What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Try going back and forth driving a 4runner and the Tacoma. It's confusing AF. The 4runner at least gets its own separate up and down volume button.

 

They change the license plate lights from the front? ...

 

I just recently took the steering wheel apart to install AJT's color matched spokes, also in the hopes that I could just flip the controls counter clockwise. No luck. Unless you're an electronics wizard like Dave, it's all hard wired in there. Oh well.

I didnt take a good pic of it, once I saw it couldnt be done. That being said, if someone figures it out, my credit card is ready. I hate those controls.

 

Seems you could just swap the wires in there (note I said "you", not me.. i'd break something.. LOL)

 

I'm going to have to dig through my wiring diagrams to see if I can find that module. Knowing my luck it's CANbus.

 

good read on CANbus https://www.csselectronics.com/pages/can-bus-simple-intro-tutorial

So if it is CANbus, does that mean the ECU expects the wiring to be the way it is, and shit will break if otherwise detected?

 

If it is CANbus, big IF, then the data lines handle the communication for more than one module, so rewiring wouldn't do anything other than break the whole module. Again, I gotta dig through the diagrams. It could also be like the Cruise Control stalk that has a single set of wires and several resistors in parallel to tell the analog pickup in the ECU which button is pressed based on the resistance it sees on the line. For that one, I'm planning to trace the lines and use a relay to cross the wires for 3 seconds on startup to automatically turn on Cruise Control and set it to Constant Cruise at the same time.

 

Sold my mx4 Bakflip

now in the market for a softopper

 

Truth

But I still did mine from the back a few times before I saw the front way

 

I’m bummed after reading your post. I thought maybe I could do that, but looks like we are SOL.

 

I agree with you. After seeing how awesome that future was on my better half’s explorer, I was excited to see my new Tacoma had it…………. Until I tried it. It does not work nearly, as well as, the one on the other vehicle we have at home.

 

There's a mute button on the steering wheel. Hold it down, just like the knob. Sorry, it requires half a second more.

 

Do those bakflips dent easily?

 

They’re urologists?

 

Same here.. my wife's GLS450 was not the best vehicle for me to see this feature before the Taco. I may give it another chance. Curious if it works best when on stock tire size and suspension. EDIT: This sounds stupid now that I read it.. but thought was the angle of sensor and how Toyota calibrates it.

 

I didn't build anything or do anything amazing.. I just had a sick day playing with my wife in her 2021 lunar rock 4runner..


It's NO second gen manual taco.. even with traction control off. And in manual it still won't drive like an asshole.

Truck literally won't "brake free" in snow.. with EVERYTHING shut off

 

I was wondering the same thing

 

Yeah, I'm leaning towards the Lomax with the black urethane finish.