NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Can be like I-5 at 4pm on a Friday, from Tacoma dome to Tulalip.

 

It’s a good easy trail for “overlanders” to try to become Instagram famous from

 

Want to go but Walmart sucks at delivering stuff and my TV is supposed to get here Sunday instead of last Friday. Meh.

 

anybody have any tricks to get steering wheel controls working for aftermarket stereos? starting to feel pretty dumb...

 

Some of the times you HAVE to use special wiring harnesses. What radio?

 

Just sticktoyourguns and you’ll get it working.

 

its an atoto A6. the Chinese special

 

should i get any reading on a multimeter when i volume up and down?

 

https://youtu.be/xWmNeewjhkM?t=110

Have you watched this? He doesn't say anything useful in the first 1:50, so just continue from the timestamp if you haven't seen it. He's working with a 2006 Tacoma.

 

Is that like the joying Android HU's? When I hooked mine up I remember something about a pink wire and a brown wire. Then train the buttons in the headunit configuration. I didn't use any of that swrc adapter bs, just directly connected.

I drove my work truck home tonight, but can get you a picture of how mines wired up tomorrow.

 

Keep in mind, Toyotas wiring is 99% of the time ground switched. If your checking for power with one test lead at the switch wire, and the other at ground, you'll get a big fat nothing in the multimeter.

 

@Greddy don't forgot a transmission cooler since you'll be adding that trailer. Having just towed similar weight (4k ish) in approx 70-85 degree weather the transmission pan and convertor (based on ultragauge added pids) were getting up to 230-240 range WITH the tow package cooler.

I'll be upgrading to a better cooler when I flush my fluid.

 

Wow, can't say I've ever seen mine get that high, but can't think of anything I've towed that would even be close to 4k#. Maybe 2800-3000 max. And I have the cooler. Been wanting to upgrade it tho.

 

That was with around 4 to 4.5k trailer weight plus cargo weight.

But he got a like 3k dry weight camper

 

This is how I have it wired right now. Im going to go see if I can update the software in the head unit and try to program the buttons again

 

Ya its just a generic android head unit. That would be awesome to get some pictures when you get a chance

 

Hey everyone I disappeared until I needed something.

P0306 Misfire Cylinder 6. I did plugs 20k ago. I put on a new ignition coil. I will check the condition of the plug when I get home. Anything else I can check myself? Truck shudders on cold start for a few seconds and then acts normal. Coil didn’t fix it.

 

Could be a faulty injector as well, double check the plugs and swap them out(make sure they’re gapped correctly)
Next time instead of just buying a new coil swap the #6 coil into another cylinder and see if the problem follows the coil.

 

Last two cylinder misfires in my wife’s runner where fuel injectors. First time I replaced it, second time I did sea foam in the tank, nothing but Chevron fuel for about 3 tanks and it cleared up. She always goes and buys the cheapest gas she can find. It would start up run and fine from a cold start. She works 8 minutes from the house so it would barley get warm, but if she went into town to the grocery store and it was warmed up it would throw a CEL and stutter and run like hell heading back home.

 

Anyone have experience with some big ol' dick....cepeks? Reading good reviews about the extreme countries. They look more like a mud tire than a hybrid, compared to other hybrid tires. Reminds me of the SST Pro. But they're fairly light, 63 lbs and come in D range (not putting E range on my truck). Only thing I don't like is the goofy logo on the sidewall, potential balancing issues and can flat spot if you let em sit for a little while.