What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Thank you for the reminder that the “ignore” option exists! I was about to unsubscribe from this thread too.

 

well, simple fix then, wear it at night.

 

Yes, but keep in mind that the fuse MUST protect the wire. The wire size dictates the maximum fuse, so that if it gets shorted out or overloaded, the fuse will blow before the wire will burn. Running too many amps through a wire, and exceeding the capacity of the wire size, will burn off the insulation and catch the truck on fire, before the fuse blows!!!. If you are going to use a fuse for two items, be sure all the wire for both circuits, is large enough to handle the intended fuse. Don't worry too much about over sizing the fuse (and wire) for the intended device, most devices have an internal fuse or fusible link, and are shielded. The fuse must protect the wires.

 

Yeah, I guess I did kind of toss gas on the fire. I was just curious to see if he would actually take a picture of himself with a fuckin lampshade on his head, then we would all know,,,

 

Sorry @Dtax

I'll keep this in mind.

 

There have been a couple that got banned for being overly annoying, after enough people reported their dumbassery. One such time, the Mod said something like: Your douchebag to helpful post ratio is way to high. I think they'll even warn you to give you a chance to change your ways.

We all have our moments where we push the envelope with a smartass comment, some rarely post anything but dumbass posts.

 

It's a personality thing...

People can be sarcastic/smart-ass but have it under some control.

The impulses are great for some...

Just my opinion but self-control is a key factor.

 

Please don’t post your ugly mug

 

Technically, yes. But keep in mind, there's tons of setups people have that aren't dot compliant. Among which are way worse scenarios than what these produce. And imo, aren't anything to be concerned with as long as you're using them properly(aiming), or if you have some sort of inspection to comply with (which they probly wouldn't even know they aren't dot compliant with the supercharged drivers installed).
Also imo, I feel the output with the supercharged drivers is how they should've came to begin with. They call them supercharged drivers, but in reality, they're just unlocking their full potential. The dot drivers are basically limiters to remain 'compliant'. Also, the low beams aren't as affected as much as the high beams are. I would say increase with superchargers are; low beam +20-30%, high beam +40-50% brighter..
They also seem on par with some of the intermediate projectors like the minis or mled.. I'm sure there's other vehicles with oem setups/retrofits that certainly match, or even surpass these in output too tho for sure.

 

I’d assume if there’s a dot specification for output that there aren’t any oem assemblies that surpass that, but do know many vehicles come with poorly aimed lights from the factory so I’m probably wrong on that.
I’m not into the superchargers being readily available and advertised as “offroad only”. It’s the same situation and argument that people use to justify drop in LEDs:
Everyone else on the road has lights that are too bright so I’m going to be part of the problem.
If the drivers or assemblies had a toggle somewhere to easily turn down the “supercharge mode” I could get behind it but as is, these are just properly focused road hazards with sharp cut offs that are going to make the issue of over lit vehicles in cities that much worse and even more convoluted.
That being said; when it’s time to replace my OEMs the EVOs are top of the list until someone else adds lens heaters
This comment is moot as the low beams are still DOT compliant! Thanks to @Yoshi I for the info about his design and sharing so many details about this product in it’s respective thread

 

Rix Tailx... yeah, sometimes he does it just to...



Then everyone starts...



And before you know it, Taco's be going...



Fascinating...

 

Yep and I agree. I guess it really comes down to a use-case scenario. I live in a pretty rural area and don't have much traffic to worry about too so there's that. If I lived in the city I mightve reconsidered getting the supercharged drivers. I even lowered them a tad more than they should be due to concerns with blinding drivers when on slight inclines/slopes.

 

Awwww!

That's Cute!

 

I heard about this issue right after my wife and I purchased our '11 Chevy Equinox. It had the same type of lug nuts. Knowing this issue, I soaked the lug nuts in warmed up Marvel Mystery oil while I was rotating the tires. Since then I've done this, on that vehicle, and all of my similar lug nuts about every 20K miles. The oil wicks in and prevents corrosion of the internal part. I faithfully rotate my tires every 5000 miles and I've never had a lug nut failure. BTW, I do live in the "rust belt".

Should we have to do this? No.
Should we have to apply Fluid Film (or the like) to our frames and undersides of our vehicles? No.
...But, we do it.

 

Pro grille of the lift kit variant came in today. Stumbled across it at Mike Calvert Toyota while searching for OEM pro grille deals. Didn’t need a VIN. I thought it was an awesome deal at $138. Especially in comparison to prices of the other OEM versions. I also ordered the cam bracket and the connector plug to fill the cam hole until/if I wanna do the anytime cam. Y’all probably already know all the P/N’s, but here they are again in case anyone was interested.

PT228-35200-20 - BLACK TOYOTA LETTERS- TSS and FRONT CAMERA MOUNT (came as part of the TRD Lift Kit)
Found this for $138 at Mike Calvert Toyota
https://toyotaparts.mikecalverttoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-pro-grille-radiator-inner-front-grille-pt2283520020

PT595-35210 - Cam bracket
PT413-35210 - Connector cap

…..yes, chin strap survives another day

 

Over the course of a week or so.

Alpharex Nova Tails

DiodeDynamics C1R Hitch LED Pod

WeatherTech Hood Protector

 

Wow.. what a great price!!!

This makes the OEM grille the cheapest option of all...

 

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