What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

There's a bunch of people who make them.. just do a quick search.

I run the allpro ones

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fs-1st-gen-stainless-steel-skid-plates-nepa.369111/

 

Looked at theirs first, but their website says they are only compatible if you have their bumper.

Nice. Thanks for the link.

 

BudBuilt, Skid Row, AllPro off the top of my head

 

They just did the same to mine in August /2016 , the recall is open so I mentioned to all in forum , best thing is get the oil changes at Toyota dealer and state inspection ( an excuse to visit them ) get the free recalls done and IMHO the MOA 101 oil treatment they sell for 9.99 is the best thing... hope it works !!

 

So is that red line your break line ? how long is it ? who did you get it from ?? not to be rude but it looks a little taunt. Would you have gotten a longer one if you were to buy again ?, I wanted to know for when I ordered lines. thanks

 

Air bag light came on randomly...

 

Relentless Fabrications bed bars and rack on my first gen

 

looks like its the wheelers line.

 

Installed a factor 55 splicer on a couple hrs ago. No more hook!

 

And got some maxtrak recovery boards.

 

Today i called CoverCraft and ordered fabric. They sold me dirt cheap seat covers 2 months ago to hold me over until i knew what i wanted to invest in. But the product was so nice and sturdy i will likely just keep um. When i called coverKING with questions they were very rude and would not even field the idea of selling fabric to install in the door panels. They reacted like i was asking for the impossible. Covercraft had never heard of a request for matching fabric but they figured out a way to order the fabric and did so with a very pleasant voice.

So cranky coverKING jerk i spoke with 3 months ago, Bite Me.

 

Remove airbag

 

Wheelers Off Road, standard extended line, it is close but not tight. Not my truck either but that is my hand up under it's skirt.

 

No. that turns the light on. Or at least it did on every vehicle i owned since the 1990s. try black tape.

 

Does anyone have any idea where I could find this or what it's called? Its the little plastic knob that the gas door hooks onto, goes where that square hole is. Somehow I broke it while putting my bed back together.

 

side note - anyone have a recommendation for steering rack bushings? energy suspension i'm assuming?

 

So I checked my tranny fluid today while the engine and tranny was hot and running after pulling my trailer around town. the fluid was about a half inch above the top cold marker. anybody know how approximately how much trans fluid I should add and what kind? I have a v6 auto prerunner btw

 

Air bag system on these trucks are pretty simple. If there has been no accident to trigger the SRS ECU, then the only thing that can cause the light to come on is a bad connection.

When the truck is first started, the SRS ECU does a system check. This check is nothing more than a continuity check. The SRS ECU is checking the resistance at all the sensors on the truck. If you have a bad sensor, you get the light. If you have a connector not seated fully, you get the light.

Sensors to check first: Look at the connectors and crash sensors on the front frame and core support. There have been reports of corrosion on the sensor connectors.

The ribbon cable or clock spring assembly located under the horn in the steering column can fail as well. When this goes, sometimes you get erratic turn signal or horn malfunction. A common cause to fail the ribbon cable is when the steering rack is replaced and the wheel is not locked in position. People accidently turn the steering wheel more than 3.5 turns right or left. It breaks the ribbon cable. Fortunately, this part is pretty cheap.

One thing nice about SRS on all cars is the wiring is covered with a very bright yellow loom or sheathing. It the only wiring that uses this color and it really stands out. Chase these cables down and look for issues that could cause a poor connection.

Another nice thing about the SRS is that if you have a fault or check air bag light, is once the issue is fixed, the light goes away on its own. You don't need a code clearing tool.

 

That would be 2.5 turns left or right of center.