Hilux 4 x 4 switch stopped working. Luckily my old man is an electrician and is really good with soldering, so I bought some new bulbs and he replaced it for me.

Because of having the Hilux 4 x 4 switch, I need the metal ring to "fill in the space" because the switch is a bit smaller. After several attempts at repainting the ring and it coming out like shit every time, I gave up and paid $20.00 at a local paint/powder shop for them to do it in a flat black look. They do great work! I've used them before to re-powder coat a used BAMF Behind The Grill Light Bar Mount that I bought used on here, and needed some 'touching up".

Got the ring back from the shop on my lunch break. Pic of it all done and around the switch. They did a great job. Definitely worth the $20.



And while still on my lunch break, installed it real quick with some JB Kwikweld. Not it's sitting out there, curing.

 

Clean!

 

I'm not quite done yet--I still need to add some vinyl to the back wall and the driver side B-Pillar--but so far I am *not* really impressed with the noise reduction. It definitely did something to attenuate the noise in the cab but not nearly as much as I expected! I didn't take any before/after noise measurements so that would be my suggestion to you so that you can know definitively how much it actually worked. I pretty much used https://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/ exclusively for instructions..but I don't know how much longer that site is going to be available because he has closed down shop. Anyways hopefully after I finish the back wall, B-pillar, and put my canopy back on it will have more of an effect.

 

Cool, that's the approach I was going to take. Thank you. Do you recommend any particular source for the materials?

 

No problem glad to give some help. Yes, I got everything from Amazon:

Second Skin Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam Sheet – Improve Acoustics, Echo Reduction, Heat Insulation (Peel & Stick, 8 Sq Ft - 2 Sheets)

Melamine Foam

$50 Noico Red 150 mil (4mm) 36 sqft (3.4 sqm) Noico Liner Car Heat and Sound Insulation,Heat and Cool Liner, Self-Adhesive Closed Cell Foam (PE Foam)

Noico Closed Cell Foam

$7 Ogrmar Car Sound Deadener Noise Filter Application Wheel Roller (Black)

Application Roller

$16 XFasten Butyl Sealing Tape, Black, 1/8-In x 3/4-In x 30-Foot Plumbers Putty, RV Sealant, Boat Sealing, EDPM Butyl Tape

Butyl Tape

$185 Soundsulate, 1 lb Mass Loaded Vinyl Soundproofing (4' x 15 (60 sf))

Mass Loaded Vinyl

MAT66 80 mil 72 sqft Car Sound Deadening Mat, Butyl Automotive Sound Deadener, Audio Noise Insulation and Dampening

Sound Deadening Mat

Vinyl Cement

 

Thanks a bunch. These trucks are tin cans. I plan on being diligent and thorough.

 

too true! good luck man

 

Finally got some Husky Weatherbeaters. $161 cdn on Amazon

 

Yep, disconnect it quickly and throw it in the garbage.

 

i'd be interested in links to both of those. That Amp attenuator is perfect!

 

Thanks! Like wise

 

Went to the local dealer and picked up a cover for my air pump. The 4 cylinders didn't come with one but I found out that one from a V6 fits perfectly.
Part # 17613-0P010

 

The amp attenuator came with my Fosgate amp (it's solely a bass boost attenuator). Easy install into a factory switch blank with a small drilled hole and a little trimming on the backside of the blank cover to fit the guts of the attenuator.

Here's a the link to the 3.0/2.4 USB dual port (fits 2nd gens with a tiny tiny bit of shaving some plastic inside the socket on the dash):

$20 Cllena Dual USB Port Charger Socket Quick Charge 3.0 & 2.4A for Toyota

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FCZC933

These things rock for tapping into your under-dash fuse panel for power (I used the 7.5A IGN fuse for the dual USB port so it turns off/on with ignition. Use a different constant hot 10A circuit if you want charging power when the truck is off):

$8 MuHize Low Profile Mini Fuse Tap, Upgraded Car & RV Add-a-Circuit Adapter, 12V Holder with 5A Low Profile Blade Fuse

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082GFVCQ1

 

Got it. I went in search of a panel mounted att. Brilliant. I'll see if one of the many out there aftermarket may fit.

 

Did you need to epoxy or jb weld the switch/ring into your dash? If so, how did you remove it?

 

Yup, have to "glue" the ring to the dash pc. I used JB Weld, and when I needed to pop it out, I just used a small screw driver and just pried it little by little, to make it "pop out".

 

Ahh, got it. It's funny because I did this exact same mod (love it) and forgot how I even did it already. What color LED's do you have? Mine have the blue LED's.

 

I went with white, since the lights on the temp control pc are also white.

 

If you’ll stand it up in a corner, mine won’t have to stand alone.

 

I got more fancy bed rails to mount and scored this 3-in-1 kayak rack from Academy for $14!! Wow...there had to have been something wrong in their system.