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

Anyone here have a hazard switch trim from a 2014+ tacoma without the clock they want to part with? let me know

 

It's not too hard of an install. The most tedious aspect of it was routing the wire for the camera to the rear of the truck, which involves taking off the A-pillar trim, as well as the foot well trim and the flat piece of trim at the door sill.

From there I followed the wiring harness that exits the interior just below the driver seat (I just unbolted the seat and tilted it back to make more room) and then zip tied the camera wire to that wiring harness all the way back to the driver side tail light. I ran out of wire at about the tail light and had to order a little 5' extension to route it up to the underside of my bed rack. If you mount it lower down, on the license plate or so you might be able to get away without the extension.

It comes with a 12v plug for power but I went ahead and hard wired it into the interior fuse box so that the camera will act as a parking monitor when the truck is off. This requires using a pair of fuse taps, one for constant 12v and one for 12v only when ignition is on. I used the ACC fuse for the part time power and the DR LCK fuse for constant power. I was a little worried about battery drain but apparently the hardwire kit will kill the camera if the truck battery reaches a certain voltage.

 

Love the Silver on Silver look

 

What headlights are the second gen?

 

I recently installed a Pelsee rear camera so I could see behind me after installing a DIY Gofast type camper (Ripcord Wedge) I used a Dongar adaptor since my '13 truck has a camera and such in the mirror. I also bought the "OEM" style mount (really just a bracket to mount to the stock mirror mount) I don't have any photos but overall I am happy with the functionality. I mounted the camera to the top of the camper shell.

 

My buddy is working on a Weld it yourself Bed cage kit for long travel trucks.

 

Installed new seat covers to cover the tears that are getting worse on the driver’s seat.

 

I installed my 3G skid...aaaaand then saw this. It has 3 miles on it, probably shipping damage I didn't detect and I have a feeling the dealer will leave me holding the bag since it's been a few months since I bought it.

 

That’s a pretty good spot to try a patch, not a lot of movement on it. Clean it real well, and try it

 

I would think if it's a OEM from dealer it should have a 12 month or 12000 miles warranty. The hard part is if they didn't install then they will fight you for it.
Good luck.

 

I was wondering about that. Do you know what type of rubber it is off hand? EPDM?

Same dealer wouldn't lift a finger for me on a misboxed part I discovered just outside the return window. I even said "can you help me confirm it will interchange if I swap out another interfacing part? While sort of a grey area since I did double check the package upon receipt, I do understand I am outside the return window."

For context, I had spent about $10,000 on parts with them over several months (maybe more, I'm weary of actually adding everything up, but I basically completely refurbished this truck); this was a clutch master cylinder tipping the scales at a whopping $140 or so.

 

I have done some patching on a torn CV boot before. I used a bike tire patch and it worked good a few months but eventually failed. I ended up getting axles from CVJ and one of the axles was leaking in the exact same spot as yours after using it for about a month. I contacted them and they swapped it out for free. Hopefully that dealer will replace it for you

 

Finally got around to installing my 3 inch Ironman 4X4 lift kit! I have no more issue with tire rub on full turns (Running 285/75R16 Mickey Thompson Baha Boss tires on factory aluminum wheels) This in of itself is a HUGE improvement for me. I couldn't go even close to full lock with my factory suspension, which to be fair, I expected running these tires, but it's nice to not have that issue any longer. A few more improvements and I'll be wanting to take her out on the trail. Perhaps make a return trip to Moab in a year or two!

 

If putting the 3-in lift stopped your tires from rubbing then they will still rub when you flex the suspension at full lock. It is a common myth that getting a lift on your vehicle will prevent rubbing. It will while you're on flat ground but drive up onto an obstacle and turn the wheel and see what happens.

 

In a standard situation, yes. However my tires, by their design, have a slightly larger edge kerf to the sidewalls. This makes them a bit wider. The rubbing was actually occurring against the factory upper control arm. The Ironman kit I got came with new UCAs, and their shape/design is such that the sidewall now no longer rubs against it. I am sure when I start flexing I will find a different spot, likely the front cab mount, which I have read is an issue. I'll go from there as that occurs. I was just glad to get rid of the sidewall rub!

 

What brand is that, looks pretty nice.

 

Mine is not even in the bellows area by the looks of it - appears to be right by the clamp. It probably got dropped and the inner CV body pinched it, I gave it a good look when it came in but nothing was visibly wrong with it other than a dinged up dust shield.

I've got some industrial grade superglue for "difficult to bond plastics and rubbers" at work, I may see what I can do here if I am left hanging. I used it on some EPDM and it seemed to effectively fuse the piece; a test piece I made tore all the way through rather than delaminating. Being a brand new CV, the material is fresh; I may get an OEM boot kit and make a patch out of the inner boot and save the outer in case it fails and I need to suck it up and replace it.

 

Not a Tacoma but I think some of you will like this picture. This was my 1963 K10 Chevy Suburban crossing the Verde river in Arizona on Jan 27, 2002. Wish I still had it. Also I was on 35 bfg mud tires give you some idea how deep it was.

 

clean the area and apply some rtv silicone works like a charm .

 

Finally installed heated mirrors, already had the relay wired for about a year. They're anti glare and wide angle, as well.