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

https://youtu.be/XXOX4z6uwXo

 

ZERO likes for this. Hope you are made whole again very soon!

 

First time towing with it since I bought it in May. It’s probably been about 14 years since I last towed anything. Backing up is NOT like riding a bike LOL

 

sorry to see that. Glad no one was hurt.

 

The fires out here are insane. Multiple friends lost their homes

 

Same man, homes, businesses, fuckin 2020 man, one for the books

 

Finished my install of my SmittyBilt X20 Synthetic winch onto my ARB bumper. Install wasn't too bad, didn't need to remove the bumper or add spacers to the winch. Mounted solenoid box onto the winch frame itself pointed towards the radiator. Still plenty of room and being tall it's not too hard to reach the wireless remote switch from engine bay or under bumper. Only thing that threw a wrench into a smooth install was realizing I needed an offset hawse fairlead and the one that came with the winch wasn't gonna work. Ordered a very pretty Factor 55 fairlead and 3 days later boom! Winch install finished. Complete with matching power kill switch from @Gilmorec61. Everything working great!





Think I'm gonna get a Factor 55 flatlink to replace the hook. I don't like having it hanging out like that and if I snug it up against the fairlead I'm worried it'll start gouging the aluminum.

 

UNI filter mod and scheduled a Certified Used warranty visit for the weatherstripping TSB, a tail light LED out, and a weird pop/knock when I go over decent size bumps with the wheel cranked either direction.

 

Man it all looks killer brother!! With the cutoff switch installed, you can leave the switch on the solenoid box in the ‘on’ position at all times, and then use the switch as your ‘on’ and then use the wireless remote. Shouldn’t have to touch the solenoid box!! Good to know that if you need to you can though.

Highly recommend the f55 flatlink too! Not only does it look gangsta, it increases the safety of a recovery by creating a ‘closed loop’ system. If you do get one, I suggest the one with the larger, oval shaped eyelet, so you don’t have to worry about double shackling in certain scenarios.

Thanks again for the support man! Can’t wait to see it all in action

 

woah, whats all this?

 

Didn't even think about leaving the wireless on all the time now. Another bonus to an already dank kill switch! And ordered the Factor 55 Flatlink E (one with the oval) about 5 minutes after I posted about thinking about one haha. It'll be here Monday. Thanks again! Now I can hit some of these nastier trails solo without worrying about being unable to get myself unstuck.

 

Much needed air filter swap + I also ordered a front side camera that seems to be missing in transit

 

Damn man sorry about your truck, I've seen you post some pics on here and it was badass. Luckily you're alright tho. Vehicles and property can be replaced

 

Only thing that looks salvageable is the front bumper. Glad you made it out ok. The fires in CA the last few years have been the worst I have ever seen. Air quality yesterday evening was over 400...like being inside the campfire.

 

The stock fog light harness on these trucks is set to turn off with the high beams and also only can be used when the lights are on. Now I have full control of them and can be turned on as long as the ignition is on. I bent one of the terminals on the relay and tapped into a line on the harness following this write up.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cheap-free-mods.4838/#post-45430

 

All exhaust modifications are complete. Both original catalytic converters have been removed and replaced with a single high flow catalytic converter. I got the results I expected.

 

I would be interested if the dealer just takes your word for the weatherstripping TSB, or if you have to prove it to them. I tried the DIY fix and it improved things, but I still hear the kazoo noise a bit.

 

Thankfully the dealership is an IT client of ours and shouldn’t put up too much fuss.

 

I just did it myself yesterday. Each side costs $58 and it's an easy install. To me it was worth it not having to deal with the dealer.

 

Easy install is good, but free install is better.