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

That looks great well done! Only thing is you will have issues with it being mounted to the truck and bed rack. The bed moves on its own from the cab and if you have that mounted to both you're likely to cause damage to the awning or roof rack when the truck flexes. I have seen my bed moving a lot just on concrete hwys. The main reason I wont mount my awning on both.

 

At Home Depot buying a toolbox and “Torch” blades so I can do my lower control arm.

 

that’s a good point. I may just take the front Mount off and see how stable it is

 

No issues except blinding on coming traffic.

 

That is what I would do. And maybe if its to sloppy keep the front brace with you and throw it on at camp or something.

 

I'm going to install my stereo this weekend and I'm adding front and rear cameras. I know someone on here has installed this cam but can someone clear something up for me. I don't understand where I connect the trigger wires? Are they just a power wire I need to add to a fuse or what? Also if I'm not going to wire them into my reverse light where should I wire the power? I want to be able to view them anytime. This is the cams I got there is a wiring diagram in the description.

$17 Backup Camera Flush Mount, Metal Housing 170°Wide View Angle Rear/Side/Front View Camera for Car, Clear Night Vision IP69 Waterproof Reverse Camera for Vehicle SUV RV Pickup, 18.5mm, 12V/24V, Black

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074P45P7G?smid=A38V4ZQNOIJUMI

 

Ok 6112’s assembled!!!

 

Paid it off a year and a half early last month, received the title yesterday, and took what would have been this month's payment to buy a skid plate...which was installed today.

 

I put front and rear cams on mine with a pioneer double din. The reverse camera your trigger wire is of course the reverse lights and it will override whichever camera you happen to be on. For the front camera I just wired mine to constant power when the vehicle is running then I can view that camera anytime I want.

My pioneer unit has the ability to set up different screens and widgets so I have my camera view up and half screen size then I can just switch to front camera.

 

Love those!

 

Nice. Which one is that?

 

Nice!!
I added a circuit so I can see my backup camera anytime I want. I didn't want it having constant power so I wired in a switch.
Pretty nifty!

 

Yeah you can buy the camera switchers but I like the option of whenever it goes into reverse is the only time I really need it. I love when it’s on the trails with the front camera you can see what’s over the ridge that way you don’t just drive blindly acrossed find out it’s way steeper than you thought it was

 

Without the front brace in there it does flex a little bit more than I like. I just mounted a couple of nice rubber bushings that allow it to move slightly. I figured I’m going to just get a couple of threaded knobs that way I can just disconnect it if I go off road because I know it really twists on the trails.

 

Cali Raised.

 

You must never adjust the rise of your lamps then.

 

I was not a fan of the cheap-plastic look of the faux Pro grill so remedied that problem to my liking and to an OEM-look if I do say so myself. The area covered by the grill cover I left untouched.

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After:


Coated my new 15 Pro headlights in Dr. Beasley’s head light coating kit. Prevents fading, yellowing, hazing, advertised for 5 years, not buying that, I’ll reapply once a year.



Will post images of everything once installed

 

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/icon-...MIj_795PeW9wIVJA_nCh3pgAzMEAQYASABEgKIy_D_BwE

 

What is the purpose?

 

Keep them expensive coil overs clean! And prevent rust, chipping, all that bad stuff.