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

I had to splice into one of the cig lighter wires for something and it was not fun.

 

Mine just plugs into the cigarette lighter socket

Dual USB Car Charger,4.8A Output,Cigarette Lighter Voltage Meter Compatible with Apple iPhone,iPad,Samsung Galaxy,LG,Google Nexus,USB Charging Devices,Black

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Well boys, I think I sent her a little too hard...

 

I cold chiseled and torched the mother fudger front diff bolt off that of course stripped and left me up the diarrhea river without a pot to piss in. This little bastard was a royal pain to dislodge. But once I did..........


and then



I know it’s a little thing but the satisfaction of hearing that bolt snap off after hammering and hammering and hammering, it felt so good!

 

Which means it will rub alot when off road at full lock.

 

Drove it around town today

 

Spent 3 hours prepping for my engine bay detail tomorrow. Removed battery and cleaned and while I had it out I thought this was an opportune time to clean the battery post and terminals. I also gathered the tools and products I thought necessary to complete the job. I also cleaned and sealed all areas I thought were critical and could cause a problem if not protected. I put a tarp covered with a moving blanket underneath the area I will be cleaning so the garage floor will still be clean when I finish. I’ve already detailed underneath the hood and it was just as nasty as the engine bay.

 

Are you going to be cleaning it with a fire hose?!

 

Added ditch lights and a 32” light bar in the bumper

 

I've had mine on for bout 3 months but I have no lift

 

Technically this didn't happen today, but it did happen this month

Installed my Martin Off Road cap rack from @gmartin284


HD Dakar Install thanks to @Strictlytoyz

 

Nothing major, got 180lbs of tube sand over the rear axle finally. In case of ice or whatever this winter.

 

I’ve never really looked into this.......is it only 1 traction bar?

 

Today I bent the crossmember that my traction bar bolts to. Lmao. I couldn't get a decent picture of it.

Sorry to interrupt... on mine I swapped the power port for the lighter and the lighter for the power port.

Never mind the "custom" cell phone mount or the Harbor Freight receipt for submersible trailer lights. Lol. The power port went into the cigarette lighter hole with zero issue, it snapped right in, it's weird because the power port hole is smaller than the lighter hole. I drilled out the old power port hole for the cigarette lighter size using a step bit or unibit.

To get the power port out without taking the dash apart at all you'll need 2 picks similar to these

They can both be 90* or both hooks or one of each it doesn't matter. You'll use one pick to unlock the tabs that lock in the power port and the other pick to gently pull the power port out of its hole on the same side of the power port that is getting unlocked first. You pull the power port out a little crooked and then move to the opposite side of the power port to unlock that sides lock using both picks like you did on the first side. So my power port has one of its locks at about 8:00

You use a pick and push the black lock out of the rectangle shaped hole and with the other pick grab the same hole to pull the power port out slightly. Then move to 2:00 where the other lock is and repeat.

For the lighter it is the same principal but it doesn't have a rectangle shaped hole, it has holes shaped like an L, ar around 4:00 and 10:00 on my lighter.

Push down on the black and gently pull on the lighter at the same time.

I hope I'm wrong and you're right but I don't think PreRunner's have splined slip yokes.


Edit: fish the wires out of the power port hole and lighter hole with a wire coat hanger.

 

Installed these beauties..diode dynamic ss3 sports.

 

Yes, only one. Near the center of the truck.

 

I know yours is custom, is it all bolt on?

 

Aaaaand I guess follow up question....
Did the bed bolt D-Ring mod on my truck. And clue what the maximum weight on these is? I strapped the sandbags down to them.

 

@Pibbles99

 

New tires installed, Nitto Trail Grapplers. Also turned 81k miles today.