GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

I had an awesome week. Saw the following bands in this order:
311, Willie Nelson (Outlaw Festival), Eric Clapton and Amos Lee

 

Have any of you guys dealt with the issues of your AC blower only working on high? I've clicked through a couple of threads, but I'm not sure where the whole burnt plug/resistor is supposed to be. Some pics make it look like it's behind the glove box, others make it look like it's behind the AC controls in the dash.

 

Look underneath the glovebox/passenger side dash panel, it’s right there in the upper footwell. Like if you’re sitting in the passenger seat, you can just about kick it with your left foot.

Right near the blower motor housing.

 

Okay, good deal. Thank you! So the plug and resistor that can go bad are all located there? If I don't have to take apart the dash to get to any of this stuff that will be wonderful.

 

Yep, should all be there, no disassembly required for the resistor other than the two easily seen screws holding it in. It’s a flat 4-pin connector if I remember right.

 

Yes. Just went through that.

If it only works on high, the issue is your resistor or the plug connecting the resistor. I thought that was my issue, so I replaced the plug and resistor. Turned out that wasn't my issue. So I have a perfectly good plug and resistor if you want.

As for location, it is right where the carpet line ends under the dash.

 

Here's where I start documenting my saga.

Resistor and connector are circled in red.

Also check the connector circled in blue. This picture was taken after both connectors were replaced in my truck. No disassembly for access required.

 

Thank you guys so much! Going to dig into this this week and do some testing. Friday was fine. Nothing worked except for MAX on Saturday. Sunday it started back working mostly fine again, I think. So it's intermittent, but I want to go ahead and fix before it completely fails. Read through your thread @CowboyTaco got all the points of failure on a list to check.

Thanks again. I'll report back in a day or two when I've had time to do some investigating.

 

What they said but the first resistor I got off Amazon was DOA, returned and next one is fine. My connection on the blower pigtail was so toast that I had to replace my blower motor too but it's three screws and takes like five min. Also I had to cut back 4/6 inches to good wiring that wasn't shorted and burnt.

 

Just built these up today! Also just retired the tacoma as a work truck, got myself a little work van now I'll be able to REALLY do some fabbing up on the mamalona

 

Did you get those bed bars from Avid Offroad?? I'm trying to find some that are just like that, so I don't have that issue with having throw the bestop over the cab like I had to last time

 

Well welcoming a new addition to the family! We have no kids so our dogs are our kids. What Y'all think? It's a rescue dog from the "Pooches on the Park Event" this last weekend in Braselton. They say a cross between lab and a
Weimaraner. I think they maybe correct. Gorgeous Dog if I say so myself. Cross Posted in Show me Your Dogs......Rescue Place Says about 100 lbs based on experience and size of feet. One person said feet are so big they looked photoshoped!

 

Beautiful pup. Y’all got a name picked out?

 

Thanks as of now we are going with Lucas.

 

Finally made the switch to full time Amber and wired up the backlight on the S8 that I kept putting off.

 

Hahaha, I thought I had wired mine in as well…but I can’t find the button anymore lol
My dashboard resembles a cockpit more than a truck now. Buttons…I got em!
I am glad the amber matched up with the backlight of the BD s8.
I know the Squadrons and S2s kick out a yellow hue, but that right there is some nice matchy matchy stuff!

 

Haha yea you have buttons everywhere man. It definitely matches up pretty well. The yellow on the rest of them is a little awkward but I can deal.

 

No mo Mobtown. Just saw that. Bummer.

 

Oh no, what happened?

 

The owner posted on here a little while back saying he sold/closed the business. And to contact him if anyone has paid him and not received their products. The way he worded it seems that someone bought him out so I assume you'll be seeing their products soon.