Christmas Lights on Da Truck

I know as of Late I have not been the best TW member. The great thing about Tacoma's are that they have Generators that Allow you to put fully Functioning Christmas lights on your truck. Funny thing about Hawaii is there are no Trailer Parks. But I am doing my Best to bring the true meaning of Trailer to the Islands. I look forward to seeing other Tacos tricked out in the Christmas Spirit

 

Your Taco has a generator?

 

*inverter

 

Oh yeah, I got one of those.

 

OOOps I meant Inverter. Would you Believe I work in the Construction Industry. I am still expecting to see you put lights on yours

 

I put lights on my cap the last two years

 

are we talking about the plug-in in the passenger rear of the bed?

 

Saw a guy a few years back in a Super Duty with those wire frame light up deer plugged in set up in the bed of his truck. It was odd.

 

YEP!

 

Please no trailer parks here in Hawaii….

and to each their own…not my style to be decorated up like the helco/water supply trucks down by honolulu hale.

 

k got it. haha the generator / inverter thing kinda threw me off lol.

 

I must admit I agree with the no trailer parks It is going to pretty funny when I drop the kids off at school. Another opportunity for Dad to embarrass his kids.

 

how do you get the lights to stay lit while driving? Mine only work in park...

 

How many lights are you running?!?! 100W should be plenty for LEDs and/or the wee lights. I run a string of...100? C5 LEDs on the top and couple strings of the little indoor incandescents inside the cap. I usually swap one bulb out for the little red/clear flasher bulb, too.

Installing those by the weekend!

 

It's like a parade everywhere you go...now just get some buddies to do the same thing to their trucks and bring the Christmas spirit to everyone on da island

 

Well, I feel really dumb. Apparently I couldnt see the lights working during the day from the cab. Short story short: They work in drive. I are not smart.

 

I had a friend that got a ticket a few years back because the lights weren't the approved color, size, and placement for street legal vehicles. Just saying . . .

 

weak

 

but we live down here in Hawaii…where you only get pulled over in a dropped honda or a lifted toyota…


…oh wait.




but yes, you could technically get a fine for it. One that comes to mind would be impersonating a police officer. If anything, pull off the blue and red..or run all clear(white). I bet if you met the wrong dick, you could get in trouble for having it flash.

 

Yes, technically. But I think they'd have to be a real prick.

Ontario Highway Traffic Act states something like:
- only white and amber forward facing lights but no more than 4 white.
- only amber and red rear facing lights, amber can only be intermittent for signalling IIRC. White for reverse only.
- blue and green reserved for snow removal and volunteer FD respectively.
- white lights cannot flash (reserved for emergency services).

That being the case, in the 8+ years that I've been doing it, I've never been stopped for multi-colour lights on the roof rack and in the side windows of my cap while bombing down the highway around Christmas time. Even when passing by the local fuzz or passing through a DUI checkpoint. But then again, I'm not running super bright lights nor am I being mistaken for an emergency vehicle in the process... I'd like to think that it brings a smile to them on a miserable night just as much as it does to me or to a little kid who sees me pass by.

Without lights installed inside the cap: