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

The previous owner of my truck lost the cubby covers or else they were stolen, I never cared for how easy the OE covers were to remove from the truck by anyone walking by. A couple years ago I added locking cover made out of 3/8 poly. It's been in the open bed in some pretty warm weather since then and it's holding up well. I used the textured marine grade poly which is UV proof.


Since the larger cover came with 2 latches and I was going back with one key'd latch it required a new slot in the center.



Passenger Side:
I've held off on the passenger side side since I didn't have a need for DC power in the bed. That's changed so I went ahead with a (keyed alike) lockable cubby cover for the passenger side and added the DC power options I need. The USB port has a voltage meter but I haven't added the lighted switch for it. The Lighter socket and SAE power port will be live all the time. Since the meter had a parasidic draw that will get the lighted switch. The setup includes a 6ckt fuse box in the cubby, I chose one that includes the buss work all the pos and neg terminations, that way a terminal strip isn't needed. I also needed fairly easy access in case I blow a fuse so the sub panel is held on by 2 screws that thread into rivnuts attached to the frame. I needed it to be water resistant and I don't have allot of trust those little rubber covers so I avoided anything surface mounted to an exterior surface, it's also hides everything. I used silicone to seal up the cubby openings. and added some 3M gasket to the backside of the door to prevent it from rattling and help it seal it from the elements. The door was purposely oriented to flip down when it's open so it stays open when the ports are in use like at a campsite. The inside poly faceplate that holds all the componets is 3/16" poly and it's pretty easy to make an new inner plate if changes are needed down the road.








I still need to mount a switch to power the USB/Voltage meter and I'm waiting on some 6awg cable for the run up to the circuit breaker.

 

That's cool. Is your plan for the fuse panel to run straight to the battery?

 

Yes but it'll pass through a circuit breaker/cutoff switch located next to the battery like many of the others do.

 

Excuse me but I just farted . Just thought I should let you all know it was me

 

Good thought it was the dog.

 

Best mod I ever did to my ‘05 Prerunner. The second best was installing cruise control.

 

Decided to finally strap the front to prevent my upper uniball from being the limiting droop factor and to stop binding cv's. I do however need about a 2" shorter strap but an 11" was all I had and was able to use it to get the upper clevis mounted where I needed.

 

Oil change on my 08. First time using Royal Purple as well.

 

Someone buy my shocks
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/05-icon-coil-overs-800.809526/

 

saw a new part

https://hotmetalfab.com/products/2016-tacoma-internal-tailgate-swingout-preorder

 

I'll tell you what no to do. Do NOT do it, lol...super tedious process, I tried again and failed again. I'm out.

 

Second attempt at this.. Thread keeps twist every pass. Not sure what I'm doing wrong but it took me 1 hour to do 3 inches... Respect for those that did it..


Second attempt at this.. Thread keeps twist every pass. Not sure what I'm doing wrong but it took me 1 hour to do 3 inches...


East detailing steering wheel cover for sale .

 

This awesome! Is there a 2nd Gen write up for this? I can only find 3rd Gen.

 

what did you need the air compressor for?

 

lol i posted this right after the release. and it will fit 2nd and 3rd gen. wish id have gotten on the preorder!

 

I used these two videos to help figure it out. It is a really simple install that takes about 10 minutes and is definitely worth it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Dh3kFDbAs&t=227s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSBVABpEkU4

 

A little more trimming & flex test

 

Just did this 2 weeks ago. Best advice I can give you is don't use too much thread at once, I measured each section and then doubled that measurement for the amount of thread needed. Also I did not tie a knot in the thread at the needle, just passed the thread through the eye and left a tail of 3 or 4 inches. If it starts to get crazy on you and twist up you can pinch the thread tightly between two fingers and pull along the length of the thread, this will help get any twists out that have accumulated. Hope this helps man, It takes patience for sure. I had to walk away twice and take a break, but it's worth it if you see it through!

 

Pulled the trigger on a few things

-Solid motor mounts
-XTP intake manifold spacer
-URD cam gears
-Archive shock relocation
-12 inch bilstein 8100 bypasses
- JD fab lower arm pivots

 

You’ll like the Archive relocation set. I’ve worked installing a couple they’re nice sets