Western Massachusetts Tacomas

Ordered the rest of my heated mirror stuff, a bunch of things for my bed light project, and an LED board to make the 4x4 switch backlit. $300 later, but I think it will all be worth it.

Some of the bed light stuff is from China on Ebay so I probably won't be able to do that project until October.

I should run the harness for the heated mirrors, then when I get the mirrors and switch it's only about five more minutes of work.

I may look at an aftermarket fuse box soon. I have heated seats, sub/amp, and will have the bed lights and heated mirrors soon. The heated seats and sub/amp are already run to the battery with a fuse in-line. The other two will be add-a-circuits for now, but I don't like that long term so I'll probably change it.

 

I am eventually adding a fuseblock into mine. Probably next summer.
Interested to see how the mirror mod goes.

 

I just saw a sweet 2013 MGM AC lifted in springfield at the local harbor freight. .....fury tires....anyone on here?

 

I've been seeing a black double cab with a raptor grill in the Holyoke/west Springfield area

 

Yeah, I'm thinking I will in the spring. I see 6-circuit ones on Amazon for a decent price and as of now I have two (and immediate plans for four) additional "things" so that would work out well and give me some room if I ever wanted to add anything else.

The guy who makes the 4x4 switch LED backlight board on here only has a few left and doesn't plan to make more, so if you want one you should pick one up while you can! USPS says I should have mine today.

 

Piece of cake...

 

Like it. Don't know why Toyota doesn't do that one.

 

Me either.

No more blanks! Though the bed lights aren't done. Don't have the LEDs yet so I haven't wired anything, just popped the switch in place.

Marred the plastic a little around the heated mirror switch. I suppose I could pop it back out and clean it up a little when I have time.

 

The report from Haddad Toyota.
Re: 2016 Tacoma on the lot.
Quote "No".
"Sometime" this fall.

So don't go running down to see it....yet.

 

Anyone in here? Spotted today in Hadley. Nice truck, 05-11 with trail teams and what appeared to be duratracs.

 

You didn't run the plate? Just kidding.
I know that road. But....not me.

 

grr i like that instrument panel more than the red/orange in my 2010 they switched to the white 2011 and up?

 

i was just thinking about that

 

2011 1/2. Early '11s still had the orange panel. Late 2011s got the new cluster, added clips to the stock leaf springs (so they are exempt from the recall), and the steering wheel audio wiring is the same as 2012+. Might be more subtle things that I haven't discovered yet.

All 2011s had a one year only honeycomb grille too.

 

I was snooping through a 2015 at haddad a few days ago and also noticed the plastic around all the climate/radio controls was black, vs the silver in mine. @DrFunker they have a nice superwhite 2015 access cab trd sport right now. My father eventually wants to get a new truck(when money comes around), and i am pressuring him into Tacomas. I know he likes them, and he always says I'd get the sport in the access cab. This is exactly the truck he would want! It would be a blast going truck shopping with him, and having a fellow Tacoma family member. I don't know how he will like the 16's, I hope he gets a 15, but if not thats ok, because i'll have his 16 to play with periodically

 

If I was in the cruiser I would have lol

 

Spotted @DrFunker again this morning!

 

Thought that was you!

 

I always realize it at the last second!