New England B.S. Thread

I started with the rear bumper, then did the grill with duplicolor which i want to redo someday

 

From 10am-5pm i hung out at the "VIP" beach. They have waiters walking around all day bringing you drinks. I had to wake up and wait in line around 7:45, they open the doors at 8 and everyone claims the cabanas right away, throw your towel or a book down on the bed and its yours for the day. They had premium booze at those bars, probably why they closed at 5, because the other bars only had cheap dominican booze. So i would drink pina coladas with 151 in the morning, move on to jack and cokes or long island iced teas after lunch, and then at the crappy bars just drink beer, they only had one kind, Presidente. Either that or "Mamajuana" shots. I think it was dominican spiced rum, red wine, honey that sits in some weird herbs and spices for a few days.

 

That's a good deal. I forget where she stayed but when Linda went to St Maarten they had a swim up bar at some place. I was more the type to just buy a case of beer and guzzle it myself..although some nights I'd break out the Aftershock and then you just knew it was going to be a horror show from that moment.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6PtDULRA0Q

 

At this point, I'd like to get the door handles but most likely won't get the bumper. I drilled holes in my bumper for back up sensors and don't plan on giving them up.

 

Soggy Dollar Bar? Can't remember which island that's on but you jump off the boat, swim to shore and slap your money on the bar, soaking wet. They hang all the money up on clothes lines behind the bar

 

That's hilarious..I'll have to ask her. I stayed home with the cats that time.

 

That bar was on one of the British Vigin Islands, don't remember which one.

 

Mike or Alex wheres the wiring aftermarket lights for dummys sticky? Seems like the wiring diagram that jasperoffroad posted here is what i am looking for, pretty much as simple as possible. But i am looking to order my relay, fuse and wires on Amazon (because im lazy) and i am not positive on what i should be getting. I plan on adding more lights in the future also so should i buy a fuse block?

 

Here's the thread I think you were looking for:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/technical-chat/6525-diy-wiring-after-market-lights.html

This wiring diagram here is about as simple as it gets although it's not how I'd wire mine up.


For a relay, a bosch 30A 4-pin relay is all you need.

For a switch, get the one you think looks best. I like the OTRATTW switches because they look fancy

Any in-line fuse holder that is sealed for being in the engine bay is fine.

You don't NEED a fuse block although they do make it easier to wire things in the future. The addition of a fuse block requires heavy gauge wiring to go from the battery to the fuse block (an optional in-line breaker), then heavy gauge wire to ground the fuse block. Some of these blocks can also hold relays to make wiring really simple in the future but those can get pricey.

If it were me, I like wiring my lights, or any accessory so it has to shut off when the ignition is turned off. The way to do that is find a circuit that's hot when the ignition is hot, use an add-a-circuit, run that wire to your switch, then from the switch to your relay. The rest of the wiring diagram above would work. Let me know if you have any questions along the way, I can draw something up that's more specific if you need help.

 

Might be going to Florida for college this fall..... Mixed feelings

 

Yes! That is the thread im looking for, thanks for the help. Im going to do some reading and try to get an idea of exactly how i want to do it, then yes i will probably have more questions haha. Right now the only wiring i have is my amp, i think i used 4 gauge and i have some slack in the engine bay, and i also have some wiring left over i could use for a ground so maybe i will think about doing a nice fuse block with relays. I am definitely planning on adding a set (maybe 2) of lights behind my grill in the future and i also want to do bed lights someday. I wouldn't mind spending a little extra money now to do it right the first time and save myself some time and the hassle of having wires all over the place in the future

 

Yeah I have 5 relays in my engine bay and I'm starting to regret my massive tangle of wiring haha

 

Where? Details? We might have some advice for you...like do it

 

Sarasota. A place called New College. It has a higher PHD success rate than Harvard.

Personally, I want to get out of New England for a little while, but it's Sarah who isn't sure. I'll convince her eventually. She ain't holding my future back regardless

 

Do you want to get your PHD? How many years of schooling as a grad does that take in your field?

 

ARB bumper in boston for sale http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/buy-sell-trade/269530-unopened-arb-deluxe-bullbar-new-england.html

 

I'm actually switching my major to business management. Psych is boring.

It takes 8 years of school roughly for a PHD

 

I think thats a good call, the few people i know who have a degree is psych work in a completely unrelated field, except my girlfriends mom who has her phd and is a work from home psychologist

 

Yeah, I would feel useless. I like being innovative and running my own shit, not collecting Dr. Huxtable sweaters and sipping on Starbucks in my berkenstocks