PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

Hello again! I bought the cruise stalk and the cable; How does one go about running the wire to the ECM? Where is the ECM?

 

Operation: Cruise Control might end up being a failed mission

 

airbags dont deploy when the battery is unbolted and the charge is gone. and at least youre going in for something else, so thats a plus

 

One member is saying I can wire directly into the ECM; Waiting to hear back from them...

 

Oh no, why?

 

Also I honestly don’t think I have ever used cruise control. Even when I drove across country. You’re not missing anything

 

Truck might not be prewired; There’s talk of being able to wire it directly to the ECM, but I’m weary of anything that's not done to factory specs (with the exception of the stereo and backup camera, of course)...

 

Next project; Foglights with @Taco critter!

 

I am definitely adding one of these kits to my truck, but there are so many out there and I just wanted to see which one people thought was the best...

 

Nice. I use those a lot as we get a decent amount of fog in the evenings and early mornings

 

This is the kit I really wanted to get after seeing the screenshot on Facebook, but I can’t find this specific one...

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/5-lug.114/

 

Your truck will look badass lifted. My dad had a 92 (back in "92) 5 lug that he lifted and put some taller pizza cutters with the factory steel wheels and i thought it was so cool!

 

Charlie, did your original clockspring get done under warranty? Mine did so I'm curious what you find

 

99% sure I did, but it was recall and not warranty...

The clockspring should be fine, but it’s looking more and more like my truck was not prewired for cruise control.

 

Thanks, Bill!

 

I meant recall..doh. Long day and night. Mine was recall same time as the catalytic converter

 

I definitely got that done.

 

Here is the wiring diagram for cruise control (2.7L).

Connector E7 (C) pin #31 goes to the spiral cable pin #1, pin #2 on the spiral cable goes to ground.

 

I talked on the phone with my cousin last night, about what her next car will be; She has a white 2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD that she bought brand new towards the end of that year. She lives in the Wilkes-Barre area, commutes to the Jim Thorpe area for work, and regularly drives to the Southeastern PA because her entire family lives in that area; As a result, her 3-year old RAV4 has 82K miles on it! Luckily, she has 0% APR financing. She has one daughter who was born in May 2020 and wants a second kid; As such, that would require something larger. She had her heart set on a Toyota Highlander; Yesterday, she told me she really liked the Volvo XC60 and planned to buy one used since she couldn't afford a brand new one. I immediately cringed at the mention of the name "Volvo"...

My overall opinion of the Volvo brand is good, but I prefer the older ones (especially the 1991-1993 Volvo 240s); The newer ones just don't do much for me, and on top of that they suffer from steep depreciation and outrageous repair bills. The 2010 Volvo V50 my cousin's husband used to own, mentioned in the linked post above, is a perfect example; $4,500 to fix an electrical issue with the air-conditioner! Go figure, he traded it for a Highlander! I told my cousin this story and that convinced her once again that a Highlander was the way to go for reliable family transportation.